Crayons & Cookie Crumbs: Weekend Recap: Memorial Day Weekend

Weekends are usually very much anticipated in our home because typically weekends mean more time with Mr. Fix-It. Buddy counts down the days during the week and gets extra excited when "Friday" is here because that means Daddy can wake him up the next morning.

Mommy gets just as excited about Friday getting here, too. Because that means an extra pair of hands to help out around the house AND some much needed adult companionship. It can get a wee bit lonely around here during the week when the only person to talk to is just about waist high.

But alas, Saturday morning arrived and Mr. Fix-It was called into work. Story of our lives lately. But before he left, he went into Buddy's room to wake him up (rather early, I might add) so that he could fulfill his promise of being there to wake him up on Saturday morning. Then off he scooted to work. Which left me with a very tired & whiny four-year old in my bed an hour earlier then he would normally wake up. Thanks, Mr. Fix-It. :)

Shortly after breakfast was finished, (Honey-Nut Cheerios, the staple of choice in our home) Buddy must have been battling with a guilty conscience because he mumbled something about stealing my eyebrow tweezers the night before and losing them in the grass. What???

Yes, so apparently he was trying to juice an orange and needed something sharp to pierce the orange. My eyebrow tweezers came to mind evidently and he managed to finagle them out of our bathroom upstairs and outside into the backyard before we noticed he was missing, where he then must of dropped them in the grass and lost sight of them. Yet, he didn't bother mentioning any of this until the following morning. So this is how we spent the next couple of hours on our Saturday morning...

kinds reminds me of the movie, "Honey I Shrunk the Kids"

We never did find those tweezers. Even Mr. Fix-It came home and looked for them after he mowed the grass. No sign of the tweezers anywhere. So I apologize in advance for my bushy, misshapen, caterpillar eyebrows until I find time to run to Target and buy another pair. :-/ I told Buddy I was deducting the cost from his ice cream man fund.

Sunday was busy as usual with church, lunch, naps, errands, etc. Have you ever tried to get four small kids up, ready, and out the door for church on time while also fixing your own hair, putting on make-up and wearing something other than yoga pants? It's quite the task! Thankfully, Mr. Fix-It was home for the rest of the holiday weekend after his impromptu call to work on Saturday was finished.

Monday was a much-needed day of rest & relaxation. Well, sort of. I mean, it's not like the days of sleeping in, watching TV programs all day, catching a movie and going out to eat or anything. Those days are long gone, friends. But we did have some fun enjoying the beautiful weather at a local park & then grilling hamburgers on the grill back at home and even making homemade peanut butter ice cream for dessert. Family days are my favorite! (totally fell off the cleaner eating plan this weekend, though - getting back on track today for sure!) Here are a few of my favorite pics from Memorial Day.