A Very Happy Weekend

Easter Weekend!  This was our last weekend off as a family for the next 8 weeks.  Yes! 8 weeks....​

And, yes - we took advantage of the time off together.  Soren and I hit up an Easter Egg hunt in the morning in Washington Park, gathered materials for Easter buckets for Sunday, and got home in time for him to sneak in an hour nap before our neighborhood Egg hunt in the afternoon.  The evening was beautifully spent bringing our own Mt Carmel brew to Dusmesh for some sweet, sweet Indian food in the evening (which Soren delightfully scarfed up almost all the naan and more than half of my Paneer Masala.  The waitresses couldn't believe it... did I mention he is a huge​ flirt too??).

Then Sunday we were off to the Grandparents to hang out with cousins and snag some Ham.  That was Soren's third​ egg hunt and he had a blast with the girls.  The evening was spent with wine, my awesome dudes and the pup eating some homemade soup and munching cheeses.  It was, *sigh - perfect.  

I am beginning to strategize how I will make our intermittent day's off just as amazing.  Did I mention how awesome my fazam is yet?  Well, just in case - they are.  My 2 dudes and a pit - they complete me.  Here are some shots from our fun filled, action packed weekend.  Now off into the season home stretch and prep for Opera!​

​Soren made a new friend at the neighborhood Easter egg hunt.  These two blondies are too ​cute!

how do you maximize days off with your family?  how do you budget a busy schedule?​

Saturday Morning

I love Saturday mornings!  I am almost always off on Saturday mornings.  My work schedule is all over the place, working 6-7 days a week and I typically miss mornings with the little man, although I occasionally get some.  Even Sundays get hectic when I have gigs in the early afternoon.  But Saturdays are mine!

There is something about Saturday mornings that sets it apart from the others.  Maybe it's because I work in the evening - so I know I have to take advantage of our us time (Rick is usually taking this opportunity to snooze.  I don't blame him...).  So this morning we toddled around.  Played trucks, snapped photos and invented a new treat 'sweet bread' (sprouted whole grain bread toasted with unsalted butter and honey...mmmm - served with a healthier side of clementines of course).

I never really knew during the pregnancy how much fun being a mother would turn out to be.  Every day it's something different... and everyday - you fall more in love. With that little person you brought into the world, with the partner that stood by through pregnancy, birth and parenthood and the family you've come to know as 'your own'.

Today's word is 'orange' - that is, according to Soren.  Happy Weekend Everyone!

Happy Weekend

Happy Weekend everybody!  Today and tomorrow are my weekend days this week - and we have some fun things planned for the family tomorrow to round it out.  We are heading out to the GreenBEAN party at EcOhio Farm and making sure our little baby girl heals up after her surgery and teeth cleaning.  ​She was such a trooper today!

​I could not have been more pleased with Dr. McCarty's work and the care of Howell Avenue Pet Hospital - they are the best!  Thanks so much everyone for making us feel comfortable and safe - and allowing me to be with our baby as much as possible at the beginning and end of the procedure.

​So far so good - she is healing up like a champ.  She is leaving her bandages alone and even held down some food!  See you on the flip side readers!

Do you have a strange schedule? How do you cope with it personally or with family?​