Weekend Wrap Up!!

Friday I took this picture that made me feel like a BAM (badass mama) and that was nice because so often in pregnancy you find yourself feeling awkward or not very cool. That might be because of the stretchmarks or outgrowing all your super sweet clothes and having to wear jeans that stretch and have a tummy panel or it could be because most companies want you to spend hundreds of dollars on side ruched shirts and tunics so you can feel like an even more massive person than you already are.

 Well I felt cool and like I knew it, the angry face helps the cool effect by the way. Give it a try, I'll wait. See?

While Brandon ran out to get something for dinner Ryder was pretending a box was a car and wanted me to make a wheel for it so while I was turning a paper plate into a steering wheel somehow the next thing I knew I was painting headlights, wheels, a license plate and a lightening bold on the side then I attached the steering wheel that I now realize should have been cut out a little better so he could put his hand in it. whatever, he loved it. Still does, and I used it to help me carry laundry up to the bedrooms on Sunday! DOUBLE WHAMMY!

Saturday morning we had our usual, I'm sure you can guess PUMPKIN PANCAKES!!! YES YES YES YES! I dont think I'll ever get sick of them (actually in one of the photos below you can see that I snuck TWO more boxes in our shopping cart at Trader Joe's!

Any ways, I need someone to knock me off the pumpkin bandwagon here really quick. We were invited to celebrate the 4th birthday of a very special friend of ours, Amora! Her birthday was in the mid afternoon and Ryder had refused to eat all morning (I KNOW, BLASPHEMY! HE SKIPPED PUMPKIN PANCAKES AND DIDN'T EVEN THINK TWICE ABOUT THE PUMPKIN GOODNESS HE WAS MISSING!) and maybe that should have been my first clue something was wrong. I mean he goes on eating strikes fine but he didn't even care he wouldn't get cake! *_* Clearly we're not related in any way even though he only likes frosting while I like whole shabang. Well I finally got him to force down this grilled cheese sandwich (Dad picked out Swiss cheese? What was he thinking.) he ate about half fine but then he was over it. 

This is not long after he had eaten and I thought the face had to do with the fact that he had not slept. Apparently this was my foreshadow to Sunday. We used plenty of hand sanitizer and plenty of playing. He loves going in the big climbing toy and all the bounce house mazes! It's really fun having such a big and responsible kid because I trust him to go play and make his way back to me often enough to check in. Love this guy!

I couldn't believe my eyes when I came across something labeled Pumpkin Bread & Muffin mix swooped it up fast and now I will probably be making those some time this week. I just haven't decided if I'm going to make mini bread loafs or muffins. Either way I may need some little drizzle to go over the top, cream cheese frosting type of thing? Pumpkin Roll filling perhaps? 

After driving to 3 different grocery stores in one night to make the most amazing half anniversary dinner (I'm only calling it that because it was close to our half anniversary and because it was so amazing it had to be an occasion but Brandon said it was just because) ever! Ryder and I resorted to playing and being the least bit helpful as we could.

We got a little bubbly at the store, and please don't judge us but we did finish the bottle, we were celebrating after all! We only get a little crazy like this once and a while.

I was the official side maker while Brandon cooked the meat, and only caught one of the steaks (his) on fire momentarily. It was, however, long enough for our whole house to fill with a ridiculous amount of smoke. Pregnancy brain must have been in full force because I brought a fan down to help clear it out and it fell and without thinking I went to grab it (near the blades) and Brandon saved my life hand and unplugged it before I could move it. SILLY ME! Once we finally sat down to devour our amazing dinner we were full faster than we could imagine and ready to watch The Great Gatsby! We get pretty crazy on the weekends!!! I thought Ryder was feeling a little warm but Brandon assured me he felt fine and always runs a little warm anyhow.

Sunday was like a zombie apocalypse in my house, okay that's a little over dramatic. Brandon and I were up at the crack of dawn 8:00 am and cleaning the house while Ryder relaxed on the couch. We rushed around cleaning before Ry and I were supposed to take him to his open house, we had another celebration for a gorgeous little One year old named Khaleesi! We were so looking forward to going, until I finally sat my rear down on the couch to catch my breath and felt Ryder BURNING UP. Awesome, a fever. The thermometer confirmed it we were sitting at 101*  and before I knew it we shot up to 103.5* fast. Couch and snuggles it was. I let our good friends know we wouldn't be at the party, sent Brandon to the store for sick day essentials and settled in for a long day of catering to my almost 4 year old (who has been known to get a little bossy).

With that face, he could probably get away with ANYTHING!!! Brandon was gone until dinner time, and I was exhausted by the time he got home. I was so looking forward to the tap out so I could get a shower in and finish up chores (maybe paint my nails) but as soon as he walked in the door I could see the look on his face, he was sick. My heart sank and I knew it was the end of my weekend; dinner made, family fed, resting and being pumped up with vitamins and homemade elixirs (thanks to Brandon's coworker). Ryder started feeling better closer to bed time and Brandon was only getting worse, but not going up to bed it made for some tense moments of Ryder ready to play and Daddy ready to sleep. Don't worry everyone survived, Brandon even ended up doing Ryder's bedtime routine while I fixed up the kitchen. 

This pregnancy has made me into such a nester but I have the hardest time closing my eyes for bed. I am exhausted but unable to sleep.

During Ryder's nap I managed to get a chalkboard update in and I can never seem to get a straight picture of this thing but it'll do. 

HALLOWEEN IS NEAR: EAT, DRINK & BE SCARY!!!!

xoxo Catch Ya Later!