Family Fun

My mom and Kendra came to visit this weekend. They got here around 4:00, Friday afternoon and Daniel was happy to see them when they arrived!

Friday night we went to Krieger's for supper. Mom even treated us to an appetizer and dessert! The only foods from the restaurant that Daniel was interested in were the french fries and ice cream. That boy! I still have to bring purees along with us so that he'll at least eat something healthy without chucking it on the floor!

Saturday, I had such a good time! I got the day off as "Mommy". Mom came and picked me up around 9:00 to go shopping in Springfield. She and Kendra were staying at a hotel there, so we headed back there to pick up Kendra.

First we went to the mall and spent about an hour and a half there. Kendra was trying to teach me how to be stylish, but it turns out, I suck. I think I prefer my hoodies and tank tops. Ha! I did get a sweater that she approved of. We also stopped at Payless Shoes. Mom and I ended up both finding a pair of shoes on sale that we wanted. I'm quite excited that mine have hot pink shoe laces. After mom paid...yes...my mom is amazing and spoils us...she spotted Kendra and I trying on sunglasses.



While we didn't end up with these sunglasses, mom somehow ended up back in line with 3 pair of sunglasses. She then proceeded to call us both, "Hip" and  "Happenin'" when we put them on in the car. I'm pretty sure Kendra and I laughed our butts off at that.

By the time we left the mall we were starving and I requested Panera. I love that place. Lunch was quite delicious.

After that we went to Kohls. Mom and I went in search of some clothes for Daniel, as I didn't have much for summer yet! We found some really good deals. Plus on top of that I had $20 Kohls Cash and mom had $10. Then the awesome cashier gave mom another discount, so there wasn't too much damage there!

While we were there I had gotten a text from Jacob that things weren't going well at the moment. It was Daniel's nap time and he wasn't having it without me. I was really afraid we were going to have to go home! Thankfully, Daniel snuggled up with Daddy finally and then laid down in his crib and went to sleep. Yay!

We headed over to Goodwill because Kendra loves that place! I found a sweater and she found a few things, but it was super busy and Kendra can't deal with crowds, so we weren't there too long. Our Goodwill has a coffee shop in it, so we all got a treat before we left.

No shopping trip is complete without a stop at Target. We really went because I wanted to stock up on diapers. I love their brand and so I always grab a huge box when we're there. We picked up a few things to go with the chicken and noodles I had in the crock pot. I also decided to get Jacob a treat. I usually get him a candy bar, but decided to surprise him with some of his favorite beer. As we're checking out, mom points to my stuff and tells the cashier, "She's paying for the beer and diapers!" Haha!

We made one last stop before going home. There's a resale shop in Rochester, Remarkable Resale. I've driven past so many times, but never stopped. We hit the jack pot there! I found a couples of things and so did Kendra. Mostly though, I got a TON of stuff for Daniel. Got some stuff for next winter, plus clothes for this summer and a pair of swim trunks. I have no idea how much his stuff came out too...again Grandma to the rescue. (I did offer to pay though!) All I know is we scored some really good deals. A few of the Carters outfits we found still had the tags on them! I'll for sure be going back there again!

We finally got back around 4:30. Got a good report about the day from Jacob! Sounds like Daniel and Daddy had some great bonding time! Then we all hung out until mom and Kendra headed back to the hotel.

Yesterday they came back and we spent the morning and afternoon together! I let Daniel stay up from nap since they were going to leave around 4 to head home. I actually was just going to let him stay up a little later and he was in such a good mood that I just kept him up.





After we said our goodbyes and waved bye bye at the window, Daniel had a meltdown! I let him sleep on me for about 45  minutes. Last night he slept all night and I had to wake him at 8. Yay!!

Now...to plan a trip to Iowa!