Weekend Happenings

It's been a while since I shared a weekend recap here on the blog, and this past weekend was a pretty amazing one over here...so here we go!

Our weekend began on Friday evening at my mother-in-law's house for her birthday party! We had a great time celebrating with her and our family! Brayden also LOVES his cousins! It's so cute to watch them interact!

On Saturday morning, we attempted a re-take of Brayden's 2 year old pictures. Originally, the date for his session was cancelled due to rain. Instead, it was "added on" to his Easter session (for no extra charge). Well, home skillet was NOT in the mood for pictures that day which means we only got maybe one or two good shots. (He ended up taking a four hour nap that afternoon, so I think that was his issue.)

So, Jason and I set out on Saturday morning with Brayden for a little adventure of our own. He was a MUCH happier little dude that morning (back to his normal self) and we were able to capture several great shots of my little guy! Yay!

During nap time, I set out on a quest to pressure wash everything! During this time, the back deck, the entire back porch, as well as parts of the house were cleaned and I'm loving it! Everything feels so nice and refreshed now! We do have to replace a few boards on the deck and I will need to re-stain it but other than that, the majority of the backyard work is complete!

After nap time, we ate dinner then we enjoyed our first sno balls of the season!!

I had "The Little Mermaid" which is definitely a favorite and SO good!

Such a great day with my family!

The sunset that evening was gorgeous, too!

On Sunday morning, we headed to church. While driving there, this popped up in my instagram feed...

Funny, right? It was taken last Sunday! The story behind the photo? I said, "Smile! You're on Instagram" and he was like "Huh??" Too funny!

On Sunday afternoon, Brayden decided to be a nap rebel so Jason and I took turns doing things we needed to do while watching mr no nap. I took that opportunity to pressure wash the front porch as well as the side walk and apart from the awning around the rest of the house, my pressure washing duties are almost complete!

For a little while, Brayden was playing quietly with his toys, then I heard a lot of giggling. I couldn't figure out what he was doing so when I walked over to him, I saw this....

As soon as he looked up and saw me, he said "Uhoh!"

Yes, uhoh indeed! This kid cracks me up.

We really did have an amazing weekend and apart from not getting a run in (my own fault), I wouldn't change a thing!

How was your weekend? Did you participate in any St. Patty's day events?

Weekend Fun!

Hello Monday...we meet again!

The weekends always seem to go by so quickly, especially when a lot of fun events took place!

When the Astros World Series parade was announced for Houston on Friday at 2 p.m., I debated every in an out and up and down way for me to attend. Unfortunately, even though I had a half day of work on Friday, there was no way I would make it to Houston and into downtown to catch the parade. Instead, I watched live feeds from my cell phone! I was sad to not be there along with the projected millions of Astros fans, but oh well...it was really neat to see the live stream!

On Saturday morning, we were up very bright and early to attend a Princess & Superhero breakfast. A local dance club was hosting this as a fundraiser and we thought it would be fun to take Brayden!

He was super iffy about the superheros. He did give them a high five but didn't really want to....

The princesses, however....

He was enamored with these ladies, especially Sleeping Beauty's dress. We thought it would be funny to have a picture made with him in the middle of all of them. I'm sure he's going to be mad at me one day for this but for now, it's adorable.

Another trip we almost made was to WDW. I was initially supposed to be there this weekend anyway to surprise a friend running her first runDisney event but with the hurricane/cruise cancellation and rescheduling, this trip didn't work out. THEN the World Series parade was announced for Magic Kingdom on Saturday and we debated dropping all of our previous plans to attend, but there was just way too much going on this weekend. So again, I watched this one as live stream from my house!

After nap time, we went over to a local park that just opened this weekend. It's SO nice and a decent size for our small town and Brayden LOVED IT.

Yes, I'm aware that it's November and yes, it was in the 40's last weekend...but not this weekend! We had high's in the upper 80's here this weekend which was perfect for an afternoon at the splash pad.  He loved playing in the splash pad and didn't want to get out!

He also loved these new swings as well as another little play area where he could turn knobs and push buttons to his heart's content. In all, it was an amazing afternoon!

We arrived early at church on Sunday to drop Jason off for orchestra practice, so instead of waiting around for an hour and a half for service to start, Brayden and I went to Target to check out their Christmas collection!

He LOVED the trees with blinky lights!

Sunday night's service was very special for me as four young ladies I've worked with for a while now earned achievements in our Wednesday night program. They've all worked very hard for years and have come very far! It was a really special honor for them!

I hope everyone who ran Wine & Dine had a lot of fun this weekend! Seeing all of the social media posts and stories made me even more excited for January! Dopey, here I come!

How was your weekend? Anything exciting happen?

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?

Relaxing Weekend

You know those nice relaxing weekends where you spend most of your time at home just enjoying your family and peacefulness? Yeah...that's the kind of weekend I had and it was SO nice!

On Friday afternoon, I worked late and got home in time to ride with Jason to pick Brayden up from his grandparents house. We basically returned home, ate leftovers, and watched an episode of CSI Las Vegas. We are still trying to get through them all and are currently on season 12.

Saturday morning brought about cooler weather and my last long run before Rock n Roll New Orleans next weekend!

I met up with my running buddy Heather and we had a great run! I'm so looking forward to next weekend, too!

After the run, I enjoyed lots of play time and a little Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with Brayden! :)

He also had a handful of puffs after lunch! He sure does love those things! :)

I spent part of Brayden's nap time catching up on Runner's World Magazines. I loved the section of January's issue that talked about runners who had a cardiac event during a race and were resuscitated by fellow runners that performed CPR. I never want that to happen to me or anyone around me during a race, but I love that they are alive because fellow runners stepped in to help!

For dinner on Saturday night, we had Dickey's BBQ for the first time. They just opened here about a month ago and we wanted to try them out. It was really good!

Brayden enjoyed his peas, carrots, and beets, too! Haha!

We attended church on Sunday morning followed by lunch with my parents. After lunch, Jason and I went on his 5 mile training walk for the Enchanted 10K coming up in February during Princess Half Marathon Weekend. 

I couldn't pass up a chance to be out in the gorgeous weather! It was so nice outside!!

He did great and kept an awesome pace the whole time...I'm so proud of him! We talked the whole time and the miles really did seem to go by fairly fast! Brayden also missed his morning nap and was out for most of our walk. As a matter of fact, he's still sleeping now!

That's it for my weekend! I hope you had a great one, too! :) Happy Monday! Have a fabulous week!

Weekend Recap

Hello and happy Wednesday! I've attempted to write this blog post for two days now, but I kept getting taken away from my desk (and one night, sleep won out...I'm sure you moms understand what I mean with this one)!

So, this past weekend was a nice and relaxing weekend and I really enjoyed spending time with my two main men - my husband and my baby!

On Friday after work, I spent a little time with Brayden, then headed to a friend's house for a game night! We played Loaded Questions and Speak Out which were both hilarious!

While we were having fun indoors, craziness was happening outdoors!

Thankfully, we all made it home safely and in one piece!

On Saturday morning, I ran in the early morning with my friend Heather. We are both training for Rock N Roll NOLA and needed to get another decent long run in before the race. We decided on 10 miles for Saturday and had a great time! (More about Friday's run later!)

I also had my first slice of King Cake this weekend which of course had to be paired with a cup of King Cake roast from PJ's coffee! 

Saturday was a great mail day, too! Our Magical Express tags for Princess Weekend arrived! YAY!

In between Brayden's naps and lunch, Jason and I discussed, searched, and debated and finally decided on our 10 year Anniversary trip. We haven't booked it just yet, but we are going to sail on the Fantasy on an Eastern Caribbean itinerary.  The Fantasy is the only DCL ship we haven't been on, and we've never been to the Eastern Caribbean, so we figured this was a win win! I am so excited!!

Brayden and I spent a bit of time outdoors and he LOVED walking around the driveway! So much fun!

Afternoon nap time snuggles are the best!

We also had dinner with my parents on Saturday night which was a fun treat! We love spending time with them! :)

Sunday morning brought about church and more time with friends! On Sunday evening, we had dinner at a local pizza joint which was delicious!

Love my friends! :)

Now we are midway through another week and looking forward to another great weekend! I hope you have a fabulous one!! :)