What a fun weekend we’ve had! I know it’s only Sunday, but Friday and Saturday were full full full…
On Friday evening, Sawyer and I got to attend Anley’s Royal Tea Party to celebrate her (Anley’s ) 5th birthday!
She picked out a fancy dress and we dolled her up with a little pink eye shadow and some barrel curls. She looked ADORABLE, if I do say so myself.
We had real, hot tea with cream and sugar and dined on sweet and savory little treats.
These girls had so much fun and looked fabulous, to boot!
We got home late that night and then Saturday, we braved the snow to head to Denver for a quick little trip. We had a few errands to run and a few people we wanted to love on – it was lovely!
We ate a yummy lunch and then headed to the thrift store to grab some pants for WD. He was down to one pair of jeans that fit his growing self, so we snagged four more…and a couple pairs of shoes…and a sweet little dress for Sawyer…and a few more things. Ahem.
Then, we dropped into Target to grab some baby snacks for Wryder and stumbled upon a diaper sale…be still my heart. They had eight of the mega boxes of Pampers Swaddlers, size 5 diapers on sale for $26. The boxes with 60 diapers were $25. These with 104 are normally $41. So, we did what any thrifty parent would do…we bought every box. SCORE!
We got to see our sweet Stukas friends for a few fleeting minutes. When we were eating lunch, we asked Sawyer what one thing she’d really like to do while we were in town and she said, “Play with Vaeh and they.” (Vaeh is the youngest Stukas girl). How sweet is that?! Of all the things she could pick…adorable.
Then, we headed to the adopted fam’s house for a family birthday party for two of their main men. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo good to see all of them! There is just something about being there that I just love; it’s “home” in a sense. To be in a place where you are loved unconditionally and cared for and encouraged and hugged on…and a place where you can trust your kids with everyone in the house because they all truly do have their best interests at heart (and common sense)…is just a comforting, lovely thing. Makes me not want to leave……and to cry when I do…
Sawyer go to love on sweet baby Eva, the other highlight of our trip! She offered to trade Aunt Dessa straight across the board – Wryder for Eva – but it didn’t work. 🙂
She spent the rest of the evening play with the big girls, who were so incredibly kind to her. Wryder did so well for getting no naps for the day. He was beyond tired but just kept clapping and squealing – he liked being there, too.
We walked in the door about midnight last night so we’re taking it pretty easy today. Laundry, coffee and snuggling are on the agenda and not much else…besides stacking up all of those diapers…
It was definitely a highlight to my weekend to have you guys there on Saturday! Thank you for making the long trip:) Any time we can get with our Phipps’, we’ll take! And we adore the kiddos – Sawyer is such a sweet, beautiful girl and Wryder is a handsome, sensitive delight. Sweet kids = great parents. Love you!
Oh, Dessa Doo…you are too sweet! We feel the same way about the Rhoades’…anytime is a good time! Let’s do it again soon, k?!