Sadly this morning’s actions didn’t contain coloring or magnetic blocks however somewhat a vet go to for Pepper (simply routine) and an pressing care go to for Ryan (not routine). He’s okay and asleep on the sofa proper now as I work on this weblog submit however this has positively been a really Monday-ish form of Monday to this point. Our complete household has managed to remain wholesome throughout chilly and flu season this 12 months so I suppose certainly one of us was all the way down to exit finally. (I really went down final week however not as onerous. Seems what I assumed have been simply allergic reactions have been, in reality, not simply allergic reactions.) I’m simply actually hoping Ryan feels higher quick as a result of continuous puking is depressing.
However let’s again up a bit to extra nice instances 15 hours earlier… the weekend! Our weekend was a great one with a strong mixture of household, associates, sports activities and outdoors time.
The weekend started with a household journey out to the soccer fields on Friday evening to cheer for Chase. Ryan is the pinnacle coach for Chase’s rec league soccer crew this 12 months so it’s further enjoyable to cheer them on as a result of I really feel like I do know extra about all the children on the crew.
Ryan is so invested on this group of youngsters and admittedly stressin’ just a little bit about ensuring they’re all having enjoyable, getting largely equal taking part in time on sport days, growing as gamers, and many others. I’m happy with the time and thought he’s pouring into this group of youngsters, particularly since it’s simply rec sports activities which is the perfect match for our household proper now for a myriad of causes.
Saturday
On Saturday morning, we started our day on the Carolina Raptor Heart for his or her annual STEAM Day!
(Tee: Previous Navy / Overalls: Free Folks / Sneakers: Adidas)
We’ve been members of the Carolina Raptor Heart for years and joined quickly after we started to see Chase’s love for birds of prey start to skyrocket. Honestly, our complete household has Chase to thank for turning all of us into chook lovers. (I really say it was by means of nursing Chase on the sofa that I took an interest within the birds in our yard when he was an toddler as a result of breastfeeding pressured me to decelerate, look out the window and spot a few of the lovely creatures round me in methods I didn’t earlier than. An surprising perk!)
STEAM Day on the Carolina Raptor Heart featured lots of interactive displays the place the boys may take part in actions like creating enrichment for the birds or matching photos of birds to their appropriate species. Briefly: It was heaven for our nature-loving youngsters.
By the point we made it residence, we didn’t have an excessive amount of of our afternoon left. The boys largely performed exterior whereas Ryan and I spent a few hours constructing new furnishings for our dock. We’ve had the perfect luck with Polywood eating furnishings on our again patio however I’ll be the primary to confess the knock-off variations of Polywood adirondack chairs and the lounge chairs we discovered on Amazon have held up simply as nicely. We ordered a few rocking chairs and a bench for the dock so now we’ll be capable to loosen up on the market a bit, too!
Then it was time to bathe and prepare as a result of Ryan and I had dinner plans with associates.
(High: Goal however previous / Skirt: Goal however previous / Sneakers: Amazon / Purse: Road Stage by way of Sew Repair / Layered necklaces and bracelets: Gorjana + Madewell)
After our babysitter arrived and we mentioned goodbye to the boys, we made our manner as much as Mooresville and met up with six of our associates at Savannah Oyster Firm to rejoice my pal Carrie’s birthday!
The six of us all met quickly after we had our first infants (practically 10 years in the past!) and so they’re a few of our very favourite folks. 4 hours felt like 4 minutes collectively and we had the perfect time consuming, consuming and laughing collectively.
Sunday
The large spotlight of our Sunday was the Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls basketball sport on the Spectrum Heart in Charlotte. Ryder and Chase’s college had a fundraiser that concerned tickets to a Hornets sport and after we noticed the Bulls have been taking part in, we scooped up 5 for our household.
I used to be raised within the Chicagoland space (Palatine, Illinois) and once I inform you the Bulls mayhem of the ’90s was completely insane, I imply it. Watching Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Luc Longley, Steve Kerr, BJ Armstrong, Horace Grant and extra play and dominate was essentially the most superb feeling of collective pleasure in our space. I’ll by no means, ever neglect the effervescent anticipation I felt when my dad and mom took me and my sister to a sport on the United Heart and all of the lights when down earlier than the beginning lineup. (No lie, the Bulls beginning lineup music is what Ryan and I walked out to at our marriage ceremony reception as a result of he’s been a Bulls superfan for many years, too!)
(Bulls sport day outfit all linked right here!)
Clearly our household was reppin’ the Bulls at Sunday’s sport however we weren’t the one ones. It actually felt like half the stadium was Bulls followers due, largely I’m certain, to the truth that Chicago is a large market however they’re additionally doing nicely now whereas Charlotte received’t be making the playoffs. The sport was tremendous high-scoring (each groups had over 100 factors) which made it further enjoyable for the boys to observe. They acquired actually into it and had no downside lasting from the beginning of the sport to the very finish.
Properly, Rhett did want just a little aspect leisure within the type of random creativeness video games we performed and some stadium snacks however all in all, it was a blast and took me again to my childhood Bulls sport recollections. You possibly can take the woman out of Chicago, however you’ll be able to’t take Chicago out of the woman.
We ended our weekend with film evening (we’re loving the Americas documentaries), Jonny Pops and jammies.
I hope you all have an exquisite week forward and keep wholesome!!
