Boat Show and Back to Arkansas

We wanted to do something fun this weekend with the boys since we won't be able to next weekend for sure, and the next couple of months are iffy. Unfortunately, it is cold and rainy today, so we could not do anything outside. We had seen that the boat show was in Baton Rouge though. We went to one in Dallas, back when we lived in Texas and the boys really liked it, so we thought we would take them to that.

All four of the boys got a free Scooby-Doo fishing pole (the first 100 kids every day got one). They carried them proudly through the show, checked out all the boats, got free goodies, etc. It was no where near the show that was in Dallas, very small and not many vendors, but the boys still had a good time.

When we got home the older three took their fishing poles out back to practice fishing. Other than one of my brand new rose bushes being caught by Caleb, I don't think there were any problems (which is kind of amazing with three boys ALL casting lines at the same time).

Next weekend we will be taking, what I am sure, will be one of our last road trips until after the baby comes. We are going to Arkansas to do some painting and work at the house. It is going to be a long hard weekend, but I always look forward to going back to Arkansas!!

Our hopes are for nice weather next weekend in Arkansas. I will need the boys to be able to play outside and to have windows open so we don't all get high on paint and cleaning chemical fumes. We also hope that I will not go into labor while we are there!!

Paul has Friday off and is taking Monday off. Hopefully we won't have to spend ALL of the four days there, but we will see.

We are to the point of unpredictability with what our weekends will be like. I did not sleep last night because of horrible backpain, which I am still having. Things like that make it hard to go have "fun" with the kids. Hopefully, they will have some more fun adventures before the baby comes, but we wanted to make sure and get some time in now.