Lazy Weekend

Yes, you read that title right folks! For the first time in what seems like forever, we had a lazy weekend at home with the cousins! The Blevins family came up on Friday night to retrieve their dogs and the goldfish from a week at Camp Raynor while they were off partying it up in Charleston. They were worn out from travel and we were worn out from the week, so we decided to just lay low for the weekend and let the kids just play around the house.

On Saturday, we did venture over to the pool for about an hour so the kids could swim before nap time.

On Sunday, the kids were very anxious to help me make homemade waffles for breakfast. Even with all the help, the turned out great!!

After breakfast, Uncle Mark took the big kids upstairs to play on the chalk board and dry erase board. He said he’d lay on the bed while they played. The little ones stayed downstairs with the rest of us. About an hour after they went upstairs, Aunta says “we should have given them markers to draw on Mark’s face because I’m sure he’s asleep.” About 5 minutes after that comment, Mark comes down the stairs with Isaac thrown over his shoulder and mumbles something about needing to clean him up. That’s when we noticed Isaac’s feet were bright red with paint! Aunta and I ran up the stairs to find Madeline and the art they had been working on.

Isaac’s work station. He was working on footprint art, and doing a fine job I might add.

Hard to see, but little red footprints that lead across the room to the bathroom where he’d gone to wash his feet off.

We asked Madeline a couple of questions. (I love that these kids are at the age where they just tell you what happened.) The story went… “We found the paint in the art drawer. Isaac opened the package with the kid scissors. I did this art (pointing to the blue paper on the table). Isaac did all that (pointing to the red on the carpet). Oh, and I glued those papers to the wall. (pointing to the opposite side of the room where we hadn’t even looked yet)”

Blue walls….art glued to them. Thankfully only a couple pieces.

You’d think I’d be upset, but really what can you say? They were having fun, and Isaac was doing art which I have to beg him to do. We did discuss asking an adult first next time, using the paint trays,  and how glue is forever. But in the end, the carpet came clean, no one was injured, and it’s an amusing story!

We ended our weekend with a quick dinner for the kids (the adults ate a late lunch).

And then a trip to the ice cream store.

I think everyone thoroughly enjoyed our relaxing weekend! We always have a fun time when the cousins come to town, and miss them as soon as they leave.