Weekend Plans

This weekend is a mix of seasons for us. We are still celebrating Halloween and actually thinking ahead to ...yikes!...Christmas! Friday after school we are heading out of town to get Flynn's picture taken. This is something I do with all my littles. I have a 4 month, 8 months, and 1-year picture taken. Then I have a yearly one taken every year around their birthday until they are in school and begin to have it taken there. I have gone to the same place for all my children and am excited to see how Flynn's 3rd birthday picture turns out. After her picture, we are going to the Hallmark Store so each one of the kids can pick out an ornament for Christmas. This is a tradition I started with Madison and we have continued every year since. It is actually the "unofficial" start of our family Holiday Season! I have a labeled box for each child, and every year we put his or her ornament inside. We use these ornaments to decorate the kids Christmas tree. This is the tree Santa puts the presents under! I love to look at all the ornaments and see what each child was interested at each age. And when they are all grown and leave me...like when they are say...30, they will have a whole set of ornaments to take with them!

Saturday morning I will visit with my dad at the nursing home. Last week he called and asked me not to come because his roommate was sick, so I am looking forward to visiting with them both. Saturday afternoon is free, so we will probably rest and relax before Mass. Dinner on Saturday is a family favorite, tuna and noodles. Yes, believe it or not, my family actually asks me to make that! Madison has a Halloween dance on Saturday night, and the rest of us will be home watching movies and taking it easy!

Sunday morning is also free! I am planning on sleeping late...ahhh...and then having a big brunch. I like to do this once and a while when we are home without plans on Sunday. We have pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns, and fresh fruit. Sunday afternoon will probably bring football and more football. The Steelers play around 4 so we will have a light dinner during the game, then it will be baths and bed! I am taking advantage of these lazy weekends! I know that hunting season, birthdays, and Christmas are not that far away! I hope your weekend is lazy too, whatever your plans may be!

Our spooky, fun jack-o-lanterns from last weekend!

My Rhett standing still long enough before school for a quick picture!

My little pumpkin...outfit by mommy, shoes by Flynn!

Look who's old enough to take Kirby out all by herself!