June continues to feel low-key and I’m loving it! This weekend, Joey and I got to have a date night, Lydia started soccer, we hung out with friends and listened to That Eighties Band perform, took a family trip to the farmers’ market and ended the weekend with homemade garlic parmesan wings. What could be better?

I worked from home all day on Friday, which is unusual for me but it felt really nice! Joey picked me up shortly after 3 and we headed to the Alamo to see The Phoenician Scheme and honestly, I didn’t have high hopes and was pleasantly surprised to really like it! It had a lot more heart (and humor AND violence) than I had anticipated and the core three performances are all wonderful. Michael Cera was truly perfect. Afterward, we had dinner at Cholon and we’re so lucky to live in a world where soup dumplings exist 😂🤤 Outdoor movie night at Dempsey’s school was cancelled, so Grandma and Chaddy made their own 🤍 Picked the kids up after and got them home and into bed before watching the penultimate episode of Top Chef.

Look, I was fully ready to enjoy a soccer-free summer after literally dragging Dempsey every week last year but Joey really wanted Lydia to play, so here we are. She’s definitely my more outgoing child, but even she was feeling very shy on her first week. She kept begging me to hold her 🥺 We did our best. She did tell me at the park afterward “I not cry, Mommy, I kick the ball” for next week, so we’ll see! Dempsey had a good time catching strangers in his fishing line and when I asked if he was going to join the team, he told me, “I’m going to join the team of sitting down” 😂😂😂 They played at the park with Grandpa Steve and Lorna for a loooong time afterward and then we headed home for lunch and Lydia’s nap.

Post nap, I headed out to meet some friends for a reading in the park event and Joey took the kids fishing. They didn’t catch anything but they looked like they had a fun time and only sort of drove Joey insane 😂 I read one literal page in the two hours I was at the park but how are three moms supposed to focus and read when they could be chitchatting the whole time?? Around 6, Joey and the kids, my sis and Wayne and my friend’s husband and daughter joined us and the cover band started up too. We ordered pizza from a place across the street and it took FOREVERRRRR but oh well, the kids were snacking on our reading group’s leftover charcuterie and Dempsey was having the time of his life playing in the water fountain. I love watching him overcome his fear of heights and trying new things 🥺🤍 We left shortly after the band finished playing, grabbed ice cream for the kids and headed home. Another late night but it’s summer! I don’t think the babies were asleep until 9:30. I brined our wings and went to bed immediately after.

Dempsey woke up screaming about something or other at 3 AM and woke his sister up, so guess who slept the rest of the night in our bed? 🤪 At least she went right back to sleep and let us do the same. We all slept in till after 8! Unheard of! Once we were all finally up, I made us some buttermilk ricotta pancakes that were so soft and delicious. Afterward, we loaded the kids into the stroller and headed to the farmers’ market. First stop, popsicles, of course and then we walked through and left with cherries, tomatoes, garlic scapes, a bouquet of flowers and a loaf of focaccia. Used the bread for lunchtime sandwiches and we all loved it! While Lydia napped, I made salads, Dempsey watched Phineas & Ferb and Joey did laundry and then once that little girl was up, Joey took them outside to play so I could work out. I made wings for dinner and homemade garlic parm is just the best! Sweet potato fries and broccoli to go along with. I think Lydia ate three wings, which is awesome because she’s usually not super into them. Got them both bathed and into bed before watching a couple episodes of Deli Boys.

I hope everyone has a great week!