Fun-filled Weekend

So we had a big weekend. My mother and father (DRams & Poppio to Ezra) came to spend the weekend with us! We met them for dinner on Friday evening and then we all headed back to our place. Some of you may remember the following video I posted a couple posts back:



Well, DRams and Poppio remembered it and this is what happened:



Needless to say, he was delighted. We stayed up a little too late that night eating ice cream and watching Shutter Island with my dad (again, if you haven't seen it, go see it!) Didn't get to bed 'til one in the morning! Yipes! Particularly difficult since I had to be up at 7 in the morning! I made it work, though. Actually, my mother and father did too. They wanted to join me for the classes I teach down at the Central Parkway YMCA. While I taught Pilates, Dad was on an elliptical and mom was chilling out. They both joined in for Zumba after that, though! They both did a really great job. Lots of fun.

I got them home and then hung around a bit longer before I went to teach the other Zumba class I do on Saturdays at UC. Phew! After I got home, I took a much-needed shower and then all of us but Michael piled in the car and headed over to Newport Aquarium. This is one of our favourite places in the Cincinnati area. Ezra and I go about once a week. Although it was packed, we were delighted to share the experience with DRams and Poppio. We petted sea stars and horseshoe crabs, we ogled the octopus and jellyfishes, and we even petted some sharks. The following video (although a touch long) will give you a better idea of what our experience was like.



After the aquarium, we grabbed a bite to eat and then headed back home. Needless to say, we were worn out! We were in bed around 10pm. I had another early morning on Sunday because I sang at Crossroads in Mason. I had to leave the house at 6:15 (in the morning...) in order to be there by 7. Mason is Crossroads first satellite branch. I had never been there before and I was super impressed by all the work that goes into that place each weekend. It meets in Mason Middle School. There were volunteers there at 6 in the morning getting everything all set up. Pretty impressive. There were two services. Mom, Dad, Michael, & Ezra all came to the first one. Mom and Dad left afterward and Michael and I hung out in the atrium while Ezra played in Adventure Club during the second service until it was time for me to sing. After church, we grabbed some lunch at Skyline. Good times.

On Sunday afternoon, I introduced Ezra to Buster Keaton who is, in my book, far and away the best silent film comedian ever. Ezra was in stitches over this particular video (the videos are taken from YouTube which is why there are two of them -- two parts....)





Our week has been going well enough. School has been put on hold for a bit as our two other kids have been sick and, I have to admit, the break has been refreshing. We are, however, looking forward to getting back into it.