Weekend in Review

We had a nice long holiday weekend. Well, Justin didn't have any extra time off, but I did. On Friday, Everly had a half day so while she was at school, Aspen and I met my sister and Nora at the library for storytime. We picked up some new books for Everly because she is reading all of the time and constantly going through books. It is a good problem. Friday night I had soccer and then Saturday morning I woke up to run 9 miles with my sister. We are in the last month of training for our half on November 5th. My mom was generous enough to come over while I ran since Justin had to leave for his first triathlon. He did really well. It would have been cool to see him but it was really far away. After my run, the girls and I picked up our groceries and some donuts and then headed to the monthly home depot project. Of course it was a project with like 20 nails and 4 screws while I am by myself. I survived though, and they turned out cute. Saturday afternoon we had a bridal shower for Justin's sister at his other sister's apartment. It was really cute and then I stayed after to go out with the girls. It was a good night. Sunday morning I had a soccer game and then Sunday afternoon we kept things really chill and just ordered takeout. I also had Monday off so I planned a trip to the Botanical Gardens which I will share tomorrow.

they love giving the peace sign in pictures

The only part Aspen really does.

 

such a cute tea party set up

the bride

the whole group

the girls loved playing with Justin's cousins

the tea party location turned into a rooftop happy hour later that night

Sunday Soccer

Weekend in Review

I had a lot planned last weekend so I took off Monday in advance because I have a lot of time to use before the end of the year and I also wanted to have some extra time with the girls. On Friday I left work and went straight to my sister-in-laws for dinner before we saw Death Cab for Cutie at a new venue downtown, The Van Buren. It was an awesome show although it felt like it went by really fast. The next morning I took the girls to Everly's soccer game and then we hit up the mall on the way home. It was actually really good to spend most of Saturday alone with them since I was going to be gone again Saturday night. Saturday I went out with my sister-in-law to our friend's birthday party. It was Disco themed and we had a blast. We drank way too much champagne but it was seriously such a fun night. On Monday Aspen and I had some alone time and it was really nice. We went to Costco and story time and picked up lots of new books for her sister to read. It was a great long weekend and I have a short week before another long weekend next weekend!

 

We loved The Van Buren

This is my life now.

 

All The Drinks

We liked the props

This girl loves bubbles

love my Aspen time.

4th of July Weekend 2017

We had a great 4th of July weekend with lots of celebrating. I actually started my weekend with a long 8 mile run with my sister. It was hot but I am glad we got it done. Later that morning my sisters came over to go swimming. Everly discovered something that fell to the bottom of the pool and became obsessed with diving to the bottom to get it. On Saturday night I met my sister-in-law and niece out at a bar for a fun night out. We had a blast and I can't wait to go out with them again. On Sunday I was basically useless from going out the night before. I don't think I even left the house. My family came over that night since we had other plans for the actual 4th of July and Everly had a birthday party to go to on the 3rd. We had burgers and swam in the pool. My sister bought Everly a set of diving rings so her and Teddy had a blast. On Monday I was feeling a little productive again so I went for a run and to the gym before Justin had to leave for work. Everly has summer camp so I had the day with Aspen. We got my car serviced and picked up our grocery order before I had to take Aspen to her swim class. It was rough but she did great. I felt bad so I took her to the mall after. She had fun planning and we stayed cool. I tried to take her out to lunch because I thought it would be fun, but she wouldn't eat anything. She just wanted to play under the table, haha. Oh, well! Monday night Everly had a birthday party to go to so I took her and then we all watched nearby fireworks with my family later that night. On the 4th we went to my sister-in-law's new apartment downtown for a pool party and dinner. The kids had a blast and it was great to see everyone. It was super hard to go back to work on Wednesday after 4 days off but thankfully its a short week!

Looks tiny here but we saw several hot air balloons launching

lunch date with Aspen

this girl!

night out at Linger Longer Lounge

The group!

these two crazies!

outfits from Grandma

Aspen and her chips and Remi is back!

perfect end to a great long weekend!