We had a fabulous extra long weekend just staying close to home this weekend. A welcome change from all of the business caused from wrapping up 2009 and welcoming in 2010.
Stephen and Mason are enjoying their Friday night snowboarding dates and us girls (and JT) are getting creative with how we spend our time while they are away. This past Friday we had sooo much fun with a project that I am in love with. (way easy, way cheap, way cute headbands) We were all banded up and ready for church on Sunday. I also was caught wearing one today. Just really love ’em, really I do. We also painted our nails and watched "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs" and ate waffles with Lexi’s homemade maple syrup.
Saturday we slept in and went on a cross country ski run around our house. It was fun being together. JT was suffering from a croupy cough and benefited from being out in the crisp cold air. Olivia loved being pulled in the sled and watching all of the skiers. Lily was happy when Stephen told her to take her skis off and hop in the sled on the way home. Mason was surprised to see me turning on the heat to beat him home for the hot chocolate. He doesn’t know who he is messing with when hot chocolate is factored into the equation does he?
Sunday Stephen and Lexi conquered a sink full of dishes after Mason and I had a cooking fest getting dinner ready. I really loved making dinner with my little man. He is a cute boy, very helpful, and eager to learn how easy it is to make a meal. Mason and Lexi also tag teamed staying home from church with JT and his croup. Lexi got a whole lot of Book of Mormon reading time in for her Virtue Project for YW…she was very happy and we were proud she chose to spend her time in a worthy cause.
Today Stephen made a very long rope to use on his rope tow…Lex and Mason where his extra set of arms, in addition to his teacher’s quorum helping him finish before they went cross country skiing. Lex was the queen photographer, ready to document every last moment. Then after all of this stuff was done, my snowman family that I’ve been dreaming and hinting about appeared!!! I was such a happy wife and mom. I ‘ve been dreaming of a cute family of snowmen right in the front circle driveway. Stephen took it to the next level having them sized appropriately and reflective of who lives in our house. Yeah!
FYI – our family has now made it to level 7 on Mario bros!!!! (That is another thing that occupied most of our time this weekend 🙂 )