Sleepover With Brayden & Hailey

This past weekend Dusty and I were asked to baby-sit Brayden and Hailey while Jess and Chris headed to Billings for Chris's birthday. We met up with Chris, Jess, and the kids at Dusty's Grandma Mary's (Dukart) 80th birthday party. Brayden was having a blast playing catch and wrestling with all the other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hailey was content hanging out in Auntie Katie's or Uncle Dusty's lap. Chris and Jess quietly left the party to begin their drive. Brayden was so excited to have Dusty and I spend the night with him and Hailey. Hailey wasn't quite as excited, but she managed. When we left Grandma's birthday party we went to Runnings to get a birthday present for Chris. Brayden and Hailey picked out a shirt and a fencing plyers for their dad. Brayden wanted his dad to have a fencing plyers just like the one he had gotten from Dusty for being in our wedding. Before we left Dickinson we stopped at Dairy Queen to get the kids slushies. They love slushies and we were willing to do anything to keep them happy.

While we were driving back to Killdeer, Hailey started crying and saying, "Mom." Brayden was quite annoyed and kept telling her it would be fine. We also kept reminding her that she would get to see Dolly (their dog) when she got home. This seemed to make her feel a little bit better. Once we got home and everyone put their pajamas on, Brayden and Hailey got their second or possibly third or fourth wind. They ran around playing football and with Dolly. After a while they settled down and Brayden ended up falling asleep on the couch with Dusty and Hailey fell asleep in the chair with me. Brayden slept the whole night in his bed and Hailey slept until 9 am with Dusty and I.







On Saturday morning we headed out to Dusty's parents' because they watched the kids the rest of the weekend. We also attended Dusty's work picnic on Saturday night. My horseshoes partner and I beat Dusty and his partner. In fact, we were the horseshoe champions...I scored the winning points both games.

On Sunday we went to a picnic at St. Stephen's Catholic Church (the church my family goes to and where Dusty and I got married). It was a lot of fun to catch up with all of our family friends and see all the little kids running around and having fun with each other.

This past weekend was so enjoyable. Dusty and I had so much fun with our families and friends. It was a perfect summer weekend filled with lots of good conversation, laughs, and fun. I hope we can get a few more in before the end of the summer.