Do you ever have weekends that at some point you say to
yourself, “I’m kinda looking forward to Monday so things will slow down a bit.”
That was my weekend. BUSY but packed full of fun!
We had promised our nephews a few weeks ago that they could
spend a weekend night with us during their Fall Break, so Friday it was. We
started by picking them up at a Basketball Camp they had attended all week.
They had finished the week-long camp with an awards program, where both boys
racked up in various categories.
Proud aunt bragging moment alert: Riley won THE TOP award of
the WHOLE camp. “The Dr. Doom Award”! The man who ran the camp and other ball
camps in the community for YEARS, his nickname has always been “Dr. Doom”, he
has been a great influence for the kids who have gone through his programs and
such a great coach and mentor. He is turning in his whistle and retiring, and
this camp was his very last one to host. So, Riley won the very last Dr. Doom
Award.
Before he called Riley’s name, he talked about how kids he
had watched play and go through his camps who he’s given this award to before
have gone on to play basketball in high school and even at the collegiate
level. Now, we’ve all thought for a long time that Riley just has a natural
instinct and ability for sports. He’s small in stature but he’s just good at
whatever he plays. So for him to be recognized for his talent by someone who
knows what they’re talking about….well, I’ll just say we’re all really proud of
him and his hard work!
Going into the camp, Colin wasn’t 100% on board, but he had
a great week too!
These two best buds have grown up together since their
Infants Class at Daycare. Riley & Gernt go to different schools now, but
they’re still together every chance they get. It’s been so fun watching these
boys grow up. Gernt’s just part of our family at this point. He even calls my
dad “Granddad”. AND side story, his mom is my OB doctor and is THE BEST. Just
ask anybody from around here, they’ll tell you she’s the best.
They boys left with Stephen to pick up pizza for our dinner
and I ran a couple errands. Once we all got home, we headed outside to play a
“new, fun game”. (Several weeks ago, Stephen and I picked up some cans of silly
string in the dollar aisle at Target; we just knew they would LOVE this.) We
had them turn around and when I counted to 5, they were supposed to throw some
leaves in the air and turn around. That would start the “game”.
No, that's not a Snapchat filter on my pic...that's silly string hanging perfectly from my eyelash.
We had such a fun time with them!
We’re all going to a Preds game Thursday night (these boys
ESPECIALLY Riley are HUGE Preds fans! He could tell you players, names, numbers
and stats at age 3.) They wanted to make posters to take with us, so we worked
on those while our pizzas were baking.
We ate pizza, watched Netflix, then each boy took a bath
(aka bathtub dance party thanks to the music blasting through Bluetooth
speakers in the bathroom that they requested). They’re only little once, right?
After baths, we watched the movie, “The Big Green” on
Netflix. (I swear these two think Netflix is the coolest thing ever.) We
snuggled, ate popcorn, and one little boy ate more candy bars from our
Halloween candy bowl than Stephen and I realized.
They both read for a little while before it was lights out.
The next morning, I got up, ready and left before any of
them were awake. Apparently from what I hear, the boys got up on their
own and quietly went to the living room just chilling until they heard Stephen
get up. At that point, they went back to our bedroom and stood on either side
of the door and scared the living daylights out of him when he opened the door.
He got the boys ready and they all headed to a Men’s Breakfast at our church
that morning.
Meanwhile, my friend Katie and I went to a crafts fair in
Bell Buckle Saturday. We had such a great day! The weather was PERFECT, we
browsed the booths, ate fried oreos, shared girl talk all day, and ended our
day with a stop at a few other stores and Target in Murfreesboro on our way
back. Such a fun day! I’ve been to this particular crafts fair for 4 or 5 years
now and this year was BY FAR the most crowded I’ve ever seen it. The town
basically shuts down for the third weekend in October. Families rent out their
front yards for parking or booth set ups….it’s hard core, but I’m a sucker for
it every year apparently.
Saturday night back home ended with Mexican food take-out,
fresh sheets on the bed #amen, and a Hallmark movie. #mykindofnight
Did you see this one? I was sucked right in with it starring Ashley Williams (who I LOVE) and Joel from Parenthood. It was your typical Hallmark movie but with REALLY great stars!
Sunday after church and lunch at the Stafford compound (which I'm thinking my "Stafford Compound" terminology needs a post all on its own one day), we
went home and I made a couple dishes to take to church dinner that night. (One
of which will be shared next Wednesday for Recipe Club link up.) And that was
our day and our weekend. Family, Friends, Food, Target and a Hallmark movie.
Just the way I like it!!
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