Yep, cereal for dinner is a high note. Especially when that cereal happens to be Reese’s Puffs. Love it.
After watching one of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentaries about The Prince of Pennsylvania on Friday night, I convinced Ryan to watch the first episode of Fuller House with me. It was everything this cheeseball sitcom loving Full House fan hoped it would be. So, so cheesy but so great. It felt like an old episode of Full House to me with the same corny jokes and Ryan kept laughing at me smiling throughout the episode. Nostalgia, my friends. It will get ya!
Friday night summary: Eating cereal + Watching Fuller House. I am 30 years old going on 13.
Saturday
Saturday began like most do around here with a fitness-centered morning. Once Ryan was done with his workout, we fed Chase some butternut squash together (he LOVED it) before it was time for me to head out to a 9 a.m. Burn Boot Camp class. It was sweaty and phenomenal, as always.
By the time I made it home, Chase was already 20 minutes into his morning nap, so I grabbed a shower and made a morning snack before Chase woke up and Ryan’s coworker and her husband and 2-year-old boy came over for a few hours. We enjoyed talking to them about what’s to come for us as Chase gets older and had a nice morning just hanging out before Chase went down for another nap around 1 p.m.
I used nap time to make myself a late lunch and work on blog stuff while Ryan and Sadie went for a walk. A trip to the grocery store was desperately needed, so my lunch ended up being a random assortment of the stuff we still had left in the fridge and pantry.
Scrambled eggs with chicken sausage and cheese and a back-to-basics smoothie made with frozen bananas, peanut butter and milk.
By the time everyone was back home and awake, I was in the mood to get out of the house and suggested a trip to Davidson so I could make a return at the local bookstore and figured we could grab an early dinner while we were out.
During our time at the bookstore, Ryan pointed out a print of downtown Davidson that we now have on our radar for a possible option to frame and hang in our foyer. We love Davidson and think this would be a nice way to add some local flare to our home!
We then headed out and walked to Summit Coffee for his and hers hot beverages before walking another half a mile or so to Carburrito’s for an early dinner.
I opted for a giant salad topped with pork and also ate a wedge of Ryan’s quesadilla. We left full and happy and drove to Publix to pick up The Martian on Red Box and some movie snacks for a wild and crazy Saturday night at home.
We both thought the movie was entertaining and made it the whole way through (a major feat for us when it comes to movies lately) and I was fast asleep by 10:30 p.m. And then something glorious happened… I didn’t wake up until 4:45 a.m.! I typically wake up multiple times a night, even now that Chase is sleeping better, and have the hardest time getting back to sleep. I’m assuming Chase must’ve been extra quiet or something because I slept like a rock straight through until nearly 5 a.m. Even though I tossed and turned from that point on until around 7 a.m., it was still one of the best sleeps I’ve had in ages. Woop!
Sunday
Sunday began with coffee, banana bread protein pancakes and a fun FaceTime session for Chase with my mother-in-law! Then, once Ryan headed off to the gym and Chase went down for a nap, I made a grocery list and started working on this blog post before we were off on our adventure for the day.
Ryan and I were in the mood to see some mountains and decided to make the drive to Stone Mountain State Park to tackle a 5-mile loop with Sadie and Chase. We visited Stone Mountain one time before in the heat of the summer when we first moved to North Carolina and were excited to be back!
Even though many of the trees were bare and it wasn’t as green as we remembered, the hike was still beautiful and we were rewarded with breathtaking views when we made it to the top of Stone Mountain. Plus, Sadie had an absolute blast running around and sniffing everything which is always such a joy to watch.
Chase was the wildcard of the trip, as we weren’t really sure how he would handle over an hour in the car followed by a couple of hours in the ErgoBaby carrier, but he was a total champ! He slept in the car but stayed wide awake during the entire hike. He seemed to love being outside and watching Sadie sprint all over the place.
We ate lunch along the trail and didn’t make it back home until just before 4 p.m. The rest of our Sunday was spent hanging out at home as a family, relaxing and enjoying what was left of our weekend.
I hope you guys had a good one, too!
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The weather was great in St Louis too! I took William to the park yesterday – I put him in the stroller so I could walk… Which lasted maybe 20 minutes 🙂 then we played soccer and played on the playground – it made for a very worn out little boy!
What a great weekend! Sleep is everything! Can you give the outfit details on your hiking outfit? Sunglasses too!
Sure! The capris are Victoria’s Secret Sport, top is Old Navy Active and sunglasses are Kenneth Cole Reaction (from Nordstrom Rack). 🙂
The weather was incredible in Utah as well!! It’s crazy how a little bit of sunshine can make a weekend so perfect. And that bowl of reeses puffs looks AMAZING!!! Man I swear that cereal must have crack in it or something – so delicious!!
Fun! Family hikes are my FAVORITE!
He’ll be an active little man once he’s running about the place! Great that you guys get out and do so much with him!
Weekends are always better on an active note! It looked like absolutely perfect weather for your hike on Sunday. Enjoy your week Juli!
Looks like my perfect idea of a weekend! It’s nice to hear you love the Davidson area so much. I currently live in the Northeast (Connecticut), and my fiance and I have that area of North Carolina on our list to seriously consider when it comes time to buy a house. It looks like such a great place to live since we love the outdoors and a cute downtown area. Do you find there is much traffic to get into the Charlotte area?
Chase is adorable as always!
I’m dreaming of the day I sleep more than 4 hours in a row again! Stone Mountain looks beautiful. It is so fun to watch dogs having such a good time exploring everything.
Sounds like a great weekend.
I would love a post on how you have introduced Chase to solids. We go for my son’s four month check up this week and I plan on bringing it up with our doctor.
Chase is such a happy baby!!
I must say you don’t look like you had a baby 6 months ago 🙂 Hot mama!
spoken like a true best friend! 🙂 thank you!! can’t wait to see you SOON.
Yay for good sleep! That’s a surefire way to make any weekend a little better 🙂 Looks like a good one! Happy Monday, Julie!
I agree Fuller House is super cheesy, but I love it! My 6 yr old daughter liked watching it with me too! Have a great week!
I can’t wait to take Adeline on a real hike! Looks like Chase loved it!!
That hike looks amazing! We’re heading over to the west coast this weekend and I CANNOT WAIT for some California sunshine and hiking. Also, yay for a good night’s sleep! Fingers crossed it becomes a trend … 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful weekend! Great idea to get outside to get some fresh air while the heat slowly creeps back in. 🙂
Your weekend looks so restorative and fun!
And by the way, (and I assume you hear this all the time), you, Ryan and Chase are the most beautiful family!
Okay.. I watched way too many episodes of Fuller House this weekend and like you said, it brought back so many memories! Shamefully, I even teared up during the first episode haha. And I agree, it is quite cheesy at moments but I still loved it! Mostly John Stamos 🙂
Looks like you guys had such a nice weekend!! We had beautiful weather on Saturday and spent the majority of the day outside with our pups. I watched the first episode of Fuller House and loved it.. my husband, not so much.
I can’t wait for hiking weather up here in New England! We had a beautiful day yesterday so hope to advantage of the next gorgeous weekend we get!
Can’t go wrong with Matt Damon on a Saturday night : ) He was perfect in that movie. The book is excellent and just as funny if you’re in the market for a quick, fascinating read.
You guys have such fun, active weekends. Even more inspiring given the fact that you have a baby! I’d really like to find a fun bootcamp class where I live… working out in a group makes it so much more fun!
What a nice and relaxing weekend you guys had! Great pictures of it all too. Chase is just too adorable!
I watched the whole Fuller House season in 3 days, sort of ashamed to admit that but then again I was totally obsessed with Full House growing up and was just so excited about the reunion! I’m really hoping for a season two 🙂
Sounds like a great weekend! I love how active you guys are! Hurray for the spring like weather coming back!!
Reeses Puffs are the best! My favorite cereal by far! 🙂 I love that the weather is good enough here in Utah to do things like hiking and going on walks too! Bring on Spring! 🙂
Cereal for dinner is sometimes the best thing you can have. I swear it’s just so comforting sometimes to eat a bowl of cereal and not have to cook or clean anything up afterwords.
One of my bff’s lives right by Stone Mountain! What a great place for a hike! Sounds like Chase is taking after the two of you by loving being outdoors and enjoying the sunshine. Yay for that!
Love the sound of your weekend, and the painting of Davidson! It sounds like you guys had a perfect, low-key, super refueling time. And isn’t it AMAZING what you can do when you get enough sleep?? Maybe there was something in the air on Saturday night/Sunday morning, because I had been sleeping POORLY for such a long time and I FINALLY got good rest the same night! It was a RELIEF. I felt like a new, wholly functioning person! 3 cheers for good rest!!
Glad you had a great weekend. I spent mine house-shopping (we *might* move). I already own a home, so I know what it’s like to buy, but it’s still a nerve-wracking, anxiety-inducing experience.
What great weekend ! I watched the first episode of Fuller House yesterday, so corny but so cute! Chase is so handsome, I hope you guys have a great week 🙂
That hike sounded so fun! I am hoping to get out on one this weekend with my pup as well! He loved is just as much as it sounds like Sadie does!
sounds like a great weekend! I havent had reeses puffs in ages–now im craving them! I also loved cocoa puffs!
Ugh can I have your wardrobe and sense of style? Love all the pics – sounds like such a fun weekend!
What a fun weekend! Love your outfit in these pics.. Chase looks like he is loving exploring Davidson. And yes, cereal for dinner is always a good idea! 🙂
Could you give the outfit details of you holding the Davidson print? I love the jacket!
Looks like you had beautiful weather for your hike. In Ireland, its still a little chilly!
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This makes me so excited to go hiking with our little guy this summer!
I was wondering how you were able to train Sadie to stay by you while you hike. We have a 1 year old vizsla, and I’m too scared to let her off the leash because we haven’t done much off leash training and she only comes when called about half the time.
I love breakfast for dinner!!!!!!
Your weekends sound a lot like ours, love it!
Reese’s puff for dinner? YES PLEASE!!! Looks like a lovely weekend 🙂
Blessings,
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