Here is a cute shot of 8 month old David (he turned 8 months old Feb. 12th) I captured Friday afternoon, February 18.
After dinner Friday night I took the leftover Cider Ice out of my freezer (apple cider, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar syrup that we chunk up into slush and pour lemon-lime soda over - so yummy). The 9x13 pan was taking up too much room in my freezer so I used the excuse of celebrating Mom's arrival to finish it off. Jay took one bite and decided it was too cold for him. We offered some of it to David and received this result:
David obviously thought it was too cold, too, but he kept wanting more. When Matt would pause or stop offering it to him, he'd whine and reach for another bite, silly kid.
Saturday morning and afternoon brought about a fairly typical home routine: french toast for breakfast, I planted some beautiful primroses in my patio pots that I bought at Costco, prepped and made homemade pureed food for David to restock his meal selections in my freezer, a new recipe for lunch - Food Network Giada's Chicken Carbonara (highly recommend!), and an afternoon nap when the boys were napping.
Saturday evening Matt and I got spiffed up and attended Matt's annual business dinner. Prior to knowing Grandma Amy was going to be here I had asked sister/aunt Molly to babysit the boys. The plan remained the same - Molly came over so it worked out great since Molly and Mom were able to enjoy some time together this weekend, too.
Since I rarely get dressed up these days ('ya know, the whole stay-at-home Mom gig doesn't come with too many reasons to get this dressed up), I asked Molly to take a picture of us to commemorate the evening (me in my altered matron of honor dress from Molly's wedding last July). Here is the result:
Matt and I had a lovely evening and Mom and Molly had a great time together caring for the boys. It was truly a win-win all around.
Sunday was a relaxing day, too. We attended church while Mom chose to stay home and put the rug cleaning machine she had brought along with her to work. The result is stunning! We have new carpet, people!! We had the carpet in our condo professionally cleaned before we moved in May of 2007, but since then I've just done spot cleaning. Mom's Thermax along with the enzyme cleaner and her elbow grease had amazing results. What a blessing!!
After the boys' afternoon naps Sunday afternoon we all took a walk - something that we haven't done in months. Yes, it was on the chilly side, but beautiful, so we bundled up as best we could and enjoyed some time out in the fresh air. When we got home all our noses ran (going from the cold to inside warm air), but it was totally worth it. It felt so good to breathe in the fresh air and to soak in the little sun we received.
This morning Grandma Amy returned home. :( Before she left Jay asked if he could go to Grandma's house, too. We reminded him he might not like waking up and not having Mommy to hold and comfort him. It just melted our hearts knowing he wanted to spend more time with Grandma. So cute!
2 comments:
What a great looking couple:-) Glad you had a chance to dress up and have a nice evening out!
Love the video of David. We laughed every time he took a bite:)
Your Cider Ice concoction sounds wonderful! Will you share the specific recipe? Also, you and Matt looked great for your evening out! I feel ya on not having too many occasions to get dressed up (our church is casual too, so I really never get dressed up!)
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