Even weekends where we don't have very many plans. Actually, sometimes these are the best weekends. There is something about the simplicity of them, the family time that just warms my heart. This weekend was one of those.
Nothing grand. Nothing extravagant. Just good times with our family and some close friends. See for your self.
Friday night gardening. Yup, not at all what you'd expect. The husband planted this earlier this summer and Little Miss (even clad in her princess dress) really enjoys it. Her favorite thing may be picking all of the peppers that we've grown or the ginormous zuchinnis. Sadly, the zucchini plant is done and before its demise it killed off the tomatoes. Next year, we plan on adding a few more beds so hopefully this won't happen.
And gardening is hardwork, which makes you thirsty, right?
And tired. At least for daddy who readily took over the supervisor role.
And once we were fed and bathed, it was time to watch Ragan and all the other Olympic hopefuls on the porch:
Despite going to bed rather late for the littles, we did make it to gymnastics on time the next morning:
And then headed to our favorite splash pad and park for a playdate with some neighborhood friends/classmates.
See saw.
And as expected, a nap was much needed. At least for Littlest Miss. Not so much for Little Miss or her friends.
And because the three of them had so much energy, we figured what better way to end the day then to head to their house for pizza and laughs. Boy are these three trouble. Thankfully, the white bedding was spared of the stamps.
Once home, daddy found a frog on the patio and tried to find his prince. Thankfully, it didn't work.
The next morning, we decided to skip church (bad, I know!) and just bummed around. We also thought it would be a good idea to teach the girls to be thankful and respectful of the police officers...so we did what any normal family would do...and delivered them donuts. Even though the girls may have hid behind me and whispered "thank you for keeping us safe" it was still a great gesture. And they were super excited to take their picture with the statute in front of the station. I don't know about your kids, but mine may be slightly obsessed with statutes and mannequins.
After we got home, the girls spent the day bumming (aka watching the Disney Channel) while the husband and I continued on the massive cleaning purged we'd started the previous day. I generally don't like them to sit in front of the tv for that long, but it was the only way I could ensure that the purged items remained in the trash can. Clearly, Littlest Miss has this bumming thing down pat.
And that pretty much sums up our weekend -- other than doing our weekly grocery shopping and watching the rest of the Olympic Trials. Neither of which were photo-op worthy.
What about you? How was your weekend?
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