Fun Weekend

The weather, has yet again, been absolutely beautiful!! Joe had the kids outside this past weekend getting the garden ready and even planting some of their crops. Alex and Jenna are so excited to get the garden going. They are adorable, with their little garden tools and gardening gloves, working so seriously. We decided to take a break Saturday night and go out to eat. The kids picked O'Charlie's, with no complaints from Joe and me, kids eat free after all!! After that we headed to the airport to watch for planes, but didn't see any. It was actually just a stalling tactic to allow our food to digest so that we could head to Culver's for some ice-cream. We decided to eat outside and Alex worked his chocolate ice-cream cone like a champ! Not once did we have to do a "clean up" job on the cone - he handled all the drips himself. Jenna also got a chocolate cone. Monkey see, monkey do is all consuming in this house - she must do everything, have everything that Alex has. That is, until she saw my Turtle sundae. After that, her cone was thrust into my hand and she claimed ownership of my sundae. Several times she said to me, while pointing to the cone, "Mommy, that yours now. It's not mine anymore." Oh, the sacrifices of a mother. Joe enjoyed his first, in his recollection, banana split ever. How, I ask, can one go 35 years and not ever have had a banana split? Crazy!!! He, of course, gave us each a bite. The weather was perfect, the sun setting was wonderful, the kids were heavenly. It made Joe and I so excited for our vacation because in that moment, we felt as if we were on vacation. Sunday, it was back to work and I was able to secretly watch Joe teaching Alex how to mow the lawn and then watch Alex push the mower, under Joe's guidance, two paths to finish the yard. The look of achievement on Alex's face was priceless. Being able to watch a father teach his son, being able to watch that bond, far, far, better. It was great weekend!