Weekending

This is how I kicked off my weekend:

Yep. Painted my nails "Peacock" green.

(My mother is mortified right now, I'm sure of it.)

But I tell ya, the bold color on my fingernails must have translated into a carefree spirit somehow because I had such an incredible laid-back weekend with a variety of friends I haven't seen or hung out with in a LONG time.

But first things first, I have to brag on Payton for a minute.

His class had their Mother's Day Poetry Cafe on Friday morning and it was so precious.

The kids all sang "You Are My Sunshine" (handmotions and everything!) in unison.

 Then we were escorted back to our child's seat and treated to some breakfast goodies along with our child reading us their poetry booklet.

They even made a Mother's Day poetry card and a flower made out of tissue paper. So sweet!!

 

 Of course he wrote a poem about his bunny...

...and how good he is at Minecraft.

(at least I know that he's "not a bad guy"). :)

Each of the students also read poems aloud to the class. Payton did a fantastic job. I was almost in tears, which isn't surprising. He's such an awesome kid!

That afternoon, we had a little "car wash" in the driveway.

Parker and I have read the book, "Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash" about 20 times in the past few days and I said, "Why don't we make our own car wash?" and that little boy got SO excited!

Really, all it was, was a bucket and a sponge with some dish soap. But when you add a garden hose and a toy car... it's a car wash baby!

Of course it didn't take long for the big kids to want to join in the fun too.

And after all the toy cars and bikes were clean, they all decided to lay down and enjoy a popscicle.

That evening, we went to a neighbor's house for a BBQ. We haven't hung out in a long time, so it was so much fun catching up and watching all the kids swim together. I didn't snap any pictures while we were there, so you'll just have to trust me that we had a great time. :)

Saturday morning, Brian took the boys to Dunkin Donuts and then to his office so I could sleep in. {He's such a good hubby.}

Later that morning, I took Payton to Cracker Barrel to meet up with my friend Rachel and her daughter, Lilly. (Brian kept Parker so we could actually eat and talk in peace & quiet).

We had the best time. Payton and Lilly laughed so hard they both practically couldn't breathe. It's so fun for me to see them together. They've been friends since they were about 2 and it never matters how much time elapses between our visits... they just pick up right where they left off. Like no time has passed at all. Fortunately, Rachel and I are the same way. We had such a great time just drinking coffee and catching up all morning.

The rest of the weekend, I got to enjoy my sweet friend Amy who was in town for her Doctorate graduation! (Hello... SO smart!!!!)

She used to live here in Tampa, but moved to Wisconsin last year due to her husband's job. We were SO excited to spend some time with them while they were in FL.

She has 3 darling little girls and she rented a beach house for the week to celebrate her amazing accomplishment. We were invited out to the house to let the kiddos play together...

...and play, they did!!!

 

This was all the kids on Sunday swimming together. They had an absolute blast!

Parker was thrilled to get his hands in the sand.

And Mommy got to soak up the sun on the beach for a few minutes too.

Happy lady right here...

So, I sit here tonight, writing this post. Side-by-side on the couch with Brian, a glass of red wine sitting beside me and candles lit on the table in front of me. Both of us with laptops in our laps, happily clicking away... I think:

 "Man... what a great weekend...filled with great friends and awesome memories. This is the way weekends should be."

And with that, I say, "Goodnight!" so I can encourage both of us to turn off the computers and enjoy some snuggle time while we catch up on our DVR.