October Weekending

the weekend starts when principal daddy walks in the door on friday afternoon



i like to plan out my next week on friday evenings in the family room when we are all in there



love my planner



first i look at the big family calendar and write out everywhere we have to be all week in those little rectangles



and then I put in my to dos (laundry, clean the house, enjoy/decorate my house) {one per day, even though I work in the two schools this helps me stay on top of my house}

i plan out one week at a time but i can't wait to get to these thanksgiving stickers



on saturday morning after group viola class, anna baked cupcakes



in the afternoon we hiked up here



with lily (from china) and her dad {same orphanage, same 14 months, same awful room}



it was so so good to see them



love how sweet teenage lily is



look at that carpet of leaves



i just have to be outside each weekend, even for just a little bit





a little decorate your own cupcakes afternoon











and we carved pumpkins (those pictures tomorrow, i think) and got ready for halloween...

Quote of the Weekend "When I get to Heaven, I'm going to ask God to show me a bunch of colors I've never seen before" ~Anna Baker (no, she's not color blind, which is why when I overheard her say that to her sister, I thought it was beautiful... because for sure God MUST have more colors up there)

Photo of the Weekend I love



Moment of the Weekend
{titled 'The Perfect Saturday Night'}