Country Livin' at its Finest!

We had another busy but wonderful weekend.  I spent all of yesterday in meetings, running errands, and attempting to restore "order" to the house... AND I cleaned "green" again.  Well, here are some hi-lights from the past week...

We had some "hairy" moments....

Colby before (not sure if he's EVER had this much hair on his head in his entire life!)

Colby after (Apparently this is his new big kid "tough smile". LOL!)

And then one day I tried my hand at french braiding.  Chloe was so engrossed in her movie that I decided to give it a try.  I definitely KNOW I have a LOT of practice ahead of me, but it's not terrible for a first attempt. (Right???)  However, I think it's going to be a while before I try it again.  My fingers were so cramped and tangled... there is bound to be an easier way!  I am definitely open to suggestions!

Although it was a bit breezy, we had wonderful weather this weekend.  We decided to make the most of it and try out the new kite the kids got for Easter.  Boy, did I completely forget how hard it is to fly a kite!!  I was exhausted after 30 minutes of trying to get it to stay in the air so I let the kids have a whirl at it.  They had so much fun!

However, the "fun" was taken to a completly different level the next day when Jarred & I started working on the sprinkler system.  What started out as digging in the dirt, quickly turned to this....

Which causes children to look like this....

(Note: This is AFTER Daddy had been attempting to wash them off for about 10 minutes!!!)  Let me tell you I was THRILLED about this.  My poor, poor washing machine.  I have added it to my prayer list for strength & endurance so that it wont quit on me!  As you can tell, the kids were completely miserable and absolutely "devastated" too.

I suppose I should get used to this.  I have a feeling this is going to be a regular thing living out here.  I guess it will warrant an excuse to go to Target this week to buy "play" clothes to save us all some grief!  See, there really IS a silver lining to every rain cloud! LOL!

 

After getting cleaned up it was time to "hunt" for bugs and other yucky creepy crawlys.  Needless to say I'm now required to "save" all plastic containers for future homes for these little critters.  Ugh!   However, I personally love that they wear their rubber boots everywhere!!!  Apparently it's a Country Kid Club "thing".  They crack me up! 

However, the really great news is after a LOT of hard work, the sprinker system works!!!  Yeah!  And yes, look real hard and you'll see... guess who.. yup, that's right, my kids out in the middle of the yard getting wet and muddy all over again.  I think they averaged 4 outfits a day this weekend! Geez! 

This weekend also marked the end of another soccer season for Colby.  We really enjoyed getting to know all the families on his team and look forward to another season together in the fall.  Way to go Avengers!!!

And, even though it's technically Tuesday, here is Meal Plan Monday (one day late). LOL!

Monday: Grilled Chicken, Garlic Rice Pilaf, Snow Peas with Almonds (we didn't have this last week and it was super yummy!!!)

Tuesday:  Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Broccoli & Cheese

Wednesday: we're supposed to have a date night... so I'm thinking fish sticks are on the menu for the kids

Thursday: something with ground beef... trying to figure out something new, we'll see.. I have spaghetti as a back up plan. 

Friday: Grilled Sausage, Cheesy Corn Casserole, Green Beans