Our Saturday

It has been kind of a lazy, but fun Saturday so far today.  Daniel and I (and Maggie) are going out on a date later tonight, so that should be fun.  Here is what we have been up to so far today...

The kids love to read.  I read to them quite a bit each day but my favorite is how they will actually go off and read by themselves for like an hour at a time!  It is so great, for many reasons (including giving mom a much needed break), but in particular because I can tell they just really love books.

Ellie likes to show Owen the fun things she sees in her books and Owen is always there and eager to learn from her.

Maggie, she likes to sleep during the quiet book-reading time.  She always sleeps with her face planted straight down.  We aren't sure how she breathes, but she seems to manage.

When Ike hit, I bought a bunch of crafts for the kids to do in case the electricity went out, plus I figured it would be fun to do them together.  The electricity never went out, in fact, we never even got a drop of rain, so now we get to use our fun crafts on Saturdays.

Owen built a Rocket ship mobile.

And Elise made a butterfly mobile almost entirely herself.

Elise and Maggie showing off Owen's mobile because...

Owen fell asleep on the floor.

Not really sure where we should put these mobiles, but for now they are hanging above our trash can.  I figure they'll end up there anyway sooner or later!

Maggie sporting a glitter sticker from Ellie's craft.

Ellie playing with her (pantsless) dolly.

Righteous child.

Magdalyn having fun in her exersaucer.  She likes it a lot more now than she used to, but always manages to fuss right as we are putting her in just to make her point that she would rather be held.

Not pictured are Daniel and I who spent much of the morning organizing closets, pantries and other needed areas.  We had hoped to work on the garage but it is getting put off again.  Is it just me or is everyone's garage like their "dirty little secret"?  It is such a mess.