Wow, we had such a good week/weekend, celebrating Joey’s birthday and Opening Day for the Rockies! Good weather, good food and just a lot of time with family. It was the best 🥰 But it has been a BUSY ten days and I’m so ready for a normal week and a boring weekend. I think the kids and I will be recovering for at least a few days (especially Miss Lydi, who came down with a little spring cold late last week and is just starting to feel better)!

My mother-in-law was so kind and offered to still take the kids Friday morning before we headed out to the game, but Joey and I decided to just work from home to save everyone some drive time. I didn’t have much work to do anyway, so we walked to the coffee shop and it was much chillier than I had anticipated! Warmed up for game time though and it was actually HOT in our seats in the sun. Having four children under four at a baseball game means no one is actually in their seats at the same time but we still made it through the 7th inning stretch, so I call it a success! I took Dempsey over to the little playground and had the hardest time dragging him away. I’m bummed we didn’t get a group photo before Adam, Lauren and Landon left, but we managed to get one of the rest of the great grandkids with Grandpa Dave at least 🥺😍 Back at home, we were all SWEATY AND TIRED. I dashed out to pick up dinner and missed the walk off grand slam!!!! The kids were too tired to even eat dinner and Lydi was literally in bed by 6:15, but what a fun day!

That poor girl slept to badly because she was all congested, but we still got up and made waffles. The kids kept coming into the kitchen to grab a bite of waffle then didn’t want any once we sat down at the table 😤 Lori and Lauren picked Lydi and I up at 10, so we could head to Courtney’s bridal shower. Lyds fell asleep in the car but then rallied for the shower and had all kinds of fun wandering around, holding hands with Amelia and “helping” open presents. It was a very nice shower and I’m excited to celebrate Courtney and Philip’s wedding next month 🤍

Back at home, the boys had been crafting at Home Depot and lunching at Chick-fil-A and were at home playing. Joey went downstairs to run on the treadmill and both kids were literally crawling all over me while he was down there 😑 By the time he came up, Dempsey was throwing himself on the ground and saying I was “a mean girl” because I wouldn’t let him slide down my leg anymore. He took them upstairs so I could be free to start dinner and then when I went upstairs to visit them, Lydi fell asleep in my arms and it was about this point that I decided all her sneezing and stuffiness was a cold and not allergies 😢 Sloppy Joes for dinner and a picture of Dempsey crying because I “didn’t make a good dinner,” even though he went on to eat the entire thing 🤪 Got those babies to bed and watched The Amazing Race and the beginning of SNL before getting into bed ourselves.

Another super restless night for Lydi but up and at em for one last birthday celebration for Joey! My mom made a really good breakfast spread (plus fruit salad by my sis). He got a ski gear bag and a pizza oven, the latter of which I’m really excited to use myself 😋 Joey (and Wayne) left with the kids and my mom, my sis and I headed out to do some serious shoe shopping. I almost bailed because Lydia had been having a hard time sleeping without someone holding her and I knew Joey would be on his own with both kids, but I’m so glad I went. Not only did I leave with a whole bag of shoes, but it was really nice spending some time, just us ladies. My mental health felt revived by it 🥰🥰 Back at home, Dempsey and I did a puzzle, Lydi took a nap and then Demps helped me cook dinner. He’s my best sous chef, for real! And dinner turned out really good. Thai yellow curry with beef and potatoes that all four of us chowed down on. Got the kids to bed and watched the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Joey foresaw the ending, but not quite. We laughed a lot! Happy Monday, to you all 😄

Whew, this weekend went by way way too fast! But at least it was because we were busy with fun stuff, like Disney on Ice, Easter breakfast, a baby shower and MY CHILDREN SLEEPING IN THEIR ROOM TOGETHER ALL NIGHT LONG. Yeah, it was a good weekend 🎉

Friday night is always so sad. Seems like we just get the kids home when it’s already time for bed 😔 We just had leftovers for dinner and got to hang with them for a bit before putting them both to sleep IN THE SAME ROOM. We’ve tried doing that a handful of times, but we’ve maybe finally cracked the code. Felt like such a triumph!

Even more of a triumph when Joey and I woke up the next morning and they were both still asleep in their respective beds!!!! A literal miracle. Hopefully we can stay on this path and all get some better night’s sleep. Joey made us all pancakes and then the kids and I played in the backyard while he went on a run. Then Dempsey and I got ready because we had somewhere extra special to be!

Disney on Ice!!!! Lori bought tickets for the three of us and we had great seats and the best time. I think Dempsey really liked it because he’s still saying to me “Mama, remember when we went to Disney on Ice?? That was fun!” 🥺🥺 The merchandise is overwhelming and EXPENSIVE (why??) but the performance itself was so good. It was Mickey’s Search Party, so we got to see parts of a handful of Disney shows and I thought that was pretty cool. After intermission, the sugar kicked in and Dempsey was dancing around in his seat the whole time. So cute 🤍 I’m excited to take Joey and Lydia next time!

Reunited with Daddy and Sissy afterward and she was pretty excited about her snowflake wand 🤍 Definitely had a lot to do but chose to sit on the couch and cuddle with my boy instead and then just when I was hoping to take to the kitchen solo and knock out some cooking for Easter and dinner, someone wanted to help me. But for real, Dempsey is an amazing sous chef and even though it slows you down to cook with your kids, that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? We made pesto and carrot cake scones and he made it through the salting of the pasta water before he was ready to go play with Dad and Sis. He did so good though! Pesto chicken, roasted veggies and pappardelle for dinner and it was all delicious, if I do say so myself 😋 Got those littles to bed and watched some TV before heading to bed ourselves.

Happy Easter! We all got up and ready and headed downstairs to see what the Easter Bunny had left. In true little sister form, Lydia went straight for her big brother’s basket 😂 Since both my kids have later-in-the-year birthdays, we always try to get them some spring/summer stuff, but then the joke was on us when they wanted to play with all of it and it was meant for outside 🤦‍♀️ Both our families came over at 9 for breakfast and everything was amazing, so props to everyone for making such good dishes! The kids opened their gifts from the Grandmas and then we all headed outside for the egg hunt/playing with bubbles. Lydia is a great egg huntress and Dempsey was more interested in eating jelly beans. Grandma Lori got him an insane bubble gun that he was hellbent on blowing right into everyone’s face 😂 I’m so glad it was nice enough to be outside for a bit with everyone. I got to see my nephew crawl and it made me so excited to think all three cousins will be running around together by next Easter 🤍

After Lydia’s nap and a little downtime for the rest of us, we headed out to a baby shower and stayed for just a bit before heading back home to make dinner, get the kids to bed, clean up and collapse onto the couch. Whew! Wish I could say we’ll be able to rest this week, but we are headed straight into birthday/baseball/busy season, with Joey’s birthday on Wednesday, Opening Day on Friday and then a bridal shower and another family breakfast on Sunday. It’ll be busy and who knows if my children will sleep, but I really love this week and am very much looking forward to all the fun 🤍💜🎂⚾🎉