Worth 1,000 Words: Our Weekend

We woke up Saturday morning and noticed that Sawyer was awake and wasn’t crying.  We KNEW that was a good sign because that hadn’t been the case for the past week.  Poor girl has some serious strep (and most likely some other virus to boot) going on and had not felt well.  At.  All.

I got up to use the restroom (surprise, surprise) and I saw that she had left us a note on our dresser.  Soon after, she came downstairs and told us that it said Sawyer feels better and wants to feed her goats.  We knew she’d turned a corner!

The babies happy to be back with their momma...
The babies happy to be back with their momma…

She’s still not 100% and is still building back strength, but she’s SIGNIFICANTLY better than all of last week.  I even lost my mind a little in the midst of her healing and let her snuggle the barn cat…in the house.

Sawyer and Bandit
Sawyer and Bandit

Wrex tried to burn our house down on Saturday.  Thankfully, it just got the yard.

Oops
Oops

Everyone keeps saying that that section will come in really nice and green.  I’m wondering if we need to do the other sections.  I know a guy…

He totally redeemed himself by scoring these:

Old barn doors
Old barn doors

Aren’t they divine??  I don’t have any immediate plans with them and may just store them until the “dream house” comes along.  Regardless, I LOVE them.

Oh, and he asked me on a date…

IMG_2597THAT covers a multitude of sins.  Love.  Him.

We worked on some decorations for Wryder’s second birthday that is rapidly approaching.

Tractors, of course...
Tractors, of course…

He found these in the mudroom today and I about had to tackle him as he tried to ride them.  Ahem.  Boy loves his tractors.

He’s also really been into his hat lately.  For whatever reason, he wanted to wear it backwards.  I’m not totally sure how I feel about this long term, but he sure looked cute for a little while!

Serious stuff
Serious stuff
Isn't he cute?!
Isn’t he cute?!

The kids played in one of their favorite toys for a bit on Sunday…a box.

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And I even got to sneak inside after my walking workout and take a bubble bath.  It’s one of my happy places.

A little piece of heaven...
A little piece of heaven…

If you had to lug this thing around you’d want one, too…

Baby Sayble
Baby Sayble

She’s a growing!  I have yet to NOT have to be induced to have my babies…but I’m hoping I get to labor at home for a bit with this one.  We’ll see.

It’s now Monday, daddy is already home and we got some new Jamberry’s in the mail for Sawyer!  It’s bound to be a good night!

 

DIY: Gourmet S’mores

I mentioned yesterday that we cooked up some gourmet s’mores ’round the fire pit this weekend…and they were delish!  I mean, the classic s’more is pretty hard to beat, but I nosed around and found a few others that we think might take the cake.

The Nutty Buddy

graham cracker
marshmallow
peanut butter cup
 

The Salted Caramel

graham cracker
chocolate/caramel square (Ghirardelli or Caramello)
sea salt
marshmallow
 

Mexican Hot Chocolate

graham cracker
chocolate
marshmallow
cinnamon
nutmeg
 

The Grasshopper

graham cracker
peppermint patty
marshmallow
 

Two we didn’t try (but I definitely think we should have) are:

The Samoa

graham cracker
chocolate/caramel square
toasted coconut
marshmallow
 

The Nutella

graham cracker
chocolate
spread of Nutella
marshmallow
 

My favorite was the Salted Caramel – man it was good!  The Nutty Buddy and the Grasshopper were popular as well…but, really, IS there a bad s’more?!

I created a little menu for our occasion and I’ll attach it here so you can download and print for your next fire feast.  (Click on the image and then right click to save)

SmoresMenu

If you have a yummy s’more recipe to share, please do…there’s still lots of summer left!