A Weekend with Daddy

Austin had a 4 day stretch off this past weekend that was super nice! WE are not used to having him off on weekends so this was a treat especially after the first week of school.
Friday we had a busy day planned. I brought Colby to school then met Austin and Lindsay at the Honda place. My van was due to be serviced. From there we went to the bank then out to the mall. I wanted to get Lindsay some plastic lunch containers from PB kids and I figured with waiting they would be marked down. We got out there right at 10 and picked out her containers and they were marked down! After we just browsed and went into the Disney store. Ofcourse she and Colby both left with a small happy. We don't make it out there often so I let her get an Alice in Wonderland set and Colby got a car. From there we walked a bit then decided to go have lunch. We enjoyed our time with just Lindsay. I think it was becoming real to us that she was about to start school and this won't be a regular occasion anymore. After lunch we came on home. Lindsay was also spending the evening with my parents. As you might recall Colby had his turn last week. So they came and got her about 2ish. Once Austin got home from school with Colby we just enjoyed our time with him. We had loaded potato soup that night which he loved! After dinner we even took a walk and he was able to walk Allie. That night he chose Milo and Otis as his movie. It was fun just hanging out with him. We realized how quiet it is with only 1 kid! 
The next morning after sleeping in we went to pick up Lindsay. We promised the kids a fun outting and again with the rain we had to get them out and get some energy out! We ended up deciding on BooKoo Bounce. Honestly not my fav...I really wanted to just bring them back to the Children's Museum but that's where the kids chose. They had fun though for about an hour before getting bored. We came home and had lunch and rested. We then spent the afternoon working around the house. That evening our friends Ashleigh, Makylee, and Makyrin came over for pizza. It was fun having friends over. Its something I feel we don't do enough of. The kids had a blast together and enjoyed playing. 
Sunday ofcourse was church day. This week we made it a family goal to go home after 1st service. We have had a few long Sundays lately. We also knew with Lindsay starting school we needed to rest as much as possible and have them to bed early. It was so nice to get home around 11 and just hang out as a family. We ended up doing a lot of playing outside which was fun. We cooked that night and just enjoyed being together! It was a wonderful weekend! As I always note: we appreciate weekends so much more after school starts!