Go, Go, Goers!

After the craziness of last weekend, I've been looking forward to how quiet this weekend would be. Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey picked up Ava and G on Friday night, and we haven't seen them since.  The house has been so quiet - and we've been able to get so much done! My parents took us out for my birthday dinner on Friday night - yum!  We went to Porter Creek in Burnsville (never disappoints) and the weather was so beautiful, they had the windows wide open, so there was a fresh breeze coming through while we were eating.  So nice! Scott and my dad worked on our deck all day on Friday and Saturday, and they made amazing progress.  It's so nice to be able to walk outside of our kitchen door...into our backyard!  There's still quite a bit of work to be done, but the goal was achieved for this weekend.  The balusters are on back order, so the railings, steps, and concrete pad will come later! The lumber was delivered mid-week. Friday's progress:...

We've had so much family fun time this weekend so far, and it's not over yet!  Ava's before-school program hosted an "annual campaign thank you" event on Friday night...pizza and dodgeball!  As soon as we got to the school, Ava saw one of her friends playing, and jumped right into the game.  I wasn't sure if she understood the rules of the game, and I'm thinking I might be right - or she might be playing the system.  At one point, I saw that she was hoarding three balls so no one else could throw them.  It was total chaos, with the parents playing against the kids, and to be honest, I'm not sure who won.  I swear, there were hundred of kids, and maybe 10 adults.  Those kids had some serious skills!  Scott and I decided to stay out of the game, and protect our little G from being smooshed by flying balls.  And he was quite entranced by all of those colorful balls flying around.  One day, little guy, one day... When "we" got tired of d...

It's been a wonderful holiday weekend, filled with fun times with friends and family.  I had a chance to head out with a friend on Friday night and catch up for a bit.  At about 9pm, I hit my wall, and we both decided it was time to head home.  But, regardless, it was great to be out and enjoy a Friday night with a friend! Scott worked all day on Saturday, but when he got home, we packed up the kids and headed out to a nice dinner as a family.  G was a hit at the restaurant, as all of the staff kept coming by to say hi and check on him.  And he even got to practice his flirting skills with our cute, blond server.  Whenever she was around, he couldn't take his eyes off of her.  And he even yelled "HI!" at her from across the bar.  Oh boy... Today was a flurry of activity...the Easter Bunny came, and Ava was so, so patient, and waited until after G was up before really digging into her Easter basket.  G did really well and found 5 eggs on h...