Mormon Batallion Celebration

Monday was a no school day.  We spent most of the day working on Jared's hero project.  It wasn't what I was hoping to do, but it needed done.  He had kept putting it off.  Jared had chosen Charles Dickens for his hero.  He really had read a lot about him and knew everything he needed to it just all needed to come together.  We were able to play outside some for a break.

Tuesday we took Alan to work in the morning after dropping Jared and Lauren off at school.  Then a little later we took Camilla to the doctor for her weight check.  She was up to 9 pounds and 15 ounces!  She gained 6 ounces since the Thursday before.  I was pretty happy because I had been working so hard at it.  I feel like it is all I did all weekend... feed her.  We played outside after school.  Alan got picked up from work from a guy in our ward to go to a party/meeting for a blog called hack a day.  Two other guys from his work went too.  It was up in LA.  He got home pretty late that night.

Tuesday morning when I woke up I found Bradley sleeping in the stuffed animal box.  He must have gone back to sleep there after going to the bathroom in the night.  Looks cushy!

Wednesday we went to playgroup.  It was out at Sunset park in San Marcos (not that far really) and Bradley and Connor wore their swim suits and played in the splash pad...yes it was that warm.  I really love that we can play outside in January in shorts.  I went to a parents meeting at the school that night to learn about the STEM fair they will be having in March  (district )and May (their school).  These guys are excited about the project possibilities.

Thursday was just a normal day...mostly.  Not much going on just scouts in the afternoon.  Alan got sent home in the early afternoon.  There was an attempt at his work to get rid of the current CEO and a few people in the management by some other people in management.  I guess he wasn't told anything though when he was told to leave.  Someone saw the locks on the building being changed as they were leaving.  Alan went with some other guys at work to see a movie and then he got a ride home.  That night Alan went to an Elders Quorum Activity at the church.  They played ultimate Frisbee in the the gym.

Friday Alan was home all day which was nice.  I took Jared and Lauren to school in the morning.  Then did a few things around here.  Alan was going to drop us off at story time and then go to the car parts store, but we were a few minutes late to story time.  I ran in to return some books before dragging everyone in with me and it was over.  I had forgotten it was a special day...they had some circus performers there, but it only lasted about 10 minutes.  On my way in I saw a guy with 3 clubs and another guys with a mini bike.  It would have been fun to see if I remembered, but since I didn't and I saw what it was I wasn't too disappointed that we missed it.  I was also glad Alan hadn't just dropped us off and driven away since it was over before we got there.  We all went to the car parts store and to Frazier Farms and Food 4 Less.  We got home just before time to pick up Jared and Lauren.  Later that afternoon Alan changed the oil in the car.

Saturday we went to the Mormon  Battalion Celebration...Celebrating when they arrived here in San Diego.  We got there in time to be in the parade.  They had costumes and everything to be in it.  Alan got to pull a handcart and the kids got to ride in it.  Bradley really didn't want to be in it and really didn't want to ride in the hand cart, so he and I just walked along/ watched on the side.  Since we were there in time for the parade we got to see Keegan.  Elder Briggs had gotten to help set up and be in the parade, but then had to go.  It sounded like he had big plans for later with a baptism interview and baptism.  It was fun to see Keegan at the temple in Provo when we lived there and then here in San Diego when we lived here (We don't actually live in the San Diego mission, so it never occurred to me that we would run into him here.).  We had a lot of fun at all the activities they had for the celebration.  After the parade we went around to different booths like rope making, brick making, making rag dolls, quilting, toys, laundry, cooking a biscuit on a stick and a few others.  It was at the Old Town State Park.  I was really tired, but the kids really wanted to pan for gold so we went to the Mormon Battalion visitor's center and panned for gold for a few minutes.  All the kids fell asleep in the car on the way home.

Before the parade started and before she was recruited to ride in the handcart she was going to walk with the laundresses.

In the ranks for drill.

Look left

Front of parade

You can see Keegan in this one.  He is in the 3rd row back with a green shirt.

Connor peeking through a little rip in the cover.

Sunday was a good day.  I went visiting teaching and  Alan had ward council before church.  After church we did stations and just had a good day here.