Weekend Wrap Up

Friday started with flowers at work for Valentine's Day. They were so pretty! From now on when someone is driving extremely cautiously in front of me I'm just going to assume that they have flowers seat belted in the back seat. Always a challenge to get home with them!

Carson had two make up basketball games on Friday night. They went 1-1.

Saturday morning started with some Valentine gifts for Darrin & the boys. 

One studies the new baseball cards and one eats the candy. 

This picture sums up how different they really are. They might have some similarities because they are being raised in the same house, but that's pretty much where it ends :) One is very much a gray on black, serious 95% of the time kind of guy, while the other is full color with a stuffed animal hanging around his neck and always looking for some fun. 

For the most part I have quit telling the boys when to do their laundry. They just do it when they decide they need to which means it's 2-3 loads at a time. It takes Carson forever to fold it all because he's still learning and he watches TV during the process. 

Apparently part of his process is throwing all the things that have to be hung up on his closet floor and then he hangs it all up at the end. Neither of the boys does laundry how I prefer but I really try hard to allow them to figure out some of their own processes and not force mine on them. I was not given this opportunity and it's just something I want to do differently. 

Darrin and I got pedicures on Valentine's Day. He hasn't had one since our honeymoon and let's just say it was time. 

We had a late (for us) dinner. Miles fixed the steaks completely by himself and Darrin fixed the potatoes. All I had to do was cut up some veggies to eat while they were fixing the meal. Raw veggies while they are hungry and waiting on dinner ensures they will eat them every time. Our favorite dip right now is ranch dressing with season salt sprinkled on top of it. I just put the ranch on the cutting board with the veggies and it's all gone in minutes.

Today was the last basketball game. Carson's team went up in the last minute after being down the whole game. It was such an exciting win. 

Darrin had a great time coaching basketball for his first time. He did a great job with them!

Carson has a friend over to spend the night since they are out of school tomorrow. Nachos on the counter was a big hit. 

Today is my mom's birthday. It has been the saddest day for me since she died. We had a cake in her honor which I told the boys we would always do. As I sang in church this morning I remembered that she is spending her birthday singing in heaven. No better way to spend your birthday.

Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Wrap Up

Whew!! It's been a busy three days. It was very much a divide and conquer kind of weekend. Granny & Pa came to spend the weekend at our house because we had a work function for Darrin's job in Hot Springs, Arkansas. 

The boys had some e-learning assignments since they were out of school for 2 full weeks for snow. I love these responses in our family's group text.

We didn't have anything on the agenda on Friday night, so we grabbed a late dinner when we got to the hotel. Fun fact about us, we eat dinner between 5-6pm every night. So an 8:30 dinner is super late. I had one of the best steaks I've ever eaten.

I wish I would have taken a pic before we moved into our room. It was so pretty. I say moved in because we literally brought so much stuff for 2 nights. 

Darrin was busy with meetings on Saturday morning so I went to the hotel gym for a little while. I've decided my main exercise goal this year is to walk for 30-60 minutes most days. If I have time for other things that's fine, but walking, steps, and movement are the goal.

The hotel where we stayed had a casino and horse track. We don't know anything about horse racing, but it was a beautiful day so it felt amazing to be outside soaking up the sunshine after two cold and snowy weeks. 

Meanwhile, Carson stayed with Granny at home and rode with a friend to his basketball games. 

They went 2-0 for the day and Carson scored some points!

And Miles was with Pa at a baseball showcase in Nashville. Both boys felt good about their days. 

We were so thankful to Darrin's dad for taking him and glad they got to spend that time together. Pa had a lot of down time which is how those baseball can be.

We had a great time at the awards banquet. We only managed one pic. Darrin started working for this company last April and it has been a blessing. It was so nice to meet his coworkers and several of his customers. 

One of my coworkers was at the banquet with her husband. We do the same job, on the same team, and we've worked together for 20+ years. So it was fun to have someone I knew.

Now it's Super Bowl time! Miles went to a friend's house and Carson had a friend over. They are making Super Bowl posters which is something we used to do with Miles. Here too.

Gym time tomorrow morning is going to come early. Speaking it here so I'll feel obligated :)

Less Words Wednesday

Still in our game era and I'm not mad about it.

Poor Carson has been stuck in the house so much in last two weeks. Even when no one wants to play anything, he and I have been playing Qwixx at night.

He went to work out with me yesterday morning. I didn't know he was going to. When I walked into the kitchen at 5:10am, he was sitting there waiting on me :)

I'm trying...

This was pretty, but everyone is ready to start living a normal life again. School has been out for 2 weeks. Miles can't drive in it. My car slides all over the driveway. The trash hasn't run in 2 weeks, which might be the biggest inconvenience of them all. Hurry up spring.
 

On a recent trip to Buckle, the sales person let Carson take the security sensor off. How fun.

I don't like coffee but I love a caramel frappuccino from Starbucks. Basically a coffee milkshake...expensive and lots of calories. I really want something I can drink in the morning besides water. I tried Javvy protein coffee this morning and loved it. I can't wait to have it again. It's my new reward for waking up early :)

Weekend Wrap Up

Blueberry pancakes and bacon for dinner.

Darrin is always the breakfast maker.

He doesn't always play games willingly, but we'll take him anyway.

Carson doesn't come to my office. He came and hung out before we both got hair cuts. 

Carson has our hairdresser wrapped around his finger. She washes his hair and styles it for him every time now. 

We are on a major Rock and Roll Sushi kick around here. They all eat sushi with chop sticks while I eat hibachi with a fork :)

This is still what my road looks like after a full week. The main roads are clear, but neighborhoods and parking lots are solid ice. School is out for day 6 tomorrow. Looks like it could be the end of the week before the roads are clear.

We had to finish cleaning out my mom's house this weekend, so I made sure to feed and fuel everyone properly first. 

Carson had a birthday party at a video game lounge for a boy in his class. 

Two minutes before this picture he was talking nonstop and asking if he could take some medicine to calm him down. 

I'm going to attempt to work out at 5am tomorrow with Miles so off to bed I go.