Labor Day Weekend

This weekend was a long weekend, but it was also a LONG weekend.  We were without any babysitting help for the entire weekend, including Labor Day.  This is not shocking for most parents, but we are used to having our boys hang out with the grandparents for at least part of our weekends.  Amma and Papa were in New Mexico and Granmom and Grandad were at home due to Grandad's illness.  The super cool thing is that we still had a  pretty fun weekend!  Who would have known??

Lance was productive and already working on the big project of cleaning the fish tank when Sawyer and I woke up for the morning.  Lance and Benjamin had taken the fish out of the tank and placed them in bowls.  I felt sorry for the poor guys since they had no idea what was going on, and they are so prone to die from stress!  The good news is that they all made it through the cleaning.  The great news is that we found Blue Tails, he had been trapped in the filter for a week and was still alive!!  I was so relieved that one of the other fish had not eaten him.  I really want to like these little guys.

While the project was being completed, I hung out with Evan and Sawyer.  Evan enjoyed trying on the "ear muffs" that Lance had brought out to protect the boys' ears when he turned on the shop vac.  Sawyer sat in the bouncy seat and smiled at the frog that pops up and down.  Now three little boys have been entertained by that frog, and he has helped them to practice those adorable smiles.

The weekend also included family movie night.  We all, except for little Sawyer, piled on the make out bed in the movie room and watched "Despicable Me".  It was actually a movie that we could all enjoy.  Other highlights of the weekend include my first attempt at homemade ice cream and an enjoyable dinner at Chuy's.  Hooray for fun family weekends!!!