Sunshine

We are supposed to have consistent sunshine for the next week! I hope the weather forecast is true. I am in need of as much Vitamin D as possible. Judah and I are planning on getting outside today with my mom. We're going for a walk later this afternoon. I'm not sure where to go exactly. Maybe we'll start at McCollum Park and head into Mill Creek Town Center.
With summer drawing nearer, I have to think about protecting my skin from sun damage. Even though I've sustained a few major sunburns in the past few years, I never really cared to put sunscreen on because my skin tans so easily and I just love having that summer glow. Until last year....I really damaged my skin in Hawaii by not wearing sunscreen. I had the worst sunburn of my life and I can still see the effects of it on my skin. I'm a little paranoid now and I'm going to try to be really careful about protecting my skin this summer. I was surprised when my mom and I went for a walk the other day. The sun was peeking through the clouds but not very strongly and it was around 65 degrees outside. I got home and noticed that my shoulders were looking red. I had gotten a little sunburn!
From now on I'm putting sunscreen on when I go out in the sun. Not only do I have to think about me, but I have to think about Judah's delicate skin as well.

This weekend is Tami's bachelorette party. It should be a lot of fun. Andrew is throwing David's bachelor party the same night, so we'll both be out having a good time. Judah is going to stay overnight at my parents'. It's a little treat to not have to worry about him for an evening, though I'll be thinking about him the whole time I'm sure.

Yesterday, Andrew let me have the evening to myself. He took Judah over to his parents' house and had dinner with his dad and brothers. I realized that even when I do finally get my alone time, I spend half the time wondering about Judah, missing him and feeling guilty for not being with him. It's so silly, but I suppose it comes with the territory. I spent almost an hour working on a photo album of Judah and it made me miss him all the more. What can I say? I love my son!

Busy Bee

Today was a very busy day!
Andrew had to work today at a trade show in Seattle. I was home alone with the Bean like any other week day. I wanted to get out of the house and was contemplating going for a walk since the weather was nice. I ended up going grocery shopping for the week and bought a ton of food. It should be enough for dinner every night this week and lunches as well.
Then when I got home, Andrew told me we were going to have our good friends the Huss family over after he came home. I was happy about that because it had been forever since we had all gotten together. I had seen Amber and Mya on a couple different occasions, but nonetheless it had been forever.
I also wanted to make Andrew a really good dinner since I haven't made dinner consistently in a while what with my sister in town and my back being messed up. I decided to make this summer tomato spaghetti. Even though it's not summer yet, the dish still worked out. It's loaded with ripe tomatoes and other delicious veggies in the sauce. I decided to add his favorite Italian sausage to the dish as well. I sauteed some zucchini and squash on the side and voila! It was done just as he walked in the house.
I wanted to make a dessert for Amber and Matt as well, so I threw together these PB & J Chocolate Bars. It ended up being something that you can't exactly "throw" together and took a little more effort than I was expecting, but they turned out great!
In the middle of all this I juggled feeding and entertaining Judah.
Then Amber and Matt came over and Judah got to hang out with Mya. He scared her with his crazy energy and loud noises, but then she actually started yelling back at him. It was hilarious to listen to them go back and forth. I can't wait for her to start crawling so she can not only defend herself against him, but run away from him if she so desires. Judah wanted to eat her up!
Judah got tired while our guests were over so I attempted to put him down to sleep. That was a joke because I didn't give him his usual bath. I decided to just wait until they left to try to put him down. He gets so worked up when anyone but Andrew and I are around.
He finally went down around 9:30 - much later than his usual 8pm bedtime.
Now I'm exhausted and my back is sore from all the things I did today. Did I mention that I also did about 3 loads of laundry - wash, dried and folded. Plus I cleaned the house so that our guests didn't think we were raising our child like cavemen.
Now both of my boys are sleeping peacefully. One upstairs in his crib and the other is snoring softly on the couch. I should join in the trend.

Wind Storm!

It's super windy tonight, as it has been for the last couple of days. The wind keeps scaring Judah in his sleep and waking him up. The poor guy!
My sister went home today. It was so great to have her home. I miss not having her around to just share life with. I'm not going to lie, I hope that one day she moves back up here. If not, well, I'll just be making many trips down to southern California.
I threw my back out somehow either last night or this morning. It hurts like hell....well, not so bad right now since I've had some ibuprofen and a few glasses of wine. I just don't know what I did to injure it and I'm hoping it feels better by the time Andrew has to go to work tomorrow.

I am very much looking forward to our trip to Hawaii. I am thinking about buying a bikini, actually. I keep getting catalogs in the mail and I just need to narrow my choices down and decide what to buy.

Also, if you are ever looking for a great Thai restaurant on the Ave, go to Thai Tom. It is soooo delicious. The absolute best Thai food I've ever eaten. It's a tiny little hole in the wall restaurant with barely any space, but the food is very delicious and I recommend that you try it.