Weekend Recap: Dates & Father's Day Celebrations

I'm due to post about Josh's 18(!!!!) months but I have yet to take the pictures, so a weekend recap post it is.  We had such a busy but awesome weekend.  Andy and I actually went on TWO dates this weekend--that's unheard of!  I first have to start by saying that the boys have such a good life!  They do fun things everyday and even though I would love to be able to be with them more during the week, I am blessed to know that they are in good hands.  My mom watched them for 24+ hours, starting at 8:00AM on Friday morning.  They went to story time at the library, out to lunch with ice-cream, and then swimming after dinner.  In between all of these activities, they also had plenty of time to play and take a nap or two as well.  Like I said, they have it good!

Perhaps the best part is that they both slept through the night for Nana and Papa John!  (Even if Josh ended up sharing a bed with my mom…)   Look at those sleeping angels!

Meanwhile, Andy and I were out enjoying our night out!  We went to the residents' graduation and then went to our favorite little wine bar.  If only I could have enjoyed a glass of wine…  I did get to enjoy cheese and my favorite truffle popcorn, so I was a happy camper. :)  We were tired but wanted to make the most of our free night.  It was soooooo nice to be out!  And outside at that!

I had big plans to sleep in the next morning, but unfortunately I was up before 5:00 and couldn't fall asleep again until almost 7:00, and then I woke up again at 8:00.  I'll still take it!  These guys were up around 6:30, which is pretty darn good!  Joshy has the best bed head in the morning!

We picked them up early because we had plans to volunteer on Saturday morning.  We joined the cutest service organization for kids and they have monthly projects that we try to participate in when we can!  This month's was a little different and we learned about people in wheelchairs and made a craft to decorate the spinal cord unit at a local hospital.  This was right up my alley given what I do on a daily basis.  :)  They read a "Little Critter" book about people in wheelchairs and then listened to a presentation by Bryon Reisch, a man who sustained a spinal cord injury due to a slip and slide accident while in college.  (I believe he even went to Marquette!)  He is in a wheelchair now and encouraged the kids to ask questions.  Ben had such great questions that he didn't want to ask Bryon, but he stumped me a few times on our drive home!  It makes my heart to happy that Ben is so accepting of people who are different, "because we are all different but we are still the same, momma." 

The only orange one.  Of course he picked orange!

Look at that name writing-- all by himself!

The boys squeezed in some naps before it was time for Hannah and Emily's birthday party!  I should add that it was HOT this weekend, so you better believe the boys were excited that they got to bring their bathing suits to the party.  This slide/pool thing was pretty fun, even if the water was approximately 2 degrees above freezing.

The water was a little too cold for Josh.  Nice try Uncle Joe!  I was happy to stay inside in the A/C with Joshers!

We were actually able to get a picture of the 4 of them without Joshy screaming!  He wasn't happy and didn't last long on Hannah's lap, but it's better than usual!

It was bedtime by the time we got home, which was good because we had LOTS of Father's Day plans on Sunday.  Ben woke up bright and early and came down to our bed, as he often does.  He always comes on my side of the bed and Andy often doesn't even hear him.  I reminded Ben that it was Father's Day and he had to remember to say "Happy Father's Day" when daddy woke up.  Well, he couldn't wait that long and got a huge smile on his face and said, "I'm just going to tell him right now!" I'm sure Andy wouldn't have minded if we let him sleep a little longer, but he also loved being woken up by a big hug and happy wishes!  He was so excited to give Andy his gift that he had made at school and hidden for the last month.  Our first destination of the day was going down to the lake to visit my dad.  Look at that spread!  Auntie Anna went all out!  I'm getting hungry just looking at this picture again….

Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of our next celebration with Andy's parents.  This is probably because I was SWEATING the whole time.  We went to the beer garden and there seemed to be no breeze and it was like 90 something degrees outside.  The boys were hot but happy to play nonetheless!    After the beer garden, it was time for Andy's Father's Day massage.  The boys and I cooled off for awhile while Andy enjoyed some R&R.  I would never last somewhere that is HOT year round!  (At least not when I'm pregnant!)

Last, but not least, Ben and Josh went to Auntie Anna's apartment and Andy and I went out to dinner.  Auntie sure spoiled these boys!  Ben was beyond thrilled to get these shin guards from Auntie.  Joshy too, even if they went above his little knees. :)

Proof of Ben's love for his ORANGE shin guards (he also got a new orate golf glove from Auntie):  

It was still like a million degrees at this point, but that didn't stop them from going to the park to play!

Andy and I had a delicious, indoor/air-conditioned meal that included lots of chips and salsa.  It was nice just to chat and not have to worry about getting 2 kiddos to eat!  Love this guy and I'm so thankful for all he does for our family.  The boys could not have asked for a better daddy!

That pretty much wraps up our weekend!  We are going on a little road trip this weekend and I'm both excited and terrified to see how the boys, especially Josh, last in the car for 5-6 hours!

32 Weeks (6/20/2016)

I missed 31 weeks, but these weeks just go so darn fast!

How far along: 32 weeks!  BUT I WROTE 33 WEEKS ON THE CHALKBOARD!  Haha!  It's kinda like 33 weeks since I'm having a c-section at 39 weeks, which must have been what I was thinking since I've been saying I have 7 weeks to go.  Either that or I'm just sleep deprived and have pregnancy brain.  OOPS!
Maternity clothes: You bet!  Dresses everyday!
Best moment this week: We had so much fun celebrating all of the dads in our life!  Ben was so excited for Father's Day!  Can't wait to see Andy be a dad for baby #3!
Sleep: The boys took turns waking up in the night last week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nada!
Labor signs: Nope.  I think I've had a few Braxton Hicks contractions.
Exercise:  No DVDs with no sleep!  Boo!
Looking forward to:  I have an ultrasound this week!  Can't wait to see that little face!!!  (But still don't want to find out what we're having.  We've waited this long, might as well wait a few more weeks to officially hear that we are having a boy!)

Weekend Recap: It's SUMMER

It might not officially be summer just yet, but our weekend could not have felt more summery if we tried!  I haven't taken my 31 week picture yet, so a weekend post it is!  Plus, it's only Tuesday and I could use a little weekend reminder. :)

We kicked off the weekend with our first swim at my cousin's pool on Friday night.  Josh loves the tub and he has loved when we went to a water park and kiddie pool in the past, so we thought he would be equally excited about this pool.  For whatever reason, he was a little hesitant at first.  It was hard to get him to smile without tickling his feet, but by the end of the evening he was a true fish!  Uncle Joe and Auntie Anna even met us there.  Ben didn't have time for photos!  He was going down the slide (with his puddle jumper on) like a champ!

We did not want to stay out too late because we had to get up early for Andy's quarter marathon on Saturday morning!  We had gone to the expo earlier in the week and the boys made signs (that we forgot to use) to cheer on Andy during the run!  Watching them color is one of my favorite things!  Ben is getting so good at actually writing letters and drawing things and Joshy is just so intense when he colors.  He LOVES markers and coloring on everything.  Stinker!  What they didn't love was that lion! Joshy crawled over the table to me so quickly!

Andy rocked his first quarter marathon!  The boys loved watching him!  It made me miss running and I hope to run it next year.

Andy had a little time to recover before it was on to zoo class with Ben!  They learned all about hippos and Ben was totally in his element!  He was so proud of the hippo costume he made and Andy said he was just enthralled the whole time.  Good thing because I signed him up for a few more classes throughout the summer!  Joshy too!

I can't remember what we did on Saturday night, but I bet it involved going to bed early after that busy day.  I should also add that it was H-O-T HOT on Saturday, like over 90 degrees!  Too hot for this pregnant momma!

On Sunday morning, Andy and the boys went to Andy's parents' house to help plant some trees, so I had a nice, quiet morning to myself.  I ended up doing laundry and cleaning, but it was nice to not have extra hands helping undoing everything.  After they got home, we went to our old church's festival!  Ben loved it, of course!  He could not get enough of the sports games!  He even won a 2L bottle of ORANGE soda for having the fastest pitch of anyone 6 years old or younger.  27mph!

Joshy was napping in the car with Andy for a good 45 minutes before they joined us, and Ben was so sweet in picking out prizes for Joshy, including these cool shades!

After Josh woke up, we headed over to the ping pong fish game!  They were both so serious about throwing their balls.

Neither of them actually got a ball in the little bowl, but they both came very close and Josh even got one in the big fish tank in the middle of the table.  Somehow, they both walked away with a new fish!  Even more amazing, they are still alive 3 days later.  I'm pretty sure that did not happen last year!

After the festival, it was definitely time for a nap!  Josh had already napped, but Ben was out and woke up just in time for….. the ice cream truck!  It was almost dinner time, but it was the first time that the ice cream truck made an appearance on our street, so we couldn't pass it up!  If ice cream truck doesn't scream summer I don't know what does!

The weather was in the low 70's (i.e. perfection!!) on Sunday, so we decided to use a gift card that we had to eat dinner outside.  It was wonderful.  The boys were well-behaved, good eaters, and happy little guys.  There was a guy playing guitar while we ate and the only thing that would have made it even better is if I could have had a glass of wine or a summer cocktail of some sort! ;)

And I think it is worth mentioning that we all survived over a week with my mom being out of the country.  This is Ben modeling his new shirt from London.

That's our weekend!  Almost half way to next weekend!  We might need to have a mini half birthday party for Joshers!  Lots of fun plans to look forward to!