Friday - the kids had a t-ball game after school. We went to dinner with the family of one of her classmates and got everyone to bed super late.
Saturday - got the kids' homework done and packed before heading downtown for our staycation. We met the boys' godparents for lunch and then on the advice of L's boss took them to a few museums, rode the Metro, and had dinner at the hotel.
Sunday - tried to take the kids to the hotel pool, but the pool was so cloudy that you couldn't see the bottom and the hot tub was green (this reminds me, I need to send Hilton a note about this..) so we headed out and went to Lowes to get flowers and hit the mall to get the kids haircut and I finally caved and bought a pair of Danskos. I've been trying to avoid spending that much money on a pair of shoes, but my feet have been giving me a lot of trouble recently so Happy Mothers Day to me. Went home and watched a movie while the kids played and then went to get yogurt and hit up Target. L finally succumbed to the cold she is getting and watched a movie with the kids while I did dinner/got ready for the week. We watched "The Impossible" after the kids went to bed and once again, I cried my eyes out. We really need to stop watching these tearjerkers.
I am so excited that I am working a 2 day work week this week!
Friday - There was a lot of confusion about what to do for Mexican Mother's day, we were going to take J's mom out to dinner but she was in a funk and didn't want to celebrate so we ended up having the IL's over for dinner. I took A to her dad's house, came home and everyone was still here. J and I went to bed when everyone left, I didn't sleep well.
Saturday - I cleaned a bit, took the kids outside to play. We had a lot of behavior stuff happening with Owl so it was a stressful day. J and I settled down for some Netflix after I put the kids to bed, we discovered Breaking Bad and watched a few episodes before going to bed. Bad night of sleep again.
Sunday - We picked A up early and went to the store for dinner supplies. J dropped me and the babies off at home and took the big girls to get Mother's Day gifts for MIL and I. I did some dishes, made something to eat, and put Apple down for a nap. When J got home, the big girls gave us our gifts and J gave me the gift she had just bought, a hammock and a new book - I LOVED IT! J put the hammock up for me while I folded laundry, then kicked me and the big girls out of the house (to relax/play respectively) while she prepped for dinner and battled behavior with Owl. I felt so guilty lounging and reading like I didn't have anything better to do, it was such a lovely way to spend a couple hours though. I got nauseous from the heat so we went inside, the girls played in their room while J and I watched another episode of Breaking Bad. The IL's came over so I put a kids movie on and went to help finish dinner. We ate and I took the kids outside to burn off some energy/free up some space inside. Everyone ended up outside later as it cooled down, I had to go back inside to put the kids through showers and baths. IL's left around 9:00, we watched another episode of Breaking Bad, I showered and went to bed where I knocked out and slept like a rock.
Good, and busy. Friday afternoon Jen and her dad took the kids swimming at his hotel's pool, then they came back here and did the bedtime routine together while I ran out and got takeout pizza. After dinner and some chatting, he headed back to the hotel, Jen went to bed, and I stayed up until midnight doing food prep for the party while watching The Vicar of Dibley (thank you, Netflix).
Saturday morning was a slightly tense whirlwind as we tried to finish getting ready for the party, but of course we weren't done in time, even with my mom and sister showing up 45 minutes early to help. Oh well. The food came out all cute and tasty, and mostly healthy too. Everyone ate and played with the babies, and we opened presents slowly, as they latched on to each thing and it was hard to get them to move on. Jen's dad did a fantastic job of picking out toys for them, I was pleased and touched. After that we gave them their cakes, which they proceeded to festively smash. (Mister Baby got scared when everyone sang to him, and cried, and it was adorable. I felt bad for him, but dang it was cute.) We put all three babies in the bath afterward and put ours down for naps. After everyone else left my mom and sister and I played croquet. We met Jen's dad for dinner at his hotel after naps and crashed early.
Sunday we had a nice relaxed morning and then my mom and sister and I had English tea (wheee tiny sandwiches) and went to a house museum overlooking the city. It was beautiful, and a nice, low-key thing to do together. Later Jen and I took the babies to Build-a-Bear to get their birthday bear and rabbit. My sister made meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner and we played Skip-Bo until she had to drive back to school. Lovely weekend.
Post by seattlekari on May 13, 2013 13:49:21 GMT -5
Friday: E's dad took her to a birthday party after school and she ended up asking to stay the night there. I ran some errands on my way home and then did some laundry and chores at home before crashing for some much needed sleep.
Saturday: Got up and did a few chores and had FaceTime with A before she went to bed (she worked all weekend). E came home and we got ready for a photo shoot at the park. From the ones I saw on his camera along with the ones of E by herself, he got some great shots. I can't wait to see the proofs. Afterwards we got some groceries and headed home for pizza and a movie night.
Sunday: I was awoke to E thumping downstairs at 7:20am. Shortly thereafter she was in my room with a piece of bread with butter, a banana and some orange juice for Mother's Day. It was very sweet and she was so proud. E's dad had left a planter they had done together on my porch along with cards and some eclairs. We FaceTimed with A for a bit and then went to brunch at a favorite local place. It was a wait of course, but better than having to cook and do dishes! Afterwards we stopped at the local cider/farm stand place and E got a pumpkin seed from a fair award winning pumpkin of 1,246 lbs. The farm is having a kids competition in the fall for the biggest pumpkin. We'll see if we can get it to grow. In the afternoon we had calls with my brother, my folks, E's paternal nana, etc. I cleaned the aquarium and showered and then we cooked dinner for our neighbor with a new baby. We had a good time in the kitchen. E was tucked in by 8:15 only to wake up at 3:30 this morning from a bad dream and restlessly falling out next to me. Coffee is not helping today.
Post by ballandchain on May 13, 2013 19:41:51 GMT -5
We celebrated my birthday with my family on Saturday, a couple of weeks early because we're going to be on vacation for the real thing. My wife made one of my favorite dinners, my sister made me a s'more cake, and I got some presents. My dad told us he had his thyroid tested for cancer because they found abnormal cells in it -- it came back negative but they are testing again to be sure. It's a little nervewracking, especially since my mom died of cancer 10 years ago.
Sunday was kind of lazy, kind of productive, which is what I needed. Nothing interesting.
Post by bluedaisyus on May 14, 2013 11:40:16 GMT -5
Well crap. I posted my reply in the "what are you doing" thread, and then deleted it thinking I had C&Ped it and could just repost it here but apparently I didn't. Okay, let's see if I can remember what I said...
Friday we decided we're not putting Disney World off any longer and looked into our options.
Saturday the boy and I hung out and played while my wife worked. After she got home we looked at some more things and called to put a deposit on our trip. In the evening the boy and I went to my mom and sister's concert while she stayed home and napped. She headed out to work around 11pm.
Sunday we tried to go out for a Mothers' Day breakfast, but the boy wanted to eat at home in our kitchen so we did. My wife made pancakes while we looked at more Disney stuff. We made all of our dinner reservations for the trip, packed him up for his trip with his Grandma and Grandpa, and I cleaned the kitchen. Then we played. We went out to dinner with the ILs, and then they headed off with the boy and we headed home and watched a movie.
We took yesterday off too (Sunday was also our wedding anniversary and we wanted a day just us to celebrate since we haven't had a lot of time together, especially alone). We slept waaaaaaaaaay in, then went out for brunch and disc golfing. We went home and cleaned up, then headed back out for dinner and games at D&B. It was a much needed day of fun.
Friday - I spent a good part of the evening in L&D but got home in time to put my sweet little boy to bed and snuggle with my overly concerned wife.
Saturday - we had Red Sox tickets but I was on restricted movement and couldn't go into the city so I was able to make it to Hensmum's birthday party for her little boy! N had a blast. It was too cute to see him hanging with the big boys. I don't remember what we did Saturday night, obviously excellent. Oh! K gave me my Mother's Day gift early. A Japanese Cherry tree. We had the same tree in front of my dad's house growing up. It always reminds me of him. Such a wonderful gift. We planted a pink dogwood for our moms and my grandmother last year.
Sunday - we continued with our 3 year tradition of spending Mother's Day outside and planting..stuff. We started the day at K's opening day softball game. They lost but she killed it. Then bought a white dogwood, to go on the other side of our front yard (opposite the pink), and finished the vegetable garden and planted - lots. And planted 2 blueberry and 1 blackberry bush for N on our side yard. We finished up the day grilling and taking a walk. N was hilarious. We let him walk a lot of the way and he was running, shrieking, with dandelions stuffed in both hands. I wish I had my phone. It was wonderful. And then we had a fire in our bedroom. Thank god K smelled it when she did. The flames did no damage but we all had to sleep in the nursery and it sucked. No one slept all night long.