Weekend Fun! Sleep over edition

Phew I am late getting this post out today-- whoops! Been a Monday for sure!

We had a great weekend-- and a great date night too!!!

Friday, after working out, I stopped by the boys' school for lunch.  They eat at 10:05, so maybe you'd rather call it BRUNCH...either way.  They were both super surprised-- thankfully they are still happy to see me in there.  

 Cal was with his best buddies, but they were kind enough to let me sit with them and listen to them laugh nonstop.  I adore these kiddos and this school 

 Friday after school, we pulled in the driveway and the boys were gone-- they never came in the house.  A huge group showed up in the back yard and ran and ran and ran.  The group grew pretty big and then it got dark out.

Cal and Hunter were not ready to quit playing-- can you see Hunter's watch? I need to do a post on these watches- everyone in the hood now wears one.  It has cellular capabilities... so the kids can call us and we can call them.  Well, Hunter's mom texted me about a sleep over and then said the boys had already called her from outside to ask her- hahaha

 So, Cal went over to have his first sleep over AWAY from the house! He didn't hesitate and had zero issues sleeping away from home!

Andy was bummed out so we let him sleep with a parent.  He picked me, therefore Eddie became the lucky lucky winner.  Andy was the worst sleeper ever that night.  He was flailing around the bed; sleeping on top of me, kicking me...at one point I had his legs over my face and his head hanging off the side of the bed. 

And he woke up at 5:40.  On school days I have to DRAG him out of bed at 6:30-- and on the weekends when he can sleep in he gets up earlier than that...??? What in the world, Andy?!

So I didn't make it to workout Saturday morning.  sigh.  But I did get some laundry going and Andy had some chill time with Bruce. 

 He's a good sport.

 Caffeine was my friend Saturday morning...and I love my new mug!!! Makes me smile. 

 We didn't have our first came until 1:00 so we enjoyed some lazy slowness. 

 This kid........

 Then it was time for basketball.  Andrea sent me this picture of her youngest son and I can SOOOO relate! I swear this was Andy when Cal had games! It was awful! I had to share because when she sent it to me I couldn't stop laughing-- I mean, look at how distraught he is! hahahahaha I am not kidding I probably have this exact same picture of Andy.... before she knows it, she will be at two different gyms at two different times for two different games for her boys....



That being said-- Andy and Cal both had basketball games at 1 and 1:30  Eddie was coaching Andy's team, so he took Andy and I took Cal.  Tricia and Tommy went to the game too so I was able to get some pictures!

Sounds like their team, the Panthers, was pretty amazing--- and modest...

I didn't get any pictures from Cal's game...I got some videos but I am too lazy to post here.

Saturday afternoon was spent getting things done--and then...the greatest thing happened! Cal was invited to sleep over at Jackson's house (two sleep overs in one weekend-- momma is getting WILD!) and Andy was invited to sleep over at my parent's house....! HOLLLLLLAAAA!!!

Eddie and I had a date night! A student of mine gave me a gift card to Nanas for Christmas so we went there and had a delicious meal! I can't remember the last time we had a date night just the two of us.  It was lovely and much needed!

Sunday morning, Eddie left to head up for the Patriots game.  He has a client that plays for them, so we were extra excited to watch them win--and head to the SUPER BOWL!

I volunteered Eddie to coach flag football this year.  Since Eddie was out of town, I got to fill in for him..... yeah.  Sunday was just evaluation day, thankfully.  I wasn't having to run plays.  But I did get to do evaluations on a load of kiddos!

Andy and Cal aren't in the same league, so I was out there with the boys from 1-4 and it started raining.... I was ready for a hot shower when we got home!

Here are some of the buddies in Andy's group (we won't get team placements until this week, once they look at the eval points).  

 And then finally it was Cal's turn-- he was so excited to be out there again. 

 Ready to play!

We went to dinner Sunday night for Tommy's birthday-- the boys asked to sleep in the guest bed again and they were out immediately-- not sure they could be much closer, literally and figuratively.  

 and, big news.....!!

 but.....

No clue what his deal was! He saw something outside and wouldn't let it go! He ended up getting sent to another room with the door shut so I could try to sleep!

Thank goodness I got some sleep the night before!!!

Our weekends are about to be consumed with basketball x 2 and football x 2.  I kinda love it.


 

Holiday Fun

I got super behind in all the blogging in December- sharing a few of the fun things we did, because if I don't blog it, did it really happen? That is a total joke.  But this is where I keep everything and I don't want to forget anything!

So, every year we go to the Carolina Inn with a bunch of couples and have a really fun time! Here was that night:

 We met at a neighbor's house and ubered there with them. 

 There is a mirror in the bathroom at the Carolina Inn that is just fantastic-- pretty sure everyone there took a selfie in it.  My mom wanted to see my full dress, so I used the mirror because I love it- hahahaha I was not the only one....hang on.....there will be more to come with this mirror.....

 fun with some of my faves (still in the bathroom).....

 Oh, hello, mirror posing again......

 My sweet brother! Any time we are out, my parents love to get a picture of us together-- so I got plenty..... just wait....

 My sweet Gigi!!!

 Love my Sall Sall!

 Smoking hot date!

 All of the girls... SO SO many!!!

And.... New Year's Eve Party!

Love Feast at Church: my most most favorite night of the season. 

That Sunday morning, the boys sang in church...

 Ready to roll!

 Cuties up there!

We had dinner that night at my mom's house-- it is my favorite favorite dinner of the year! Andy held court throughout the meal...

Church service started at 7-- these two were pumped to see each other before it started.

 These two were super content to color in church. 

 It was super sweet to watch Cal read the words off the bulletin and sing out loud. 

 My sweet pew mate. 

 They passed out coffee-- Cal leaned over and said "does this have hyper in it??" (it was caffeine free, btw).....

 Candles were passed out-- Eddie was a nervous wreck with the boys holding candles-- they got this!

And we ended the night with a walk to the car-- Andy loves him some Tommy!!!

 

Sleeping Boys

Ahhhh the great sleeping issue in our family. Eddie loves to sleep.  I enjoy sleeping.  Cal doesn't mind sleeping.  Andy doesn't really care for it.  Enter all the crying faces here. 

He has been getting on our floor in his sleeping bag-- this is fine, if he doesn't wake me up.  But lately, he comes in and wants to talk.  About everything and nothing.  Or he complains that he wants to get in our bed.  Finally last week, after being up with him for 2 hours, I put him in my spot next to Eddie and I got in his bed.  That is crazy.  But everyone went back to sleep, so whatever.  Cal slept through it all. 

After Cal's sleepover, he declared the guest bed the most comfortable bed in the house.  After Andy's sleepover with Grandma, she suggested he needs a bigger bed- maybe he doesn't like his twin (insert all the eye rolls here....the kid has been sleeping in a freaking sleeping bag!). 

So we made a deal with the boys Monday night:

 They got to sleep together.  I tucked them in a lectured them on going to sleep-- Bruce was right there through it all- hahaha

 I checked on them before going to bed and they were out cold. 

 Andy came into my room at 4 and asked me to help him with the covers-- and sure enough, Cal had pulled all of them over on his side-- he is the wildest sleeper!

But he went right back to sleep again and I had to pull them both out of bed at 6:30 the next morning. 

 Tuesday night, they did it again-- it took a bit to calm down, but then they were out cold (yes, Cal is sleeping in his robe...is that weird?) (funny story-- he sort of slept walked the other night....? he came in to our room with his robe on, hood up.  I said "what's up buddy?" he goes "yeah, I don't really know." and then walked back into his room and went to sleep-- again, his hood was up.... should have scared me to death, but I was too tired.)

Tuesday night again, Andy woke up at 11:45 with no covers on-- I fixed them and they both slept through from there.  We might be on to something!