Last Week

We've been settling into a new Fall routine in the last week, and are having lots of fun too.

One night the week before last, Nathan and Samuel asked if they could sleep together one night soon, and Matt mentioned that on Friday night they could camp in the back yard. He probably should have checked the forecast first, but Nathan was SO excited he couldn't tell him no, so with heavy grey clouds Friday night, the boys set up the tent.

Nathan got all the rain gear out in preparation.

They settled in the tent with their flashlights,

And about 45 minutes later, this Sweetie joined me in my warm cozy bed.

Matt and Nathan braved it for another few hours, but when the rain started around 11:00, and started soaking through the tent, Matt carried Nathan in and called it a night. Nathan slept through the whole thing, and woke up Saturday morning wondering how he ended up in his bed inside. Matt promised they'd try again another night.

That Saturday morning the rain had moved out, so we headed to the zoo for a fun morning.

School was in full swing this past week. I'm thankful that Nathan's school has a late start, so we've still had some time in the mornings to play outside for a bit before loading up for school.

Matt's had to work a lot lately and has been home late for dinner most nights. One night last week, I was upstairs changing Elisabeth after dinner, and Nathan ran up and said, "Mommy, you can stay up here and play with Elisabeth because I'm going to wash the dishes for you." That sweet thoughtful boy melts my heart everyday.

Samuel "helped" too. Nathan said, "I even washed Elisabeth's bottle for you. I washed the outside but not the inside."

Elisabeth wanted to help me with chores too. She's a great laundry helper.

Samuel said, "Look at me, Mommy. I a Robot! Bee Boo Bee Boo" LOVE that kid.

He also had a big week because he got a new car seat, and he's been SO excited about it, mainly because it has a cupholder. With the new car seats, we've had to rearrange their placement in our van. Instead of sitting next to each other, now Samuel and Elisabeth are each on their own side. Samuel got in his car seat for the first time, and said excitedly, "Now she can't bug me anymore!" I'm still laughing about it. Elisabeth does know how to pester her brother. He's loving the break from her, and for now Elisabeth is content to look out the window and enjoy her new view.

On our way to pick up Nathan, Sameul also said. "We're going to get Nathan. He's my favorite brother I ever had!" Those two miss each other during the school day!


This past Friday, my parents took Nathan and Samuel to OKC to ride Thomas the Train. They had a great day and are still telling me about all the fun things they did. Nathan got to be an assistant during a magic show, and they both sang on stage.

While they were gone, Elisabeth and I had a girls' day, so of course we spent the morning at the mall!

Yay for new clothes for Mommy! She was really good and patient while I did some new Fall shopping, and I picked up a couple things for her too.

Friday night after the boys got back, we all went to an outdoor movie night with our Sunday school class. It was a great night. The boys played outside, and Nathan told me he made a new friend.

We ate snacks and visited and then when it got dark, we started the movie. We watched Big Hero 6 while we snacked and enjoyed the perfect weather. Elisabeth slept inside, and the boys did really great during the movie.

When it was over, all the kids had a little dance party during the credits. It was so cute to see all the over tired, sugared up kids dancing. It was such a fun night!

The rest of the weekend was a bit of a bummer aside from an OSU victory over Texas. Matt had to work all day Saturday and some on Sunday too, and Elisabeth woke up from her morning nap on Saturday running a fever, so it wasn't the way we prefer to spend our weekends. My parents kept the boys for us Saturday night after we watched the game at their house and most of the day on Sunday, so we could rest a little even with a sick girl. We did manage to get a head start on some errands and chores for the week ahead. She seems to be on the mend, which is good because we have a lot of fun Fall things planned for this weekend ahead!