Relaxing Weekend

I spent part of the week in South Dakota and the other in Iowa. I snapped a quick picture of the sunset on my way to Iowa midweek. It was much more beautiful than the camera on my cellphone captured. It was one of the last really nice days before the weather started to change. Once I got to Iowa the rain started and then the snow. After working out of town the entire week I was ready to head home and spend some time with my family.


While I was away we received delivery of Kennedy's new bed. She needed a little bit bigger bed and also got some needed storage under it. In turn Jake got Kennedy's "Big Boy" bed. This was the deal since he started wearing big boy underwear (its been a while now but we had to wait for delivery). I got home late on Friday but the kids were so excited to show me their new bedrooms (beds, bedding, etc) that they waited up with anticipation. It was really cute to see their faces as they showed off their rooms. I had to wait in the hallway with DeAnn (who worked tirelessly moving all the furniture around and clearing out the little kid clutter) until the grand reveal. With eyes closed and a tiny hand held escort I entered each room. Squeals of delight, excitement and pride filled the rooms. They were so proud! Each one had taken an active role in reinventing their room.

Kennedy's room has the Hannah Montana motiffe replacing the Disney princesses. She has a beautiful white bed with matching desk. The desk has already seen so much use. She loves to sit at her new, organized desk and draw pictures. She is quite the artist. The room is also accented with lots of pink accessories. She truley enjoys her new room and takes care to make her bed and have everything in its place (so far).

Jake's room didn't get the biggest overhaul but was significant in his eyes. He got a "big boy" bed to replace his toddler bed. It has an awesome sports themed bedspread. He is all about the sports! De also accented his room with sports related accessories. Jake is very proud of his new room and is quite comfy in his new bed. He is so cute when he is cuddled under his new blanket.


We spent Saturday morning getting our Christmas pictures done. The kids were great. It is amazing how much easier it is when the kids get a little older. De set it all up and picked out some really cute clothes for the kids. Of course, Mom and Dad just had to blend in. After getting back home and changing we decided to run out to look at toys in order to get ideas for the kid's Christmas gift. I convinced everyone to go to the new Fleet Farm, this way I could check out the fishing gear also. We spend an hour there and the kids had a good time. They had a better toy selection than I thought. Afterward we went to a few more stores then grabbed a bite to eat at Applebees. It was very enjoyable to just spend time together as a family. By the time we finished eating I thought everyone would be exhausted but they all decided to go to Michaels (Kennedy's eyes about popped out of her head when she saw all the markers, paints, paper, crafts, etc!). Cole did a pretty good job of tagging along. This really wasn't up his alley and he kept lobbying for us to make the trip over to Guitar Center so he could drool over the electric guitars. But the time just slipped away from us and it was getting late. We headed home and got everyone ready for bed. We were all exhausted.

Sunday came and it was time to catch up on house work and rest. We spent the day watching some football (mostly me) and catching up on chores before the busy week started again. De and I stayed busy most of the day while the kids played together. Cole went to a new friends house for the day.

Even though we spend most of Saturday running around the work/rest of Sunday helped make the weekend very enjoyable.