Well, I'm trying...weekend recap from last weekend and we're coming into a new weekend...hmmm
Friday:
I got stuck working a little later than I planned to and was
chatty with the daycare lady when I went to pick up Bailey, so we didn’t get
home until after 6. B and I had dinner and then played and read books for the
remainder of the night. I think I fell asleep around 9 – it was a looooong
week!
Saturday:
I woke up around 7 and meandered downstairs to do a little
bit of work before everyone else was awake. Chris was working at 11, so we had
a pretty low-key morning of playing and family time. Bailey went down for a nap
around 10 and didn’t wake up until about 12:30. We had lunch and then headed
out to run some errands.
Mama got to treat herself to a new vacuum!
I recently bought
a couple of vacuums for my birthday (one for hardwood and one for the steps), so
Chris wasn’t that thrilled when I asked if I could get another one. Our vacuum
is about 5-6 years old and although it’s a good vacuum, I just feel like our
house is constantly dusty (we also plan to get our vents cleaned this spring).
I fell in love with the Shark Rotator via an infomercial a couple months ago.
I’ve done some pretty extensive research and was convinced it was the one. I
picked it up Saturday afternoon and that evening took it for a spin around the
house. I was pretty shocked/disgusted when I saw how much dust was removed from
our carpet. I had just vacuumed the weekend before and had taken the extra time
to do a very good job.
After we ran some errands in the afternoon, we met up with
Millie, Brad, Shayla, Connie, s-i-l Whitney and my niece and nephew to create
our moss baskets at a local greenhouse, Pahl’s Market. We’ve done this for
about 4 years now and it’s always something we all look forward to. It means
spring is (hopefully) on its way. I brought Bailey with last year and carried
her around in a baby carrier. This year was completely different. She was
running around everywhere chasing after puppies and little boys pushing carts
of finished baskets. She would squeal in delight when she saw a puppy or a
cart. It was pretty damn cute J
She also stuffed her face with cheese balls, m&ms and animal crackers while
mama enjoyed some wine. We had a blast and I can’t wait to see how my basket
turns out! We pick them up around Mother’s Day in May.
Seriously, could these pics be any cuter?? Epitome of joy and happiness! Thanks Whitney for the pics!!
When we were all done making our baskets we headed over to
one of our favorite restaurants, Carbone’s in Lakeville, for some dinner. Chris
and my b-i-l Josh met us over there. Chris and I enjoyed some yummy nachos,
wings and beer – have I told you about the new diet I’m on?? Oh wait, I'm not - but really should beJ
After dinner, we headed home to get settled in for the night (I spent about 45
minutes vacuuming everything and seeing how disgusting our house was). After
Bailey went down around 8, we headed downstairs to watch the movie we picked up
– The Internship. I hadn’t heard very good reviews, but we both love Owen and
Vince so we thought we’d give it a shot. I was falling asleep about 30 minutes
into the movie. We shut it off and I went to bed. Lame!
Sunday:
Bailey woke up pretty early, around 6:45. Chris wasn’t
feeling very good, he caught the head cold Bailey and I had the week before, so
I grabbed Bailey and headed downstairs. We made some lemon bars and got food
prepped for lunch since my parents were stopping down. I made some yummy
chicken empanadas for lunch.
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I’ve never tried making them before and there is
so much flavor in this recipe! I will say it’s a little bit of work making the
little pockets, but I think it’s worth it. I also didn’t make the dough in the
recipe, just used puff pastry and they turned out fantastic. I served mine with
salsa, queso and salsa ranch – yum! I have some frozen at home that might make
it to the dinner table later this week ;)
We hung out with my parents for a while and they brought us
some yummy Chicago mix popcorn from Candyland – so good! After they took off, Bailey went down for a
nap and Chris went down and watched golf. I put another coat of paint on the
desk I’m refinishing. I’m hoping one more coat after that and some touch-ups. I
still need to stain the wood top. I’m excited for it to be done and getting it
put together! Chris headed to work around 4.
I got brave and let Bailey take a stab at feeding herself
yogurt for the first time. The doctor recommended we give her control when we
were at Bailey’s 15 month appt. She also recommended chocolate pudding. Is she
going to come to my house and clean that mess up?? We’ll go with yogurt ;) It
was pretty comical watching Bailey. She was upset at first and then started
enjoying it. She definitely has a lot of work ahead of her. The bites were
pretty small and mama had to help out so we weren’t there until midnight.
After dinner, we headed to Home Depot to gather the
remaining supplies for the desk project. There was a “fun cart” sitting there
waiting to be used by Bailey and I. I typically use the “fun carts” when Chris
is with, because they’re like steering a boat through the store but it was late
and we were at Home Depot (opposed to a crowded Target) so we went for it.
Bailey was pretty excited to have 2 steering wheels to control J
Once we got home and checked Instagram, I saw my little
niece had some Red Carpet attire on for the Oscars. I’m not really an award
show junkie, but I did have intentions to watch the Oscars since Ellen was
hosting this year. I quickly threw Bailey in her pink dress from her birthday
and chased her around until I got a couple of pics. My niece is obsessed with
matching clothes to those around her, so I thought she would love seeing Bailey
in a similar outfit to hers. I’m sure Bailey will be getting a lot of fashion
tips from her cousin Claire in the future J
Such a little Diva!
Shortly after that, I got Bailey ready for bed and got in as
many snuggles with her that I could. I truly hate Sunday evening purely for the
fact that the weekend is over and I don’t get that amount of time with Bailey
for a while L
The good news about a late recap: It's already the weekend! Hope you all have a great one!!
