Weekend Recap!

Another weekend come and gone, and to say we packed all weekend is

100%.completely.accurate. 

Our Friday plans of heading over to the Rand's for some fajitas and fun, changed and will have to be rescheduled, but it was probably just as well since we had so much to get done.  This is what our house looks like right this very moment:

This..

This...

And this...

It's ugly, friends, and the disarray is causing claustrophobia at its worst for me.  This too shall pass...as soon as we find somewhere to live.  We lost out...once again...on the Prosper home to another couple actually wanting to purchase it.  Did I mention we only have 13 more days until we move? 

Ryan and I did have some fun packing over the weekend while coming across old photos of the boys.  It's fun sharing pics with each other of our kids as babies since we weren't there to experience it together.  The boys had a few laughs as well seeing Ryan in his middle school year book and trying on my old high school cheerleading uniform.  I loved reading old emails and cards between Ryan and I...especially the emails we sent back and forth the day of our first date.  I remember something telling me to print them out...so glad I did. 

I think he had me when he wrote:

"If I seem a little nervous or shy, it's
because I am. =)"

Really?  A Man that can admit to being nervous? 

I was hook, line, and sinker, ladies and gentlemen, before we even spoke in person.

Flashing forward to Sunday, we were all in the kitchen, I glanced down at the little butterfly habitat, and this is what I saw:

Two of the butterflies had come out of their chrysalis, and 2 were just about to open...

AND ONE DID...RIGHT IN FRONT
OF OUR EYES!!!
Watch the one on the far left slowly emerging!

It really was one of the coolest things I have ever witnessed firsthand.  We sat there and watched in amazement...well...Carter got a little side tracked! 

The picture quality isn't very good, but check out the awesome colors on its wings...

And its tongue, which is called a proboscis...

It truly is incredible how they change from a tiny caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly.  I am so thrilled the boys were able to see it happen in person.  It's so difficult to time it right since there is no way to know exactly when the butterfly will emerge from its comfy little sleeping bag!  So cool.

We have another busy week ahead...is it almost summer...with more packing, sports, homework and Trysten getting his tonsils out on Wednesday.  Bless his little heart.  The boys were talking about it in the car on Friday, and T said, "Alli, why can't I get them out in like 7 months or something?" Preston answered, "Because you'd miss too much school because you'd get sick more and then you'd have to go to summer school and make all those days up." Trysten then chimed in, "Okay. I want to get them out now."

I kept reminding him of all the ice cream he will be fortunate to consume for several days post op.  That seemed to make it a little more attractive to him. =)

Hope your weekend was great too!
Have a fantastic week!!!