Weekend Recap

We had another wonderful, busy weekend spent with family and friends. I somewhat feel like I'm living out of a suitcase these days, but I guess that's just part of it living so close to family and out of town at the same time.

about to get started... before the mess

I love my kitchen aid, even though I don't use it often.

YUMMM!!!

So, Friday was a busy day for me. I decided to do something I don't do often and bake two Coca-Cola Cakes. One for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day and the other for a cook out with friends. I also decided to prepare three strawberry pies on Saturday. Baking and making desserts is just not like me. But Mother's Day is special so I did. While making the Coca-Cola Cakes, I kept thinking to myself that I feel like I'm traveling in a foreign country. I know baking isn't hard. But I am just so messy and awkward doing it. My parents gave me a refurbished kitchen aid when I got married. I think this is the fifth time I've used it in almost 7 years. Yes, that's sad. I guess it could be considered good since that means I have rarely made desserts. My mom is the queen of the kitchen so that's always been her domain. Anyway, both the cakes and pies were a hit. Our van, to say the least, was packed to the brim. Three dogs, a baby, two adults, cakes, pie ingredients, stroller... we clearly don't travel light. 

We got to Hilda's about 9:30. Zac and I were both wanting to go to bed reasonably early since we would be running in a 4 mile race in the morning. Regardless of when we went to bed, Grady had other plans. First, I couldn't go to sleep because I was nervous about the race. Then, Grady decided to wake up every hour. I got about 4.5 hours of sleep with waking up each hour. I wasn't very happy that morning. Nevertheless, Zac and I both were pleased with our race times. Zac ran his in 27:40! That is a 6:55 overall pace. I was pretty proud of how fast he ran in it. I ran mine in 42:20. It was about a 10:25 pace. I'd say that's not too bad considering the amount of training I've been doing. Next time I'm hoping to run in under a 10 minute pace. We will see! I really wish we would have remembered to take some pictures. Oh well, hopefully next race we'll remember to take some.

Later Saturday, I made the strawberry pies, relaxed at Hilda's, and then we went over to Nate and Jami's to celebrate him graduating college. It was a really nice day/evening. I only wish I would have gotten more sleep.

:) go out and show them what you've got!!

chowing down

yummm.....

Congrats, Nate!

cutest swimming shorts for Grady - thanks Jami and Nate!

Sunday, I went to church with my mom and Zac with his mom. After church, I picked up Zac and we ate spaghetti at my Pawpaw's house. That evening we grilled out at Hilda's and enjoyed more family time. We left to go home about 8:30. It was a wonderful weekend. Now back to eating healthy (again - notice a pattern when we leave town?), running even more, laundry, and trying to pick up our house. Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day and great rest of the week!!

Granny and Grady

sleepy little guy

big Grady and little Grady

Missy Lou feeding Grady for the first time.

enjoying some oatmeal

Grandma Wesley, Grady, and I

sweet Grandma Wesley and Grady

Also, I really hate that I didn't get just a mother/son picture of Grady and I on Mother's Day. I also didn't get any pictures of Grady with the grandparents or our mothers with us. Oh well, I did get some good pictures of the great-grandparents with Grady, though.

sleepy boys after we got home last night

little man this morning

Much love,

Em