This week.

We've been watching a lot of basketball. So much basketball. And Mike must be inspired, because he bought Q a little basketball hoop for our backyard & wants to go outside to shoot hoops with him all the time. If only Hudson height genetics were a bit more favorable... 

Also: I just found out that The Rolling Stones are from the UK. Um, excuse me universe, but how did I not know this?! Mike was like, Seriously? Oops.

Also! I cooked a lot this week & was sort of burned out by this afternoon. I had nothing planned for dinner, & finally decided to get my act together around 5:30 while Mike & Q were playing across the street at the park & my stomach was starting to rumble. I flipped through a few cookbooks until I found something that looked quick + yummy - Pioneer Woman's Barbecue Chicken & Pineapple Quesadillas. Of course, I'd been totally inspired to buy a fresh pineapple a few days before, & we had fresh tortillas + everything else we needed in the fridge. Delicious. Grilled pineapple! Makes me so happy.

My dad was in town this week! Wednesday through this evening, & we had a really fun time having Grandpa around. Lots of yummy meals cooked a home, a few great meals out, getting to celebrate his birthday on Friday (& Saturday!), plus an extra set of hands to help put together the patio furniture that arrived this week (bonus!). Hooray! He left this afternoon, clean sheets are already back on the guest bed & we're counting down the weeks until Priest Lake (6!).

I spent an hour in nursery at church today - just subbing while someone else was out. I think every child in the universe (& adult, periodically!) needs to go to nursery. It was the sweetest experience. The sweetest little lesson about being nice (The Good Samaritan - we talked about helping people with their owies, etc), a singing time with four little 18month - 2 year olds staring back at us with smiles, & lots of (mostly) happy play time. I liked watching Q with his little friends, was amazed that he sat there eating his snack while sitting in his chair like such a big kid, & was happy to see him get lots of reinforcements about really beautiful things like folding his arms & bowing his head to pray (which he often likes to do twice at mealtimes now). Church is a bit of a battle with a toddler, but  I'm glad that we take him & that he gets to go to nursery*.

We're going to San Antonio for Memorial Day weekend - just a little Texas vacation. We're planning on eating yummy Mexican food, going to Sea World & spending lots of time in the pool at the hotel. If you've been, tell me what to do! I hear it's lovely & I'm excited to get away for a few days.

Meanwhile! Q is thoroughly obsessed with Donkey. And his sunglasses. And at 20 months old, I really love him.

*Except when he screams & cries & just wants his mama - which is roughly 50% of the time, sigh. #attachementissues

 

(Donkey was invited to breakfast. Q probably needed comfort given that he'd been up between 1:30-5am FOR NO APPARENT REASON other than just not wanting to be alone. Where is my Donkey?)

(The sunglasses came to the park, of course.)

(Post-3 1/2 hour super nap. He carried Donkey & Puppy around for a solid half-hour.)

(We were out to dinner Thursday night & all of a sudden Q was looking so grown up, which I'm convinced is of course something that happens to all mothers' perceptions of their children every 2.7 weeks.)