One Heck of Weekend

If you had looked at our weekend schedule on Tuesday, you probably would have thought we were in for a nice, relaxing weekend. But by the time the weekend actually rolled around, that couldn't have been farther from the truth. Don't get me wrong, it was certainly enjoyable and filled with plenty of fun stuff, but it was still filled.

After swim lessons on Saturday, Darrell and I dropped the littlest one at Grandma and Grandpa's house so we could take William to a model train show. Even though it was almost a week after his birthday, we thought this would be the perfect birthday outing for our train-loving three year old. And oh boy, were we right.

We brought the boys home for a quick lunch and naps, and then shipped them back to Grandma and Grandpa's house so we could head out for a much needed date. And, like true parents, our date night started at Hy-Vee and Target--nothing like knocking out some errands sans kiddos. But then we headed out to enjoy some delicious sushi, stopped to pick up a growler of beer, and brought it home to enjoy while playing Scrabble. We're wild, I tell you--but it was just perfect for us.

Sunday started a little rough. William always wakes up super early when he spends the night at Grandma and Grandpa's, and it was very evident in church that morning. Thankfully we managed to get out of there without any major meltdowns, and after a quick lunch, it was naptime for both boys. I then headed out to Costco with my mom to do some price checking; initial impression is that I doubt we'd consider getting a membership for ourselves as I wasn't that blown away by the prices, but I could see myself going out there with my parents a few times to stock up on a few things. After the boys were up from their naps, we took advantage of the nice (albeit slightly windy) day and went for a walk--a walk which started with two boys in a wagon and ended with two boys walking/running and Darrell pulling an empty wagon. Whatever works, right? We ended the night with a family dinner at our place to go over some preliminary blueprints for my parent's new lake cabin, and it is looking pretty awesome. Although as long as it has more than the two bedrooms and one bath that their current cabin I'll be happy. Eight adults and two (for now!) kids do not fit very comfortably in that amount of space. We lounged away the last few hours of the weekend after everyone left, and--not too surprisingly--Monday came a bit too early. But hey--it's pretty much over now, so welcome Tuesday and being one day closer to the next weekend!