Weekend Update

Fall was completely vindicated this weekend.

Friday morning, I dropped the girls at school, and William George and I picked up my mom, the trio's beloved Grammie for a day of fun. After volunteering at school for a couple of hours, we had lunch and then went to a craft fair/fundraiser in our town. In order to walk through all of the booths and displays, we bribed George (naturally) with a special present if he was on his very, very best behavior. He was, and so Grammie gifted him with his Halloween costume. He has had to try the costume on at least a dozen times over the weekend.

We picked up the girls from school and spent some much needed time outside on the deck. Later, we grilled and had dinner. While they alternated between eating and playing on the swing set, I was struck with an epiphany for when we can remove some of the small-scale, brightly colored furniture from the deck. Have you been to a restaurant with really nice outdoor seating? I think I would like to emulate that for the back deck so that we feel like we are dining out, but with all the luxuries of home.

Saturday morning, Skip took the trio to the park to run off some energy, while mom and I visited. After lunch, we sat on pins and needles and watched the Alabama v. Texas A&M game. Fearful of a loss, I read and watched the children outside... really anything to divert my eyes from the screen. Finally, at the very end, when we were up and time was running out, I could watch a little of the game. We grilled again (Hooray for Fall!) and celebrated the victory. Our neighbor's dog, Kami, had been over for most of the day to play with Pixie and the trio (also the grill tends to lure her in), and she was finally called home. Grammie also waved the white flag of surrender and return to the quiet and calm of her house.

After church Sunday, we played outside with our sweet neighbor and had an impromptu gathering in the cul-de-sac.  We topped off the perfect fall weekend by having the first batch of chili, and we had to remind the trio repeatedly that Sunday is actually a school night and that we had to go inside at a reasonable hour and get ready for bed.