Fun Find

 While going through our desk drawer this afternoon I found a Menchie's gift card! To our delight it still had money on it so we headed over for a super yummy afternoon treat!

Thankful for these two, and thankful for a very fun find!

Draft Day

 Matthew and his friend Cannon have been SUPER excited for Fantasy Football, even tho we still really don't know if there will be a season yet (thanks COVID 😕). My sister and brother-in-law are really into it as well and they formed a team with the boys and their friend Sam, and me too. 

Today was draft day, and Cannon and Matthew could hardly contain themselves. They have been studying, talking with my sister and really trying to figure out who to draft. 

Cannon came over and we got Michelle on video chat.. and we all drafted "together".

Matthew took the draft VERY seriously..haha!

It was a fun evening and I think we all are happy with our teams. Hoping for an actual season so we can play each other!

Early Morning Ride

 Matthew generally wakes up WAY earlier than his sister, and usually is bored waiting for her to wake up. I have been trying to take him on walks while we wait for Evelyn to rise, but even that was getting "boring". 

So this morning we rode our bikes to the dirt bike track. At 7AM. And he had the BEST time riding around with the place all to himself!

I loved my time with his and love watching him do things that bring him joy!

Passing the Torch

 

Doug showed Matthew the ropes of lawn care today. He is such a great teacher, and he is also really good at mowing, so it was fun to watch him working with Matthew today. 

Passing the torch. The way it should be! 😀💓

Happy Birthday Doug!

 Happy 50th Birthday Doug!!

What the birthday boy was greeted by this morning!

Gifts and cards from the kids and I before he headed down to work.

Due to COVID, we weren't able to have a family get together like we usually do for his birthday. But we still had Doug's aunt Mary over for burgers, wine, and good conversation.

I reached out and had people send birthday cards to Doug. We got over 65 cards.. it was incredible, but not surprising. He is loved by us and so many others!

He thoroughly enjoyed reading them all. 

How are you 50, sweet husband? I love you and am so thankful to be able to grow old with you!

Happy Happy Birthday!!

Shave Ice

 The kids and I were kind of in a funk today. COVID and all that it means is just hard, somedays more than others. 

I decided we needed to get out of the house and do something. A friend had recommended a new shave ice place in Lake Oswego, so I gathered the kids and we went to try it. 

It was a good choice! It tasted amazing and lifted our spirits. The kids and I had great conversations on our trip and all of us were in a better place when we got home. 

Sometimes all you need is just to get out of the house and get a treat!

Thankful for a fun little outing today. 

Bathroom Surpise!

 Someone was busy while we are on vacation!! 

Our upstairs bathroom is one of the only rooms in our house that has NOT had any updating since we bought it. Lots of reasons why that I won't go into. 

My friend Jen's two kiddos are two of Evelyn and Matthew's best friends and they are over her quite a bit (they are our original "quaran-team"). Jen is a sweet friend who works so hard as a single mom and I love hanging out with her. 

Anyways... Jen decided to surprise me and she gave the bathroom a makeover while we were gone! New paint on the walls and ceiling and new decor to give it a fresh new look.

Seriously! I could NOT believe my eyes! I immediately burst into tears and was sobbing off and on the rest of the day. For reals. I cannot believe someone would do that for me!! So incredibly grateful1

It looks amazing and I truly can't express my thanks and gratitude to her enough. I LOVE it!!

Thank you Jen!