A Three Day Weekend

It was a three-day weekend at the Hance house because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, and it was well enjoyed.  I don't know about you, but I have had a rough time getting back into the swing of things after the holidays!  We had a lot of household stuff to catch up on- laundry, dishes, cleaning...

But we also played 

and slept

and rested together on the couch... Yes, all four of us on the couch. :)

Joey snuggling his girls on the couch

Then, Saturday we took a quick road trip to College Station to watch Joey's sister, Jennifer, coach her 8th grade girls basketball team in a tournament.  We only went to one game since we couldn't leave the pups all day, but it was fun to see Momma Hance and Nana and Papa who also made the trip from Houston.

Jenn doing her coaching thing

Me, Coach Hance, and Joey

Me, Papa, Jenn, Momma Hance, Nana, and JW

Harley and Dakota got baths since the weather wasn't too cold, and they were pretty dirty from playing in the mud all week.  It was our first time to bathe both of them, and neither one of them like baths.

Wet pups pooped after bath time.

Joey got a rocket from his dad for Christmas and spent most of Monday assembling it.  He was so excited.  He kept telling me how impressed I was going to be when he was done and we could go shoot it off (not sure if that is correct terminology).  At the end of the weekend it was still lacking some finishing touches including paint.  Yes, this rocket is getting a red and black paint job.  So, he set it aside to finish later this week.

On Tuesday I was bragging about how great Dakota has been with her potty training lately and that she hadn't ever chewed anything up.  Well, wouldn't you know?  Wednesday after class Joey came home in the afternoon and was watching the dogs while I was still at work.  And, you guessed it... Dakota found Joey's rocket in the study while he wasn't looking and chewed a wing off.  He was so sad! 

Don't worry though, Joey shared plans with me this morning to buy extra wood material and craft a replacement wing.  I didn't marry a man who gives up easily. :)  Stay tuned for a report of his rocket launch.  It promises to be nothing less than spectacular.  I am headed to Dallas this weekend to help with a youth discipleship weekend at the Roush's church, so it won't be this weekend, but I'm sure it won't be long.