I can fondly remember when weekends were "downtime".

Now? Not so much. In an effort to keep our kids active, have some time together as a family, get some exercise ourselves and maintain the close contact we like to have with our families and friends, we've come to understand that leisure time no longer involves "vegging".

This coming weekend is always a soccer-free one for us due to a big tournament using lots of the fields, so we usually have a quieter one than usual.

Let's see what a quiet weekend looks like:

Friday

5pm Family picnic at school
6pm Soccer practice for Nolan
7pm Soccer practice for Jamie
7pm Softball game for Dave

Saturday

8am Do groceries, as Carly's home sick with a fever today, making this chore impossible at its scheduled time
12pm Kirkland Day festivities at a local park- we love this! Air bounces, face-painting, wall-climbing, etc, all outdoors within a very quick bike ride from home
2pm Carly & Nolan going with my mum to see "Up" and then to her house for a sleepover
4pm Opening Day bbq at the summer pool
6pm Synchro Team placement for Jamie

Sunday

9am Our niece's first communion, then a family lunch
10am Softball for Dave
(**I got a sub for my BodyPump class at 10am...**)

1pm Birthday party for Jamie, Carly & Nolan

Not so bad at all! This is the first weekend of spring/summer we haven't had to pay a babysitter to help us get everyone where they needed to be on time.

Must be the lack of soccer.