Things that made today great

• Zach slept through the night.  He usually sleeps through the night, but has a nasty cold.  The night before, he was up every 45 minutes to an hour.  I think I averaged about 2.5 hours sleep that night and Rich wasn't far behind that. YIKES!
• Two sessions of Stake Conference were planned to accommodate our entire stake.  I went to the morning session without any kiddos and was able to listen to and enjoy every talk.
• When Rich was getting ready to go to the afternoon session, Kennedy asked if she could go to church.  It makes me happy that at four years old, she understands the importance of going to church (Yes, we were planning to keep the kids home from conference this time around....the first time we have ever done that).
• McGuire and I enjoyed some fun one on one time while Kennedy was with Rich and Zach was down for a nap.
• When Zach woke up from his nap, his fever was gone and he didn't seem as congested.  HOORAY for a good night's rest and a great nap in the middle of the day!
• Kennedy challenged Rich to a game of Wii baseball and me to a game of Wii golf and tennis.  We had a great time playing!
• While we were distracted with Wii, McGuire found a half full can of Dr. Pepper on the kitchen counter.  He ran into the playroom and GUZZLED the remaining liquid.  We didn't realize what he was doing until he came out to show us he had Dr. Pepper on his shirt.  When I went to the playroom to find the can, it was nowhere to be seen.  When I asked him where it was, he immediately ran into the room and showed me where he had HIDDEN it on one of the shelves.  Sneaky kid!
• McGuire decided he wanted to wear big boy underwear!!  He wore them for about 1.5 hours, had no accidents, and went potty twice in the toilet!
• Zach amazed us with us talent of drinking from a straw cup.  He LOVES water and has mastered both the sippy cup and straw cup.
• We sat down to our traditional Sunday night dinner of waffles and had no major spills, food on the ground, or screaming.  We must savor these littel moments!
• We enjoyed a family walk around the block
• And most importantly, while Rich beat me at Wii golf one time, I beat him THREE times.  Oh yeah, and today was my first time playing golf!

Update on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 11:05PM by Miriam

Rich didn't like that I mentioned I beat him in golf so I was challenged to a re-match.  Sadly, I didn't do so well this time around...he won twice and we tied once.  We would have played again, but it is 11:00 and apparently, that is a reason to not play anymore. 

I am typically not a very competitive person, but this game has changed that.  I will probably lose sleep over this as I strategise winning in the near future.  If Zach is up during the night, it will be a hard to not turn on the Wii and have a little extra practice time! :)