Weekend Update + Miscellany Monday

I started to type Weekend Wrap-Up, but quite frankly Weekend Update just reminds me of SNL and cracks me up....that's a good thing on a Monday morning.  Linking up with Carissa here.

Here's how our weekend went down...in short sentences (can they even be considered that?) and very few capital letters:

[Friday Night]
shower prep at courtney's:  drink wine.  check out horses (tank and sue).  pick wildflowers.  drink wine.  vent about life.  drink wine.  make egg soufflé.  drink wine.  enjoy 'girl time'.

[Saturday Morning + Afternoon]
more shower prep: bake scones.

operation distract liza while mom bakes.

get ourselves dressed.  get our babies dressed.  pack up a few things.  drive to court's.  do some last minute decorating (aka make poufs).  throw a shower for our dear friend, cathy.

cathy and her sister - they're both preggo with baby girls!

watch our crazy babies play and laugh together (priceless, btw).

i melt.

enjoy more 'girl time'.

court and momma-to-be cathy

e and nat - pardon our sleeeeeepy children who are about to have a meltdown.

clean up  from shower. put crazy, tired babies down for a nap.  put ourselves down for a nap.  clean up around the house.

[Saturday Evening]
E + JW's House: buy JW iPhone.  get takeout from applebees (hello wonton tacos).  play games on iPhones.
Nat + B's House: grocery store marathon (with the rest of town, apparently). roast fresh veggies, grill steak, enjoy a bottle of wine that leads to two on the deck resulting in lots of chatting. guilty pleasure 'american reunion' movie, feel like it's 1999 all over again.

[Sunday]
E + JW: liza and momma waffle-making.  liza napping.  grocery shopping.  burt lake bound.  nature preserve hike.  cool off with a swim.  end-of-the-dock afternoon.  snoozing on the pontoon.  awesome dinner.  dq stop on the way home (ice cream is a must on the way home from the lake).  liza sleeping.  house cleaning.  catching up on life-ing.
Nat + B: bottle in bed = 6AM snuggles, family walk along the waterfront, Mama and Connor errands to Lowe's, Subway, new flowerpots, blowing bubbles outside, daddy golfing, dinner at cottage, dissertation writing.

needless to say, it was a great weekend.  time to catch up with friends and with life.  what are you all doing to beat the heat?

p.s. we're planning a giveaway of a beautiful handmade wooden cutting board and some other 'up north' goodies this week?  become a follower so you don't miss any of the action!

A Business Trip....

...at an indoor waterpark?!?! Yes, please! (Check it out: http://www.greatwolf.com/) A definite perk of the working mama role, and many thanks to my sister, who drove 3 hours to meet us and volunteered to watch C while I presented.

The hotel was GREAT, and I can't wait to go back for a family vacation in the near future. I called ahead of time to reserve a pack and play, and it was in the room waiting for me when we checked in. Each room has a fridge and microwave, which was so helpful. Not only for leftover pizza, as shown below, but for C's milk, yogurt, fruit, etc. I had packed a little cooler, but the fridge made it so much easier. We were so busy having fun at the pools, we forgot to snap any pictures of the actual waterpark---the sign of a good getaway!

When Auntie M babysits, we eat leftover pizza for breakfast!



C LOVED all of the animals, especially this bear!



Swimming and splashing makes for one tired little guy---snoozing on Mama's bed after a busy day.



Miscellany Monday.

UNO.
The weather in Northern Michigan has been un-REAL.  As in we spent the last week in the upper 80's/low 90's.  Because of said weather, JW, Liza-lou and I spent last week at the cottage.  JW still had to work but we were able to spend the days in the water and tons of time playing with family.

DOS.
Liza-lou is moving like CRAZY!  She LOVES walking holding on to JW or my hands and is getting in to things around the house faster than we can keep her out of them.

TRES.
We ordered one of these bad boys last night.  Pricy?  Yes.  However, after watching some YouTube videos and reading some reviews, we felt like this is something we can use for quite a few years. And since we have Cabela's credit cards, we were able to use a boat-load of points and only pay about $75 for this thing (not bad considering it was listed for $230).  JW and I enjoy hiking and snowshoeing and many of the trails we hike just aren't stroller-friendly...even though the BOB is pretty rugged.  As for the Bjorn, talk about a sore back when you try to do much more than a basic walk with a 20 pound baby.  We'll be sure to include a review as soon as we get it and try it out!

CUATRO.
We're on a mission to do a better job of keeping this blog updated and this time...we're going to hold ourselves to it.  Get ready for lots of momma stories and thoughts as we stay on top of our game!  Plus, we've recently had a few friends asking us where the new recipes, DIY projects, stories, and thoughts have gone and we clearly can't let them down.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.  Anybody tried out a baby carrier for a 'bigger' baby?

Linking up HERE.