It’s May and it’s go time! We have a beyond busy month and after feeling behind all day on Saturday, I’m determined to stay ahead of the game from here on out. We went to a very special wedding on Friday, celebrated a first birthday on Saturday and went to the Botanic Gardens for my mother-in-law’s birthday on Sunday. Busy but wonderful 🤍

Courtney & Philip are married! We are so happy for them and had the best time celebrating this special occasion. Two hawks were flying overhead during the ceremony and I thought it was such a cool moment 🤍 Joey and I danced too much, I was so tired afterward 😂

Our children decided to punish us for leaving them home on Friday by waking up at 6 AM 😩🥱 Joey and Dempsey went back to bed but Lydi and I were up for the day! After the boys were up, Joey made us all waffles and I went to grab some coffee beans because were completely out. We didn’t have plans until 3 PM but somehow, the day SPED by. I literally don’t even know what we did all day. It was a beautiful day at the park, celebrating Aleia’s first birthday and all the kids had fun playing together. We left around 5 and I rushed to get dinner together. Dempsey wanted to eat outside and that was fine by me. I had cooked some chicken in the crockpot and used it to make BBQ sandwiches, along with some slaw and sweet potato fries. Joey put Lydi to bed while Dempsey and I played in the backyard and then I got him to bed, at which point, Lydia woke back up. Her sleep’s been a mess lately and it’s always something — teething, a cold, a stomachache 😣

We had such a nice Sunday! Lori wanted to celebrate her birthday with something outdoors so I suggested the Botanic Gardens. It was a little bit cloudy and chilly when we first got there but after lunch, the sun came out and it was perfect. We stopped into the children’s garden first thing and Dempsey was having the most fun running back and forth across a little bridge. Over in the main garden, the tulips were still out but looking a little more wilted than when we were there two weeks ago. Lots of new stuff had popped up though!! Back at home, we all rested and then did some toy rotation. How come all of the Instagram reels I see make it look so simple but I was sweating from going up and down the stairs to the basement a million times?? Anyway, it felt nice to get that done. I opted not to make salads this week and I’m sure it’ll come back to bite me later but I won’t lie, it was wonderful not fitting that in. Leftovers for dinner and playtime after and then both kids went to bed. Woke up at 1 AM to Dempsey in our room and Lydia had thrown up in her bed. I think she’s teething again so she’s been really off and I’m hoping that’s all it is 😢

Happy Monday!