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 🤍💜🎂⚾🎉

It feels like this weekend passed by in a blur! We had a low-key Friday in, an early-morning swim lesson on Saturday, lots of outdoor time and two really good dinners for me. One with Hannah and one with Joey, so even though I feel kind of frazzled today, at least I’m well-fed! (Why did this intro have so many hyphens?? 😂)

Just a normal Friday, working from home. When I dropped the kids off at Grandma’s, Lydia brought me a piece of dog food and told me “eat” and the three of them (Delaney was there too!) were throwing Easter basket grass all over the living room 😲 Joey brought them back home just as I was finishing up dinner. The same filling for all of us, but served three ways 😅 With them both going through nap transitions, they have been tired so early and bedtime always comes sooner than I expect/wish, but it is what it is for now. Got them both down and watched the first episode of Top Chef. It’s back!

Joey took Dempsey skiing for the first time this past Wednesday and they had a great (but tiring!) time, so we skipped Dempsey’s swim lesson and rescheduled for Saturday morning at 8:20, which sounded fine and not too early since we’re all usually up by 7 at the latest but I forgot to factor in drive time and the fact that we’d have to be out of the house in the 7 o’clock hour 😱 We also didn’t fully realize that until we had already started making waffles, so breakfast was a bit rushed and we literally ran out the door the second our last bites were in our mouths 😂 Anyway, he had a good lesson and we all got to go! I think Sissy had fun “watching” and wandering around in there. Back at home, we played outside then walked over to the Cottage Bakery for pastries and bread, then I put Lydi down for her nap.

Post-nap, my girl ate lunch and Joey and Dempsey walked over to the basketball court. Once lunch was done, Lyds and I joined them. She chased and carried the ball all over while Dempsey did things like walk along the lines painted on the court, picked up random things he found on the ground and ran back and forth through the whole in the tennis net 😂 I guess we know who will be our athlete and who takes after me! Walked back home and I gave them both a much-needed bath while Joey cooked dinner and then I headed out to meet Hannah for happy hour at Teocalli in Arvada. We talked for three hours and I still don’t think we covered everything in either of our lives! I guess we need another moms night out 😋 The kids were asleep by the time I got back, so we started Enola Holmes 2 (which we’ve been meaning to watch for so long!) but didn’t make it far because I was about to fall asleep on the couch!

Started Sunday with breakfast sandwiches à la Joey. I had mine on some of the sourdough we bought the day before and it was amazing! Afterward, I hung with the kids while they played, then later on took a shower and made salads for the week. Felt nice not having much of an agenda for the day so I could do stuff like lay in the closet-turned-playroom upstairs with the kids falling over me and the string lights blinking me into a stroke up there 😂😂 But for real, it was fun if not also chaotic.

Ended the evening with a much-anticipated dinner at one of Denver’s newly Michelin-starred restaurants, Brutø! We originally had reservations for the weekend before Valentine’s Day but rescheduled when we realized it was the same day as the Super Bowl. It was quite the experience!!! We knew it would be an 11-course meal but had no idea what to expect otherwise. Turns out it’s a small space and there were just 18 diners there, with the kitchen/bar featured in the middle and a counter where we all sat, surrounding/facing it. I definitely ate a few things that I had to not really think about (turns out I’m not as adventurous as I thought!) but otherwise, it was all delicious and I tasted some flavors I’d NEVER tasted before. Our favorite course was the boar-stuffed pasta served with the fluffiest piada bread and salted butter on the side, but how cool is that pear mold filled with the freshest and creamiest mouse?? I loved it! We were a little sad we didn’t choose to do the cocktail pairing as well but maybe next time 😉

Wishing everyone a good week!