Whew, three-day weekends sure feel different when you have kids! An extra day to completely wear yourselves out 😂 I wouldn’t have it any other way. Heavy legs and falling asleep on the couch at 8 PM on Monday night aside, we had such a fun and full Memorial Day Weekend. A real deal date night for Joey and I, flowers planted in the backyard, a new bed for Dempsey (!!!!!), a father-son Rockies game, another Bolder Boulder and a big old family BBQ to top it all off 🤍

Grandma Lori had been asking for a sleepover with both kids and I had been begging to find time to see The Fall Guy, so we lined both up! It was the first time both kids had been out for a night at the same time and it felt truly strange. It sounded like they had a fun night though and so did Joey and I. The movie is such a good time. The plot is a little thin/repetitive in places but Ryan Gosling is just so good and funny. He and Emily Blunt have amazing chemistry and Joey and I laughed SO hard at a particular line/scene toward the end. We hit up the newly-opened ChoLon Sloan’s Lake afterward and the soup dumplings never disappoint!

Joey and I took ourselves to Queensberry Coffee for breakfast then hit up Elliott Gardens to buy flowers for the backyard. Got most of it planted before the kids got back home. I missed them so much! Dempsey helped plant one little pot for each of them 🥰 The rest of the day FLEW by. After Lydi was up from her nap, the kids “helped” Joey disassemble Dempsey’s toddler bed and assemble his new big kid bed 🥺 The sleep consultant we are working with suggested we do this and I was really hesitant to change anything up on him since the transition from crib to toddler bed is when all of his sleep issues started but we floated the idea by him and he seemed excited and picked this tent-shaped bed (plus three sets of sheets) out himself. He’s slept in it since Saturday without any issues! 🎉 Fired up the grill for hot dogs and brats and had a summery dinner outside before putting the kids to bed and starting Challengers.

Sunday! I made us brioche French toast now that Lydi can eat it and it really hit the spot. Afterward, we played and then Lydia went down for her nap and Joey and Dempsey headed out to the Rockies game. I spray painted their hair purple for them first 💜 While Lydia was asleep, I made salads for the week, sweet potato potato salad for the BBQ on Monday and granola, because we were out and it felt like an extremely productive nap time 🙌 Once she was back up, the two of us hung out and kept up on our video/photo updates from the boys. She was so genuinely excited every time we got one because she loves her big brother 🥺 Once the boys were home (and it sounded like they had a great time!), I made us all penne arrabiata for dinner and then we got the kids to bed and finished our movie. I had really been loving it on Saturday night but I regret watching it in two pieces because I felt it lost its momentum for me and I wonder if that would have been the case if we had watched the entire thing in one night. I did find it really interesting and the music is… quite a vibe but I do wish it hadn’t jumped around quite so much. Joey was not a fan 😂 Got ourselves to bed after that because we had an early morning coming.

We had quite the Memorial Day! Up and at em and out of the house by 6:15(ish) to make our way into Boulder. Our wave wasn’t taking off until 9, but we wanted to get there in time to park close to the stadium, walk to get coffee and get sunscreen and bibs on without getting stuck in traffic or rushing. Mission accomplished! God love him, but Dempsey is in SUCH a “hold me” phase that’s pretty tough right now. We had acquired a hiking backpack “for Lydi” but realized, realistically, Dempsey would be riding in it instead. My 17 month old walks more than my 3.5 year old at this point 😅 Anyway, somehow we toted these kids 6.2 miles for yet another year! I was a hot sweaty mess by the end, but I do so love this race and the feeling that all of us walkers are in it together, especially everyone with kids. Afterward, we cleaned ourselves up and let Lydia take a little nap before heading over to Lauren and Adam’s. Everyone had a great time! Lauren’s niece is just a bit younger than Dempsey and the two of them really hit it off and played together the whole time 🤍🤍 We got home and got the kids to bed then relaxed on the couch, where we both maybe fell asleep. We were in bed by 9:15! I hope everyone else had a good holiday weekend as well.

What a good weekend we had! A low-key Friday, a productive but relaxing Saturday and a busy but wonderful Sunday.

Friday night continues to go too fast 😞 Dinner as soon as the kids get home and bedtime almost as soon as dinner is over. Afterward, we started Top Chef, but my new MO is to fall asleep on the couch every night so we didn’t make it far 😂

Up bright and early for breakfast with Grandpa Steve and Lorna. The Fox and The Hen was surprisingly busy at 8 AM! Lydi passed her baked milk food challenge this week so she finally got to enjoy the muffin of the day 🎉 Afterward, we hit up the park. Lydi was demanding we all take a turn on that bouncy three-seat thing and Dempsey just wants to swing 😂

The second half of the day was so chill. Dempsey and Joey went to swim and a couple of open houses while Lydia napped and I made salads and then we all played outside, ate a good pasta dinner, puzzled and got the kids to bed. We finished Top Chef then exercised some self control and went to bed early since had a race to run in the morning!

Look, we ran a race! Joey’s first since 2021 and my first since 2019! Our company put together a relay team last year and Joey was supposed to run but got sick a few days before and had to bail. We made it this year though and, personally, I had a really fun time. Joey, who barely trained and ran 6 miles, maybe had less fun 😂 Chad and Lori were kind enough to pick us and the kids up and drop each of us at our respective start lines. I based my pace off of what I’ve been running at home, but since our first three runners were fast, I was up front with people speeding past me and it was so hard to slow my own pace. I ended running like a full minute (if not more) faster than I thought I would! Luckily, Bobby was there early and was ready for me to pass the baton earlier than planned but Joey, Lori, Chad, Demps and Lyds didn’t make it over until after I had crossed through. I know they felt bad, but I was my own fault! 🤦‍♀️ I still thought it was all great fun!

Back at home, Lyds snuck in a quick nap and Joey and I cleaned ourselves up before heading out to Landon’s first birthday party! They did a golf theme and it turned out so cute. Both of my children were obsessed with that golf cart and I had quite a time literally pulling them out of there 🙄 We had a fun time and I hope Landon did too! My parents were there and took Dempsey home with them for a sleepover, so it was just Joey, Lyds and I back at home. We were all so tired, but ended up cleaning out Lydia’s closet and then Joey left for the Nuggets game, so I got some one-on-one time with my loopy little girl, who’d been up since 11:30. We ate dinner, played and then I put her to bed and fired up The Idea of You. The internet tells me it’s a Harry Styles fan-fic but I thought it was pretty good. Anne Hathaway is just so beautiful, you know?

Wishing you all a Happy Monday!