Sugar & Spice and Everything Nice. OH, and some Football too!

Last Weekend was great. It was productive, but relaxing. Friday, we rented some movies, hung out with the kids...popcorn, and a late night. Saturday, we slept in, Bill & I had coffee out in the back under the tree and did our bible study. The kids slept in, and it was a beautiful morning by ourselves. We got some things done around the house, had a nap, and then decided it was time for a date night. Being low on funds...we returned bottles, did our grocery shopping, and shared a plate of nachos at our favorite Mexican Restaurant, Pueblo Viejo. A quick stop at Walmart to pick up a prescription and we headed home. Not our most romantic date, but a date on a budget no less--and time with just us.

On Sunday, we invited a few of our favorite little girls over to spend the night. They arrived around supper time, and after their parents left, we started with a movie, popcorn, sink baths (where you wash your dirty feet and hands), and settled down to sleep.


They wanted to paint nails, but I told them that was for the morning, so they told me "Well, we will need to get up and do it EARLY, but your husband can sleep in"! Hilarious! They actually made it until 8am, then the fun began. Painting fingers & toes, then breakfast of pancakes. We watched Tangled, and then came cookie baking. We had lots of fun shapes, floury girls, and lots of giggles. They did really well, considering baking can be disastrous with three little girls.



After baking, they dressed up, and came downstairs for a princess luncheon and tea party, complete with decorating their tea cakes that had just cooled. Kristin pulled out her good tea set, and we all had a great time. By 2pm, Kristin & I were beat! We packed up the girls, took them home, and Kristin & I both had a two hour nap! Can't wait to do it again sometime. It is so neat to be loved!


On Tuesday, Ryan had his first game. Ryan brought his gear home on Monday to clean it up, and change out his cleats. He humored his Mom and put on his uniform for me to get some shots. Missing the pads, but I like it this way anyway.




Jen, Brady & the kids came down to watch the game, Troy, Ryan's youth pastor as well as our neighbor Rex came. It was a good game, more exciting the 2nd half, and Sweet Home won 28-12.


Jen & Brady came home with us for supper, and then Jenni & Scott came for the night on their way back from California. We had a great visit, sat up until 1:30am....and it seemed so soon when the alarm went off at 5am!! We are fortunate to have them with us again tonight, as they are visiting friends in the area, and will take off from here for WA to Jenni's family in the morning. They were blessed today with news of another 4-6 week trip to Haiti to discuss becoming missionaries there. May God bless them with clearing the path for them to go!!