It was another busy weekend for us over here! It all started with Friday’s series of unfortunate events. I had planned to head down to Food Truck Friday early, I mean leaving the house by 10:30 early, because the new truck Chedda Heads was opening and I knew it would be busy. Well, Layne had installed the new car seat Thursday night and I was having trouble adjusting the straps on it. 45 minutes and a ton of swearing later, I finally made it down to a very busy event. Some people had already been waiting an hour for their gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches! Alix arrived just as I was and we were hesitant to try in line but the only other option was fries. Alix stood in line while I got us coffees but when the line barely moved, we decided to go for fries. Once we had our fries and coffees in hand, trying to find a place to sit, the sky opened up and started pouring. Now we were struggling to keep babes dry and fries from getting soggy. We ended up just coming back to my place but of course the rain quit by the time we got there. Ridiculous.

Saturday we had much better luck getting some grilled cheese. It was  a bit of a wait, but it was tasty! I look forward to trying some more sandwiches. I ran into Amie coming to check out Chedda Heads also!
(sorry for the creeper photo)

Baby Bear loves his Cool Beans coffee 

After devouring some food, drinking some coffee and wandering around the market for a few hours, we headed to the park next door to see my mom who was participating in an outdoor art festival. It was super windy and chilly though so we didn’t stick around too long. I took my parents dog back to the house with us and we curled up with a big mug of tea watching Homeland while Liam napped.

Has anyone else watched Homeland? I finished Season 1 yesterday and I’m already antsy for Season 2. I’m not usually very good with political shows, I just don’t understand  a lot of that stuff and have a hard time following along, but this was really good. I highly recommend watching it on (Canadian) Netflix.

After my parents were done taking down the art display, we were going to go for dinner. Of course it was a Saturday night right at 6 though and every where we tried had an hour long wait. Since it was too close to Liam’s bed time to risk waiting that long, we decided to just come back to my place and order Chinese. It was also an hour wait for delivery but at least I could put Liam to bed. Layne ended up getting called into work so I watched more Homeland, haha.

Sunday Liam woke up at 6am despite being up an hour past his bed time. I was excited for Layne to get up so I could cook him a Father’s Day breakfast and give him his gift. The stinker slept in until 11:30 though so I was quite bored by then. Liam and I had already made a teepee fort, gone and got coffee for Layne from Starbucks, napped (while I finished the Homeland finale), etc. I finally just started cooking and opened the bedroom door to let the bacon smell waft in and wake him up. If I hadn’t, we wouldn’t have had time for the rest of the days activities.

Layne really enjoyed his bacon and eggs breakfast and the bottle of whiskey scented beard oil I ordered for him off Etsy. After Liam had his mid-day nap, we headed off to the pool! It was our first time taking Liam swimming. He was a little unsure at first, but once he got used to it he had a BLAST. It was so adorable watching him kick and splash and giggle.

We thought he would have been just wiped by the time we got home but he fought his nap so we headed over to our friends house for a Father’s Day BBQ. I got stuck on kid duty while the men/dads cooked.

Cousins
Aren’t they the cutest?

It was well past Liam’s bed time by the time we got home and I was completely wiped as well. I had hoped for a bit of a sleep in this morning but had no such luck. I have another busy day today with some coffee dates and Lindsey’s gender reveal party plus I hope I can squeeze in a run since I missed #sundayrunday yesterday.

How was everyone’s Father’s Day? 
Anyone else watch Homeland?  

Hi friends. Sorry I haven’t been around this week. To be honest I just haven’t had much to say and haven’t been in the mood so I took a couple days off. I hope you didn’t miss me too much! Here’s three random things for this Thursday:

1) I convinced my boyfriend to TRIM his beard. This is huge. He loves his beard, I hate his beard. He has such a cute baby face and the beard just covers it up. I think that’s the point but c’mon, I wasn’t originally attracted to that big fluffy thing. Last night he agreed to trim it so he doesn’t look like such a bush man. I will take it! Now let’s just hope he follows through.

2) I downloaded the TimeHop app on my iPad and absolutely love it. You link it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. and then it will tell you what you posted each day in the past. This time two years ago I was in Ireland. This time four years ago I was in Vegas. I remember both trips so well it seems like they were only a few months ago. How times have changed!

3) I saw this sketch on the Huffington Post awhile ago about how horrible women are at accepting compliments. It’s hilarious and totally true. I know I sometimes have a hard time but I’ve been making an effort to just say thank you instead of invalidating it somehow.

 
Let’s hear your Thursday Things:
Ladies, do you like facial hair on your man?
What were you doing this time last year, two years ago, five years ago?
Are you good at accepting praise or compliments?  

It was such a busy weekend, I was beyond exhausted when I got home last night.

Friday
I was up and ready early to meet a friend at Cora for breakfast (hi Chris!). We hadn’t seen each other in a few months so it was nice to catch up. Liam had a great time throwing things on the floor, eating his eggs, flirting with the waitress and chewing on the table. He’s a weird kid.

Afterwards I wasn’t really hungry for lunch at Food Truck Friday but we stopped by and I grabbed an ice cream from Peppermint Andy’s before heading over to my friend Alix’s to see her and her new baby. Liam loves going over there to play with her little dog. They became fast friends, and Mya will automatically bring Liam one of her toys. It’s adorable.

Saturday
Saturday we were up bright and early for the market. Layne decided to go into work a bit later so he could come. I really wanted to try this new food truck but I couldn’t find it and was getting hangry so opted for the usual sausage and perogies instead. I finally found the truck before we left so I will have to remember for next time. I bought a baby gift, some more lettuce and kale for my pallet garden and some hummus which Layne has already eaten ALL without sharing!

After the market I hit up Target to get a couple more things to add to the baby gift for Alix’s baby shower that afternoon. By the time I got home, Layne was done what he needed to do at work so he joined us. Liam stole a lot of the attention again, especially when the host of the shower gave him a pickle to suck on. I really wish I could have got a photo or video of his reaction to it!

We spent Saturday  night sharing a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream while watching Parks and Rec. Fairly low key.

Sunday
When Liam went down for his morning nap, I headed off to Heritage ranch for #sundayrunday. After a quick shower and Prodigy Protein shake, Liam and I  hit the highway. It was my aunt’s 60th birthday and her family planned a big surprise party for her. We were a bit early so we stopped to visit with my grandma and drive her to the party before hand. There was a ton of people at the party and Liam got pretty tired and cranky so we had to pack up and leave earlier than expected. By the time I got home and got Liam back into bed, I was done. So tired.

It was a busy weekend, but definitely a fun one! Today I wish I could just lounge around the house, but we need to clean the floors and get groceries. Womp womp. We are missing the gym because someone needed a nap and after a busy weekend with not the most consistent naps, I wanted him to have a good sleep this morning.

How was your weekend? Ever been so tired you wanted to cry?