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Week(end) in Review – Game Night Edition

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

So it’s really just the weekend in review rather than the whole week, but that’s mostly because Josh and kids were getting over various illnesses and who wants to relive that?  The fun really began on Friday when friends from Wisconsin came to stay for the weekend.  I also tested the new little camera I picked up with my surprise bonus.  I wanted something that was lighter for traveling with and I think my little Sony A6000 is going to be just what I need once I get used to it.

TV watching or game playing… who knows.  I’m loving that it’s getting lighter outside each day.

Since I’m allergic to bunnies, I may never actually get to have real ones… I’ll have to be happy with fake ones on the table in the meantime.

Munchies and stuff for game night!

Hello, Kendra and Tyler!  (Or Skyler as Phoebe kept calling him). Haha!

Chip sneak!  Better than his sister who snuck I don’t know how many cupcakes and proceeded to only lick the frosting off them.

I soaked these cherries in Amaretto for 24 hours and then dried them and dipped them in white chocolate candy coating and sprinkles.  So potent and good!!

The taco dip also went fast, as did the Buffalo Chicken wraps I forgot to get pictures of.

The first game played before other people arrived (and the kids’ favorite).

Think Uno… only with poop.  You have to try not to clog the toilet. So gross, and perfect for any kid.

This picture was as the night was beginning to wind down, I believe.  If you’re looking for games to play, though, Betrayal at House on the Hill is always a fun one. Utter Nonsense got a lot of laughs, as did Joking Hazard.  Wow… I’m not sure if we actually got around to any other games besides those… if we did, it’s slipped my mind.

Anyway, it was a good weekend and we need more game nights.  Happy Monday!

What a week…

I was going to do a week in review yesterday, but didn’t get around to it.  It’s been busy overall, but the really fun stuff has only been happening over the past few days.  Josh is limping the van to a mechanic today – thankfully only for a new tire, but it’s still a pain. I’ve never gotten a flat tire or had to change a tire in my life… and we don’t know how we got this flat. It was just suddenly flat when I went into the garage to warm it up.

Anyhoo… there’s that.  Friday wasn’t so bad because the kids’ day care was closed, so I worked a half day from home that morning.

We’ve watched Moana a couple times over this past weekend. Haha!  It was cold out, so we decided to go to the zoo because in my infinite wisdom I figured it wouldn’t be that busy on a Friday afternoon. Wrong!  I don’t know how many kids were there on field trips, but there were a lot on top of what I would consider the typical mom and kiddo groups.  We found a decent spot for some people watching, though.

My popcorn was fiend was satisfied for a while and then we made the rounds through the Tropics Trail (yay warmth!).

The kids wanted to get ice cream, so I compromised and told them we could go to Target and do some shopping and pick up whatever treats they wanted there.  Phoebe used her red Popsicle as lipstick.

Josh had to work really late Friday night and then early again Saturday morning, and on top of that Enzo woke up not feeling well, so I figured it would be a low-key day.  At some point we took his temperature and discovered it was 102 degrees. I can’t remember the last time he was this sick…

Clearly a fever calls for another movie in bed, right?  I thought so too.

Sunday was a lot more of the same, though I tried to get a few things done around the house as well.  One thing after another, and it’s only Tuesday and I wish it were Friday.  Time to pull up my big girl britches and get through the week… and the month.  Let’s do it!

Week in Review – Outside and Inside

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

The week was another interesting one, so prepare for utter randomness!  Monday started off fairly normal – the weather was nice and all seemed well until about dinner time when Phoebe randomly puked all over the kitchen floor.  It ended up not being an isolated event and happened 3 more times that night… which meant lots of sheet and pajama changes.  Poor lady.  I kept her home with me Tuesday morning and we watched movies while I worked.

Thankfully it was a short lived bug, though, and I ended up taking a half day as she was feeling rather active by lunchtime and there was no way I was getting anymore work done. So we went for a walk!

It was chilly with the wind, but so nice to get outside and even nicer that Phoebe made it almost the entire walk without needing to be carried. I knew I was taking a risk not bringing a stroller just in case. Ha!

It was Tuesday night or Wednesday when Josh started to feel under the weather.

At that point I was just crossing my fingers that Enzo and myself would be spared, and thankfully we were.

In other events on Friday night, Phoebe had a sleepover in Enzo’s room, which they were both very excited about and we had high hopes that it might help them both sleep better if they weren’t alone.

Phoebe still woke up at around 9:00pm, but she laid back down in bed and didn’t wander into our bedroom until 4am!  Success!  We’ve been keeping it up and Phoebe still wanders into our room, leaving Enzo to ask each morning where she went, but we talked to the kids and we’re going to make the switch more permanent and turn Phoebe’s room into a playroom.

With everyone’s appetites being all over the place a lot of my dinners looked like this…

What’s not to love about Girl Scout Cookie cereal?

Saturday I got the kids out of the house, and since it was still pretty cold out we went to an indoor play area where we hung out for a couple of hours and went and got ice cream as well.  It doesn’t matter how cold it is outside, these kids will always ask for ice cream.

Sunday was a very lazy day, which I’m okay with and I played games with my mom, brother and sister-in-law via the computer.

That’s a wrap!  How was your week?  Happy Monday!

Week in Review – Mostly Just the Weekend

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

 

Random occurrences and accomplishments – this week there were few accomplishments, let’s just be honest.  It was a fairly typical week with extra sugar and treats in the mix thanks to V-Day.  As if the kids really need extra candy… or me for that matter.

  • We rented The Girl on the Train and didn’t finish watching it.  We probably would have watched the whole thing had Phoebe not decided to crawl into bed and watch it with us (not exactly kid friendly) but we had already reached the plot twist point and figured we’d turn it off.  I read the book when it first came out ages ago, and remember it being fairly good, but the movie was so sloooooow and just didn’t work for us. It should be noted, though, that Emily Blunt was fabulous as always. She’s great.
  • Phoebe has been on a major Sleeping Beauty kick lately (wanting to read the book every single night) so we watched the movie on Saturday.

  • On Saturday night we went over to my sister-in-law’s house for a gathering, which was fun. The kids are always up for hanging out with their cousins. I made fondue, and I’m going to have to do that more often… only I think with a smaller pot. I always forget just how much it makes and the recipes are enough for probably a dozen people eating copious amounts of chocolate.
  • We also went to the library Saturday morning. I had a book on hold, and the kids were happy to grab a few new books to read as well.
  • The best part of the week was the weekend because we were able to spend some time outside. Hello awesome weather!

I attempted to teach the kids how to play tag in between them riding various toys. Enzo got the rules, but Phoebe was a tad confused. Haha!  I definitely got in my workout, though!

  • There was some gaming to be had, though.  I even kicked the boys off the TV so I could play my game for a bit.  After all that running around and a late night on Saturday, the kids were more than ready to just chill on the couch for a while.

Happy Monday everyone!

Week In Review – Well hello there, February

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

Random occurrences and accomplishments – this week there were few accomplishments, let’s just be honest.

  • So much laundry. The cat puked on the bed two days in a row which meant extra washing to be done, and is not my favorite.
  • Flipped the calendar to February. This is my work calendar, my home calendar is all Outlander.

  • Fewer trips to Target – this is an accomplishment because it seems like I’m always at Target spending money on things we don’t need.
  • Kept my cool during another insane Phoebe tantrum when she didn’t want to leave day care. Enzo and I shared a look and he helped carry bags and open doors while I carried a flailing and screaming child to the car. I’m giving myself a big pat on the back for deep breathing this week and only having maybe 1 mommy meltdown.
  • Have been enjoying this super yummy tea that Phoebe picked out for her tea party last weekend. She didn’t drink any, but I LOVE it, and the boys thought it was tasty too.

  • On Saturday the kids and I went to the zoo in the morning.  It was chilly, so we stuck indoors on the Tropics Trail where we got to be actually warm and it wasn’t even that crowded.

  • I rewarded their good behavior with sugary treats because that’s what one does when they’re you’re of the house while your husband plays video games with his friends.

 

  • After the zoo we stopped by my sister-in-law’s house so that the kids could play with their cousins and I was able to have some gal time.  The kiddos were absolutely worn out by the time we got home… to the point where Phoebe was just fighting everything and completely melting down because she didn’t want to get in pajamas and go to sleep even though she was clearly exhausted. Whoops.  They had a lot fun, though…

  • Sunday was low-key and filled with lots of relaxing, snacking, and not much in the way of actually doing anything that really needed doing.  I’m okay with that,  though.

Happy Monday everyone!