it was such a beautiful weekend, perfect mid-70s sunshine weather, a few parties with good friends, lots of good food....really doesnt get much better than that.
we spent both mornings playing in the backyard and actually laying out for a few minutes. stella helped kyle clean his truck (she is obsessed with playing in our cars) and destroyed a banana peel with pete's help. kyle also made the BEST chicken of my life on the grill for lunch saturday. i mean the juiciest most flavorful chicken i have ever had. it was such a treat to have a good feast mid-day.
saturday afternoon, we went to jett's house for his first birthday party. amber made it a carnival theme complete with a hot dog stand and cotton candy! stella loved all the games, cupcakes and balloons. it was refreshing to see a lot of old friends we hadnt seen in waaaay too long, like since halloween at least. sadly, we had to leave too soon because kyle had an audition. that night, richard came over and we watched some fooseball and ordered sushi. stella surprised us with her first ever put-herself-to-bed moment. around 7pm she looked up at us and said "night night", ran to her room, grabbed her blanket and pacifier and posted her self on the couch, face down with butt in the air. she was full on ready for bed! it was amazing.
sunday was a nice slow pace again. with much of the same morning activites, and again around her naptime, stella stopped playing, said "night night" and headed to her room. it really is amazing to see all this time of endless routine and effort finally coming together. who knows if it will last, but i'm definitely enjoying it at the moment. we went over to richard's house to watch the texans playoff game (and sadly lose). it was his aunt's birthday as well, so his mom had made a homemade lasagna...which was amazing! his mom also had a new puppy, Ouisie, who is hands down the cutest thing. stella was obsessed. we finished off the evening with some key lime pie and a walk and a few episodes of friday night lights, duh.
we spent both mornings playing in the backyard and actually laying out for a few minutes. stella helped kyle clean his truck (she is obsessed with playing in our cars) and destroyed a banana peel with pete's help. kyle also made the BEST chicken of my life on the grill for lunch saturday. i mean the juiciest most flavorful chicken i have ever had. it was such a treat to have a good feast mid-day.
saturday afternoon, we went to jett's house for his first birthday party. amber made it a carnival theme complete with a hot dog stand and cotton candy! stella loved all the games, cupcakes and balloons. it was refreshing to see a lot of old friends we hadnt seen in waaaay too long, like since halloween at least. sadly, we had to leave too soon because kyle had an audition. that night, richard came over and we watched some fooseball and ordered sushi. stella surprised us with her first ever put-herself-to-bed moment. around 7pm she looked up at us and said "night night", ran to her room, grabbed her blanket and pacifier and posted her self on the couch, face down with butt in the air. she was full on ready for bed! it was amazing.
sunday was a nice slow pace again. with much of the same morning activites, and again around her naptime, stella stopped playing, said "night night" and headed to her room. it really is amazing to see all this time of endless routine and effort finally coming together. who knows if it will last, but i'm definitely enjoying it at the moment. we went over to richard's house to watch the texans playoff game (and sadly lose). it was his aunt's birthday as well, so his mom had made a homemade lasagna...which was amazing! his mom also had a new puppy, Ouisie, who is hands down the cutest thing. stella was obsessed. we finished off the evening with some key lime pie and a walk and a few episodes of friday night lights, duh.