I’m not sure if I told you about our weekend that you would believe we squeezed it all in. I knew by mid-week that it was going to be crazy, but I’m not sure I realized just how little time between events we would have.
Because of the rain, Josh & Cory’s baseball team had cram in a ton of area games last week to qualify for the state playoffs. We had been looking forward to a date night for weeks, but they ended up playing a doubleheader on Friday night instead. I rushed home from work after running some last minute birthday errands and got the girls dressed and packed for their first birthday slumber party. We have such a great group of friends and it worked out great that they would both be invited to the same party. They were super excited and I was kind of thrilled for a few hours of quiet while Josh finished up at the ball field. I dropped them off, stopped by Dollar General for one last birthday party item and rushed home for almost 3 solid hours of party prep in solitude. I got my car cleaned out and packed, cookies made and managed to hop in the shower and fix my hair before Josh came in the door at 9 o’clock. I practically shoved him in the bathroom and we made it to dinner by 9:30. We were starving and it was pretty late for us to be getting started (by our usual standards), but we had a great time eating with K & Cory and were still home and in bed by 11 o’clock. I did manage to get a photo update from the slumber party of Ella crashed out in her sleeping bag with all the other little girls playing all around her. That kid can sleep through anything and when she’s ready for bed, there isn’t much that can keep her up!
I got up bright and early on Saturday morning and was at Walmart by 7 o’clock. I never had enough time during the week to finish up all my errands, so I kept running in one or two stores every day until I got it all done! We needed roses for the birthday party and I had one little surprise to pick up for another birthday girl before the day got too crazy. I picked the girls up at 8 and got them dressed and ready and we were at the dance studio to decorate by nine. We had a few extra helpers during set up and I was trying not to be stressed out, but I wish I could have relaxed and enjoyed things a little bit more. By all indications, the party went great and I can’t wait to see the photos to see what actually happened?! Fortunately, Sophie had a wonderful morning and I doubt she even realized I was so frazzled. K sent me this one party sneak-peek on Sunday afternoon and I can’t wait to see the rest! It might be a few weeks before we get a full recap, but I promise the party details were adorable.
Did I mention that right in the middle of Sophie’s party, Ella had dance pictures taken?! Thank goodness our party was at the studio because she just dressed the part and helped teach Sophie’s friends a few new dance moves. Once the party was over, but before I had a minute to breath, I was changing her into her jazz costume and swapping these braids out for crazy hair. We managed to get all three photos taken and were running out the door by 1:15 for our next stop. Let’s pause to talk about how beautiful she is.
I’m pretty sure we squealed into the zoo parking lot on two wheels to celebrate our next sweet friend. The girls reminded me half-way there that they hadn’t eaten lunch yet. Mom fail. We survived on cupcakes and bottled water, but had a fabulous time at Braylen’s birthday. She and Taz are just one day apart and it was fun (albeit overwhelming) to squeeze both of their parties into one day! This is the only picture I managed to nab of the birthday girls together and it’s a miracle I managed to get them looking in the same direction. They are both pretty much on the go all the time!
After the party, we explored the zoo for another hour before making our way home. We weren’t even onto the expressway yet when I saw these two in my rear-view mirror. They crashed pretty much the moment their heads hit the car seats. I grabbed us take-out on the way home and managed to wake Ella up to eat before she went back to bed. Tazzie, on the other hand, could not be roused and was down for the night by 4:30!! The kid slept for FIFTEEN HOURS and that has never happened in her four years, ever.
Sunday was full, too. We left straight from church to eat lunch with Josh’s parents. I barely sat down on the couch after lunch before I was fast asleep. I slept the entire three hours we were there. I admit I felt a little bit bad when Josh woke me up, but we were all exhausted. We drove straight back to church for a meeting and bible study and were finally at home in our pjs, for the first time in three days, by six o’clock. We did a quick recap of our birthday gifts for daddy, since they had been in the car for 36 hours, and then headed to bed.
I will admit that I stayed up for a few hours and waxed nostalgic about the fact that my baby was going to wake up four years old. It seems like it happened so fast! Josh and I laid in bed looking at baby pictures and watching old videos of her and it seriously brought tears to my eyes. Ahhh, I miss that squishy face!!
