Adventure Saturday

Today for Adventure Saturday I woke up early (by my standards) with Regina. She has been sleeping so well the last few days in a row. Sleeping 10, or 11 hours without waking, or fussing. It's been heaven! I really appreciate it on weekends when I stay up later to have alone time with my boyfriend. Because Todd doesn't have school at all next week he hasn't had homework, or work since Thursday so I've seen a lot of him the last couple of days. Anyway, while I was feeding Regina breakfast I was looking up lighting ceremonies in Boise for when my family and bff Janna are here for Thanksgiving. I found two, or three that sound nice, but I also found that there was a holiday parade at 9:45 this morning. That is the nice thing about having a baby let you sleep enough and wake you early, because there is no way I would have been up, or ready to be at a parade before 10 before Reggie was born. Anyway, I had time to shower and bathe Reg and wake Todd and get there on time to find a prime spot.

People gave out free jingley bells, delicious chapstick (of which I was in dire need), candy, candy canes, and books! A young girl gave Regina a board book about counting. The marching bands were good and there was an amazing float with a tractor turned gingerbread train with dancing gingerbread people and a snowman. It was way better than the parades in Jackson.

We also went shopping because we had to air out our apartment because I burned a pot of beans on Monday and it smells like we've been smoking 10 packs a day for 90 years. I'm not exaggerating when I say that all of my clothes (except the ones in my dresser) smell like I smoke cigarettes constantly. Even Regina's carseat smells like smoke. So we've been cleaning and Febreze-ing and fanning/airing our apartment out on the daily because we're hosting Thanksgiving next week. We wondered around Gordman's for a while and bought some Glade Plug-Ins to mask the burn smell.

We listened to Christmas music, had a good dinner, watched The Preacher's Wife, Todd made hot chocolate from scratch, and just had quality time together. I really loved Regina today and I think it's because I was so happy to be with Todd on top of not needing to get anything done, or work. Plus having an extra set of hands means Regina get the attention she wants and her needs taken care of so she is happy and extra adorable. I really loved watching her take out the pots from the cupboard and climb in. I loved watching her dance to the music. I loved watching her play and laugh with her papa. I love my family. Days like today make me remember I'm not unhappy.