Whew, three-day weekends sure feel different when you have kids! An extra day to completely wear yourselves out 😂 I wouldn't have it any other way. Heavy legs and falling asleep on the couch at 8 PM on Monday night aside, we had such a fun and full Memorial Day Weekend. A real deal date night for Joey and I, flowers planted in the backyard, a new bed for Dempsey (!!!!!), a father-son Rockies game, another Bolder Boulder and a big old family BBQ to top it all off 🤍
Grandma Lori had been asking for a sleepover with both kids and I had been begging to find time to see The Fall Guy, so we lined both up! It was the first time both kids had been out for a night at the same time and it felt truly strange. It sounded like they had a fun night though and so did Joey and I. The movie is such a good time. The plot is a little thin/repetitive in places but Ryan Gosling is just so good and funny. He and Emily Blunt have amazing chemistry and Joey and I laughed SO hard at a particular line/scene toward the end. We hit up the newly-opened ChoLon Sloan's Lake afterward and the soup dumplings never disappoint!
Joey and I took ourselves to Queensberry Coffee for breakfast then hit up Elliott Gardens to buy flowers for the backyard. Got most of it planted before the kids got back home. I missed them so much! Dempsey helped plant one little pot for each of them 🥰 The rest of the day FLEW by. After Lydi was up from her nap, the kids "helped" Joey disassemble Dempsey's toddler bed and assemble his new big kid bed 🥺 The sleep consultant we are working with suggested we do this and I was really hesitant to change anything up on him since the transition from crib to toddler bed is when all of his sleep issues started but we floated the idea by him and he seemed excited and picked this tent-shaped bed (plus three sets of sheets) out himself. He's slept in it since Saturday without any issues! 🎉 Fired up the grill for hot dogs and brats and had a summery dinner outside before putting the kids to bed and starting Challengers.
Sunday! I made us brioche French toast now that Lydi can eat it and it really hit the spot. Afterward, we played and then Lydia went down for her nap and Joey and Dempsey headed out to the Rockies game. I spray painted their hair purple for them first 💜 While Lydia was asleep, I made salads for the week, sweet potato potato salad for the BBQ on Monday and granola, because we were out and it felt like an extremely productive nap time 🙌 Once she was back up, the two of us hung out and kept up on our video/photo updates from the boys. She was so genuinely excited every time we got one because she loves her big brother 🥺 Once the boys were home (and it sounded like they had a great time!), I made us all penne arrabiata for dinner and then we got the kids to bed and finished our movie. I had really been loving it on Saturday night but I regret watching it in two pieces because I felt it lost its momentum for me and I wonder if that would have been the case if we had watched the entire thing in one night. I did find it really interesting and the music is... quite a vibe but I do wish it hadn't jumped around quite so much. Joey was not a fan 😂 Got ourselves to bed after that because we had an early morning coming.
We had quite the Memorial Day! Up and at em and out of the house by 6:15(ish) to make our way into Boulder. Our wave wasn't taking off until 9, but we wanted to get there in time to park close to the stadium, walk to get coffee and get sunscreen and bibs on without getting stuck in traffic or rushing. Mission accomplished! God love him, but Dempsey is in SUCH a "hold me" phase that's pretty tough right now. We had acquired a hiking backpack "for Lydi" but realized, realistically, Dempsey would be riding in it instead. My 17 month old walks more than my 3.5 year old at this point 😅 Anyway, somehow we toted these kids 6.2 miles for yet another year! I was a hot sweaty mess by the end, but I do so love this race and the feeling that all of us walkers are in it together, especially everyone with kids. Afterward, we cleaned ourselves up and let Lydia take a little nap before heading over to Lauren and Adam's. Everyone had a great time! Lauren's niece is just a bit younger than Dempsey and the two of them really hit it off and played together the whole time 🤍🤍 We got home and got the kids to bed then relaxed on the couch, where we both maybe fell asleep. We were in bed by 9:15! I hope everyone else had a good holiday weekend as well.
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