You know how they say to "never miss a Monday?" I just can't seem to get it together for the last couple of weeks with Monday posts! The first day of the workweek comes full force, and honestly, I'm too busy trying to squeeze every last drop out of the weekend. ;)
So, apologies for the belated weekend recap, but here we are. Did you have a good Saturday and Sunday? Ours was nice. It's finally feeling like fall in these parts (like, overnight -- I keep seeing that meme that says fall went from 90 to 55 like it saw a State Trooper, haha!) so it felt good to put on some cozy sweatshirts and embrace it.
Saturday we surprised the girls with a family movie theater date -- H's first time! We went to see Smallfoot. It was a really cute movie and the girls had a great time and did really well. H sat for the whole thing, but a couple of parts were loud and scared her, and at one point she looked at me and said "No thank you, mama!" I almost died. She's so sweet.
I have a couple of pretty obvious tips for taking a toddler to the movie theater. Here's my biggest: reserve seats (since most theaters do that now) in the back row. You won't have to worry about them standing up on their seat or wiggling all around. Also, bring plastic baggies and dole out popcorn from one of the big ol' tubs you get at concessions (because you always have to get popcorn -- that is a given). Also bring a ton of snack back-ups (I brought applesauce pouches and a lollipop when we brought H over the weekend). Finally, let your little one pick out one stuffed animal to bring and hold onto.
Anyway! After the movie was nap time and that evening we went to Panera for big bowls of soup and bread, and then stopped by Home Depot. We picked up a few more pumpkins for the porch (one of which we plan to carve this weekend!) and they already had their Christmas stuff out, so the girls were entertained taking all of that in.
Sunday morning we played and cleaned and Steve got a hair cut, and then we worked on raking some giant piles of leaves in the front yard while the girls worked on jumping in them. During nap time I ran to the outlets, and then my in-laws came over to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday with baked ziti and cake!
On to this week's menu:
Monday - Ziti leftovers
Tuesday - Breaded chicken breast with mashed potatoes & green beans
Wednesday - Breakfast for dinner (eggs, tots, Morningstar sausage)
Thursday - Homemade pizza and salad
Friday - Chili in the crockpot
Saturday - Leftovers
Sunday - out (we'll be traveling)
I completely feel you on the Monday posts being so hard. I haven't been posting on Mondays for some time now unless I have something planned the week before. We were thinking about going to see that, it looks cute. How adorable she said, no thank you, mama. Sierra Beautifully Candid
ReplyDeleteRight?! It's just so tough. I think I might start completely cutting myself slack on Mondays and going for Tuesdays. If you guys see Smallfoot, let me know how you like it! I thought it was really fun.
DeleteSounds like a good weekend overall. I can't wait to take my girls to the movie theater. Thank you for all the tips.
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun once you're able to add that to the list of family activities! :)
DeleteI've never heard that about Mondays - I'm not sure it matters if you miss it or it is late - although is great to hear from you! Cute pics of your girls - so sweet that they enjoyed the Christmas things in the shops - it really is going to be upon us SOOO soon. Do you find October is 'going fast'? I guess you will all be thinking of planning for Thanksgiving soon?
ReplyDeleteI think the Mondays saying is usually meant to encourage people to get a workout in first thing in the week (to set the tone for the rest of the week), but I guess it could apply to anything! However, I think sometimes it's nice to ease out of a weekend and into a week.. ;) :) I can't believe how fast this month is flying. Do you feel that way too? I can't WAIT for Thanksgiving, though -- it's my favorite holiday! xo
DeleteYour meal plan sounds so good! I love your tips for the movies - we haven't tried that, yet but M is at an age where I think she would start to enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend! Let me know if you give the movie theater a try... I bet she'll do great! :)
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