The Perfect Weekend

It's been a long time since my little family enjoyed a real weekend together. Smoochy had to work the last two Saturdays in a row; and I can assure you that has put a lot of strain on all of us. And yet, it made us appreciate this past weekend. Sure, there was some work to be done around the house. We (and by we I mean Smoochy) are in the middle of a couple pretty big home improvement projects... But this weekend he ONLY repaired my broken stove, installed a fan, and cleaned out his truck. The rest of the time was family time. And it was wonderful.

One of the few things I accomplished this weekend was hauling the saucer from the depths of the basement and cleaning it off for the kids. I'd say "for Georgia" but Norm has enjoyed it as much if not more than his sister. He became absolutely giddy upon seeing it. I could hardly keep him off it while I dusted it down. It was as though he had been reunited with a long lost friend. And in a way I suppose he has. He crawled right inside and frantically had to spin every dial and twist every knob. It was pretty intense. Further, it's been a good lesson in the concept of "in" and "out". I make him say either "in please" or "out please" depending.  He get's pretty upset if I don't do his bidding instantly. But, I've been thrilled how long he AND Georgie have been playing in it. My friend Holly dubbed it The Toddler Containment Unit. 

"Out Please!"

Georgia's on the sauce.

Together Again!

In other news, as you probably noticed above, Norm got a much needed hair cut. I had been letting it grow since Easter. I wanted to see how long it would take for the hair on his crown to lay down. It never did. He and his dad have amazing gravity defying hair. Perfect for flat-tops, buzz-cuts, and mohawks.  We thought about liberty spikes for, oh like two seconds. We're just not big enough hipsters to have a kid with a mohawk.  Oh well. Too bad for Norm.

Saturday morning started with a trip to the farmers market. 

Then home to the grill...

Sunday was memorable for the water-works...

The weekend truly was perfect.