TGIF!!

What a long, brutal week at work!  Coming down from the birthday celebrations last week coupled up with a water main break at work on Monday, a power outage on Wednesday, and Parent-teacher conferences on Thursday evening, I'm exhausted.

I needed a normal evening with my family.

You know?  The kind of evening where Evan is walking all over the house, chasing Sean's soccer ball, trying to put it over the gate.

The kind when you say, "I'm gonna get you!!" evokes a smile like this one followed by giggles and the sound of his little feet running down the hall.

One laid-back evening with Monsters Inc. playing in the background and Sean re-arranging the couch cushions until they all end up on the floor and he begs to play "mosh pit".

One where we made a simple dinner of grilled marinated chicken, grilled corn tortillas, fresh salsa, and shredded cheese for some delicious chicken fajitas.

And one where the boys worked off their meal by cutting the grass because it was long overdue.

Simplicity can be such a beautiful sometimes.  The kind of evening where enjoying the unusually warm weather we're experiencing this October, outside, with no toys = finding fun in the Halloween decorations.

And now with two loads of laundry in the wash and two sleeping angels upstairs, the kind of evening where editing pictures, updating my blog, and writing thank you cards from Sean's birthday party is just what I needed.

Sometimes less is more.