I’m just now realizing much has happened since I last wrote! We took a trip to the ER after Dempsey tripped and hit his head on the frame of our bed, we vacationed in Cabo, we watched the Olympic Opening Ceremony and the first few days of the games and we topped it all off with Benito Bowl! More on that later, but why is football just so so so boring??

I won’t get into Dempsey’s injury or our vacation too much (but I did post about both on Instagram, if you’re interested), but he’s all glued back together and healing well and we had a really great time hanging out with Grandpa Steve and Lorna in Cabo. Their house is beautiful, the weather was perfect and the kids had a blast in the hot tube and pool!

Back at home, we had a pretty normal Friday and ended it with the Opening Ceremony and rib dinner. I’ve decided ribs are too good to only eat on the 4th of July 😉 We let the kids stay up a little bit later to watch the beginning of the ceremony and they proceeded to yell and play and just make so much noise the entire time 😅 I loved all the dancing and so did Lydia because she put on her ballet shoes and danced along and Dempsey laughed SO hard at the big head composers 😂 After they went to bed, we finished the broadcast in peace. Let the games begin!

The kids slept in on Saturday, so I made waffle batter and then, once they were up, we all ate breakfast and hung out until Lydia’s swim lesson. They switched her to a new coach (by far my least favorite thing about the place we go is the constant switching of coaches) and… it did not go well. Took me ten minutes to get her into the pool and then she spent the remaining ten minutes of her lesson crying for me. Pray for us next week! Afterward, my mom, sis and I went to the orchid showcase at the Botanic Gardens. It was a really nice time and all the orchids were so beautiful 😍 We had lunch after and prices for a sandwich aside, I loved that too! Back at home, I made us some ragu in the Instant Pot and we got the kids to bed early before watching some Olympic coverage. Speaking of Olympics, I finished The Favorites, about a pair of Olympic ice dancers, that night and wow did I love that book! It’s ever-so-slightly overdramatic but I kind of liked that about it. If you, like me, loved I, Tonya, then this one’s for you!

I have hardly any pictures but probably too many words for Sunday. The kids slept in again so that Joey and I were both able to work out before they woke up and then we had breakfast and just hung out at home (LOL at Dempsey drawing Krumm from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters after I had showed him a picture the night before) . I got salads assembled and Dempsey helped me make Chex Mix for the Super Bowl party later. We headed over shortly after 3 PM and the kids went straight to playing 😀 The game felt so long and so boring to me but I really really enjoyed Bad Bunny’s halftime show! On a purely performance level, the production was amazing. And what a beautiful tribute to Puerto Rican and Latin culture. I, too, would have Lady Gaga join me for my halftime show and though I didn’t expect it, the salsa version of “Die with a Smile” was great. Truly though, I’m such a sucker for a big dance number, so this show was just so fun to watch. We got home so late — the kids were wiped and weepy and Dempsey had a stomachache, which was such a shock following his refusal to eat any real food at the party and making a dinner out of cookies, M&Ms, rice crispy treats and Sprite 😒 Finally got them to bed shortly after 10 PM then went straight to bed ourselves.

I hope you all had a nice weekend and are ready to bribe your 5 year old into signing 14 Valentine’s cards this week. Or is that just me? 😅

It was a freezing cold snowy weekend, but we definitely made the most of it! I tried to get tickets to FOUR different BTS shows on Thursday and by the time I got through the queue, everything was sold out. Felt so defeated but tried again on Friday and I GOT TICKETS!!!!!!!!!! Have definitely been yelling “I’M GOING!!!!!!” five times a day since. What a happy happy feeling. We also went to a Friday happy hour at a kids tumble place, had dinner with my sister and Wayne, went to Rockies Fest, cooked a tomahawk steak and had Landon over on Sunday. Hope you all kept warm ❤️

This was my first BTS ticketing experience since Joey surprised me with tickets in 2022 and WHEW, what a rush!!! Scoring those Las Vegas concert tickets was one of the most satisfying moments of my life 😂 Shortly after the kids got home, we headed out to Tumble Haus to hang with the other kids and parents from Dempsey’s school. The kids seriously had so much fun, we’ll definitely be going back! After, we invited my sis and Wayne to meet us at Fire on the Mountain and on the way I got an alert that another show had been added to the tour! Jumped in the queue right then and there and scored tickets to that show too! We had a good fun dinner then headed home and got the kids to bed. Joey was checking ticket prices on Stub Hub and we saw some really reasonably priced ones way closer to the stage, so he got ’em and our plan is to re-sell the two sets I bought to pay for the good seats. Whew!

Saturday started with buttermilk pancakes and you know what’s good? All purpose flour and buttermilk 😋 Afterward, we all went to Lydia’s swim lesson (she did so good!!) then headed straight to Coors Field for Rockies Fest. Did all the fun stuff in the kids zone — balloon animals, face painting and bracelet making — before grabbing lunch and going downstairs to see all the behind-the-scenes areas, like the clubhouse, grounds crew headquarters and the batting cage. Dempsey was on his last leg (literally 😂) by the end, but I’m glad we went! Back at home, a lot of relaxing and then I made us a tomahawk steak for dinner. The direction said it would take 45 minutes to an hour but it legitimately took me THREE. I’ll know for next time but 😬 It was so good though! Put the kids right to bed afterward, then fired up Sinners for a re-watch. I feel like I was kind of disappointed/thrown off when we saw it in theaters but upon a re-watch, it’s pretty damn good!

I had a Sunday morning manicure scheduled and though it wasn’t nearly as good as my regular gal (who’s on maternity leave!), it’ll do! Fought through Bronco traffic on the highway and Bronco traffic at the grocery store and made it back home in time to see Dempsey off to the rodeo with Grandma and Chaddy. Lauren and Adam were at the Broncos game, so Landon hung out with us. Joey attempted to put the littles down for a nap, that lasted all of seven minutes, while I made salads for the week. Afterward, we all played and had a good time. Dempsey got home and Landon got picked up all around 5 PM and then we had chicken noodle soup and fresh baked sourdough (I’m ready for my bread lame, guys) then put our tired kiddos to bed. We keep taking them up at the incredibly early hour of 6 PM and because they’re tired, it still somehow takes them until 7:30 to actually give it up and go to sleep 🤪 After their bedtime, Joey and I watched Come See Me in the Good Light and wow, so moving and beautiful and absolutely heartbreaking. It’s going to stay with me for a good while ❤️💔

I hope you all have a good Monday!