A Great Start to a Great Weekend

Our great weekend really started yesterday with news that my brother Tim and his wife Shawna welcomed their first baby into our family. My new sweet niece, Bell Nora, was born yesterday morning weighing in at 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Tim assisted Shawna in the delivery of their daughter at a midwife birthing center in Portland, Oregon. I know it was a life-changing day for them. Mama and baby (and daddy) are doing great!

Last night I realized that Dawson does not have school today because of Parent Teacher Conferences. I opted out of conferences because my extremely smart son ended up with 6 A's and 1 B in his first quarter back as a public school student. I am very proud of him and didn't feel the need to go see all of his teachers at this time.

Because he got to sleep in today I thought, "Why not let us all sleep in?" He is currently STILL sleeping in, and so is Eli. I am laying in my bed with the three dogs drinking coffee and blogging. Brynne is watching "The Incredibles" in the living room. My kids are back into that movie again, for some reason. She is also trying out a new iPad app from the creators of Stack the States, Stack the Countries, Presidents vs. Aliens, and Rocket Math called Monster Physics. These apps are the GREATEST and my kids know so much because of them.

We have plans to take it easy the rest of the day, and just go to the park for some nature study later in the afternoon. And we have NO OTHER PLANS for the weekend, and I couldn't be more thrilled! I am going to get caught up on housework, do some reading, some lesson planning, and watch some television. We might get our pumpkins carved. It's my kind of weekend! Other than church on Sunday, we probably won't even leave the house.

Sounds like a great weekend to me! Do you have any fun plans?