The question is not what do you do with a drunken sailor

 But what do you do with two kids, two dogs, and a cat for 13 hours when you can't go home. We found out two Fridays ago we had bed bugs...still. So Liam helped me make diatomaceous earth perimeters and then we got ready for treatment. We finally decided on thermal treatments,which costs $1500 but kill everything and have a guarantee. Plus, the treatment is environmentally friendly and takes only one day. So what did we do?

• It was Jerad's 13 hour work day anyway, so he was at work
• From 9am-11:30am we played at the park and had breakfast (see photos)
• From 11:30-12:15 we drove around
• 12:15 dropped dogs off at the groomers
• 12:30 had lunch
• 1:00pm went to Barb's and let kids play at the daycare. Cat was in a carrier in the shade.
• 6:30pm Pick up dogs and head to apartment to open windows and pay the heat guy.  Our place was so hot the kitchen floor burned my feet. 
• 7:00pm Pilgrimage to my friend Becky's house with both kids and dogs. Take showers, nurse the baby, and Liam plays with Sierra. Tie dogs out front and leave the car trunk open so they can lay down. Eat veggie tray and ranch dressing.
• 9:00pm Jerad tells me he sold three cars (Go Jerad!!) and he will be done at 9:30
• 9:30pm. Pick up Jerad. He drives home, as I am exhausted. 
• 10:00pm house cools off enough to put Liam to bed (when we got home it was still 97 degrees)
• 11:00pm Cassia is wide awake and blowing raspberries.
• 11:30pm Cassia finally falls asleep
• 3:00am, 5:00am, 7:00am Jerad and I wake up randomly unable to sleep
• 8:00am take Jerad to work, get groceries.
• 11:00am take Liam to his first day of kindergarten

May none of you ever get bed bugs. 

Liam helps.

drop the dogs off at Petco to be groomed, Liam likes the mice

The birthday party

We had it outside in the playground in Julia Davis Park. The Newmans came along with Rebecca and her friend Heidi and her daughter. Liam picked out orange and chocolate cupcakes and we had croissants for lunch. We also had chips and dip, and as usual Rebecca commandeered the hummus. Liam for robots, Transformers, trucks, and a kite. 

Barb was a little grossed out by her son 

blow out the candles!

arguing over who was the good guys and who was the bad guys. Liam says "No! these are the bad guys YOU MISS"

Cassia ignored the festivities and ate grass

Look, no kids!

My friend Becky watched both children for 2 hours and Jerad and I went to PFChang's. We had GF lettuce wraps, green tea w/ blackberry + jasmine, fried green beans, and Jerad ordered bok choy fried beef. I had GF shrimp in lobster sauce and a chocolate mousse "dessert shot". 

Cassia was good, didn't sleep but did eat some crackers. Liam and her friend's daughter made sock puppets (Liam made a puppy), watched Sponge Bob, and ate blueberries. I think they had a better time than we did.

Goddess Fest

We went to Goddess Fest with our friend Becky who held the baby for me. Liam bought some rocks and a stone turtle for his collection, ate world's biggest snow cone, and watched some belly dancers.

I let Liam pick out a present and he wanted a rainbow bead bracelet from Crone's Cupboard's booth. It's supposed to be for wishing,. You wear it until it falls off. Liam decides each bead needs a wish:
"I wish for a red apple, a green pear, an orange, a yellow star, I wish for a glass of water that is not too big or too small, a blue...um....a  purple suction cups for climbing walls and a blue tent"

Which is funny because earlier that morning a friend of mine gave me a blue tent for Liam they don't want anymore. 

my new jewelry, selected by Liam + Jerad

Liam's bracelet