The boys both had basketball practices on Saturday - two different places, of course, so Chris and I divided and conquered. We reconvened as a family to get the boys to their dentist appointments. After our first nightmare of a dentist appointment, I always get a little nervous about how the visit will go. But, thankfully, we have found a great dentist with a gem of a dental assistant who works magic upon my boys. In fact Brennan was so relaxed during his cleaning that his eyes started to close. He then yawned and said, "I am so relaxed. I think I may take a nap."
Yes, that's not something you hear everyday in a dentist's chair.
After the dentist, we raced home. I suited up for a tennis tournament while Chris headed out to the hockey game with a friend. I played four hours of hard, challenging tennis and was so tired after, I thought I would have to be carried home. As it was, I just barely managed to hobble to my car.
After the dentist, we raced home. I suited up for a tennis tournament while Chris headed out to the hockey game with a friend. I played four hours of hard, challenging tennis and was so tired after, I thought I would have to be carried home. As it was, I just barely managed to hobble to my car.
On Sunday, the boys were off to their first day of skiing and snowboarding of the season. (Or as Aidan told me, "it's not snowboarding mom. It's boarding. We're boarders." Alrighty then.) The weather has been challenging for winter sports this year, but the slopes had just enough snow to get the lessons off to a start. While they were at skiing, I was at Wegmans bright and early to stock up on our essentials. Our pantry was woefully empty, with neither milk nor bread or even coffee. (It was the need for coffee that really got me to the store. I have my priorities.)
I came home, emptied out a few hundred dollars of groceries (ugh) and found just enough time to change into my tennis gear (again!) for a match. After my match, I rushed home to shower and change, so the entire family could go watch my cousin Nicole play basketball.
Nikki is already a rock star in our family. We love her dearly. But it was fantastic for us to see her truly in her element. She is only a sophomore, but is a starting player and regular high scorer for her school's varsity basketball team. She rocked the courts and we cheered our heads off for her with much of our extended family. (I texted Nikki I was going to wear a t-shirt to her game that said "We're with Nikki. She's a badass." She texted back, " Of course. I think the whole family should wear those ts." Heh.)
After the game, Chris and I knew we should probably go home and get the kids to bed. It was a school night after all. But, the invite for dinner with our extended family was too good to resist. It was a lovely impromptu dinner with my grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. It reminded me, yet again, how blessed we are to share our lives with such wonderful family.
It was a crazy weekend of go, go, go, but all good, all fun. It balances out the days of pjs and legos with a whole lot of busy, busy, busy. And busy, busy, busy is all good surrounded by those you love.
I came home, emptied out a few hundred dollars of groceries (ugh) and found just enough time to change into my tennis gear (again!) for a match. After my match, I rushed home to shower and change, so the entire family could go watch my cousin Nicole play basketball.
Nikki is already a rock star in our family. We love her dearly. But it was fantastic for us to see her truly in her element. She is only a sophomore, but is a starting player and regular high scorer for her school's varsity basketball team. She rocked the courts and we cheered our heads off for her with much of our extended family. (I texted Nikki I was going to wear a t-shirt to her game that said "We're with Nikki. She's a badass." She texted back, " Of course. I think the whole family should wear those ts." Heh.)
After the game, Chris and I knew we should probably go home and get the kids to bed. It was a school night after all. But, the invite for dinner with our extended family was too good to resist. It was a lovely impromptu dinner with my grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. It reminded me, yet again, how blessed we are to share our lives with such wonderful family.
It was a crazy weekend of go, go, go, but all good, all fun. It balances out the days of pjs and legos with a whole lot of busy, busy, busy. And busy, busy, busy is all good surrounded by those you love.
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