Family Retreat

This weekend we went on a Family Retreat sponsored by the army. It was a lot like the marriage retreat that we went on last month but this time we we allowed to bring the kids with. The kids all got to participate in the classes that were taught and the boys had a lot of fun doing it. The classes ranged in topics from how to get along with your ex-'s new spouse/children to budgeting for the kids, and how to communicate within your family. For the most part, it was all informative and well planned/thought out. Nathan learned that the parents are in charge of the family, not him - Go Figure!! (That was a new concept for him to process!) Michael's favorite part was when they broke the kids off from the parents to teach them about budgeting. When we had time off from the classes, we took the kids to the indoor water park that the hotel had, the science museum in St. Paul and the Mall of America the second day, and the last day we went to (my favorite store) IKEA and for the kids Toys R Us. Sunday was father's day, but we gave Barry his present early so when we got home from Minneapolis, we rented movies and relaxed at home watching the thunder storms/tornado watches on TV and then off to bed. Today we will have VERY hot weather for MN and also the humidity has hit so it makes you feel wet and miserable. Thank goodness we have air conditioning in the house. You don't really need it for most of the summer but on the days where the humidity is bad, it is a blessing to have.