Little Pat and I have been so busy. This guy never stops moving! And the weather has been amazing (despite some cooler days and some rain here and there).
Our days could pretty much be summed up in three words: water, popsicles, and parks.
I'd been on a search for a water table that wouldn't cost an arm & a leg. Looks like that's impossible, but I did find one at Kohl's for around $40 which seemed reasonable enough, especially since I had a gift card to make it half of that cost (thanks Heather!!). The toys that came with it kind of suck so I added some of my own measuring cups and funnels and other various trinkets. Much cooler if I say so myself.
Obviously we've also had the baby pool out. And I really mean "we." Patrick doesn't let me get away with rocking on the porch - he points next to him and says Mommy? Like I can say no. So I've been teaching Patrick how to kick water out, turn the hose on and off, and how to fill the pool back up. We're gonna hear it from the hubby when he gets the next water bill. Sorry babe.
No showers and no make-up has been personally filling my days and I couldn't love it more. I swear I went three days last week without a shower. No judgies.
We've literally gone to every park in the vicinity (15 mile radius) of our home. Three times or more. Patrick's at a good age for them because he can climb all of the jungle gyms and loves slides and swings. There was one time where he went to climb on some monkey bar-type apparatus and I panicked like a Good Mom - but I couldn't reach him seeing as he was like seven feet in the air so I had to scream to some random Dad to resuce my child. Thanks tall guy!
Scarfing fresh fruit has been a go-to snack for us. The stores are getting shipments from much closer geographies these days so the cherries, watermelon and cantaloupe have all been scrumptious. Don't get me wrong, we're having our share of not-so-healthy snacks as well like freeze pops (a classic), ice cream and a recent craving for chocolate chip cookies forced me to bake some...and eat several.
Other items on the menu have been chips & salsa as well as anything grilled. Can I please tell you how amazing my grilled chicken breasts are? The secret is in the seasoning - McCormick's Rotisserie Chicken. Don't be afraid to load it up. I pair the chicken with fried pineapple and rice pilaf. Even Pat can't deny it's goodness.
Welp, Happy Summer Solstice Day! Don't get too excited. Today is officially the longest day of the year - from this point on the days will get shorter. Booooo.
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