A Weekend With Ayanna, Jackson, & Mollie

This weekend was one of the best ones we've had this year.  We've known we were going to be keeping Jackson and Mollie this weekend for a few months now.  It had been a few months since I had seen Ayanna, so I thought this would be the perfect weekend to have her come stay with us too.

Thursday -
Annie came to work with me after lunch so I wouldn't have to drive all the way back into town before I took off to Levelland to pick up Ayanna.  I brought my Mama some cupcakes, since I didn't get to see her on Mother's Day the previous weekend.  Ayanna had softball practice with her summer league and her last game with the other league that night.  I was glad to finally get to see her play, I hadn't been able to make a game yet!  Soon after her game was over, we loaded up and headed back home for her to spend the weekend with us. 

  

  

Friday - 

Graham had to work so Ayanna and I slept in a little bit.  We met him for lunch and then went to Walmart to pick up some snacks and crafts to get us through the weekend.  We picked up Mollie from her Nana's around 4 that afternoon.  Jackson had a birthday party he went to before he came out to the house that night.

  



Saturday -

Tig decided the kiddos needed to get up around 7:45 so they came into the kitchen while I cooked up some breakfast.  French toast, bacon, and eggs... yum-freakin'-yum!  The weather was supposed to be like crazy windy (as always), so I picked out a few crafts for us to do since they would pretty much be stuck inside.  They each painted birdhouses, made a birdseed wreath (via Pinterest), and colored a little canvas.  They also made these darling little sun catchers from little plastic beads we melted in the oven.  They turned out so cute!  I was like a little kid all proud of my 'Guy' one I created.  =)  While Mollie took a nap, Jacks and Ayanna played the latter toss game and ran through the sprinkler.  We also played some board games and the girls took a bubble bath.

 

  

Sunday -

Paul came to pick up Ayanna around noon, which was nice cause I didn't feel like taking her butt all the way back to Levelland!  Reg and Staci came for Jacks and Mollie a little later that afternoon. 

We had an absolute blast, but to say we were worn out would be an understatement.  Soon after the kiddos were gone we laid down for a nap and woke up a good 3 hours later!  I always say that I want a big family when the time comes, but I'm not sure I could handle it.  We spent the rest of the evening cuddled up on the couch with Annie and caught the new 'North America' series on the Discovery Channel.    I'm definitely looking forward to another 3 day weekend for Memorial Day!