I know the weekend was over a few days ago, but I figure a weekend update is better late than never!
On Friday, we went to a Children's Ministry Dinner at church. For the past year, we have served every other Sunday in the walkers nursery at our church. At times, it's been a little difficult because it means leaving the house by 8 AM every other Sunday morning, but we've really enjoyed it. We get to serve and we do it with some of our good friends. Plus, as of about three months ago, Griffin joined us in our room! I love being with him during first service. He also devours the animal crackers during snack time. For awhile, I was so paranoid that he would choke on his crackers, but then Tyler told me I had to just let it go. I don't want to be a helicopter mom. He loves his Sunday snack! These are some pictures with his bestie, Lydia. They really love each other. And animal crackers. I love Griffy's face in the third picture. Boyfriend is serious about snacks, like his momma.
While we were at the dinner, Griffin's surrogate grandma came over to watch him. My principal from where I used to teach absolutely LOVES Griffin and loves coming over to watch him. She has been a lifesaver and is our go-to. When G saw her on Friday, he basically hyperventilated he was so excited. She cares for him and loves him so much. She's the best-- one of the things I miss most about teaching is seeing her everyday. She was always so good to me (and still is!).
Then on Saturday, we had a nice relaxing day around the house! I ran some errands alone (SERENITY) and Griffin spent most of the day attached to his Dada like a barnacle. He loves him some Dada right now. During the day, he reacts to every single sound in the house-- DADA?? DADA?? Sometimes I try and remind him of what I went through to bring his sweet life into this world, but again, it's all about DAD. I'm not bitter.
I did some cooking in the afternoon and then we had a new, sweet babysitter come over to watch Griffin. She was AMAZING. We came home to a completely clean house; you would've never known anyone cooked in the kitchen. Bless him, but even when Tyler cleans up, I will find my clean pots and dishes on the counter for me to put away later. It used to drive me nuts, but now it makes me left. Kelley put every single thing away. It was so wonderful and such a blessing. She was also so sweet to my boy and took such good care of him. I never worried about him once the whole night. I am super bummed because she's leaving for college in a few weeks, but we plan to try and keep her busy when she comes home on breaks!
While Kelley watched Griffin, we headed out to dinner with our friends and then went to their house with a bunch of other friends for a wine tasting/ house warming party! Everyone brought a bottle of wine and Todd and Caitlin did a great job of organizing the whole tasting! We ended up having to leave a little earlier than we wanted because I had a really bad allergic reaction to their cat. Boo. I think I would really like cats if I wasn't so horribly allergic. It was a really, really fun night. I'm so thankful for such a great group of friends! I didn't get any pictures-- I haven't blogged in so long that I've kind of stopped taking pictures of things and people other than Griffin and my food. EMBARRASSING. Gotta get better at that!
We were up and at 'em early on Sunday for nursery. We went to second service and headed home. Then a few hours later, Tyler's parents and three of his aunts came by for lunch! They were headed to see Tyler's other aunt in Nashville and came through Cincinnati. It was so fun! I made
G.R.I.T.S. crockpot pulled pork, coleslaw, roasted potato salad (recipe to come), fruit salad, and
Jennifer's chocolate chip poundcake. The pork, potato salad, and poundcake are staples in our house-- so, so good. Everyone seemed to be a fan of everything! I really enjoy cooking for people, especially family. We were sad to see them go, but we know that they're having fun in Nashville. Griffin was very excited to see his grandpa and grandma.
I honestly can't remember what we did on Sunday night. That's embarrassing. I do know that we grilled hot dogs, had leftover potato salad, and watched the Olympics. NOW. SPEAKING OF THE OLYMPICS. This should probably have a post of it's own, but people-- I love the Olympics. I LOVE THEM. I could sit on my hiney and watch NBC and my Olympic Live App all day long, but I have a small someone who requires food and care, so it's not really possible. My favorite events are swimming, gymnastics, and tracks.
Here's an important Olympic question-- Phelps or Lochte? Here are some thoughts I'd like to share. I love Michael Phelps. LOVE. His mother seems like a doll and I just really enjoy watching him swim. I do not love Ryan Lochte. He seems very into himself and his GRILL. Seriously, Ryan? A grill? I think Nelly capitalized on that circa 2005. And Nelly is a rapper. You, my friend, are a SWIMMER. So, there's that. But I have to say something-- Ryan Lochte is not hard to look at. Not at all. He's got some good genes. He is a great swimmer, though, and I do enjoy watching him in the pool... and on land. Okay, I'm done with that. Obviously, Griffin is also very impressed by Ryan's swimming skills. The Haney Olympic Rule is that you cheer for the good old US of A no matter what your personal feelings may be about that certain individual. USA! USA!
I'm so happy to be currently watching the women's gymastics. I managed to avoid the spoilers all day long, so I don't know anything about the outcome. What I do know is that Gabby Douglas is precious. PRECIOUS. I want to shrink her down and put her in my pocket. I wouldn't have to shrink her much, though. What a doll baby.
And one last thing, let's talk about these NBC commentators who are interviewing the Olympians after they lose. Appropriate questions are abounding, such as, "Michael Phelps, you just let all of America down by losing YET ANOTHER race. How does that feel?" They basically stalked poor Jordyn Weiber while she was breaking down on Sunday night. Give the girl a break, for real! Give them all a break! If you need to do an interview, fine. But have a little compassion. I don't feel like this takes a lot of common sense, but then again, I thought Alaska was an island until I was 18 years old, so what do I know.
Didn't you all miss my spastic blogging? I started with our weekend and moved on to NBC employees. Just a normal day around these parts! I'll leave you with a few pictures from the last few days.
Can't I just take my nap here, Momma?
I turned my back for MAYBE 30 seconds to get some milk at the grocery store, and G took the opportunity to pull three bags of Krispy Kremes into our buggy. He sat there for a long time trying to decide which variety he wanted. Sad to say, I was a mean mommy and we put them all back.
A boy and his DADA! They're really the best of friends.
Gorgeous, gorgeous flowers from my main squeeze. They were such a fun surprise on a normal day. I'm so thankful for such a thoughtful husband!
