A Warmer Weekend

Happy Monday! I had a 3-day weekend since daycare was closed on Friday for conferences/teacher training. I always appreciate conferences as it gives us a chance to hear more about how the kids are doing. We don't necessarily see their teachers at pick-up and drop-off, especially since we drop off on the early side (around 7) and pick-up can be a little chaotic, especially in the preschool rooms, so it can be tough to have a conversation with the teacher when they are managing a room full of 3-4 year olds! So we appreciated having a 20 minute check in with both sets of teachers. The boys got great reports! It was the last day for one of Will's teachers so that is going to be a rough adjustment for him as he is VERY sensitive about his caregivers. Like he will not let the teachers that float from room to room feed him and he protests when they try to pick him up. Eeks. But he should transition to the toddler room in 2 months so his time in the infant room is waning!

Phil had to go into work after conferences as the beginning of the month is the busiest time for him. But it was actually not bad to have the boys on my own! Our first stop was getting haircuts for both boys. Will's had gotten so long. He SCREAMED through his last 2 haircuts but did much better this time and only cried on and off. And he actually smiled at the hair person at the end. Paul's a champ at haircuts, probably because they play Paw Patrol during haircuts! Will looks so grown up now!

We headed home for lunch and quiet/nap time. Will has adjusted to one nap/day and is sleeping later and napping for a solid 2-2.75 hours! Hurray! After quiet/nap time, we walked up to our local library. I had mentioned wanting to take Paul there in my post last Friday - I decided Friday was the perfect day to do it as I knew it would entertain both boys. Plus covid levels are very low right now, so I wanted to take advantage of the low risk environment. Paul managed to walk the full mile to the library without complaining too much. We walked by a house that always has costumed geese. I said I would take a pic of Paul by the geese and he decided to give one of them a kiss. Probably not a super hygienic thing to do, but oh well! 

Once we got to the library, the boys had a blast playing with toys. There was tree house play set with dinosaurs, legos and a fruit stand. We also read a couple of books at the end. We were there for over an hour. 

Paul wanted to ride in the stroller on the way home, but I had brought the lillebaby carrier so I popped Will into that and we headed home. By the time we got home, it was dinner time and then bedtime shortly after. This was probably the best day I've had on my own with both boys. Having plans outside of the house really helps! 

It was nice and sunny on Saturday morning, so we walked/scooted to a local church that has a little park area when Phil headed out to get groceries. When Phil got back from getting groceries, I went for a run while they had lunch.

After lunch and nap/quiet time, we walked/scooted to our neighborhood park. The wind had really picked up so it was pretty chilly, but still better than the weather we've had lately.

We headed back home and then Paul and I got ready to go to church. Again, now that covid rates are lower, it felt like the right time to take him to church, and he's been asking to go lately. We went to the Catholic Church where Phil and I got married. I did not check mass times because I've been going to this church for 10 years and Saturday mass was always at 5. So we traipsed in at 5 to find that - surprise - mass is now at 4:30 on Saturday. Whoops. Paul thought the church was beautiful and commented on the music so he seemed to enjoy his 20 express version of church. ;) We sat in the same pew as the couple that did our couple-to-couple counseling during marriage prep. They are the sweetest couple and were so excited to see Paul. We'll be back next week for Palm Sunday and will be sure to be on time this time! I felt pretty sheepish showing up so late but oh well. It happens. 

On Sunday morning I took Will to swimming lessons in the morning and then ran with my neighbor when I got back. This ended up feeling like the "longer" day of the weekend because it was rainy and cold so we weren't able to go anywhere after nap time. I baked some muffins with Paul and we made an Easter card for my grandma, but that was the extent of our activities. It was bath night, though, so that always takes up a good 40 minutes or so! But the day did drag quite a bit!

But overall, it was a much better weekend than the last several. Being able to get outside and going to the library made a huge difference! We woke up to a covering of snow this morning so it still feels a bit 'wintery' out there, but soon enough the weather will be reliably warmer and the weekends will be much more enjoyable! 

How was your weekend?