Wings of Mercy Runway 5K

Joe set a goal to do one 5k per month for an entire year. He's doing so great, and I'm so proud of him and the dedication he has to always follow things through!

This month he signed up for the Wings of Mercy Runway 5k in Holland. The race was set up on the runway at a small local airport. They had planes parked outside for everyone to walk around and look at, and a pancake breakfast set up inside for after the race. The weather was perfect, a beautiful setting for a race.

I don't run, so Rocco and I just went along to cheer Joe on and eat free breakfast afterwards.

Future airplane mechanic?

Rocco and I just wandered around while Joe ran his best time yet.

They had these really cool airplanes inside for the kids to play on after the race.

After the pancake breakfast they put on an airshow right above where they ran.

Such a cool place to have a 5k. Can't wait to see where he runs next month!

Much Love,

B.

 

Rewind The Weekend

Another weekend flew by and surprisingly this week is flying by too since tomorrow is already Thursday and I'm just now getting around to posting about the weekend.

On Friday night we got together with Joe's best friend and his wife and kids. We used to see them all the time but since having kids time with friends has been a little harder to come by for all of us. The last time we spent time together as couples with kids was New Year's Eve which seems so long ago now!

The weather was perfect so we sat out in the driveway drinking sangria while the kids played. We were able to catch up on all we have going on in between refilling bubble guns and taking breaks from playing to eat ice cream. The best kind of summer night!

On Saturday morning we drove to Holland to get some of Hugo's energy out at the dog park. He loves going and Joe takes him quite often. There's a really cute children's park just across the parking lot so Rocco and I headed there to play while Joe ran some laps with Hugo. This is definitely one of the best parks we have been to this summer. There's so much that Rocco is able to do and few things that are too big for him that I need to worry about him falling off of like at a few of the local parks.

He found a ball under the play structure at one point and was so excited to play "fetch" with himself. We decided to go exploring and check out a bridge just past the park. He was really interested in watching the water pass under the bridge and I could see the little wheels turning in his brain thinking about throwing the ball in the water. I warned him over and over not to throw it in, but he did anyway. He was quite sad and couldn't understand why I wouldn't just climb down the rain covered ravine to rescue the quickly disappearing ball. He was quite sad and I felt bad that I wasn't able to get it for him, but I'm pretty sure the lesson was learned.

That night we had plans for dinner and a Whitecaps game with the company that Joe works for. A 20 month old in a restaurant is a little dicey these days but luckily one of his friends from daycare was there so he had a buddy to run around with and keep busy. After grabbing a bite to eat we headed to the ball game. It happened to be their busiest night so far this season with over 10,000 people! Seeing a Whitecaps game is on our summer bucket list so I was excited that this was what was planned for his company's summer outing. Turns out Rocco was maybe a little young still this year. He did a good job, but with such a big crowd and the game starting just an hour before bedtime...he didn't last much more than an hour after the game started. I look forward to trying again next year though!

On Sunday morning Joe took Rocco grocery shopping like he always does to give me a little time to myself, which I really appreciate! After he got back we headed to Mass. While Rocco is at an age that I regularly find so fun and exciting....it can also be quite challenging now that everything is "mine!!" and he is constantly on the move. One of the first blogs that I binge read during those long nights of nursing a newborn was Grace's over at Camp Patton. She used to give her sweet babes "mass grades" and I thought it was hilarious. After Mass on Sunday I told Joe that Rocco's Mass Grade was a F. He replied "F-", and if that were a legit grade I would totally agree. It was a rough one for sure!

But all in all we had a great weekend spending so much time as a family! Looking forward to checking off some more summer bucket list items over the next few weekends and going on our adults only vacation in just two and a half weeks!
Much Love,
B.

Rewind the weekend

Joe and I both work full time during the week. He as an athletic trainer and strength coach at a local high school, and me as a radiation therapist at the cancer center affiliated with our local hospital. While we both have demanding/busy/sometimes high stress jobs, we really enjoy what we do and have worked hard to get these positions. But no matter how much I love my job, I LIVE for the weekends when I get to spend quality time with my loves. I never knew until after I had Rocco (which was after too many years of college, too many switched majors, too much student loan debt, and the relief of passing the all important board exam) that I would want to be a stay at home mom. Unfortunately, because of the above reasons, that won’t be in the cards for me. So I have to make the most of my nights and weekends (as I’m sure so many moms in similar situations do). I bet it’s true what they say about the grass always being greener…in fact, my two very best girl friends are stay at home moms and I know that position comes with its fair share of struggles.  

Anyhow…another weekend flew by…it sure was a good one though! 

Friday night after work we packed up Rocco with his snacks and toys in tow to visit some friends who have spent the last year building a new house and finally got to move in. They don’t live far from us but we’ve learned to be prepared while toting our babe around. Before becoming parents we mostly hung on the weekends with a group of friends nicknamed The Bubble. They’re a group of 7 couples including us that have been friends for years. It was one of those couples that we were visiting, admiring their beautiful new house. It was so great catching up with them and most of the rest of The Bubble that stopped by, as we really don’t get together near as much as we used to. We were home early for Rocco’s bedtime…Friday nights aren’t quite what they used to be…and I’m more than ok with that! 

Saturday we mostly just ran errands during the day (bathing suit shopping for me while Joe and Rocco had some guy time with Hugo at the dog park) and the evening was saved for date night! We rarely get a sitter to go out since we really don’t have a lot of time as a family, but I’ve come to realize that it really is important to get a few hours away with just Joe and I sometimes. We have a really amazing sitter who was Rocco’s lead teacher in the infant room at daycare who he loves so much. He has a hard time warming up to people and is a real mama’s boy which makes it hard to leave. He adores our sitter though and we are so lucky to have her! I’ll post a re-cap of our date night later this week.

Sunday was beautiful weather and Joe got out to golf with some friends. Rocco and I ran some errands, went to a nearby park, and grabbed some lunch at Subway (where he ended up only eating bbq potato chips and chocolate milk…mom fail?) before he took a much needed 2.5 hour nap. On a side note…he used to be possibly the world’s “worst” sleeper…almost never sleeping without being held the first 6 or so months of life, and rarely (5 times or less…and that’s being generous) sleeping through the night until 18 months. Even now at 19 months (so silly counting months…I’d rather say one and a half for any age between 15 months and 2 years!) he still has nights that he wakes and often is up for the day between 5 and 6:30a.m. So long story short…a 2.5 hour nap is a real win in this house! After that we headed out to another park and to grab some ice cream before meeting back up with Joe at home for dinner, a walk, bath, and bedtime.  

 

 

 Such a great weekend that seemed to really right by. Looking forward to a short work week (Thursday and Friday off!!) before heading to the beach with friends next weekend.  

 Much Love,

B.