The weather was mostly gray and drizzly, with a little sleet mixed in, but it was such a lovely week despite the yucky weather. On Monday, Xander had the day off school, so he and I hung out and then Grandma Debbie took him out to lunch.
Augustus had theme days at school, so on Monday it was PJ day, fancy day, hat day, and dress like your teacher day. He looked like a mini teenager on hat day and I felt like I could see a glimpse of him as a high schooler.
This week, we spent the evenings binge- watching all 3 Thor movies. I was a little nervous there might be some scary parts, but Xander assured me they would be fine (he’s a very convincing little dude). There were a few parts that were a bit intense and I got to hold hands with my big boy during those scenes. Overall, they were pretty decent movies (my opinion) and the boys LOVED them. Xander’s new favorite super hero is Thor.
On Saturday the weather finally warmed up and I was so grateful because our neighbor Sean and I had a race to run! For over a year, Sean has been texting the neighborhood every Saturday morning to rally everyone for “Neighborhood Short Run”. We started talking about running a 5k and Saturday we did it! It was Sean’s first ever 5k, so it was fun to be able to run with him and represent our neighborhood together! At the end of the race, all of the runners got hot cocoa, as well as a bowl of liquid chocolate, banana, marshmallow, a rice krispie treat, cookies and graham crackers. The boys had also gotten donuts in between dropping us off for the race and cheering us on at the finish line. On the way home, Augustus actually said, “I think I’ve had too much chocolate today!” which I never thought I’d hear from him, but I guess even 4 year olds have a limit.
After the race, we headed home to play outside and ended up hanging out with almost the whole neighborhood for the entire afternoon. The kids did some craft projects and the adults soaked in the sun (which was finally out after a gray week). We went inside for dinner and Nate suggested we go out for all-you-can eat sushi, so we called my mom and met her for a spontaneous dinner out.
Today the boys and my mom went to see the new Sonic movie at the theater. They also went to McDonald’s for lunch and to the park. When they got home, they ran down to Sam’s house and everyone ran and played like crazy until dinner time. A perfect day for 2 boys. Nate and I took the dogs for a walk together. I grocery shopped and baked some cookies. It was a fabulous week and a super fun weekend.
Our boys are at an age that is just so fun. They are hilarious and sweet and fun to hang out with. We’re past heavy baby carriers, packing a diaper bag; we don’t have to worry about naptime or hover over them while they play. Even though I knew they would eventually get older, when they were so little, it felt like life with kids would always be exhausting. But we’re in this stage of life that is just so sweet. They are both giggly and happy. Xander loves to sing along to the radio. They’re fun and they make me laugh and Nate and I were just talking about how much fun we have hanging out with them, rather than just feeling like we’re trying to entertain them every moment of the day.