Saturday is a Special Day

We had an absolutely beautiful day on Saturday. Denver has incredibly whimsical weather, so despite it being the middle of January the temperature was in the mid-60′s. We decided to take advantage of the day and spent a good deal of it outside.

But we started the day with Brandon’s delicious homemade bagels. When we have our act together, we have a weekly tradition of having whole wheat bagels and smoothies on Saturday morning. As Brandon was putting the bagels in the oven we realized that we didn’t have any cream cheese so the kids and I took a quick trip to the store.

Shhh…don’t tell Brandon but I got the kids a donut at the store. It keeps them quiet.

Of course, the point of getting the kids donuts is to bribe them into sweetness and compliance but when Sylvie finished hers and wanted to eat George’s and was told that this was not going to happen, this is what I got:

When we got home the bagels were ready and we sat down to a wonderful breakfast.

William especially loved the smoothie!

After we were finished the kids headed outside. I should take just a moment to say that you will see several remarkable outfits that Sylvie picked herself. We start with this one which I call “ballerina grunge”:

And here she is in our dying peach tree:

George took advantage of the beautiful day to do a little outdoor yoga.

I was able to capture this video of all of George’s sweet moves.

Then George got distracted by these creepy crawlies

And he found a wasp nest which he thought was just about the coolest thing ever!

William spent some time helping his daddy fix the fence.

The kids had a great time playing outside and with each other.

Speaking of, I caught his little interaction on film.

The look on William’s face there is priceless. He’s completely betrayed.

And now it’s time to introduce another Sylvia outfit. This one is called “Recapturing Youth”.

Perhaps you noticed the sticker on the back of her pants. If you blew this picture up you would find that the sticker reads “18 months”. Yes, those are William’s pants that Sylvie insisted were hers. A few minutes later decided that this outfit was not complete without a little French flair.

We have a lot more work to do in the backyard as it is currently ripped to shreds. Tomorrow our peach tree will be cut down and as soon as the snow melts from the predicted blizzard that’s coming, the dead bushes and grapevines/nightmare trellis will be removed as well. And, of course, there are the giant blocks of cement that for some reason the previous owners decided to bury in the backyard?! I am seriously considering turning their last name into a substitute swear word but my mother taught me better.

Regardless, I love having a backyard to enjoy with my family and I think it’s important for the children to see me carry around 50 lb. blocks of cement so they know not to mess with me! in all seriousness though, I have been so much more appreciative of the small, simple moments I get with my children, they just seem magical right now.

Life is precious.

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