A three day weekend

I am LOVING having every other Friday off.  It makes a huge difference for my personal life and doesn't have a big impact in my work-life.  Win-win.

This three day weekend consisted of...

A Friday morning playdate in the beautiful sunshine at a nearby park, with TJ, AJ, and Izzy, followed by lunch (called "Cheese!" by Claire and "Doodles!" by TJ... otherwise known as "Noodles").  

A fun and romantic Friday night wedding of Katie Kizer and Ken Chang.  Nana, Grandpa Brad, and Becky babysat the kids.  The reception was at the new Pinstripes in Edina- super cool place!  The food was fabulous, the wine was delightful, and the conversation was centered around kids (the folks we sat with, one of whom works at Target, have a 23 month old and a 6 week old, so we had stories to swap!).

A Saturday morning garage cleaning by Daddy while Max, Mommy, and Claire played outside in our pajamas and rainboots.  

A one year old birthday party at a fun park in Inver Grove Heights. Lots of sunshine, good food, sweet friends and family, and of course, an adorable one year old. 

A Target shopping trip where I paid $99 and saved $46.  It felt a little "Extreme" when, not one, but two individuals around me exclaimed, "How did you do that?!"

A two year old birthday party for Miss Kiera.  Last year at Kiera's 1st birthday party, I was pregnant.  This year at Kiera's 2nd birthday party, Rachel is pregnant.  Fun! 

Sunday morning breakfast from Daddy and Claire consisting of pancakes, orange juice and scrambled eggs.  

A BOGO Caribou iced coffee on the way to church. 

New golf clubs!!!  Now I just need to find a time to golf...considering it hasn't happened once since the kids were born.  

A movie-night with the hubby that was filled with laughs.  

A powerful church service on "Why God allows suffering" and a worship time that brought me to tears (more on that in another post soon).  

A chaotic lunch at Buca di Beppos with 9 adults and 4 young children, all of whom needed and wanted a nap at some point during the lunch.  The result was two daddies who both had their kids in the car while everyone else finished and paid.  

Sunday afternoon naps for the entire Docken clan at the same time. 

A walk around the neighborhood.

A wide-eyed little boy sitting up on his own.  

Playful fun before putting the babies down for bed (nice posture, Max). Claire is sans pants because she got a little bit of food on them during dinner and freaked the heck out.  She's way too OCD like that.  

Yes, it was a GREAT three day weekend.