What a weekend!

This is what weekends were made for.

We kicked it off by going to a wine/beer tasting in Cedar Rapids on Friday night, and stayed up at the Marriott on Friday night. That was the 3rd night we have spent together, away from the boys since 2004. It was much needed!

Saturday we spent all day outside, and I did get some peace and quiet for an hour or so around noon when I got them both down for a nap. That didn't last long, when I figured out that Tyler wasn't sleeping at all, but redecorating his room for me. Yikes. I'm still looking for the nail that he pulled out of the wall when taking one of his pictures down.

We had a birthday party for one of Tyler's friends, later in the afternoon, and spent the evening with the neighbors sitting by a bonfire.

Today we re-landscaped the front yard. Actually, Kyle did most of it while I did grocery shopped (BY MYSELF!), and attempted to put the interior of the house back into some sort of shape. It's amazing how it gets destroyed so fast!

It's amazing just how nice and successful a weekend feels when the weather is nice outside! It was absolutely gorgeous, and we enjoyed every minute of it - as did the boys. Connor was out at 7:15 tonight, and Tyler fell asleep in the chair with Kyle just after that. We had him in his bed by 7:30.

I'm pretty sure Kyle isn't going to make it much longer either...