Images from the weekend

Friday. Boys' night out meant girls' night in with a brand new bottle of OPI's "Pamplona Purple."

Saturday was awful.  We were all so ornery.  No pictures, just imagine tired parents and tired children.

 Sunday. Just before waking her up for 1-4 PM church.  I hate waking sleeping babies.

  

After church.  She's not sleeping, just playing a silly game.  She was remarkably cheerful considering her twenty minute nap.

 Then the three really wanted to take a picture with each other. Can't argue with that.  They're pretty cute.

'Bout time we two were livin' out a lovely dream come true.

Friday afternoon: Leaf jumping, leaf throwing, and a little bit of leaf raking.

Friday night: Opening night for A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre.  So amazing.

Saturday: The raking of a billion leaves

Not pictured: A trip to Costco, a couple of trips to Home Depot, changing kitchen light fixtures(which kept us up until 3 AM), and watching The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.


I had never seen that movie before, but I'm a huge fan.  Mei Li is the biggest fan.  She's been pretending that Joe Carder has been writing her love notes, and she gets embarrassed when I ask her about it.  I'm trying to act like it doesn't bug me.


I learned on Friday that a girl in Stephen's class wants to marry him because "he's cute and he likes my shoes."  He doesn't seem to notice that she like-likes him.


This week is going to be so busy and great.  Stephen's turning four, we've got family coming into town, and I'm going to make my first turkey.  Last week, I started panicking about all there is to do, but I calmed down when I remembered that it's all happy stress.


I'm not sure what young people envision their life to be after they are married and have kids, but I would guess they don't understand completely all the hard work that is involved.  But it's this hard, important, and happy work that has made our dreams come true.  I'm so grateful for all of it.