Meal Plan Monday 4/27/15

Saturday morning we woke up to yet another cold, rainy day, which was spent at gymnastics class, the library and then a movie with my sister and mom that evening!

I know they say April showers bring May flowers, but my flowers look good and I'm ready for some sunshine!

Luckily, sun was exactly what we got on Sunday!  We spent a majority of the day outside finishing the flower garden in front of our house (one of my many "to-do" items before baby gets here). 

Rowen LOVES being outside and playing in the dirt with Ryan.  She gets so excited to put on her little, pink garden gloves to get down and dirty!  Here she is quite proud of the pot she helped plant.

Besides planting, I joined my mom and cousin to walk a 5k this past weekend.  Normally I'd be running the 10K portion of this race, but at 36 weeks pregnant, that was not happening.  The walk was nice and I am glad we did it!

We ended the weekend grilling chicken and turkey dogs, followed by a wagon ride around the neighborhood!

For me, the majority of last week was spent at a work conference so we didn't do much for meal planning (sorry).  This week we are back at it though, check it out...

Monday:  Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Tuesday:  Not cooking

Wednesday: Spaghetti Pie

Thursday: Baked Honey Lime Chicken Taquitos

Friday:  Roasted Broccoli Grilled Cheese 

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Weekend Wrap-up 2/2/2015...

This picture sums up how I feel today…

It was a bit of a crazy weekend!  I spent Friday night with friends a CAbi party.  It was a fun experience, but I didn’t end up buying anything because I’m cheap and I wanted to save my money for the following day…

…at IKEA!  Saturday morning my friend, Lauren and I woke up bright and early to head three hours south to Kansas City.  Ryan and I made the same trip this past Fall with plans to come back in the near future to buy furniture for Rowen's room.  Well, Ryan’s idea of “fun” is not IKEA so instead I recruited Lauren who happily obliged to come with me!  

We arrived in KC around 9:30am, made a pit stop at a huge HomeGoods store just for fun, then checked out a local pizzeria for lunch!  It was delish!

We then found our way to IKEA and somehow made it in and out in less than two hours! (I promise it’s not all mine)! 

We knew we didn’t have a lot of time to mess around.  Unfortunately, there was a large snow storm headed our way and getting stuck in KC was not a part of our plan.

We made it back around dinner time that evening, just before 10+ inches of snow hit, which is what we woke up to Sunday morning!

Rowen was insistent upon playing in it, so after breakfast I bundled her up and took her outside where she lasted about 15 minutes in the cold, blowing snow.  

  

The lazy day stuck inside was perfect timing for Ryan to assemble all the items I had bought the previous day (the only downfall to purchasing from IKEA).  Luckily, he didn't have to do it alone, he had good help! 

The rest of the afternoon was spent shoveling massive amounts of snow (which is what happens when you accidentally run over a newspaper with your snow blower and the blade gets stuck, bah!).  Thank goodness for kind neighbors willing to help bail us out!     

The evening ended with a big pot of chili and the Super Bowl for Ryan and a horrible headache and an 8:00 bedtime for me (reason #678 I dislike being pregnant).  

Sorry to disappoint, but I don’t have a Meal Plan Monday post for today.  Quite honestly I had zero time to meal plan and zero chance to get to the grocery store this weekend.  I’ll have a good one for you next week though…promise! 

Weekend Wrap-up 11/24

Anyone else excited for a three day work week?  Thanksgiving is almost here and I can't wait!  Since this week is a short week I am skipping Meal Plan Monday.  I honestly don't have much planned for the week other than some spaghetti and some frozen pizzas.  So instead, I am just going to give you a weekend wrap-up.  Here goes...

This past weekend was busy, busy, busy!  Saturday temps were in the mid 50's so we decided to get out of the house.  First stop was the library to pay our $10 late fee (oops) and find some Christmas books for Rowen (the girl is obsessed with Rudolph).

Next, we made a pit stop to one of our favorites for lunch...

...and then headed to Menards.  And because no trip to Menards (during the holiday season) is complete without a walk through the Christmas decor aisle!

The rest of the afternoon was spent hanging Christmas lights outside!  Ryan finally agreed to hanging them, BUT on one condition...we couldn't turn them on until after Thanksgiving.  Ugh, instant let down, but I agreed only because he was finally letting me decorate something! HA.

Sunday was get sh*t done day.  One of the top things on my "honey do list" was to have Ryan paint Rowen's room!  We plan to move her to a "big girl" bed this weekend (eeek, i'm scared), but before we do, I wanted to have an accent wall painted in her room!

Ryan basically sent Rowen and I out of the house for the day so he could "paint in peace".  I happily obliged as that meant I got to spend time with my sister Christmas shopping...YAY!

We were gone for about five hours and came home to the best paint job I think I have ever seen! Ahh, I am so excited to share it, but not until it's complete!  So for now, I will share with you my "idea" board for her room....

So far it's turned out just the way I envisioned!  I can't wait to get her furniture put in there, too!

Goodbye Summer!

Long weekends are simply the greatest thing ever, don't you agree?  We had a wonderful long weekend filled with the three "F's" in life...football, family and fun!

Football -  Saturday I spent my entire day here.

Kinnick Stadium, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes! My mom and I woke up bright and early that morning for the two hour drive east and then caught the train into the stadium to watch my beloved team win!  I'm already counting down the days until I can go back again in a couple of weeks!

Family - Sunday we took a little road trip to the lake to visit Ryan's family (yes, Ryan loves to ruin my pictures).

We started the day with a ride on grandpa's boat...

And ended it with a fish fry at the edge of the lake!  No better way to spend a summer evening!

Fun - One of the things I had at the top of my to-do list this weekend was to go through Rowen's closet and put away all of her 18-24 month clothes, which no longer fit (girl is growing like a weed).

After filling up (yet another) giant tub of clothes, I realized she had hardly anything that fit for Fall and Winter.  So, off on a little shopping spree we went!

Thank goodness for Labor Day sales because I pretty much bought out the entire Carter's and OshKosh store in our town!  50% off of everything meant double the pants, shirts and pajamas...score!  All this girl needs are a couple pairs of shoes and she'll be set for Fall and Winter!

We ended the weekend by hosting a BBQ with our good friends, the Wilwerdings.  It's always so fun to see our kids play together - and their bounce house a huge hit!

With that being said, I think it's finally time to say goodbye to summer.  As much as I have loved the warm weather and the time spent outside, I am welcoming Fall (my favorite season) with open arms!

Weekend Wrap Up: 4th of July

Whew!  What a busy yet FUN weekend!  I love everything about the Fourth of July, and this year was especially fun because Rowen was old enough to partake in all the festivities...

Friday morning I woke up bright and early and headed 30 miles west to my grandma's hometown.  Every year her town throws a big 4th of July party that starts with a 5K race!

It was my fourth year running the race and this year I ran my best time ever!  

After the race, we headed up the street to join the rest of my family for the parade.  It was Rowen's very first parade and it's safe to say she had a blast dancing in the street, "ooh-ing" and "awww-ing" at all the firetrucks, and collecting a ton of candy (for mom to eat, haha).

After the parade we headed over to the local park to grab some lunch and get ready for the Diaper Derby. My dad is the local pharmacist in town and every year his pharmacy puts on a race for kids known as the Diaper Derby.  Last year Rowen attempted to crawl in the race, and by "attempted" I mean she just sat there and looked around while all the other babies left her in the dust.  HA!  

This year I had high hopes.  She loves to run around in the yard so I thought she'd do great.  Right before the race, Rowen had tons of energy, so much in fact that I think she wore herself out!  By the time it was our turn at the start line she completely melted.  You know the - screaming at the top of her lungs, arms in the air, legs kicking - kind of meltdown (these pictures don't do it justice).  Oh, well, better luck next year I guess.

My little cousin Gabriele was also in the race and did wonderfully!  Last year she won the entire thing and this year she came close! 

Later that evening (after a much needed nap) we reconvened with my family for a BBQ featuring homemade ice cream, yard games and fireworks!

It was 11:30 before we made it home.  All three of us must have been exhausted because we ended up sleeping in until 10am!

Saturday afternoon, Ryan and Rowen headed out to his parents' lake house while I stayed back to do some cleaning and finish up a few design projects.  I met back up with them later that night for dinner at the lake only to find out that Rowen had developed a fever.  So instead of watching round two of fireworks as planned, Rowen and I headed home to bed while Ryan stayed and hung out with his family.  

So far today Rowen's fever is still sticking around.  We spent most of the day on the couch watching movies and napping.  Poor thing --- I hate when she's sick!  It'll be off to the doctor tomorrow if she's still not feeling well.  

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!