Weekending

We had a great weekend filled with various activities - most of which were enjoyed at home I might add. This is not something we get to enjoy often, as it seems our schedules are always so full on the weekends. Not that that is a bad thing, but sometimes it's nice to have a low-key weekend around the house (especially since I was nursing a bad cold).
I previously posted about Payton's 1st grade carnival that was held on Friday. Since I was volunteering at the event, my mom was nice enough to come into town to help watch Parker, and stay for a couple days to visit.
While Payton was in school on Friday, we headed to the mall for some fun with the little guy. It was pouring rain all morning, so the mall was the perfect spot for him to burn off some energy. Of course when you go to the mall with a grandparent, they let your child do all the things that you normally don't do because they cost extra money. Like...

Ride the carrousel:

 I was trying to get a good close-up picture of them, but the ride was over and all Parker would do is sign the word "more, more, more." He didn't want the fun to end!

And he got to ride the rides by the play area:

(e.g. Nana really put money into the ride, as opposed to me who usually just lets him sit on them and I make noise like they are really working.)

 Nana also got Parker a great set of Elmo books that he is now obsessed with:

On Saturday, Brian & Payton got to play in the Westchase Dad's Club Mini Golf Tournament. They were teamed up with another one of Payton's buddies and his father. It was such a fun event.

They had this portable course set up under the covered basketball courts at Payton's school. There were 18 holes and the kids really got into it!

 

Here is Payton & his team mate, Grayson.

(How cute are they?!?)

 We stopped by after Parker's nap and of course the little guy couldn't help but "get involved" too:

 Big brother trying so hard to pose for a picture. Parker was having nothing to do with it.

Here's the team:

 After the tournament, there was a food truck rally in front of the school. I was too busy to take any photos of it, but I wish I had. The food was SO good! If you've never eaten from a food truck, I highly recommend it. YUM-O!

After saying our goodbye's to Nana, we all rested for a bit and then headed out on a bike ride up to spray park in our little Village area. Again, no pics from this as my cold had now fully taken over and I was not feeling so hot. I ended up at the urgent care center fearing I had a sinus infection ($134 later, I found out it was just allergies/cold - I HATE MEDICAL INSURANCE!!! Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest.)

Sunday was also a low-key day - probably because when Mom isn't feeling well, the whole family slows down.

Brian was teaching the first service at church, so I was home with both boys. I guess they must have known I wasn't feeling 100% because they were little angels!

They actually sat on the couch together with their blankets and read books for like 20 minutes!!

 Notice Parker is looking at his Elmo books? He loves them!

 Of course the calm didn't last forever. But they did find ways to entertain themselves.

Like rolling up into blanket mummies:

 After church, Parker took a nice long nap and Brian took Payton out to run some errands. So I took advantage of a quiet house, and rested on the couch. I felt much better in the afternoon.

We even busted out the baby pool and Popsicles for a fun afternoon treat:

 This boy loves Popsicles!

Great tip: If you're going to give a 15-month old a popsicle, do it in a baby pool. All you have to do is rinse them off when they're done! No mess!

 It was just what the doctor ordered!

Aside from a bit of a runny nose, I'm finally feeling back to normal.

Thanks boys (all 3) & Mom for taking care of me this weekend. I love you!