"Hey Anna, is Joe still doing storm work?" Me: "Yep"
That is the one question that I seem to get asked so many times everyday. Almost as much as Conner continually asking, "Mom, where Daddy -o?" That boy needs to know where his dad is at all times. Those two are inseparable, and I love it.
For the most part, storm work has slowed down considerably, but Joe is on call this weekend so he's been going out quite a bit still responding to those outages. Friday we didn't see much of him, go figure.
Saturday morning Conner and I loaded up to check out this great children's resale shop in Traverse City called Twice Trendy Tots. If you're local and have kids, check it out. You can thank me later. We anticipated finding some great newborn items during their special sale, but that whole morning turned out to be one big fail. The newborn sale section was wiped clean. Conner had no intention of keeping his shoes on and staying by my side. And apparently my flip flop decided that it would be a good time for the strap to break making it especially difficult to chase down that toddler running and hiding from me in the rack of clothes. But long story short, the cashier felt sorry for me and gave me 20% off my purchase and a coupon for 20% off my next purchase. A little moment in the chaos to be thankful for.
But we have one huge thing that we were excited for this weekend! Joe started his mandatory rest at 4pm on Saturday which meant one thing for all of us... finally a family dinner together!
And we took full advantage. We hit up our favorite burger joint in downtown Traverse called Slabtown Burger. Just typing out that name makes me stop and daydream about that place. I digress. Afterward we decided that ice cream would be the right way to end our family outing so we stopped by the local Dairy Lodge and was able to check that off our summertime bucket list. And to top if all off, Joe was never called back in the rest of the night. It's the little things that make me so excited.
But onto Sunday and back to work (for Joe anyway). He left in the morning so Conner and I left for church a little earlier than normal to stop and have a breakfast date. Rarely do we ever get doughnuts, but that was on the menu this morning. Conner was so excited to pick out his very own and we picked up two of Joe's favorite to surprise him with.
I think back on this week at all the not-so-healthy food that has been consumed, but ehh, oh well. It's a rarity and Conner is pretty good at understanding that treats are rare and not an everyday thing. It think if he had a choice between playing outside, watching Curious George, or having a treat, he would pick in the order that I just listed.
We couldn't think of a better way to end the weekend than swinging by Aunt Shannon's for a visit with her and the boys. If there's an opportunity for Conner to burn off energy and play with cousins, I'm taking it!
Time for the weekend pics!
I about threw myself a toddler tantrum when I went to buy my caramel Starbuck blend and they were out! How dare the person that decided to buy the last bag. But the Cinnamon Dolce with white chocolate mocha has been a very acceptable substitute in case anyone else finds themselves in that pickle.
Eat up, little bird.
Conner's favorite spot to eat lunch while I clean the kitchen.
There's has been nothing better this week than dinner with Daddy.
Finishing the night with an ice cream outing.
Time for yard pick up from last week's storm and Conner has is little rake in hand to help. (He threw it way more than helped with it.)
We are so ready for Fall and playing in leaf piles.
Snap peas. The way to little boy's heart.
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