Weekending

I am so not well-rested after this weekend. It was a great weekend with a lot to celebrate: Farrah turning one and Mother's Day. I had hoped for some pool time, but that didn't happen - maybe next weekend.

Saturday was a bit stressful, I will admit, with getting Farrah's party ready. Luckily I have a wonderful friend that was happy to take the boys for me that morning since Jake was at USCG and unable to help me set up for the party at all. I am so glad it all came together beautifully though and Farrah was so well-behaved the entire time.

Come back tomorrow to view all the details of her rainbow-themed party!

Mother's Day felt pretty much like any normal weekend day - I was cleaning, doing laundry and caring for the kids. Jake again had to do USCG duty, so he wasn't home until the afternoon. He did end up getting me a Fitbit Flex as my gift {I know, weird for Mother's Day, right?} I had one on my wishlist for my birthday last month, so he remembered and got it for this day instead. I think eventually I'll want the one that tracks heart rate too, but this is definitely a neat little gadget.

We went out for a very low-key dinner last night and then stopped by Jake's mom's to deliver her cards and flowers.

Breckin has his Pre-K graduation ceremony tonight. I'm going to try to make a big deal out of it for him...after all, he's now the middle child {and I can relate!} and usually hasn't had anything big going on...usually it's Tanner having things with school or Farrah with all her attention lately as the baby...I definitely want him to feel all the attention is on him for once. He deserves it because he's such a sweetheart and has been so easygoing about anything and everything. He's just a great kid.

I can't believe he starts Kindergarten soon...geez, this is too much at once - my baby girl turned 1 AND I've got a Kindergartner! Not to mention, Tanner hits the double-digits in age this year. Holy moly.

Have a happy week - don't forget to check out the post on Farrah's rainbow birthday party tomorrow!

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Monday Musings

How was y'all's weekend?

I had a sweet Mother's Day...♥

I was given the gift of sleeping in while Jake got the boys ready and they planned a cute little breakfast-in-bed menu for me. When I awoke, two very handsome little maître d's greeted me at my bedside with the handwritten menu and a "Happy Mother's Day!" These boys just make my heart melt.

Before we headed to church, I was given a coupon to have them wash my car. We opted to go to the 11am service, so they had time to get it done before we left. I don't know what got more wet - my car or the boys. They definitely had to be changed out of the soaking wet clothing before church!

I of course called my own mommy before we headed to church and the day got away from me.

After church, we had a nice lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, Rio Grande. I enjoyed a margarita of course. When we went home, I got a chance to take a little catnap while Jake and the boys did some yard work.

We then headed to the pool and then Jake made us some tilapia and veggies for dinner.

It may not sound like an amazing day, but it was so sweet and just what I needed - stress-free and full of love for mommy. I sure am going to miss Mother's Days like this when I'm an empty-nester in 16 years or so.

After all that, I went to the grocery store while Jake did the boys' nighttime routine. I know it sounds like a chore on Mother's Day, but it's kind of relaxing when it's sans kids.



I started reading some of the books on my reading wishlist...did what I said I would do and downloaded them on my Kindle. So far I've bought The Honest Life, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. I've started on the first two and will definitely let you know what I think of them when I'm done.

In other news, I really want to brighten up our outdoor space. I'll definitely need new seating to go the direction I want to go. I love Cassie's use of color in hers for the Home Depot Challenge and in spirit of the change in color I have already done with my living room and kitchen, I thought, why not flow it on out the back door while I'm at it?

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I've been looking around for similar rugs - in either color or pattern, but I can't seem to find any that were as good of a deal as the two she got at IKEA and sewed together. I'm in love with that pink and orange and at $9.99 per piece of rug, it's a steal. Sturdy and made for outdoors. I've just got to make the trip to Charlotte soon to snag them up.

Then the hunt for either some neutral cushions for my current patio set, or a new patio set altogether. Maybe there's a way I could recover mine? My current set's cushions are brown and blue and I'm kinda over that combo. Plus it's a tad sun-faded now anyway, so it's kind of like I have to replace them. Right? Hubby might disagree, but oh well.

Well, that's all I have for this Monday...hope y'all have an awesome week! xoxo

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Happy Mother's Day

This one's for all the mommas out there:

Go get you some "me" time today. xoxo

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Happy Mother's Day

I hope all the mommies out there had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! I had to work today for 13 hours, but I did have a great day yesterday...Breckin and I participated in a 5K called the Mom's Run for Postpartum Depression Awareness early in the morning. Our time was 36 minutes, but with a jogging stroller and having to stop to check on him a couple times, I didn't think it was too shabby. It was our first one this year, so I hope to aim to beat that time with each 5K I do this year. Here are some pics from the run:

Then, we met Tanner and Jake just down the street at Tanner's T-Ball game:

We then had a nice lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant where I had a well-deserved Morga-rita...and then we went home to work on the landscaping in the backyard - added a new flowerbed and fixed Dakotah's holes in the yard and planted some grass seed - hope to see it flourish!

Later (after even getting a nap!), we sat around the firepit in the backyard and cooked hotdogs and S'mores. Tanner and Jake camped out in a tent. It was a wonderful time with my family.

Anyway, that's my Mother's Day (observed) in a nutshell...waiting on my Mommy Ring to arrive...it's a large citrine gem (Tanner's birthstone) surrounded by a lot of Peridots (Breckin's birthstone) - exactly what I wanted this year!