{"id":1011,"date":"2016-04-11T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2016-04-11T18:45:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:45:34","slug":"playing-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/playing-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"playing parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Mom and Dad Strong went to Washington DC for business\/pleasure and they asked Dallin and I to hold the fort while they were gone. \u00a0&#8220;Sure! No problem!&#8221; \u00a0We said. \u00a0Thinking it would be cake considering everyone knew how to clothe, bathe, and feed themselves, we agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday I went to support Mary at her track meet! \u00a0I biked over from ASU and watched. \u00a0That girl can RUN!<a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2943.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1013\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1013\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2943-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2943\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2943-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2943-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dallin came and picked me and my bike up and we went back to work. Then after work we picked Anna up from basketball practice. \u00a0The first day was pretty simple.<\/p>\n<p>Friday was a little bit more complicated. \u00a0It went something like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wake up early and make lunches.<\/li>\n<li>Take kids to school in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>Go to work.<\/li>\n<li>Go back to my apartment to pick up Dallin&#8217;s old spikes to take to Harrison at 2:45.<\/li>\n<li>Go back to work.<\/li>\n<li>Go pick Anna up from school.<\/li>\n<li>Do Anna&#8217;s hair for her concert.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2952.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1014\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1014\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2952-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2952\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2952-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2952-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pick up Anna&#8217;s friend to go to the concert with her.<\/li>\n<li>Take Anna to her choir concert. (Emma&#8217;s duty.)<\/li>\n<li>Take Anna home from choir concert to change clothes.<\/li>\n<li>Take Anna and friend back to friend&#8217;s house.<\/li>\n<li>Take Ben to his basketball game (Dallin&#8217;s duty).<\/li>\n<li>Buy milk.<\/li>\n<li>Make dinner.<\/li>\n<li>Talk to everyone about their day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, while I&#8217;m driving everyone everywhere, Dallin was working and then completely cleaned the entire house. \u00a0He went through the giant freezer in the garage and found meat that was 6 years old. \u00a0He&#8217;s amazing. \u00a0He then cooked all of the meals the entire weekend. Luckily he likes doing these kinds of things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2981.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1015\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1015\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2981-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"husband\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2981-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2981-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I talked to my mom that night and she said, &#8220;Do you have a lot more respect for me now?&#8221; \u00a0I laughed. \u00a0I said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how women who have full-time jobs also do all of this stuff!&#8221; \u00a0Worrying about work and homework and carpooling people everywhere exhausted me. \u00a0Just waking up early in the morning and getting everyone off to school was exhausting, and then to go in for a full day at work&#8230;. I did not want to do that! \u00a0Props to all the working mothers out there. \u00a0I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s\u00a0the life for me.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday we decided to treat the family to some more fun adventures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2961.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1016\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1016\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2961-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2961\" width=\"858\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2961-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2961-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2961-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2961.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Driving to Golfland in Mesa for&#8230; LASER TAG!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2963.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1017\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1017\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2963-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2963\" width=\"858\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2963-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2963-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2963-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a>The highlight of the day was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2976.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1018\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1018\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2976-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"sodalicious\" width=\"858\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2976-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2976-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2976-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2976-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a>SODALICIOUS! \u00a0Seriously, I have missed Provo mostly just because Sodalicious is there. They opened one in Gilbert a couple of months ago and I just barely had the chance to go. \u00a0It was pure bliss.<\/p>\n<p>The girls and I ended the night by attempting a DIY avocado oatmeal face mask.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2995.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1020\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1020 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2995-e1460315492741-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"facial\" width=\"858\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2995-e1460315492741-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2995-e1460315492741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2995-e1460315492741-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_2995-e1460315492741.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes my siblings were very lucky we took them to play laser tag and get sodalicious all in one day, right? \u00a0They&#8217;re pretty lucky. \u00a0And they&#8217;re some pretty good kids, too \ud83d\ude42\u00a0My mom is amazing for all that she is doing. Investing time and energy in your children is the best payoff, and it was pretty obvious that&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening while we got to be there and &#8220;play parents&#8221; for the weekend.<br \/>\nSo yes, while we may have decided we&#8217;ll be fine with just 1 child ( \ud83d\ude09 ) it was a lot of fun, exhausting, and I think we&#8217;ll be good parents one day. \u00a0Well, that&#8217;s the hope, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Mom and Dad Strong went to Washington DC for business\/pleasure and they asked Dallin and I to hold the fort while they were gone. \u00a0&#8220;Sure! No problem!&#8221; \u00a0We said. \u00a0Thinking it would be cake considering everyone knew how to clothe, bathe, and feed themselves, we agreed. 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