Weekend

Weekends for us have kind of devolved into tag-team naptime.  Ry and I take turns spelling each other of the kids while the other tries to catch up on sleep.  Tess relishes her time with Dad.  He usually takes her to the park or on a long walk and they often end up getting a smoothie together.

This Saturday, Ry took Tess to a mini golf course at one of the parks by our house.  It's closed for fall and was actually flooded during our recent hurricane. Tess was pretty thrilled when Ry pulled out his golf clubs from when he was kid so they could play the course.

Tess is getting braver at slides and more terrified of everything else.   Every morning she wakes up in tears because "she doesn't want to go to school on another day."

Today she cried all morning because she didn't want to go to church or Primary or her class.  She cried all during Sacrament Meeting because she would miss me in Primary.  Her tummy hurt, she was sick, she was too sleepy, she needed to stay in bed all day long.

Ry had to sit with her for all of singing/sharing time and then help her to class.  She gets nervous about the transition time when they go to class because of all the chaos in the hallway.  "I don't want to line-up after Primary.  It not my favorite.  I get lost!"  She hasn't needed this much help in Primary since the start of the year.

After a tough week, Tess at least got to spend some fun time with her Nana and Papa on Friday.  Nana helped us pick out some fall decorations for our house, pumpkin included.  We are now the proud owners of Tess and Drewsie scarecrows.

If Tess looks a little puffy in this picture, it's because it was taken in between crying fits this morning.  Nothing like a pumpkin to take your mind off your worries.  At least for a little while.