making the most of one day off

we have one day off as a family. monday. that's it. with the exception of about four other days during the year our family only has mondays off together. no saturdays kickin' it at the pool. no sundays hopping from church to brunch to friends' houses. no nine to fivers in our house. so mondays. in between school and homework and bedtime routine it's our day off. so usually anywhere we have to go we go together. here's how we celebrated our one day weekend:

harper sports her first hoodie of the season because this morning was so cool and crisp and fresh we wanted to cry.

making dinner means we all help with cooking or kids. annika and harper catching up.

tom smoked whole chickens on the grill just to make all the neighbors jealous.

annika seasoned the tomatoes and the table is set with sunflowers from the garden. we also grilled corn on the cob and gunter made herb garlic bread with herbs from the garden.

yes, we could have ordered pizza, made macaroni and cheese, or made sloppy joes, and sometimes we do that. but today we made the most of our time, the season, and our kids' ability to make their way around a kitchen. and we enjoyed an amazing dinner together. because hell if we get everything else wrong, we're gonna get this right. food is our language. it is our love. and our table is where we express it. and if we died tomorrow we'd die knowing that we all went to bed happy, full, and proud of what we'd done.

because today, nothing else matters.