Off to the Races

What a great weekend we had! I can't believe it's over already.

Friday was this month's dinner and a movie. It didn't go off as seamless as I would've liked, but we made it through. This is our 5th month trying to do this, yet we continue to run into at least one obstacle on our special family nights. I won't go into detail about this month's issue...but YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE (Ty)!! LOL

Since it's so cold outside, we watched a movie set on a beach and where there were lots of Cool Surfer Penguins (as Jordie now calls them). The thinking was a nice sunny movie would somehow warm us up. NOT! Surf's Up was a pretty cool movie though. The boys seemed to like it....Jordan did anyway. Aaron can't seem to really focus beyond the opening credits, but we're working on him.

Start every meal with a prayer..

The boys had turkey dogs for dinner and I actually gave them a real treat for dessert. I was a little skeptical about giving them sugar so close to bedtime, but it was a special occasion so I let loose for once! haha They had Dibs.... 3 each (how's that for letting loose! haha). You know those new millenium slightly smaller than Bon Bons ice cream snacks... yeah those. They LOVED them!!

Dinner and a Movie got off to a rough start, but the night definitely ended on a high! There were no strong reactions to sugar, I was able to make a beef stew (delish, btw) while still spending time with the fam, and the boys were both in bed by 9:30 (with very little resistence)! WOO HOO! I'd call that a successful night.

Saturday is a blur. The day started with a sorority meeting about 800 miles west of South Southwest Bubmledoo....yeah, it was THAT far away! I was co-hostess, so I was supposed to be there 30 minutes early to set up. Uhhh, yeah, I got there 10 minutes late! LOL Soooo not funny, but the GPS truly led me astray and set me back like 40 minutes. I left my house at 8:45 and got there at 10:10. BUT, it only took me 45 minutes to get home - go figure! Okay, enough venting. I'll just plan better the next time.

The rest of the day was spent in the house - that is until Jordie called GG with the weepiest, saddest voice I've ever heard.
Break out the violins!

We ended up going to see the Lovetts so Jordie could visit with his GG. We get there and lo and behold, Tif is hosting a par-tay!!! Ummm, where was MY invitation!! haha Not that I'm taking it personally or anything, but shortly after we arrived, everyone else left......

Did I mention Jordan was asleep for at least the first hour we were there for his all important GG fix. Uhhh, yeah..homeboy was rocked! He finally did wake up...and surprisingly enough, in a good mood. He wakes up almost as cranky as me...

The boys and I spent ALL of today together...just the 3 of us. I miss those times. We had breakfast, lunch, programs, naps, snacks, games, etc together. Well, the boys had those. I had cooking, dishes, more cooking, cleaning up, drying of tears, diaper changing, Pop City threats, breaking up of fights, etc.

Ahhhh, SUCH a good day!!! :-D
My only disappointment is that I ran a little short of spaghetti sauce for my lasagna. I don't know how that happened, but at least it still tastes good (even if it is a little dry in spots). Speaking of food, I gave Jordan another ice cream treat today and he ate it like he never had it before (let alone 48 hours ago). And guess what......he didn't like it!! LOL He spit it out and everything. That boy is too much. He did decide to like it again after he saw Aaron salivating over the treat intended for him! Typical..

What else did we do? We watched 3 episodes of Backyardigans for Jordan and 1 episode each of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Handy Manny for Aaron. I forgot what cartoon overload feels like. Next time, we won't try to cram all the fun into one day....gotta spread the love out!

We played baseball (yes, in the house), we jumped, we colored, we did puzzles, we jumped some more, we played ring around the rosies and we ended the day with races. The boys LOVE to race. Jordan loves to run with Aaron and doesn't seem to mind at all that Aaron cheats. Aaron refuses to start at the official start line...he always gives himself a head start. I wonder where he gets that from (his initials should give you a clue.. lol).

...in their 'Ready' position

the cheater in action (check out that headstart.. lol)

Ahhhh, such a great weekend!!!!
Right now, Aaron is in bed and Jordan is on the potty. I can tell because he's yelling complete randomness while sweeping something across the shower curtain (a very distinguishable sound)... probably the toilet brush. Dad is on duty now so I'm not moving. He's got it covered. Besides, I've had more than enough fun this weekend.