Father's Day Weekend

After the longest week ever last week, this weekend was especially welcome.  I think the workday on Friday felt like two whole days… I thought it was never going to end!

Friday evening, all of us were pretty much pooped after adjusting back into the real world last week after vacay, so we just decided to pick up some Carrabba’s to eat at home and then have a family movie night.  We hadn’t seen Trolls yet (I know, I know, we’re way behind) so we all snuggled up on the couch together with some “pop-cowen” as Olivia calls it and a big fuzzy blanket. 

I never liked Trolls growing up so I didn’t have high hopes for the movie, but you guys, it was so good!!  You probably all already know that, though. ;o)  I couldn’t believe how funny and clever it was!  And the music – SO good.  All four of us gave it two thumbs up!  I mean, how could I really not like something that my boy J. TLake was responsible for??  I should have known that I would love it!

Saturday morning I had a few things that needed to be done around the house and B had to cut the grass, so we let the kids watch Trolls again, and then afterward, Jacob worked on his summer journal for school while Olivia colored.  I finally finished getting the kitchen cleaned out a bit… I cleaned out and organized our spice cabinet and I finally got rid of our clunky spice rack.  I also removed the kids’ old high chair from the room and replaced it with a plant.  Nobody has even used the high chair for over a year or so, so it was time to go.  Only problem is… we don’t know what to do with it.  Part of me wants to save it for grandkids, but part of me is saying to get rid of it.  We got rid of all of their other old furniture and baby items, so I’m having trouble letting go of this last one.  What do you guys think?  Keep or sell?

I also cleaned out some of the playroom to make room for the kids’ play kitchen.  We have always kept their play kitchen in our kitchen, but they never actually played with it much and it had pretty much become a catch-all for junk, so it was time to move it elsewhere.  And now I finally have room for my bar cart WHICH I finally started working on this weekend as well!  I’m hoping to have it done in the next couple of weeks to share with you.  In the meantime, here are some of the cute items that I rounded up in our house to decorate it.

Saturday evening we went to church and Olivia talked nonstop.  Nonstop, I tell ya!  Girlfriend has a LOT to say, that’s for sure, but man does it drive me crazy when she’s in church.  I’ll be so glad when she turns four and can start going to the children’s mass.  Momma needs a break!  Haha.

After church, we took advantage of the pretty green grass and the fact that it had stopped raining and we took a few pictures.  We then headed to our favorite local BBQ place to listen to the bluegrass band play.  Olivia had fun clanking her spoon and fork together to play along with them.  You may have seen that in my Insta-stories.

On the way home, we jammed to the Trolls soundtrack that I had downloaded earlier in the day.  The kids were ecstatic and they were cracking up when that first song “Hair Up” came on.  They think it is hilarious!  I posted a cute video in my Insta-stories on Sunday so you may have seen it.  The skies were cotton candy pink and blue and purple when we arrived back home, so we all got out of the car and watched the sun set for a little bit longer.  It was just too pretty not to.

Sunday morning since it was Father’s Day, Olivia and I got up and went on a donut run in our PJs.  She was baffled that we were getting in the car without shoes.  She kept saying, “I can’t go anywhere without shoes!!”  Haha.  I kept explaining to her that we weren’t getting out of the car, but she was still in disbelief that we were leaving the house in our PJs.  We left the boys still in bed.  Jacob slept until 9 AM!  That’s so late for him!!  I think summer camp is wearing his tiny hiney out!

After breakfast we gave Daddy his gifts – a mix of new beers to try along with some new caps for his beer cap map, and a new carryon suitcase.

We headed out for an early lunch to celebrate my FIL at Logan’s Roadhouse and then we went back over to his house to give him a few gifts.  The boys sat around playing Uno Dare while the rest of us tried not to fall asleep.  Man, I don’t ever feel like taking naps, but I surely was exhausted all day yesterday.  This week whooped my hiney as well!

Sunday evening we headed over to my parents house to celebrate my dad.  We opened a bottle of wine and Momma made a delicious dinner complete with a cake that went along with the "crap" theme from my blog post on Friday.  Haha.  The evening got away from us and we almost forgot to take any pictures, but I finally snapped a couple as we were leaving. 

Happy Father’s Day to all of the daddies out there!  I’m so blessed to have so many wonderful father-figures in my life… my Daddy, my father-in-law, and my handsome hubs who is the best daddy to our babies.  I’m thankful for all of you!

*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending, My Glittery Heart for Hello Monday,  More Pieces of Me for Hello Monday Linkup, and HoHo Runs for Weekly Wrap.