Mother's Day was awesome. Michael sent me out that Saturday to go shopping and get a haircut. I stayed out for a good few hours and came home feeling pampered. I love my family and I love being a mother.
The next weekend was our annual Girls Weekend! This was my first time being baby-less overnight since August of 2011! (By the time Matthew was old enough to leave overnight, Kate came along). It was seriously nuts not having a diaper bag and only having to worry about myself for a couple days. Of course I missed them, but I knew they were fine with Michael and it was pretty nice to have that freedom for a couple days. Plus, I think this might have been my favorite Girls Weekend yet.
Can I also say that flying without a baby and/or toddler is the BEST!? :-) The only, and I mean ONLY, downside to flying solo was that people no longer avoided me like the plague and I was squished by an enormous man that smelled funny.
The theme was, "Under The Sea."
We ate too much, laughed a lot, had a bridal shower for my future sister-in-law Stephanie, did pedicures, and shopped. We went to a cute little Danish town called Solvang (near Santa Barbara) and shopped and shopped and still didn't even see half of the stores.
On the way home we ate at a yummy restaurant called The Red Pepper. I'm still daydreaming about their pineapple shrimp. Yummmmmy.
We also hung out at the Redondo Pier and enjoyed some awesome weather. We went paddle boarding (SO fun!) and all got toe rings.
The kids had a blast with Michael. Kate was pretty mad at me the night I got home but was completely over it by the next day. :-)
Until next year!
And.... summer is here. Noooo! 100+ degrees for the next few months! Argh! On the bright side, we've been doing a ton of swimming. Both my kids adore the pool.
Also, it's baseball season! Okay, that's not all that exciting in my opinion, but I did love going to a Diamondbacks game with the family a couple weeks ago. Chase Field is very kid friendly, which is so nice. They also have $1.50 hot dogs and corn dogs and $1 popcorn, and who wouldn't love that?
And since we can't just swim for hours on end every day, I've been trying to do more more fun and creative indoor activities. I'm already sick of trying to think of things. Friends- come over for play dates please! On this day, I let the kids play with finger paints on canvas. It only took Kate 2 seconds to start painting on herself... in red of course, so she looks like she's from a horror film.
A couple weeks ago my parents came for a visit! It's always so depressing when they leave because we have so much fun with them.
Last but not least, Michael got surgery earlier this week! He had a double sports hernia. Ouch! Recovery has been anything but easy but he is finally doing much better.
Right before surgery
And for your viewing pleasure, here's Michael coming out of anesthesia. Haha. You're welcome.
