The Weekend – A Birthday + a Baby Sprinkle

Hello ladies, and a happy Monday to you!  Although, Mondays are going to be a little less exciting now that The Bachelor is over.  Anybody else going to be going through withdrawals tonight besides me?

We had a great weekend.  As always, it just wasn’t long enough.  Brian had to work Friday night and all day Saturday, so the kids and I bummed around the house – we watched a movie, I painted Olivia’s toenails, Olivia decided that she wanted to eat cereal with milk for the first time (hell-o messiness!), we did lots of playing, and I finally got the kids’ artwork cleaned out and purged after all these years.  

Boy, was that a tough job, though.  It was really hard throwing out their sweet little memories.  Up until this point, I had never thrown anything away with the exception of art made with food.  We don't want any bugs in the house!  I did hang on to my favorites and I took pictures of all of the ones that didn’t make the cut, though, so that made it a little easier.  Once I get everything done, I’d like to do a post on how I organized everything.

 

Saturday evening I took the two babies to church sans Brian, but my momma sat with me so she could help with the wrangling.  They were surprisingly good considering mass was 1/3 longer due to the long gospel reading for Palm Sunday.  Olivia did keep smacking Jacob with her palm, though, and at one point Jacob was pretending his palm was a gun, so I wouldn’t exactly call them angels, that’s for sure.  Lawd, those two.

 

After mass we met Brian and the rest of my extended family at my grandmother’s house to celebrate her birthday (which you may have already seen on Instagram).  This woman is just amazing!  She turned 87 years old yesterday and when I asked her how old she felt she said, “Most days I feel 45!”  I totally believe her, too.  She is still as sharp as a tack, she still mows her own grass, and next week she’s flying to London to see Matthew Perry in his new play.  I mean, she’s living a more exciting life than I am these days!!  You would never even know that her husband of almost 67 years died a few months ago… her spiritual and emotional strength is just incredible.  She is truly my hero, and I’m so thankful that every second my babies have with her.  I want them to know first-hand just how special she is. 

Sunday we spent a lazy morning at home followed by my friend Katie’s baby sprinkle.  It was at one of my favorite local restaurants here in town, and everything was just beautiful.  We dined on mimosas, fresh fruit, donuts drizzled in raspberry syrup, and the best French toast I’ve ever tasted in my entire life garnished with an orchid.  It was truly out of this world!  Every little detail was perfection, and it was a great way to celebrate Katie and sweet little Madeline who will be joining us in just a couple of short months.  

I sure do love every second I get with my girlfriends these days... my friend Eryn and I even showed up in almost identical outfits!  Great minds… 

And on a side note, don't you love the carpet??  I could really use that in my closet at home!

The remainder of the day was for napping (for the kids), and catching up on some blogging stuff (for me), followed by our usual dinner with my family.

Now I’m looking forward to a short work week… Jacob’s on spring break, and I’m taking Thursday and Friday off to hang out with him.  Should be a great week!  I hope you all enjoy yours as well!

*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending.