Weekend with Daddy

The boys had a nice quality weekend with Daddy. The downside was that Griffin and I were having some not-so-fun stomach issues all weekend. To his credit, Griffin didn't seem to mind at all, but I was kind of miserable most of the time. Not sure what is going around this year, but our family keeps picking it up. This is the 3rd time this winter that I have had some sort of stomach virus. It had been a few years before this season. I am hoping we are wrapping it up. At least Brent was home to take care of the kids when I was down and out.

For some updates on the kiddos, Gray is trying to walk with his little push toy. Not very coordinated or fast, but he is trying and having fun with it. He is also starting to like reading books with us. I feel HUGELY guilty that it took a babysitter mentioning it to me for me to figure this out. I guess we just didn't think he had the attention span for it. Griffin never wanted to sit still and be read to until he was older. Gray does seem to like it and even sat for most of a big boy book reading by Daddy. And last but not least, Gray is "flying" in the air with Daddy. We THINK that he likes this. Not sure. Sometimes his face is pure terror, and other times, it is pure joy. This shot seemed more joyful.

Other than that the only main excursion I took was to look at some open houses to see what was out there. I did this when I foolishly thought that I was feeling much better. So I got out of the house for a few hours in this beautiful weather before I got reminded that I needed to slow down again. Anyway I went to three open houses for homes in neighborhoods that we are interested in. I knew ahead of time that we would not want these particular houses, but I wanted to see what you got for the money and just get a feel for the neighborhoods. I expected to find homes that needed a lot of cosmetic work for the price tag, but I thought that the main features of the houses (floor plans, size) would be fine. I was very disappointed. All three had really weird floor plans, and I had a hard time picturing us living in them. The best candidate was in a great neighborhood, had a ton of space, but the space wasn't allocated well. So the family room was super huge, but the bedrooms were small. And the garage was attached but you still had to walk outside to access it. And if you were to connect it to the house, you would have a door going right into your dining room or living room. Kind of weird. There was a ton of cosmetic work to be done too- we are talking lots of light blue trim in all the rooms, outdated kitchens and bathrooms, and tons of 1960s wallpaper in every bedroom. And all this can be yours for the low price of....half a million dollars. What a deal, right? Searching for our next home if we stay in Richmond may end up being harder than we thought. Not psyched about this at all.