Busy Weekend

It was a very sad day for Owen on Friday. He lost a close companion... After 15 years of faithfulness and trust his blue laundry basket finally kicked the bucket. He received that basket from his parents when he first moved out to go to Bible College 15 yrs ago... I have been trying for years to toss the basket when he wasn't looking but he always found a way to bring it back:) Though now seeing the scraps of blue worn plastic I think Owen has come to the realization that it is time for him to move on.. Rest in Peace my faithful friend:)











Well our plans to take the kids camping fell through when I saw big lightning bolts forecasted for the weekend. A tent out in the woods would be the last place I would want to be with three little kids when a storm blows through:) So instead of roughing it out in the woods with owen's sister and brother in law and their 3 kids, we decided to rough it out in the dry comfort of our living room. With six active kids and us four adults , I don't think i need to say how active our little house was this weekend. But a very fun weekend. Us adults were able to get in a lot of "Canasta time"(great card game) while the kids had a great time playing together. Here are a few pictures from the weekend .


Before bed time we let the kids all watch a video to hopefully calm them down before they go to sleep..It was a very exciting weekend with cousins for them:)











Saturday afternoon we all went out to the Lone Star Steak house to eat lunch... We loved taking advantage of the kids eat free Saturday afternoon.










Ooops I think I took Kaden by surprise when i snapped the picture.. He had ice cream all over his face....














Sage is just like her mommy when it come to sweets.. I think she ate her ice cream then went around and finished off her brothers. She LOVES her sugar:)








Saturday we had a nice rain storm . When the thunder and lightening left we let the kids enjoy a little water time. Torin loved to watch the rain fall.Sometimes he was so excited he didn't know what else to do except clap his hands and squeal..hahah




We have a big tree that the kids tried climbing. Sage thought for sure she could climb to the top. I didn't have the heart to tell her that she was just to small but she definitely gave it her best shot.



So we didn't have a long sunny weekend to go camping but we still made the best of it . The cousins loved spending time together and Owen and I enjoying beating his sister and brother in law in Canasta...hahah