Today started out fun.  The boys and I decorated their little “squishy” houses that Brian helped us make yesterday.  They got pretty creative with them.  We haven’t finished yet, but they are pretty cute and Adam especially is having fun with it! I will have to get a picture soon.  I failed to take pictures during the project.  I guess its the tired pregnant lady coming out in me! To lazy to grab the camera.  It was very hot all day.  I sure am thankful for our AC! Especially being pregnant! After house decorating we the boys went for a swim at Granma’s house, then it was home for naps for Luke and Mommy.  Although, today I didn’t get a nap.  I laid down to take one but ended up chatting with Faith on the phone for a while and just never fell asleep.  Bad on my part because then the afternoon is pretty hard for me to get through! 

Brian had to do the announcing at the ALL STAR baseball game.  They asked him to do it and he agreed to do two games.  So that meant our family Friday was sort of not a family Friday.  Gregory went with Brian and I decided to make it a date night for Adam and I and we let Luke tag along too! Adam was starving so we went to La Cabana (my favorite Mexican food place!) Luke about drove us nuts tonight at the restaurant though.  He said “MOM” at the top of his lungs a bunch of times.  He was either needing a drink, show me something, needing a chip, dip etc… etc… It was  a little hard for Adam and I to deal with.  It’s a very cute thing he’s doing these days calling out to MOM and DA and GREY and A, but its pretty constant!! I don’t ever remember Gregory and Adam doing this! We ordered daddy dinner to go.  Got finished and I lugged my diaper bag, the food bag, and Luke (all way to heavy for me to carry these days).  Luke is getting to hard for me to hold with my big belly too! So its sort of a major chore just to load up into the car.  I honestly can’t imagine doing it with Luke and a newborn, not sure how that will be.  I pretty much won’t go out unless another adult is with me.  LOL! Let’s just say I missed Brian tonight.  I think just being so tired out from the day really played a toll on the whole evening! 

So, on we went to stop off at BIG LOTS hoping to snag a couple deals.  No such luck.  On to K-mart.  Let me say.  I hate K-mart in Santa Paula, but I didn’t feel like going to Ventura tonight.  The traffic is awful on a Friday night.  I hate driving in NO traffic, so with all the cars on the 126, just made me not want to go further than I had to! In to K-mart.  I needed to get a few new beach/swim towels and they were 50% off! Way cool! So Adam picked one out for his two brothers and himself! Then we went through the store that was WAAAAY too hot and picked up a few things we needed.  Adam and I both needed to go to the bathroom.  I took him.  But I had to hold mine.  Wasn’t sure how to get the cart in that bathroom and couldn’t leave it out there.  Adam had brought his money and wanted a little CARS car so he found what he was looking for and we went on up to check out.  I told him he could go first, but for some ODD reason he didn’t have the CAR anymore.  By this time, I’m really hot, tired, and so ready to be home.  I told him to run back and get it.  We had just come from that isle and it was pretty close by.  However, I must not have been thinking….. it was ADAM I was talking to, not Gregory!! I thought he could just run back, grab it and come back.  I proceeded to check out my stuff.  He never showed.  I started panicking!  So I went back to get him.  He was NO WHERE in the toy isle! I called out for him several times.  No where.  Luke was saying “A” constantly with me.  So we went up front and I was telling the lady my little boy was lost, and then around the corner he comes, tears down the face and all.  He had gotten lost and couldn’t find his way up to the front.  He said he was worried he would be in there all night.  We hugged.  My heart had skipped a few beats and I’m sure Gideon was wondering what what up with me!! I know, bad me for letting him even go alone! That will never happen again! He takes after me with directions I guess! HA!! 

In the car we went.  I decided to skip the ice cream that I was going to go get Adam.  He didn’t know about it, so it didn’t matter to him.  He had a headache anyway and was ready to be home too.  

After tonight it made me be a whole lot more grateful to the Lord for a few things:  First, that my little Adam was OK and didn’t get kidnapped (the worst thoughts running through my head when he was lost for those FEW minutes).  Second, sure made me more appreciative for my wonderful husband, even just for the extra hands and parenting when we are out, and made me grateful for my home.  Sure is nice to come home and just relax after an eventful evening.  Just to have a place to sit down and think in a calm quiet place.  Thank you Lord for life’s lessons.