While the Boys Are Away

So what's Viva been up to while her brothers and Dad are in Idaho for a week? We've tried to make her days interesting. On the Fourth of July Opa took her to downtown and joined up with our cousin-guests to watch the parade. We missed the fireworks because they were the morning of the Fourth (12:01AM) and we thought they were that night. (Quite frankly without a pitch black night sky, fireworks aren't that spectacular.)

Friday evening was our household's monthly game night with friends and Viva hit the jackpot. Since Jake and Bentley were not around she was able to watch four plus hours of Pretty Pony shows. Her brothers are going to have a tough time convincing her to watch their favorite shows now that she has been introduced to girl shows.

Saturday I took her over to the toy store to use her $5 off birthday coupon. She looked and looked and considered lots of different items before deciding on a princess stamp set. After the toy store we went to the ice cream store and she had mint ice cream. Then we went to Fred Meyer's and filled her princess balloon (purchased at Walmart last year) with helium. We had a good outing together.

On Monday evening Opa again took Viva out for a fun time while Kara and I stayed home with Lincoln. It was a Flag Day celebration this time. I attended this event last year and I wasn't much impressed, but then I'm not five years old. Viva loved it. She ate a hot dog and Doritos. She played some games and won a sucker, a fan, and a rubber duck and she got a balloon sculpture. She was happy.

Viva and opa have spent quite a bit of time together this past week!