Fun things about the weekend...something like a labor day :)

Our weekend was spent stay-cating instead of vacating.  That said, there was a little work, a little play & a whole lotta us time in between.  So extraordinarily ordinary, just the way we like it.  

The yard's cut, the garage is neatened, the house is mostly clean, Mt. Laundry's been temporarily defeated, Cat in the Hat's been watched (at least twice), food's been cooked for the week, the porch finally got sat on, the fridge got stocked, there was a lil' sleepin' late and napping for everyone...

A highlight of the weekend was the WACDD kick-start Seth & I took Friday afternoon - skipping outta work about 2.  It involved a table outside @ an ol' stompin' ground, some cold seasonal beerz, some awesome food, some people watching, some time spent just bein' Seth & Traci.  The conversation, the laughs, the moments to just be...a different kind, but much needed "sigh."  Being those people drinkin' in the middle of the day like we had nowhere to be - so good for our souls :)   

Some of the extraordinarily ordinary fun things...

This girl ~ growing too fast...trying to see the world through her discovering lil' eyes

Deddy being his spontaneous (ha) self takin' the fam for Goodberry's :)

Happy face #1

Happy face #2

A lil' Sunday paper readin'

Caroline Kennedy quote in the parade ~ filed under, "values I wish to instill in my own children"

Deddy & his Sunday paper...see, the porch did get sat on :)

A lil' Candyland

The "craft beast" gettin' restless :)

With thoughts of a lil' doodles 1st bday on the mind lately - steered the beast in the pink direction

Satiating the beast ~ marinating in Ella's loveliness (sigh)

Celebratin' 10 mos. (more sighing)

Softening butter (w.some squeeze real hard help from John) for a lil' cookie time w.the 1st born :)

Mama's lil' roll'em up helper ("my hands are yucky!!")

One of two favorite "under" places to play...under-foot and under the table :)

Lettin' the fine folks at Wendy's take a meal this weekend - no guilt at all about the food scattered about on the floor...just so long as we didn't have to clean it up :)

Family grocery store trips ~ who's steering this thing!?

Pausin' (not from eatin') to watch another child misbehave ~ glad it stuns them so much - haha

These two...

a lil' more in love each day (sigh)

after supper pony rides :)

John told me, "Mama, you can ride the horsey too" ....hahahahahahahaha (us doubling over with inappropriate laughter at that)

Adhering to this best we can...
Blessings - Remember to count them
each and everyday.

Brings me to a church sign passed on the way to get ice cream.  "You want to get rich quick - count your blessings."

Amen...have a blessed week :)