The kids had a great time with Roger, and they needed this weekend with him. I'm so thankful that God always provided for our needs, even when it's not a necessity; sometimes God chooses to bless us simply because He loves us! The boys all wanted to sleep with daddy this weekend, so Roger did camp out on the living room floor with them. However, once the kids were asleep, he bailed and slept in bed with his wife. :)
We spent Friday morning at home as the boys were anxious to show Roger the garden, and they all wanted to talk! :) Roger played softball with them, wrestled with them, listened to them, and the boys soaked it all up! :) My sister, Hannah, and her fiancée, Josh, came up for the weekend as well. It was great for Roger to get to meet Josh, and Josh helped fix the trunk latch on the car...yay! Now the kids don't have to climb in and out of the back window...which looked a little odd! :) 
I was busy on Friday getting ready for Hannah's bridal shower. Since Hannah was only home for a few days, it was short notice; however, we still had a good turnout. I'm thankful that we were able to do this for her, and that Roger was here to watch the boys. :)
Saturday: we fit everything we could into this day, and it was a crazy full day! I started off the day by running in the 5k race at the EAA. It was a nice, flat course, and I was able to run with our friends, the Longsines. I ran it in 23:24, which I was happy with since I haven't had a whole lot of time to run this summer! :) I placed third in my age group, twelfth out of 266 women, and 94 out of 728 runners/walkers. I'm thankful that Roger willingly stayed home with the kids, fed them breakfast, helped them get ready for the day and met up with me at church. From there we headed to the farmers market. Both of my sisters, and Josh, met up with us at the Farmers market. We enjoyed lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, cheese, and beef sticks...yum! 
Next, the air show...the boys had been anxiously waiting to go to the airshow! Roger's brother, Mark, was able to get tickets to the airshow for us, and I had one from participating in the run/walk. Hannah and Josh came with us, and we ended up only needing one child's ticket...sweet! Thankfully, my sister, Jenn, had errands to run, and she took Emma with her! Emma probably wouldn't have had a good time anyways, so I was more than willing to let Emma go with Jenn. :)
The best part about getting free tickets to the airshow is that we didn't feel obligated to stay all day to get our money's worth! :) We stayed until the boys seemed to be getting tired, although Garett would never be ready to leave! After we got back to the car, we went to the frozen yogurt treat shop for lunch. It wasn't the most nutritious choice, but they had each eaten several servings of fruit and veggies at the farmers market. :) But it was delicious! :)
After our frozen yogurt treat, we stopped at the grocery store and headed to my parents house. We ate supper with them, picked up Emma, and visited with family. The boys had been asking all day if they could go to the night airshow, so we decided to go. This was an extra trip back into Oshkosh, but since time to make memories is limited, we did it!
Sunday was filled with church, family, a nice long walk, and ice cream treat after church with our friends, the Shuberts. We have come to know and love this dear family so much, and Roger and I are so thankful for them. Roger's brothers, Dale and Mark, as well as Marks wife, Allison, also joined us for ice cream. It was a fun and relaxing visit that was swallowed up in time all too quickly! However, something is better than nothing, so I'll take it! :)
Although the weekend is gone, and the week is moving on, I'm so thankful for my husband. He is working hard at school, trying to save money wherever he can, studying all the time, and still making time for the kids via face time. This is not an easy summer for either of us, but we have no regrets about the path God is taking us on thus far. Roger struggles with loneliness, while I struggle against invasions of my personal space! :) It was hard for me to see Roger silently crying as we drove to the airport. Even though we know we are making the right choices, it's still a difficult summer. However, the last few days have been filled with memorize with great friends, fun activities, and no time to be sad...but that's for another post!
Roger has a major test tomorrow, so we would love some extra prayers for that! He will be starting his commercial rating soon, but he has to pass a major test in his instrument training first. Thanks for the prayers.
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