Saturday
Saturday morning began with a garage workout with Ryan. I was on the struggle bus when it came to workout motivation last week and after several rest days, it felt good to get back at it on Saturday. I completed a leg and booty workout that looked like this:
That mini band lights my glutes on fire every time, I’m tellin’ ya!
After Ryan and I were both done with our workouts, we took full advantage of having my mom in town (she leaves this morning — boo!) and headed out on a walk with Sadie. We say that whenever we get out on a walk with Sadie and no kids it almost feels like a date for us during these crazy times because we get to talk uninterrupted and just enjoy being together distraction-free. It was the best way to begin our weekend and I loved talking about anything and everything with an emphasis on our big car decision that continues to loom over our heads!
By the time we made it home, Chase was awake and reading stories with my mom (he suckered her into 10 books!) and Ryder was rolling around in his crib quite happily, so we let him chill and Ryan and Chase got to work building a model rocket (more on this below)! Eventually my father-in-law made his way over and we all headed out for a few hours on the lake.
We made our way up the lake to a little beach where we threw down our anchor and swam, played in the sand and dug into the stash of food we had packed in our cooler.
By the time we made it home, we were ready for a late lunch and Ryder was ready for a nap. He took a solid 2+ hour nap and we all hung out around the house and relaxed while he slept.
Once Ryder was up and ready for action, we did a little crafting! Late last week, we bought a tie dye kit and some white tees and tanks and figured the boys would be all about it. Ryder was a little young for the activity (he mainly just wanted to play in the little droplets of dye that ended up on the plastic we laid down to protect our counters) and both boys needed a little help to get the dye to really absorb into the fabric but they loved selecting their colors and watching their t-shirts transform!
Once we had all the dye cleaned up, we made our way to Davidson for dinner and picked up takeout Carburrito’s for dinner and frozen custard from Whit’s to satisfy our dessert cravings.
(Ryan and Chase’s coordinating t-shirts were a Father’s Day gift from Chase since they love doing a “shake and bake” handshake together a la Talladega Nights.)
We did an express bedtime routine when we arrived home since we were out a little later than anticipated and then crashed hard soon after the boys were asleep.
Sunday
Sunday morning began with a bit of a fail. After breakfast, Ryan and Chase put the finishing touches on the model rocket they built on Saturday and Chase was pretty excited to try on Ryan’s old space suit from space camp as they worked together.
Ryan attended space camp as a kid and still raves about it being the coolest experience!
Once everything appeared to be ready with their rocket, we made our way out to a local park with a large field for the big launch.
Everyone was all hyped up for the big take off and we made a big deal counting down to the launch.
3… 2… 1…
Aaaand nothing happened. Womp, womp.
As Ryan did his best to figure out the issue with the rocket, another father and son came biking by and started chatting with us. They’ve set off a bunch of model rockets together and even had experience with the exact rocket Ryan and Chase put together. Apparently it needs bigger batteries than noted, despite what the rocket kit said, so we’re on a mission to get new batteries and try again soon.
We spent the rest of our morning at the park kicking soccer balls around until it got too hot and we figured an afternoon on the water might be more appealing for a day when temperatures were predicted to climb into the 90s yet again.
Greg joined us for our boating adventures again and we went on a longer ride up to one of our favorite beaches which also happens to be the frequent site of the boys’ favorite ice cream boat!
I never knew ice cream boats were a thing until we moved to North Carolina but it basically functions as an ice cream truck complete with the traditional music and putters around Lake Norman with an assortment of ice cream bars and popsicles. Our kids literally freak out when they see it and nabbing a couple of ice cream treats after a lot of swimming is a highlight for them for sure!
We spent several hours on the water and naturally on our way home Ryder took a tiny boat nap that ruined his nap for the afternoon. Thankfully both boys were in good moods and played well together at home while we made dinner and hung out around the house. We also donned our tie dye creations from the night before and loved the way everything turned out!
I am now having visions of tie dye projects we can tackle around the holidays (red and green Christmas jammies are calling to me) and may also need to grab a onesie to tie dye before our little one arrives in 5(ish) weeks!
We managed to get both boys in bed by 7 p.m. (no nap for Ryder makes that much more feasible) and chatted with my mom until we were all too sleepy to stay awake any longer.
As for the day ahead, we may be getting together with a friend for some outside playtime after saying goodbye to my mom and I hope to get our house in order a bit since we neglected laundry and other weekend chores. I hope you all have a great Monday! As always, thanks for making PBF a part of your week!!
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Love the tie dye shirts!!!
We’re did you get the tshirts and dye kit from???
Hi Vera! Here’s the exact kit we used –> https://bit.ly/2PmcAKe — I actually found it at Walmart but it’s also available online through Amazon. The boys’ and Ryan’s t-shirts came from Walmart (they were each less than $5) and my high-neck ribbed tank was from Target (I just sized up 2 sizes for my belly) — >https://bit.ly/39O3lfa
Sounds like a great weekend! Next time you tie dye, consider doing it outside! Lay the plastic down in the grass. This is what my mom did for my siblings and I growing up and she said it made for a less stressful experience. Much easier for dye to come off skin than a countertop or floor.
We definitely need to do that!! It just felt like the surface of the sun outside on Saturday afternoon so we opted for inside but outside would definitely be a smarter choice with young kiddos!
Oh man, we had those days last week and it is ROUGH lol. Just wanted to pass that suggestion along though 🙂 Have a great day Julie!
When did Chase become a teenager?! He is so grown! Have a lovely week!
Overnight, I swear! It happens so fast!
Hi! Amazon is a really bad company, for the workers, for the environment, for local economy.. next time you want a tie dye kit, maybe explore Etsy instead which has individual small businesses centered, and offsets carbon emissions!
she actually said that she got it at Walmart — and where I live, Amazon keepsthousands of people employed despite COVID19, things get delivered the next day (many of the delivery people are new immigrants), is less than half the price and does not take a month to show up. And when things are sent by post, it keeps the posties employed.
As for Etsy buying so-called carbon offsets … my entire city is employed or supports petrochemicals so this hocus pocus does not work for everyone….nor does scolding someone work for me.
I live in New Jersey and there’s a river here separating NJ and PA that you can water tube down (so fun!) and there’s a floating hot dog boat on it! http://www.riverhotdogman.com/ It’s so much fun; the ice cream boat you mentioned totally reminded me of this.
That is amazing! How funny!
Oh my! That picture of Ryder with your mom is too cute! His grin is adorable :). Love the tie dye, I’m also thinking everyone will be getting tie dye for Christmas! I have never heard of an ice cream boat but I’m so glad it’s a thing. Ice cream should be available every where
I love the Shake and Bake shirts; I actually got one for my husband and baby boy (due this week AAAH!!!), so I can’t wait to see my Talladega boys in their outfits, even if one probably won’t remember it 😂. The tie dye project looks so fun, we’ll have to try it out around here too. Hope you’re feeling good this week!
That tie-dye picture is one of my favorite photos of your family! Those are definitely the cutest tie-dye shirts I have seen. And that photo of your mom with your boys is so so cute! The ice cream boat is amazing! Only 5-ish more weeks to go? I can’t wait for an update on where you’re at with baby names!
That sounds like a great weekend! As a side note: I always wanted to go to Space Camp, but never knew anyone who actually got to go! I blame it on being a kid in the 80s, there was even the awesome movie about it. How cool that Ryan had that experience!
Hi Julie! I feel you’ve been like my best friend for a decade here, thank you for sharing your life!
I remember when you had Chase, you did a lot of research on things like immediate skin contact, then learned more about the placenta capsules w Ryder…
I was curious if you’d share with us anything you’ve learned through two (or maybe after new baby! So three!) births that you feel was important / effective? Blessings to you and your sweet family!
Where did you get your rocket kit from? Thanks!
Love the idea of building a rocket! My husband has just started building simple wooden model planes with our daughter and she is alllll in! Loves it! The first one they made already broke and had to be glued back together so we’ll see how that one flies now! We also just ordered a model boat kit to built together.
That photo of your mom and the boys is heart melting
Tie dye has been one of my favorite COVID crafts. My 5 yr old LOVES doing ‘fancy’ onesies for her sissy and then demanding matchy matchy dye shirt days! She also had such a blast making tie dyed name towels. She was so excited to take hers to water day at camp each week. Our vizsla managed to get in the path of the purple dye squirt bottle during the towel project but otherwise nothing has been dyed that wasn’t meant to be 😆😆😆
Love how bright the tie dye is! And also loving the workouts you post 🙂 I have a couple of arm workouts saved to try.