Weekend Recap: I Love Moms!

Happy Tuesday and Happy 20 Months, Ben!

I continue to be totally behind on my posts, but I'm going to at least partially blame this on the fact that I am having technology issue after technology issue lately.  Another part of the problem is that I have more photos than (my computer and) I know what to do with.  I'll have to continue working on these issues!

On to the weekend!  I heart weekends.  On Saturday we went to music class and Ben was feeling extra cool as he walked into class with his shades on.  It seems like he was feeling like he was invisible, but that was actually working against him because he got so much attention in his sunglasses.  Actually, that is probably what he was going for.  ;)  It must be terribly hard being a total stud.

After music class, I went shopping with my mom and Anna for the day, so it was a boys' day for Benji!  I definitely missed him, but he kept mighty busy without me.  He went to the park, fed the ducks with Papa John, learned how to swing a bat with his other Papa, went to Culver's, went shopping with daddy, and of course had plenty of time to play with his hoop.  He opted out of a nap (again!) on Saturday and was not crabby one single second!  Andy and I couldn't believe it!  Andy looked like he was overdue for a nap by the time I got home.  Ben looked like he was ready for another round of fun.

My mom, Anna, and I had a successful shopping trip at IKEA and at the outlet mall.  I bought Ben this cute little play bed, and he was quick to put Ernie right to sleep, complete with one of his own "nee-nees."  No sooner did I tell him how nice he was being did he steal his nuk back, throw Ernie to the floor, and hop in bed himself.  He has this sly little smile whenever he has his nuk when he isn't supposed to, and it is so hard not to laugh.  Stinker.

Luckily Ben went to sleep nicely because we had a very busy Mother's Day!  He was so excited to give his gifts!  Disclaimer: I did a terrible job taking pictures on Mother's Day.  I do not have any pictures with Ben and me, my mom, Andy's mom, Andy, or really of anyone else besides a few with great-grandma.  I am kind of sad about it because we have such amazing moms to celebrate!  Sigh.  However, this was the only bummer of our day because the rest of the day was PERFECTION.   Ben did a great job making art work for everyone, though of course I do not have any pictures of the final projects.  :)  Trust me when I say he worked very diligently on each and every gift.  I think his favorite masterpiece was the bird feeder he painted for Nana.

We started our day by going to Mass with my mom and Auntie Anna and Uncle Joe.  This was her Mother's Day request.  She is easy to please!  Andy and I had our parenting class that we didn't want to miss, so my mom took Ben to see my Nana, his great-Nana, with the rest of the family.  I know my mom loves Ben, but I felt a little bad that she was Benji-sitting him AGAIN on Mother's Day.  Just another one of the billions of reasons that she is the BEST MOM EVER.  The next stop was brunch at my cousins house.  As soon as Andy and I arrived, Ben ran up with a beautiful bouquet of dandelions and little purple flowers that he had picked with my mom.  He was so so so excited to give it to me and I was equally excited to receive the fistful of weeds amazing flowers.

After a delicious brunch, it was on to our next stop of the day, my Grandma's house for lunch.  Ben got to see his beloved cousins again and he was pretty much in heaven with all of the attention he was receiving.  I thankfully got a few pictures of Ben with Great Grandma right before we left.  He was being silly, but we still got some cute shots.

Finally, we topped off our day with Andy grilling out a fabulous meal.   I don't think I say it enough, but he is truly AMAZING.  I seriously cannot keep up with him and I am so blessed to be married to him.  Ben and I napped (on accident for me, but still) while Andy cleaned the house, prepared chicken, fish, and pork plus sides and appetizers galore, and made everything perfect before his parents arrived.  I also forgot to mention that Ben made me a beautiful picture at school and he and Andy gave me a gift certificate to receive a MONTHLY massage.  Perhaps the best thing was the homemade card that they made listing all of the things they love about me.  I could not love them both more than I do!  Thank you for a perfect day!