I had a busy start to Friday, but then the rest of the weekend was pretty laid back. Dempsey was over at his Grandma’s for a MUCH anticipated two-night sleepover, so he could help put up all the Halloween decorations they’ve been working on all year! And Lydia was living her best only child life with milkshakes and secret handshakes with Dad and she got to have a playdate with her cousin while Joey and I snuck out to see One Battle After Another. I’ve been thinking about it all weekend, I thought it was so good! Got our boy home yesterday, so we could have some family time before another school/work week started 😊

Joey was up and gone early on Friday, so I was on double duty getting the kids up and ready and fed and out the door for both drop offs, all before my 9:30 manicure appointment. We made it! Got the prettiest terra cotta color for fall and then made it back home just in time for a meeting with the preschool family committee at noon. Whew! Afterward, it was just a normal work from home day though and I got to see Demps for a minute before his patience to get over the Grandma’s ran out. The three of us went to Park Burger for dinner and one child in a restaurant is no big deal! Post Lydi bedtime, we watched Big Brother and went to bed ourselves.

A very chill Saturday, featuring all of two photos 😂 I went in to get Lydia after she woke up and she yelled “Mom!” and started clapping. A child that acts like you are the stars and the moon certainly is a good confidence booster 🥰 I made us some apple cider pancakes and then we basically just hung around the house, doing chores and playing. I did sort of feel bad that we weren’t doing something more fun with our girl but she seemed perfectly content. After her nap, we headed over to Auntie Lauren’s, so Lydia could hang with her cousin while Joey and I saw our movie. I was kind of worried how she’d do when we left, but she was totally fine and she had a really fun time with Landon and Lauren 🤍 One Battle After Another was so good! I had literally no idea what it was about or where it was going and it made it such a fun and sometimes tense ride. Leo as Lebowski was so so hilarious to me and I just really love Benicio del Toro. Definitely worth seeing! Got to say hi to our boy on our way to pick Lydi up and his little face when he got to show us all his work was just the sweetest 🥺 Got our girl to bed and watched Friday’s episode of Big Brother plus the signature of GBBO before we were both falling asleep on the couch 😂

I got in a workout before Lydi woke up on Sunday and then we all had breakfast and hung out for a bit before going to pick Dempsey up. I think he had a good good time and the yard is looking great. Can’t wait to see it all set up and lit up on Wednesday night when we’re over there! The kids ate lunch and I made salads before Lydia’s naptime and afterward, we went out for froyo! Remember when that was all the rage?? Dempsey has been asking for weeks to get “frozen yogurt with gummy bears” not knowing that you can actually do that. I think they had a good time but they were also chasing each other around, screaming and spilling yogurt everywhere 😠 Back at home, Joey started dinner and I took the kids outside to play and run off their craziness. Tomato soup and grilled cheese for dinner and then we sprinted through bath and bedtime to get them down before the BB finale came on 😅 What an incredibly lame season, I didn’t really like anyone and the winner was undeserving if you ask me. What can you do? I hope everyone has a good week and is ready to ring in October!

We had a busy week — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Rockies game, apple picking — followed by a weekend with zero plans! I was relieved. We ended up having a quiet night in on Friday, watching our cousins play soccer, a round of putt putt, a trip to the farmer’s market and a really good Sunday night dinner 🤍

I don’t think it’s ever stopped being Halloween over here, but it’s in fuller effect lately. The kids’ costumes came in on Friday and Lydia has been wearing hers every day since 😂 I bought a handful of the $5 Target Halloween crafts and I better hide the rest or we’ll finish all of them before it’s even October! After dinner, we all painted some suncatchers and I love how they kids’ turned out. Dempsey loves a craft 🥺 After we got the kids to bed, we caught up on Big Brother then went to bed ourselves.

Saturday morning soccer is way more fun when you’re not actually on the team 😂 I made us all some whole wheat pumpkin waffles before we headed over to watch Landon and Delaney play. They were sooooo cute out there during warm up. It was so fun to see! Our kids kept breaking onto the field till Lori finally took them over to the park 🤪 We played for a bit after then took them to play putt putt. Lydia made it through about four holes and Dempsey did his fair share of playing around too but I was pleasantly surprised that he finished most holes. Afterward, a skipped nap for Lydia, hanging out at home, more crafts and chicken parmesan sliders for dinner. Got the kids to bed extra early then watched the second episode of Adolescence before adult bedtime.

A very laidback Sunday. I got up to work out then we all went to the farmers’ market for the first time in a long time after breakfast. We got popsicles, squash, a candle, flowers and most importantly, coffee for Mom and Dad 🥰 We didn’t have much else planned besides our normal chores, so we got those done while Lydia actually took a nap and Dempsey and I made a “bread pet” aka sourdough starter while she was down. I made ribs, stovetop mac and cheese and coleslaw for dinner. I don’t know why everyone lets a football team dictate their Sunday mood when they could just make some really good food and be happy 😋 Got the kids bathed and into bed before watching Big Brother and almost falling asleep on the couch. I hope you all have a good week!