Weekend Update

Welcome, Spring! Sunday was the first day of summer, but I FROZE my hind end off at flag football.... holy smokes it was cold out there! Didn't seem to slow down any kids though...

We decided to head to the beach for the weekend.  We hadn't been in a while and we were all craving it.  Clearly we love it down there-- it's good for the soul.

Eddie and Andy and Hank left Friday morning. I did popup and then had a hair appointment...I ran home and packed the car and got Bruce and went to check Cal out early from school.  We got a little snack and hit the road by 2:15.  I am listening to a new book and so far, I think I like it... I am not sure yet.  I'll report back on that later. 

We arrived right around 5:00 and this was our view:

 Tell me that wouldn't make you happy too...ahhhhh..... I swear to you, I drive over the bridge and take a huge breath- every single time I go over it- and I feel myself relax. 

You know who else loves it there? Hankers:

He was running around like a puppy the whole weekend.  It makes my heart happy to see him so youthful and happy with some pep in his step.

The boys were reunited and they were SO excited to see each other- ha! Maybe we need to keep them apart more often! They played hard in the driveway until it was dinner time.  

 Bruce wasted NO time getting filthy.  He rolled in dirt and ran around like crazy for most of the weekend. But he was happy!

Over in the corner of my mom's kitchen at the beach, she said she always envisioned her grandkids sitting there and reading books while she cooked.  I looked over Saturday morning to see Nug curled up with a book-- I know this made my mom happy...it sure did make me smile!

Eddie took these three over to the beach via the golf cart for a little running around time.  One of these clowns went in the ocean....

Three houses down from my parents house is this house:

Which Eddie's parents are buying!!!!!! EEEEEEK! We are all SO excited to have them so close to us and another house we can visit down there.  

We hadn't seen the house yet, so we went over to walk through it and we love it! So fun! The cheese ball in me can't wait to make memories with the boys there and at my parents house.  I have visions of the kids running back and forth between the houses and "sleepovers" and just so.much.fun!

The day was supposed to be a total wash out and when the rain started, we headed out to run a few errands.  We got out and hit a store or two and all of a sudden, the sun was breaking through and the rain was gone!

Eddie took Andy for a boat ride and when they came back, I seriously thought Bruce would get his head stuck in the porch watching them:

We spent the next HOURS out in the yard playing.  Their is a basketball court just down the street from our house and the boys wanted to shoot hoops so they drove their trucks over there with basketballs in the trunk:

They backed into some parking spots and shot hoops-- I could hear them from our house, laughing and talking a mile a minute to each other.  And then driving next to each other made me realize how close they will be driving REAL cars.... dear gracious.  

 The sun was shining and we were all outside soaking it up-- Bruce spent the majority of the day in the water and in the mud.  And repeat.  He was so happy...and so dirty!

Mom and I decided we better break out the bubbles...the day called for it! Love her and love spending time with her... and love bubbles too...

 We got out the paddles for paddle ball and mom and I were playing with a tennis ball while the dogs jumped up in the middle of us and the boys were our ball boys, running after every ball that went awry.  This went on for a while and I swear, the dogs were just going to collapse, they were running so hard!
Finally, the boys decided they wanted to play with us, so there went our game- haha.  Cal wanted to play doubles with me... I will go ahead and say he's my favorite doubles partner. 

We decided to take our boys and our bubbles for a golf cart ride! It was a beautiful night-- and the setting sun made it a little chillier....

 We did a loop around the hood-- Henry wanted in the selfie action too. 

We came home and ate and got the kids in bed- they were SPENT.  And, frankly, I had a big day with them and I was ready for them to go to bed too.... just sayin.....
They shared a bed on this trip and when I went to check on them, this is how they were: 

 Andy has one leg off his bed and Cal is alllll over the place.  Andy ended up falling out of bed around 11.  Of course he did. 

Sunday morning we woke up and it was chilly out! A cold front blew in and it was COLD! I made some monkey bread....

 and we packed up cars and headed home.  I took both boys with me and they were really good in the car for the most part.  I tuned them out to listen to my book (I am obsessed with audio books for car trips...!) and we made it home in record time. 

As we were pulling into town, I remembered flag football! We went in the house and carried everything in and then the boys changed clothes and we headed right back out to football! It was the last game of the season so there was an awards "ceremony" afterwards.  It was C-O-L-D out there and my feet didn't thaw out until late Sunday night... It was 43, but it was a damp 43... not to mention it was 85 last week...!

Here are the BULLDOGS!

They each got a trophy and if they hadn't received a sportsmanship trophy throughout the season (C and A had not), they got their medal too-- and they were pumped!

We have loved loved loved flag football and we can't wait to play again! It was such a positive experience for these two crazies.  I am glad they loved it!

One more week until vacation-- and I can't wait! I am starting to make packing lists... it seems never ending! Oh, and I still have to lose 10 pounds for the trip... riiiiiight.......


 

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Some St. Patrick's Day laughs...

 

Life Lately

We are just trucking along here...Eddie has been traveling for work, so me and the bozos are getting it done!

 Daylight Savings is SO not fun, especially when you have kids....holy cow.  But it does mean some added after dinner driveway basketball time.  Hard to be mad at that. 

And they are playing hard, so they are going to bed pretty easily, thank goodness.  Bruce too-- he tried to sneak under Andy's bed...I think he thought I couldn't see him.  Crazy eyes in the flash...

We've had some mega storms here lately.  Monday night, Bruce wanted to watch the lightning...I guess.  He loves to stand in the window looking out.  

The Bachelor season finale was on (ohhhh it was a good one!) and because of said storm, our TV went out.  I was about to cut someone when my sweet friend, Jackie facetimed me so I could watch it! True friendship :) 

 Thankfully, it came back on quickly and I didn't have to cut anyone.  Instead, Andrea and Jackie and I sent no less than 984 texts to each other throughout the show.  Can't wait for next season and our Monday night dates!

I go to the library about every 2 weeks.  I usually check out 20ish books and we read two a night and then I return them.  I have always been really good about returning them...but this time, I got the notice they were due, and I had something that day and couldn't get there,  I went the following day and tried to check out a bunch more books and got the notice I had been "banned" from checking out.  I went to the desk and had a $30 fine...whoops! She offered to "get it down to $25...but there would be an additional $2 fee for using a credit card." Lesson learned.  These clowns best enjoy those books!

I had to return one more book (I feel like I have been in this parking lot a LOT this week!) and Andy came with me-- we made a quick pit stop and I did a double take.  Why does he look so old? I kept looking at him at school thinking how big he's getting...and he just seems so old.  I am in the process of registering him for kindergarten and I kind of can't believe it....!

We also went to VOTE on Tuesday! There was a line, but it was worth it to wait in that line.  I have said it before and I will say it again: I don't like to talk politics on here, but I am so damn scared of Trump being our next president.  I am super into this election- I even found myself watch Meet the Press this weekend (WHAT?!?!) and getting so heated when I see how Trump treats people at his rallies.  It is terrifying.  And I can't complain if I don't vote, so you know what I did?? I voted! Andy was a great helper and earned that sticker!

We have started taking the dogs on walks every single afternoon.  I will try and do it without Andy, before I pick him up from school, but if I don't have a chance to, he hops in the trusty stroller (that I was ready to retire eons ago!) and has a little snack...

 I put in my headphones and rock out to pandora "thong song" station,

and have a dog on each side of me....

and we hoof it through the hood.  Everyone is much happier with this walk.  At first, I dreaded it-- walking both dogs is not easy.  At all.  They are big and they pull.  Walking them with a stroller is an added challenge...but I have come to really enjoy these walks! I swear, it's all the music....!

I made Pioneer Woman's Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole this week.... I thought it was good, and Eddie ate it without much complaint and commented it "wasn't bad...". Boys didn't love it, but they
ate it, so there. 


 Soccer was canceled on Monday for all of the rain we got-- those fields must have been soaked.  I am about to take the boys to the mall for some shoe shopping... they need new flip flops! Rack Room, here we come!

 

Do yourself a favor...

Do yourself a favor...

and listen to THONG SONG station on pandora.  Trust me.  My new friend Amy told me about it at a basketball game and now I am officially obsessed with this station.  Think of 90s rap: No Scrubs, Gin and Juice, Remix to Ignition, and on and on and on.  I listen to it every time I walk the dogs and I find myself singing out loud.  It's amazing.


Do yourself a favor....

and try the new spicy southwest chicken salad from Chick Fil A.  Oh my goodness.  I didn't add the tortilla strips and I got the Chile Lime Vinaigrette dressing (only 60 calories!) and it was sooooo good.  And it had a kick to it.  The name isn't lying.  It is spicy.  

Do yourself a favor...

and check out mommasgonecity instagram page.  I have posted about them before-- I can't take the cuteness.  She is so worth following for goodness like this:

 and this...

 and seriously?

 oh.my.word.

I can't handle it.  How sweet is this dog with his little face all mushed up next to hers? omg. 

 Do yourself a favor....

and make these muffins... oh my yum. And I feel like they are some what healthy-- with bananas and peanut butter, they have to be, right??

 Do yourself a favor....

and come to POPUP this week!!! Bruce thinks it's a good idea too...

That's all I got for today.