Friday: We had ordered a new swing set for Derek for his birthday, but unfortunately it didn't arrive on time. Jason actually will called it on Friday and spent about 8 hours putting it together, with a few hours of help from my dad. The end result:
A whole lot of fun for Derek!
When he came home with Grandma Maria he couldn't believe what he saw in his backyard. He loves it! Every morning when he wakes up he wants to go outside to play at his 'park'. I think this was a great investment! We spent the whole day in the backyard... grilled some chicken and carne asada that evening and had a nice dinner on the patio.
Saturday: I woke up and took Jillian for a walk. Derek had spent the night at Grandma Maria's house and James was still sleeping. I can't take all three kids together because I will not buy a triple stroller, and I won't let Derek walk with me. That just defeats the purpose of even trying to exercise.
Maria came home with Derek and stayed for a little bit to help with the babies and laundry. I really do have an awesome mother-in-law!
James developed a love for watermelon!
I was also able to get ready for my dinner date with Genny for her birthday.
(That sun was right in our eyes, as you can probably see)
I picked her up and we were off to Nordstrom first. Got a few cute things and met our friends Tawny and Jennifer at the Cheesecake Factory. It's always fun to get together with the girls!
Sunday: Woke up early again and took Derek and James to the gym with me. I've started taking my mom's yoga classes again. I really love yoga and am anxious to get back into it. We spent more time outside swimming and grilling. I just love our house and being so close to our families. It seems that since the weather has warmed up we are outside grilling every night. I even BBQ hot dogs for Derek during the week. I love our backyard! It's just perfect!
I thought Derek was watching a movie. But when I got a better look I saw this:
Sound asleep!
Monday:Happy Memorial Day and a special thank you to all of our troops fighting for us! We had my parents and Jason's parents over for a BBQ and swimming. Again, always a good time!
My mom and Jilli-bean swinging away
Maria and Jill, my mom and James, and then Derek who stole James' hat!
Our attempt at a family picture... I think it's blah!
And lastly, some happy babies
6 comments:
Oh the babies are getting soooo big!!! Looks like a great weekend!!
Awwwww! Sounds like you are really enjoying your new house and yard! Love the new swingset. They will love that for years to come!
Genny said you girls had fun the other night!
Your back yard park looks perfect. Sounds like things are going well.
What a great swing set and playground for Derek! Looks like our next playdate needs to be at your house! :)
Thank you again for such a great birthday date!! It was so much fun.
PS- Love Jill's pj's in the last picture.
Looks like you guys had a super duper fun weekend! Glad you got to spend so much time with the fam! Perfect holiday to me!
Ah what a cute family. I love the swingset!
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