lovin' the weekend. 24/7.

Happy Monday, Friends and Family! How was your weekend? Ours was great. Thank you for asking. I mean, how can a weekend go wrong when you start it out with a date and amazing cheesecake?! That's right. Luke and I got a babysitter for the munchkin so we could enjoy a little Saltgrass. It was delish. We told Monica {our babysitter} that we wouldn't be out long since we were just going to dinner and maybe a little shopping afterwards. You know you're lame when it's 7:30 and you don't want to head home just yet because a) you told the babysitter to put your child to bed at 8 and b) like I said, it's lame with a capital "L" when you can't think of anything else to do.

We ended up at Target to get a baby gift for a cousin that's having twin boys. Let's all share a moment of silence so as to say a short prayer for these two. They're gonna need it! Right, Elena?

I have to say that I cannot remember the last time Luke helped me pick out a baby gift. Oh wait. That's because HE NEVER HAS!! We may have to make a tradition out of it because he is hilarious. For example, while he visited the little mens room, I headed over to print out their registry. When I turned around he was sitting in one of those motorized wheelchair thingys as if he was going to use it. Yeah. Right. He wanted me to hop in the basket. To which I said,

Think again, crazy man! Paying for one of those after I break it is not in the gift buying budget.

Luckily I convinced him to use the two good legs God gave him to head over to the baby section with me. Can I just say that I hate trying to match the items on a registry to an actual Target item? It's completely stressful. I realize there's probably some kind of bar code I could check, but honestly, where's the fun in that? So there we were. Perusing their list and trying to pick out the perfect gift.

Sidenote: I love to give gifts almost as much as I love receiving them. So this was a big deal. My head was filled with thoughts along the lines of: what will they really use? what was a lifesaver for us? {can't believe it's been that long!!} Meanwhile, my husband is picking up breast pumps and suggesting we just "grab one of these for Amber." Uh, no.

One of the items on the list was a pack of five plain white onesies. Yes, only one pack. For twins. You should probably know that Amber and Jon are the lowest maintenance people I know. Seriously. They make me look like Paris Hilton. In other words, they're good people to hang around with. So Luke said,

Well. They're gonna need more than that!!

Well said. And thank you, baby expert! However, I couldn't bring myself to box up a couple of packages of plain white onesies. I'm gonna leave that up to one of the practical aunts. In the end, we purchased onesies with designs on them, pajamas, pacifiers, pacifier clips {because HELLO! babies love to drop those things on filthy floors!}, and Goodnight Moon. The best book ever! All in all, it was a humorous trip and we walked in the door right after Monica had put Austin to bed.

Saturday I headed up to Austin with my parents and Claire for a baby shower. Our cousins Jenny and Aaron are having a little girl in March. Oh! This month. The guys went to eat while the girls mingled and oohed and ahhed over little girl things. It was a fabulous time!

Sunday, we went to church and just hung out around the house. It was great to have some down time with Luke and Austin even though little A was more sensitive than I've ever seen him! It was one of those situations where you just want to get in bed and start all over. A reboot, if you will. I guess we all have days like that and yesterday was Austin's day!

Now. Before I go, I would like to end this post with a list of things Austin has told us lately.

{after listing the items in his lunch at school} ...and raisins. {pause} Raisins make me poop.

Mommy! Boys love dirt!!

Daddy, there are lots of trees here, right?

Me: You're right, Austin, there are.

Austin: No, Mommy! I'm talkin' to Daddy.

Luke: Yes. There are lots of trees here.

Austin: Mommy, would you like to say somepin?

{before naptime} Mommy? What are the rules?

You have to lay still, be quiet, and close your eyes.

Austin: Ok.

It's Jon! It's Jon!! Look...Jon!

{said while pointing to a picture of Muhammad Ali in Pizza Hut. Clearly, we're doing something right because Austin doesn't see color.}

Gosh, I love that little boy. He's talking more and more everyday. I love that he has such a joyful spirit and a deep love for his family.

Hope your week is off to a great start!