Busy Weekend

We had a fun and busy weekend! Friday Austin and I were busy putting the finishing touches on his Valentine Surprises for Daddy and practicing yelling "Surprise!" for when he would give Daddy his gift. Austin made Daddy a beautiful piece of art by painting the sides of his fists and pushing them down on construction paper to make "Fist Hearts" and then we framed it. Austin also made Daddy some delicious sugar cookies with big dollops of pink frosting and handfuls of sprinkles!

On Saturday Austin was so excited to give Daddy his surprises he could hardly wait until we got out of bed! Austin loved his surprises too, he got a motorized bubble blower, colored pencils (he's always wanting to use Daddy's) and a book about opposites. Mommy finally got out for a haircut Saturday morning (I haven't had a haircut since August) and when I got back Austin presented me with a wonderful valentine pop-up card he made with a picture of him and a picture of Connor inside.

The FedEx lady delivered our new Hoover carpet cleaner on Saturday as well. We are in serious need of a carpet cleaning and after getting a couple quotes we found it was cheaper to buy a carpet cleaner than to have a service come out, and this way we can clean the carpet whenever we need to without ever paying again. The reason I mention this is because Austin loved the box it came in! He turned it into his own little house and we cut windows for him and he took his blanket and pillow inside. He even colored the box with his new colored pencils. He's been playing with it all weekend:)

Sunday we spent the morning in Flint. We went to the pet store so Austin could show us what kind of fish he wants for his birthday, and to figure out how much all the accessories cost. Austin told us he wants a blue fish, blue is his favorite color, and a boat to go in the tank. Then we went to the book store so that Austin could pick out a book since he reached his goal of 20 stars on his responsibility chart. He got The Little Engine That Could. Then we had lunch at the Olive Garden (thanks for the gift card Nana and Papa!), needless to say Austin was practically asleep in the car on the way home. After naptime Grandma and Grandpa came over to visit and Austin was sooooo excited! Grandma and Grandpa brought Austin more Valentine surprises too. He got a Little People barn set from Grandma and Grandpa and a cool train puzzle that makes sounds from Moesie and some treats of course. He was in seventh heaven! Grandma and Grandpa even got to go inside Austin's box house with him, it was a tight squeeze but Austin was having a great time!

Hope everyone had as great a weekend as we did!