January Weekends

 There's something about just hanging out around here after the craziness of the holidays where there is something going on every single minute.  The first 2 weekends in January we had absolutely no plans and I really quite enjoyed it!  These pictures are mostly from the second weekend in January.  Zack went on a long business trip and then a weekend quail hunt with his dad.  I was happy for him to be able to go and also really enjoyed the time with the kids.  Here is Dalton on Saturday morning with his new Nerf gun.  (Thanks, Mimi!)  He really loves it!

A little arts and crafts at the kitchen table...

Eggs and bacon for breakfast followed by movie time!  This is our usual Saturday morning routine when we don't have other plans...relaxing!

More arts and crafts...this time coloring!  Dalton is really doing well with coloring and staying inside the lines. Anna loves to scribble in her Hello Kitty coloring book!

 Saturday afternoon we went to the park, and then Sunday I put on my game face and took the children to church.  It was my first time taking them by myself and I was a little apprehensive about it but it turned out really great and I was so glad we went.  Dalton is loving church and making lots of new friends there which warms my heart.  I decided at the beginning of the year that if we were at home on the weekend we were going to go to church-no excuses.  So far so good!
After church and lunch at Newk's, we came home and played outside.  The weather was oddly warm for January so we had a great time playing baseball and Anna enjoyed riding her Flintstone car and pushing her babies around...

Batter up!

We drew all kinds of beautiful drawings all over the driveway and sidewalks :)

 Here are some photos of Anna with her baby.  It is SOOO cuter how she loves her dolls.  She will pick them up just like a real baby and cuddle them.  Last week Mrs. Graham came and brought her a little bottle and she loves trying to feed them with the baby bottle. 

Carefully putting Dolly in her stroller

What a beautiful day for a stroll, Dolly

She must have gotten fussy...Anna wanted to pull her out and carry her :)

Meanwhile, Nerf gun action continued the following day....here he is loading up some ammo!
I sure do treasure these weekends where we are just at home...sometimes no plans are the best plans of all!