Summer Weekends

It was the kind of summer weekend where we packed lots in, got way less done than we had hoped, and stayed up way too late eating ice cream and playing outside.

Although I have this "need to get things done" way of thinking at times, I am trying to learn contentment with the leaving and letting things go...Summer days are not going to last forever, and the reality is, that laundry and dishes and paperwork and projects will last forever.  So I am learning the rhythm of getting things done but also being willing to push off the chores to enjoy the day or be with friends or watch a movie with my husband.  I want to be more concerned with making memories than having a clean house, and I want to be more focused on relationships than tasks.

Friday night we dropped off the kids at my parents, grabbed a quick dinner just the two of us, filled our cart with fresh produce at the grocery store without any children, and went to a party for some dear friends leaving for the mission field.

Saturday was full with a family birthday and sweet cousin playtime and a barbeque with our close friends.  Both events included hours of playtime outside, yummy food, and fun company.  We all loved Saturday.

Sunday brought a lovely morning at church, an afternoon of attempting to get things done but really, me unintentionally napping with Sophia, and Zach, wrestling with the boys.  We decided to walk to our local hot dog place for dinner, meeting a dear friend and her daughter there, and when we got home, instead of putting the kids straight to bed, we pulled out the bikes and scooters and had a romp in the yard and the street.  Micah rode his bike by himself for the first time...two stretches, one long, one short.  However brief it was, it was a victory, and I may or may not have bribed him with ice cream to try one more time.

It was a summer weekend to enjoy people we love...our children, our friends, and our family.

And I wouldn't have changed a thing.

We don't have pictures from the weekend (camera battery was dead...), but here is a very brief clip of Micah's short stretch on his bike...

Happy New Week!!