It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Street party season has officially begun!
Thanks to some nice (and FINALLY dry!) weather this past weekend, a bunch of the neighborhood gang got together to kick off our first street party of the year. Once the kiddos were all settled and in bed, the adults headed to the street with their monitors and enjoyed a few adult beverages and some snacks, along with plenty of great laughs.
It felt so good to be back at it!!
In addition to street parties, there was also LOTS of time spent outside. Lucas had a baseball game on Saturday, and did great with a few big hits.
And then once we were back from the game, we headed across the street to John & Tal’s for a little BBQ before the street party.
Never even thought to snap pictures of the food, but they grilled some burgers and dogs, I brought a big salad and a batch of homemade mac and cheese (I made THIS recipe, minus the apples and bacon!), and I enjoyed a few delicious Moscow Mules. So, so good.
Of course, before sending the kids off to bed, we had to finish off the evening with some s’mores.
The best!
Sunday got off to a very wet and rainy start. Jay had to head out for most of the morning to help out his mom, so it was just me and the boys. They played for a little while outside under our gazebo (they were just itching to be out and I said screw it, go for it!), and they actually did a really awesome job of playing together and keeping themselves entertained.
They spent a good amount of time down in the basement, and at one point, I checked the camera down there and found that they were both sitting together in the book nook and Lucas was reading to Alex.
It was seriously the cutest thing ever (you can really only see Lucas’s legs in the picture, over on the right!).
By about 11am, the rain had let up, the sun made a grand entrance, and we were back outside.
A bunch of the neighbors were around throughout the day, so the kids AND the adults had lots of fun.
And then, for the second day in a row, we found ourselves back across the street for dinner, once we realized we were both planning on ordering pizza from the same place for dinner.
A couple beers and a couple slices of pizza later, and it was time to head back for some much needed baths and early bedtimes.
Other fun things happening over the weekend with no photos to show for it?
A little grocery shopping trip with my buddy Alex, who was SO excited to actually go IN to the store to get some stuff (I’ve been doing so much grocery pickup from Walmart lately, that we don’t get inside the stores all that often!).
A fun (and sweaty!) Lift + Ride class at anatomie on Saturday morning with Tal. It was simple, but whew, it was a doozy!
Catching up on a couple more episodes of Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime. Have any of you watched it? We just finished season 1 and we love it!!
Getting all caught up on laundry (so sad that this is on my list of fun things, but it’s true…being caught up on laundry makes me a happy camper).
And that’s about it! I’ll be back later this week, but if you guys have any suggestions on what you’d like to hear about from me, drop a comment below! <3
Alaina says
Haven’t seen Sneaky Pete, but we will add it to our watch list! We are addicted to Dead to Me, also on Netflix!
Courtney says
That’s next on our list! Jay has always been a fan of Christina Applegate, haha
Erica says
Recent outfits and WIAW or day in the life please!!
Courtney says
Awesome, thanks Erica!!
Melissa says
Agreed! Would like to see new fashion buys you’ve made for the summer like clothes or shoes :) WIAW would be cool too!
Courtney says
Awesome, thanks Melissa!! I’ve got these ideas written down! :)
Amy says
Hello! Curious if you are still doing OTF and if so how do you like it? I started two months ago and loooove it!!
Courtney says
Hey Amy! I’ve only gone to do one other class so far, haha. It’s, unfortunately, not the most convenient for me/my schedule, but I’m hoping to be able to take advantage of some more of the classes I won soon! It really IS an awesome class!!
Tara says
I would love to know what monitor you have that reaches your street! We are in the market for a new one w baby #2 on the way and I’d love something we can do this with!!