Memorial Day Weekend 2018

Another three day weekend has come and gone and I can definitely say I'm sad to see it go. I so look forward to "extra" days off work because it always means extra time spent with my little guy! I hope all of you had a great Memorial Day Weekend as well! I so appreciate the men and women who served and died to give us our freedoms.

On Friday, I ran a few errands after work then spent the remainder of my evening pulling weeds. I'm pretty sure my flower beds hate me. Can you tell a difference between weeds and plants in the picture below? Nope, me either....

Brayden also spent the majority of the day with his grandparents. Those hands in his pockets, though...I just can't handle this kid sometimes!

Sadly, Jason had to work the weekend (although he was off on Monday), so on Saturday morning, Brayden and I enjoyed a special breakfast of Mickey waffles!

We also visited Chuck E Cheese for the first time for a birthday party! (I hadn't been since I was seriously 12?)

This kid had the time of his life! He loves loves loves pushing buttons and being around all of the games!

I've never experienced a party here and after seeing it all, I think it might be a great idea for the future!

On Saturday evening, we had dinner with Jason, then went for a spin on Brayden's new tricycle! He kept his feet on the pedals for a while with us pushing so I'm hopeful he will figure this thing out pretty fast!

For church on Sunday, we dressed in our red, white, and blue best!

We also enjoyed a lazy rest of our Sunday and I'll admit I stayed up a bit later than I should have on Sunday night trying to finish Once Upon a Time. Oh well, it doesn't happen often and I did manage to finish the finale...and I might have cried for like the last five minutes of the show. Whoops. Anyone else?

Brayden's first day of swim lessons fell on Memorial Day, so we were up bright and early for those! His lessons will continue the remainder of the week and I can't wait to see what he learns from them! Brayden LOVES water, and my main concern is the fact that he has no fear of water. He also doesn't know what to do with himself once he goes under, so I'm hoping she can help teach him some of those things!

He was so worn out from fun times in the pool that he had no trouble falling asleep and he took a nice, long afternoon nap!

During nap time, I spent a good couple of hours in the pool, just hanging out and reading a book. Downtime with me hardly ever happens, so I made sure to make the most of it while I could! It was so incredibly relaxing and I made a mental note to do this more often!

Yesterday evening, we ventured off to Jason's Uncle and Aunt's house for a BBQ! Brayden quickly became BFF with their dog, Brody. Brody let Brayden and his cousin Judah just hug him and lay on him...he was SO sweet!

Finally, we all had the chance to spend a day together, and it was a great one, I might add! 

Now it's back to the grind tomorrow. Three day weekends are never long enough and always leave me wishing for one extra day. I guess that's how it goes with any time off of work but still...I do love holidays!

How was your Memorial Day Weekend? Did you spend time with friends/run a race/eat delicious food?

Father's Day Weekend 2017

This past weekend was jam packed with family and fun times! I so appreciate weekends like this one and the fact that we have the opportunity to spend time with our families. Hug your peeps and spend time with them as often as you can!

Before the weekend began, I stopped by a brand new little juice-joint down the road from work. The options all sounded delicious and I couldn't decide which one to order.

My mom went with a peach smoothie and I had a blueberry one. I can't wait to return to try something else!
 

We also spent a little time with my long-time friend Jane and her sweet little girl!

Brayden and her little girl are only 6 weeks apart and so adorable together! It's been fun to watch them grow! Their fist picture together was at the 4th of July last year!

Precious.

On Saturday morning, we had breakfast with Jason's family and we had so much fun! It was great having everyone together to celebrate the special men in our lives!

After leaving Jason's parent's home, we went straight to my parent's house for a crawfish boil!

His outfit worked for the occasion! :)

Until Saturday, we hadn't eaten crawfish this year, so this was fun!

This seems to be our yearly tradition - as we've done a crawfish boil each summer for the past several years!

Delicious!

My brother and sister-in-law brought a Cookie Cake for my dad and Jason! That cookie cake was DEVOURED and didn't last long!

A few of my favorite dads!

Brayden also had his first taste of cookie cake and he was smitten!

He kept asking for more! Hah!

After dessert, we played a few games including "Say Anything" and "The Game of Things"! These are always fun, especially with my crazy family!

Last but not least, I have to show you my  new outfit! So, Kohls posted an adorable outfit on their Insta story last week and I loved it so much, I decided to try and hunt it down. It didn't take long for me to find both the top, bottom, and shoes in store...and I had a bonus 20% off coupon! I was so excited! Since Brayden was born, I haven't purchased many new outfits for myself, so this was a fun little splurge! Thanks, Kohls....this is proof that advertising works! :)

I hope you all had a great Father's Day Weekend! How was yours spent?

Memorial Day Weekend

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Happy Memorial Day! Before I get into my weekend, I would like to give honor where honor is due. Our military is truly a special group of people and we would not be here today without the sacrifice that so many of them have made. On this Memorial Day, let us remember and honor those who have given their lives so we can be free. It truly is a sacrifice I don't take lightly.

My long weekend began on Friday around noon. We had an early day off work which was nice! I stopped by Wendy's on my way home to pick up lunch for Jason and I - and I happened to notice a new salad on their menu! 

The Strawberry Mango salad was REALLY good! It might be my new favorite!

On Friday night, Brayden and I attended a 1 year old birthday party for a church friend. The theme was centered around baseball and it was adorable! I loved it!

Bonus, I also got to hang out with one of my best buds, Kenzie! It was great to see her there!

On Saturday morning, I met up with my friend Heather for my first run since Tinker Bell. I decided to take a short 2 week hiatus from running (we all need a break sometimes) and although it was a nice break, I was ready to get back into it!

I haven't completely stopped doing any form of physical activity though - I'm still on the Tone It Up bandwagon for now!

The weather on Saturday morning was just plain gross. It was about to rain, so a heavy, thick, humidity hung in the air which made it hard to breathe.

We still knocked out 5 miles which wasn't too bad for our first time to run together in a while!

After returning home, I played with Brayden for a few minutes, then made breakfast.  

A recent favorite here lately has been an "egg in the hole" where you cut a circle out of a slice of bread and cook the egg inside. It's pretty tasty and was perfect for a post-run breakfast!

Brayden was determined to get into that puffs container no matter what! 

I spent the rest of my Saturday afternoon watching LesMiserables! The music had been stuck on repeat in my head since Tinker Bell!

On Sunday morning, we got ready for church and enjoyed a breakfast of Mickey waffles! A friend of mine alerted me to these in the grocery store and I couldn't pass them by because.....hello......Mickey waffles!

After church, Brayden took a really long nap, then we enjoyed a few slices of pizza together. This is the first time he finally got the whole feeding himself effectively thing. Up until now, he would grab handfuls of food and try to shove them in his mouth which would either lead to him choking or  leaving a mess on the floor! Needless to say, I was a proud mom last night!

Madalynn and Pixie were just waiting for their chance for a bite to fall - but not a single one did!

Today, we are not planning on doing much! A run will hopefully be in the cards this morning followed by a shindig of some sort with my family. I'm making an angel food cake red, white, and blue dessert that looks super tasty!

I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Holiday Weekend #3

I hope this Christmas season has been a great one for you and your family! As you know, I've been documenting our weekend adventures through video and today I'm sharing weekend #3 with you! It's hard to believe we've already been through three weekends and only have one more to go before it's officially Christmas!

Throughout this vlog, you'll find my first post-baby half marathon, our church's production of The Grinch, and a little down time at home!

Enjoy! Merry Christmas!

4th of July Weekend 2016

Happy 4th of July! I just love this holiday...it makes my patriotic heart happy! Thank you to the men and women who have put their lives on hold and given their lives for our freedom. I can't say it enough...your sacrifice is appreciated and doesn't go unnoticed!

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My little family really enjoyed spending our 4th of July weekend together! It began on Friday with a visit to the home of one of my longest and best friends, Jane!

If you remember, we were pregnant together and our babies are only six weeks apart. It's fun getting them together and watching them grow!

I think they are going to be great friends! Well, they kinda don't have a choice! Hah!

This was one of three 4th of July outfits Brayden owned...and he had to wear them all throughout the weekend, of course!

Even the rice crispy treats were patriotic!

On Saturday morning, I went for a run (more on that in my Fitness Friday post) and Jason made breakfast for us after I returned home!

We had delicious Mickey waffles with Joffrey's coffee...in a Disney mug, of course!

Do you know you can purchase coffee like they sell in the Disney parks online? Well, you can! Head over to Joffrey's website to check it all out!

Saturday afternoon brought about a long awaited treat - a crab and crawfish boil! My dad always does an excellent job with these and they didn't disappoint!
 

This was my first time to have crawfish this season and probably last. Unfortunately, we are on the very tail end (no pun intended) of crawfish season here.

After crawfish, we stopped by TCBY for dessert! Yum!

On Sunday morning, Brayden got all spiffed up for our church's Patriotic Service.

I just love his outfit! (This is outfit number 2! Number 3 will be worn today.)

My two favorite guys!

The road in front of our church was lined with flags and it was a beautiful sight as always!

I also helped out in the coffee shop and we had shirts made for the holiday! I just love it!

This year's patriotic service was hands down one of our best yet. Although we are still in our kids building due to a recent flood, they still managed to make this service a memorable one.

At the end, they played the Armed Forces Medley and members of each branch walked up to the front with their respective flags as their song was being played. Afterward, they lined the back driveway and we had the chance to shake their hands and thank them for their service to our country. I LOVED IT!

My red, white, and blue fam!

 After lunch on Sunday, Jason and I made last minute plans to catch an afternoon showing of Finding Dory! We hadn't been on a "date" in...gosh...at least two months so this was a nice little getaway!

Our town recently opened a Movie Bistro and it has been all the rage! We LOVED it and I'm pretty spoiled to the super nice comfortable and reclining seats!

Now THIS is how you watch a movie!

I hope you all had a great weekend, too! There's not much going on here today, I'm just going to enjoy my day at home with my baby! 

Have a wonderful and safe 4th! 

Any special plans today?