Holidays the Renz way

I'm still having trouble remembering today isn't Saturday. We were blessed with Chris having the day off and we took advantage. The two bigger girls and I met up with Auntie Jamie to get pedicures. It was a wonderful time, something I always wanted to do with the girls - and my feet were needing attention as well! Big shout out to Uncle Tubz for the birthday gift card! Molly was very jittery, but did manage to sit still and was smiling and Kennedy was in her glory.

Afterwards the girls wanted Peach Wave (a make your own frozen yogurt or sorbet type place) and then Subway because they had "Inside Out" bags. We also got to see Uncle Matt climb a ladder and then buy some gifts at Justice and the Paper Store.

Zoey spent the morning with Daddy playing at the playground and then running some errands. She got a lot of attention, and so that was good. I tried to split myself between two girls who needed hugs, hand holds and smiles. I think we made memories today.

Once home, it was evident the day had taken its toll on Molly. She was very much inside her own head. Talking her scripts and shutting the door to the rest of us. She sat at dinner with us, she watched her iPod for her allotted time frame at the same time as the rest of us, and then she went away from our presence. She retreated to her bedroom and crafted a fairy tale with Barbies and Monster High Dolls.

Our Holiday weekend looks so different from most other families, and thankfully I've gotten to the point where this doesn't really bother me. We made our own fun and will continue to do so. Our fun is as far away from fireworks and crowds as possible - but it's time together and it's memories they will hopefully carry with them for a lifetime.