We Love Our Weekends

As most everybody does, we love the weekend. We don't have to do anything spectacular to have a nice weekend. As a matter of fact, the lazy weekends are usually my favorite. We are pretty lazy on Saturday mornings. It's our only morning for all of us to be lazy, so we enjoy it. I usually try to make something for breakfast. Growing up, my mom was amazing. She always made a homemade breakfast for us on school days. One day I hope to carry on the tradition when I have school-age kids, but right now I only cook on the weekends. :) I'm hoping one of these days Andy will have the desire to replicate his father's french toast. Then Andy can be the chef on the weekends and I can cook breakfast during the week. Anyhow, this Saturday I made breakfast burritos. Pretty fancy, huh? :) Rachel has never been that big of a fan of eggs, so I made her oatmeal. Well, I was only able to get halfway through my breakfast burrito when Rachel decided she wanted to finish it off for me:

Rachel seemed to enjoy her first breakfast burrito, so maybe I'll have to make them more often! :) Andy and Rachel also did some yard work this weekend. Rachel has turned into quite a Daddy's girl. She loves to have her daddy around. They spent a good hour in the backyard playing and doing some work as well. Rachel has always loved being outside. And she's more than willing to help with any outdoor chores. She loved helping her Grandpa Michaelson this past fall with his many outdoor projects! It was fun to see Rachel helping out her daddy this weekend. Saturday evening we were actually able to have some fun web cam conversations. Both ends cooperated and we were able to see and talk to both sets of grandparents. Rachel was really cute and enjoyed seeing her grandparents. Here's Rachel playing peek-a-boo with Papa and Grandma Smith:

We were able to talk to both sets of grandparents for a good 30 minutes each! :) Hopefully our web cam luck continues. We purchased Rachel some shoes this past weekend. They are her first pair of Dutch shoes. She loves them because they are sparkly and she can easily take them on and off. Here's Rachel looking so cute in her Sunday best, thanks to Grandma Michaelson: Rachel insisted on wearing her yellow sunglasses, so before we headed out the door to church she grabbed them. Too cute! Rachel absolutely loves church. She loves going to nursery and playing with all her friends. We have the sweetest Nursery leader who does such a wonderful job with the little ones. We all love nursery, but not necessarily the germs that go with it. So, here's a picture of Rachel washing up after we got home from church. She loves to get up on the counter and wash her hands! :)
We had such a nice weekend! It's nice to have Andy home and to spend time together as a family. I love the help and Rachel loves the entertainment! :)