2 day pass

the kids were the ones with the plans this weekend.

we are happily in that phase of life where that is usually the case.

it's one of my favorite things...to wake up and let the day unfold as it may.

saturday was just that kind of gift and i was up plenty early eager to eke out every moment of joy.

i enjoyed time to read in the quiet house, followed by time for a few chores.

then hubby and i bundled up and braved the bitter cold for a 4 mile walk.

i was so stuffed like a sardine in layer after layer that i could hardly turn my head.

but i stayed warm and hoped the same for t. bone who was to be on the slopes for the entire day.

we met miss bit and her grandma downtown after their time at the children's theater.

we four warmed up over mochas at the coffee house before making the short, chilly trek to church.

miss bit asked to sit in the balcony and we did figuring heat rises and if she fell due to sheer exhaustion, only the organist would be the wiser.

it was new to us...like an adventure so it's obvious we live on the edge.

we decided to treat miss bit to dinner out in celebration of her perfect conference.

while we waited for her chicken nuggies, we played a rousing game of would you rather.

she was sort of digging being an only for the eve.

after an already full weekend with grandma and grandpa and a full tummy, we only managed to make our way through the first chapter of pipi longstocking before calling it a night.

hubby had to hold out until midnight when t. bone's bus finally pulled into the parking lot.

he came home tired and sore, but pumped up to relive every trick of the day.

guess who snarled at me when i woke him up for sunday school?

after an ibuprofen and a promise to do nothing the rest of the day, he rose and readied.

hubby and i took a brief, brisk walk before returning for prayer service perfectly timed.

when asked by the leader to write a definition of love, t. bone quipped aloud, snowboarding.

i'll have to wait until next week to actually see what he wrote.

miss bit ever eloquent penned, being kind and warm hearted.

hubby showed us all love by making homemade pizzas for linner.

it was his best crust ever!

i hope my family can taste the love in the soup i made for tomorrow's dinner.

the guys went to basketball.

t. bone reluctantly.

miss bit and i decided to stay home at the last minute to make valentine's for her teachers and some treats.

while she mastered heart and soul on the keyboard, i dug out the old air popper from my college days, and then we doused the perfectly healthy popcorn with melted white chocolate and plenty o' sprinkles.

delish!

the boys came home after two wins and joined us for a snack and a show.

and now i'm sitting here wondering where oh where did the weekend go?