I was very excited for the arrival of Friday. TGIfreakinF.
We are making the most of our groupon to ArtBeast that’s for sure. We’ve been three times already in the first week. It’s a nice change up from our usual indoor-let’s-see-how-we-can-ride-out-this-rain-and-brrr-weather activities. There are only so many times you can go to the library and gymnastics.
They made their own buttons. P was more interested in watching (and figuring out) the machine than the actual decorating portion of the project.
Temple is next door so as we were leaving I went in and almost ordered myself a fancy schmancy almond milk coffee thing, but resisted (also known as, my kids were done done done and I knew waiting for the barista was going to make everyone’s lives so much more miserable). #sacrifices
I made myself a less fun but still delish cafe with Califia coconut almond chocolate milk at home.
I have no photo proof that the kids or I ate breakfast or lunch, but I assure you they both happened. While they napped I made dinner something out of nothing.
I had forgotten Kyle was coming home in time for dinner, so I realized I had to make something more real than leftovers. Especially for his first meal back from a week away. I figured home-made was what he was missing most.
I roasted spaghetti squash and then added this soup as “sauce” plus ground beef for his portion. I scooped out some from each half to set aside for the kids, too.
I set it in the oven to bake for later (I figured out the oven settings to do delay start and turn it off – all while I’m away!!).
Snack time for V – her first pistachios! She is now obsessed and asks for them all the time.
Kyle got home!!!!
Since he flew through SFO on the way back he went to the See’s stand. HUSBAND OF THE YEAR.
At 4 pm, we woke P up for an afternoon play date. Kyle got the nicest welcome ever – fighting over who sat in his lap (not being facetious – that’s actually a big deal because they usually only want my lap!).
We went to a friend’s house that afternoon to hang and it was nice for Kyle to come and ease back into our life, and time zone, in Davis.
His and hers above. The kids had the same thing without sauce. P liked it as soup the first time we had it, and then tolerated it as pizza sauce the second time we had it, but as it turns out, he really isn’t a fan of tomatoes and cashews (which are pretty much the only things he is vocal about disliking). I don’t blame him at all because I hated tomatoes until I was in my 20s and didn’t touch nuts until I became vegan shortly after. He is not even remotely picky when it comes to food, so I’m not worried. He is entitled to have taste buds with preferences. Anyway, the kids’ version of the meal had squash and beef and mixed veggies (carrots, corn, peas, and green beans).
I wasn’t planning on finishing this…but then I did. It’s like a warm comforting bowl of yum. How could I not finish it all?
Don’t worry I still had room for these.
I went back for more. Oops.
Kyle was barely awake by 9 pm, but we stayed up for my sister and her husband to arrive because they were spending the weekend with us. We had snow and ski plans for Saturday that I was SUPER excited about. P has had such minimal snow exposure, and V hasn’t had any that I can think of!? With Lake Tahoe being so close to us, it’s silly we haven’t been more! To be fair, babies in the snow isn’t exactly the most fun, so they are only now getting to the right ages for enjoying the winter scene. I grew up skiing several times a season, and it’s something I have always enjoyed, in spite of the cold weather (because we all know I’m a total wuss when it comes to braving the elements). Kyle isn’t a skier, but he’s not opposed to learning at some point. He has snow boarded in the past, but I think he’s going to (eventually) give skiing a go…down the line when our whole family is ready (and age appropriate) to do more lengthy trips. It’s probably a few years away, but I think P could be ready for lessons soon. Maybe next year?
Anyway, the next day was both terrific and tragic. The above photo was (fortunately) a false alarm. Kyle, however, was struggling in such a major way that the whole trip almost got canceled.
