A Not So Crazy Weekend

The past couple of weeks, we have spent quite a bit of time at home on the weekends. This past weekend, we were home for almost the entire weekend. Friday night I didn't feel so good. After work, I had to run to Walmart to get my sister a birthday present. Of course, they didn't have what I wanted! While I was there I decided to go ahead and get Katie's Halloween costume. I had in my mind that her and I would both be Cinderella this year. We were Snow White last year. So, I go to the Disney dress up aisle (so much better than the Halloween costume aisle) and pick out the beautiful blue Cinderella dress. Katie looks at it and is excited. It is, afterall, a princess dress. Then, she looks up and low and behold, the Cinderella dress I have lovingly picked out ends up on the ground. Katie has spotted the PINK Sleeping Beauty dress. This is the dress she must have! Being the understanding parent that I am, I sadly place the Cinderella dress back on its hook and place the pink one in the basket. So, Katie and I won't match this year :( She wore her costume all night Friday and most of the day Saturday! She also conned me out of a new pair of Disney Princess tennis shoes! Actually she needed a pair of closed toed shoes, which is how we ended up on the shoe aisle. Then, of course Andy wanted to go look at costumes. How could I say no when I had just gotten his sister one. So, we looked. I did talk him into waiting until he really knew what he wanted rather than getting one just to get one. Needless to say, we stopped at Wendy's to get dinner! Then I climbed into bed to watch tv and get some rest!

Saturday morning we were up bright and early for Andy's football game. Andy was so excited that my uncle came! I am starting to understand the game of football now. I really enjoy watching Andy play. I have even caught myself watching portions of the Cowboys game! Those of you who know me know what a surprise this is! After Andy's game we had lunch with my family in celebration of my sister's birthday. We had a really good time. Jason didn't really want to go because the TX/OU game was on. But he is an awesome husband who realized how important it is to me to celebrate special occassions with my family. It also helped that he could keep track of the game on my Blackberry! Then we headed back to the house where I took a two hour nap! YEAH! How often does that happen? Then we did a little house cleaning. The rest of the night was pure fun and relaxation! We spent several hours outside with the kids. It was really fun. They got some solid Mommy/Daddy time and we got to act like kids! Then it was off to the bedroom for tv and rest for me. I was feeling pretty lousy and completely exhausted!

Sunday, I got up fairly early.....about 9:00. Jason went to hit some balls with the boys and the kids were up....so i moved from the bed to the couch and watched cartoons with the kids. Jason came home a few hours later with lunch! YEAH! Then it was back to bed for me......darn allergies had me feeling horrible! I did take a shower after lunch and put on a clean set of pajamas :) I was getting some much needed rest. When the Cowboys game came on, I moved from the bed to the swing in my backyard. Katie came out to play for a couple of hours. We had a pretty good time and Jason got some piece and quiet for the game. Then it was back to the bedroom for some more rest! It was a great day (especially for a busy Mom). We don't get to rest like that very often. And it did me some good too! Although I don't feel great today, I do feel better! Thanks honey for letting me rest!!!!!

All in all, it was a great weekend. We had a ton of QUALITY family time. The time spent outside in the backyard with the kids is priceless. Everyone had fun! And we got to hang 100% with our kids.....no television, no phones, no distractions. Just us and the kids! It is these small pleasures that make life so wonderful. Those of you who have spent a few hours in the backyard with the kiddos totally understand!

I hope everyone gets to experience a Not So Crazy Weekend now and again.........It was GREAT!