Ryan and I couldn’t believe it. We were on a ridiculously giddy high before 8 a.m. because we were able to ease into our Saturday morning for the first time in months. I sipped a cup of coffee and a matcha latte (hence the green swirl in the foam above) and made it through both of them before Ryder and Chase were up for the morning. No reheating necessary! Welcome to Mom Life where kids sleeping in until almost 8 a.m. feels like a gift from angels!
Once the boys were up, we all got dressed, made breakfast, piled into the car and headed off to Discovery Place Kids for the morning. (For the non-locals, Discovery Place Kids is different than Discovery Place Uptown which our family also loves and I frequently mention on the blog! DPK is more of a kid’s imagination paradise and very popular with younger children.)
Discovery Place Kids can be absolute mayhem, especially on cold mornings like Saturday, so arriving early is key. We met up with our friends Alexis and Dan and their two little ones and enjoyed catching up in the midst of playtime. It’s crazy for me to think we first purchased our Discovery Place membership when Chase was too little to crawl and now he’s running all over the place.
We spent just shy of two hours at DPK before making our way to Duck Donuts where we ordered an assortment of their fluffy cake doughnuts and dug in!
(Of course we just had to stop to take a pic of Chase in front of the fire truck when we spotted one parked near by.)
Duck Donuts are so great to eat in the shop because they make them fresh to order. There’s not much more delicious than a warm doughnut!
Clearly Chase couldn’t take his eyes off them when Ryan placed them in front of us!
After Duck Donuts, we headed home to hang out for a bit before lunch and nap time.
Sadie cracks me up in the above picture. She was clearly not as impressed by Ryder’s new hammering skills as the rest of our crew.
Once the boys were settled in for their naps, Ryan offered to stay at home for the “nap trap” so I could enjoy a one-on-one walk with Sadie in the gorgeous sunny weather.
It was chilly outside but the wind was virtually non-existent and it was just one of those beautiful winter afternoons. It felt fantastic to get out with my girl and listen to some podcasts.
We walked for about an hour before making it home to find Chase awake — apparently sleep was a no-go — and Ryan had him in the bath for some playtime with his bath toys until Ryder was up a little later. We figured the boys would enjoy spending the rest of the late afternoon outside, so we made our way to a local park (Ryder tried the baby swing for the first time!) and had fun together.
The rest of our evening was rather low key and we did the whole bed time routine before settling in for the night.
Sunday
Sunday has been pretty typical as far as Sundays go for our family. We went to church this morning, stocked up on food for the week, threw a load of laundry in the washing machine and now both boys are napping while Ryan is at the gym and I’m blogging!
Before church, I did a little meal planning and here’s a peek into our meals for the week ahead:
- Monday: Vegan Sloppy Joes
- Tuesday: Easy Baked Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Zucchini
- Wednesday: Mediterranean Meatballs with Pita Bread and Greek Yogurt Tzatziki Sauce
- Thursday: Butternut Squash Grain Bowls
- Friday: Leftovers
I’m planning to spend some time this afternoon prepping some of the veggies for our meals since the slicing and dicing always seems to be the most time consuming aspect of a recipe for me. Hopefully it will help make our dinners come together fast!
I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend! Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
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These photos are lovely! Also, those doughnuts look amazing!!
thanks so much, eleanor! <3 and they were SO good! i had one called "french toast" that was a cinnamon-sugary dreeeeam!
Ryder’s clothes are so adorable! Where do you like to order from when it comes to his clothes? My second son wore some of his older brother’s clothes but I ended up buying him lots of new stuff because baby boy clothes just get cuter and cuter. Chase always looks adorable too… I find it so much harder to find cute clothes past 24 months. I think H&M may be my favorite for bigger sizes… online of course!
Ryder wears a lot of Chase’s old clothes but I’ve also had really good luck with baby boy clothes from Amazon! The little sweatsuit he’s wearing in this post was less than $10 on Amazon! Zulily is also great for affordable cute baby clothes!
Oh and Old Navy!
Wow that is amazing! I will definitely have to check out Amazon! Thanks for sharing :-). Also, wanted to mention that apparently Colton and Caelynn are going to share extremely personal stories on Bachelor tonight. It’s one of the most hyped episodes of the season. I know a little about what Caelynn will share but am extremely curious about Colton’s story.
you guys are the CUTEST. and now i’m craving duck donuts!! enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂
I looove matcha lattes! I have them a couple times a week, usually out. I just bought some matcha powder to make some at home so I’m excited to bring out my inner barista.
This may be a silly question, but I have a 19 month old and am 9 months pregnant…how and when do you make dinner? My daughter doesn’t give me 5 minutes; she’s demands a lot of attention at that time of day and I can’t seem to get 2 minutes to do anything other than maybe boil water for rice/pasta/etc. Any tips? Do you ever run into this problem?
Not silly at all!! I do a lot of prep work when the boys are awake and happy — Chase loves helping me but he’s also pretty good at playing independently first thing in the morning & right when we get home from any kind of activity so I take advantage of those times. Ryder also loves watching me and we have a hook-on high chair that lets him sit right up at the counter that he loves, so I’ll give him some toys and talk to him during dinner prep which helps! So basically I prepare dinner in stages almost every night. It’s rare that I make it all right before we eat it!
There must be something in the air because my 2 year old has slept past 7:30 for the past 3 days! ?? It’s amazing how great it feels to have a cup of coffee in me before starting “mom duty”, and I’m savoring it because with one on the way in June, I know this is not going to happen much longer!
Hi Julie! Would you be able to post your recipe for making a matcha latte including the brand and tools you use? It looks so tasty in the picture! Thank you 🙂
Chase’s face looking at those donuts is EVERYTHING! So cute! Yay for both boys sleeping past 7:30!! That’s amazing! I’m so happy to read that you got some time outside alone for a walk with Sadie! I bet she loved that just as much as you did 🙂 I hope you have a fabulous start to the week Julie! Xoxo
Thanks for the vegetarian recipe links!
I made a giant batch of your butternut squash grain bowl last night to eat for lunches throughout the week! Literally polishing it off right now as I read your blog 🙂
I loveeee it as leftovers — I honestly think I like it even more the next day! So glad you’re enjoying it!!
Chase does not look like a “baby” anymore! So precious.
I have two boys, 20 months and 3.5 months. See your posts make me excited for the future.
Those vegan sloppy joes from Minimalist Baker are so good! We have made them several times. Would also love to hear how you make your matcha lattes. Thanks!
Hi! Can you share what shape you use? Your hair looks so shiny and healthy lately! Or maybe do an updated hair care routine post? Please?!?!?!
Oh my gosh, when my 2-year-old sleeps in I get more excited than on Christmas. I imagine that having two kids do it on the same day is SO rare, so I’m glad it happened for you this weekend 🙂
Did Ryan die his hair JET BLACK?
Nope!
How do you make your matcha latte?