Weekend

The boys are tucked in bed and I finally can get caught up from the weekend. Wes and I had a fantastic time in Michigan. He is a completely different boy when his younger brother isn't around. He was just a little gentleman and so well behaved all weekend. Yeah for him. We both had a lot of fun with G & G. It was cold and sunny (no rain/snow) but turnout for the sale was just average. I didn't sell any gourds...other than the one my mom purchased and that doesn't count. Mom and I did a little shopping and dad and I watched some sports. Yeah Tigers!
















I have a couple of pictures of Wes enjoying the weekend with Grandpa. We were out in the gourd patch today and couldn't believe how huge some of the bottle and kettle gourds had become. A few looked like there were starting to rot from the wet weather so my parents picked most of them after we left. Wes went from gourd to gourd informing us that "this is the biggest ever!"
















Connor and Chris had a great time together this weekend as well. Chris was able to do a couple of odd chores around the house (thank you) and Purdue won (thank you). This was a great weekend for each of the boys to enjoy some one on one time. They both have earned it.

On a sad note and a strong dose of reality. After getting home I was devastated to learn some horrible news about a friend of ours little girl. Paige is not yet 2 years old and has been battling a cancerous tumor in her brain. The poor little thing has gone through so much in the past few months with surgeries, chemo, loosing sight in one eye and now only to learn that within just days of removing more tumor it just comes back and is spreading. Why? So senseless! There isn't anything more that medicine can do for her and her loving family is having to spend their last days at home with her. I just want her to be better but it doesn't seem that her body is going to let that happen. We will be thinking about her, her big brother and her parents constantly tonight and the coming days. Cancer is a evil monster that doesn't spare even the most innocent. If there is one cure I hope to see in my lifetime it is for cancer! So tonight Chris and I had a strong reminder of how precious life is and how important it is to savior each day with our children. Hug your babies tonight! I know we couldn't help but hold them tighter all night!