I definitely feel like I'm in a "busy season" of life. And to be honest, I don't like it when toting around an infant (is he still considered an infant at 8 mo?). There were so many opportunities for Phalen to have a melt down, and he didn't!! I am so proud of him and how he handling transitions.
by the way, Sweet P started sleeping through the night!! Praise God!
honestly, the first few nights scared me.
YES, I was awake all night checking him.
but now I'm enjoying the extra ZZZs I'm receiving too!
So, back to our whirlwind weekend.
Saturday morning, we awoke early to meet our friends for our traditional bagels and orange juice breakfast before a race. Our favorite place is The Bagel Factory. At 7:30 am on a Saturday, it's always quiet with just a few other patrons.
When I'm running for time, I always have to get the same bagel: whole grain with plain cream cheese. I cannot stray from this, otherwise I just don't run well....BUT since I'm still not running for time, I can eat whatever I want! YES!!....well, I can't eat whatever I want. I'm still restricted due to Sweet P's allergies. BUT I can have an onion bagel!! Whoop Whoop! So that is what I had :)
This weekend was the Heart Run. It was a gorgeous morning! The sun was shining, and there was no wind. It was still chili out, so we were aptly dressed.
Confession: When we arrived at the Heart Run, we came in the back way. We saw a sign that said "Strollers", so we lined up there. When the gun went off and we neared the front of the start, we noticed a whole mass of people with run bibs on the sidelines cheering on those of us moving forward....I realized, "Uh-oh, we hijacked the 'Timed' run and we paid for the 'Un-Timed'".
We decided we would continue forward since we would be at the back of the run anyways, so we would not interfere with anybody's race time. The best part, the "Un-Timed" was THIRTY minutes late starting...
After the Heart Run, Phalen and I had to high-tail it to Eagle River to our church for a cake decorating class. It was such a wonderful day! We had 40+ sweet women, all in pretty aprons, playing with a lot of sweet stuff! A dear sweet woman, who is a professional cake maker/decorator, taught the class. (doesn't this all just seem sweet?!)
The class was a big hit! Hopefully, we will do this again! While there were fabulous tips given, and everyone had their own cake to take home, the best part was the fellowship between the ladies (and some mother/daughter).
Just for fun, adding a throwback photo (L) from last year's Heart Run when I was pregnant with lil Phalen. And this year's photo (R) with my little Sweet P, bundled up and ready to go!
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| Sweet P loves getting out in the fresh air and moving fast in his Chariot! |
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| The Heart Run mascot! (I met his proud G-Ma in the bathroom line) |
We decided we would continue forward since we would be at the back of the run anyways, so we would not interfere with anybody's race time. The best part, the "Un-Timed" was THIRTY minutes late starting...
if we hadn't continued on, I would have been late for our next activity of the day.
as previously mentioned, this was a whirlwind weekend, packed with activity!
After the Heart Run, Phalen and I had to high-tail it to Eagle River to our church for a cake decorating class. It was such a wonderful day! We had 40+ sweet women, all in pretty aprons, playing with a lot of sweet stuff! A dear sweet woman, who is a professional cake maker/decorator, taught the class. (doesn't this all just seem sweet?!)
I volunteered to help with the class - NO, I cannot bake or decorate cakes, was there making sure people had spatulas, clean rags, knives, frosting, etc, and washing dishes.
with Sweet P's allergies, even if I wanted to bring a cake home, I wouldn't be able to eat it!
The class was a big hit! Hopefully, we will do this again! While there were fabulous tips given, and everyone had their own cake to take home, the best part was the fellowship between the ladies (and some mother/daughter).
excuse pics
poor lighting = iPhone fun tints
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| set up at every seat: Frosting, Parchment Paper, Notes Sheet, & a "10steps for beginners for baking" tip sheet |
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| Beverage Station |
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| "A Few" options for cake decorating & toppers |
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| The Lovely Ladies that put this on |
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| One of the cakes being decorated |
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| A finished product |
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| The result of being taught how to make flowers, ferns, & borders |
After the cake decorating fun, we had a party we had to attend. I knew we were going to be late for that one! The good thing, parties just get better with time :) I did let the host know we would be late, so I was excused.
On Sunday, we awoke early, went to church. We returned home where I immediately started making our bread for the week. We had another party to attend this day, a fundraiser for TEARS.
I didn't intend to be late for this, but we were :(
Time Management, something to relearn now with a child.
We did well at the fundraiser.
We are slowly bringing awareness to miscarriages, still births, and infant death with every event we do!
The silence will one day be shattered.
Women (& men & families) will one day be able to walk away from the shame and guilt felt.
What a weekend! Such a weekend! So much greatness compacted into two days!
I am so proud of Phalen handling it like a champ! He never ceases to amaze me. As if I wasn't already thankful for him, I find new reasons daily to thank Jesus for my precious little (BIG) gift!
So, here we are in Wednesday...JUST catching up with the errands of life that I normally do on the weekends.
But it was a weekend well spent. How was yours?
