Midweek Randoms

Last week was a... whew... crazy one. Wednesday evening I helped host our staff recognition reception - where Dac received an award for being so awesome. I had nothing to do with that though, I swears. He earned it all on his own - which if you know Dac, you probably have no trouble believing that. He is such a kind, hard worker.

Thursday night was Wii night. Cori's sister Beni and her girls were there too so that was fun. It was my turn to cook. I'm doing a trial gluten-free diet to see if I notice improvement on some health issues. I made bbq beef sliders (I just didn't eat the bun), baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and this: a fruit pizza using a gluten free sugar cookie mix. Not too bad really... even better the next day.

It was total chaos with the kids that night. Holy moly. But then, there were some sweet moments. I caught Reid and Eden watching the chickens and sharing smiles, giggles, and cute toddler conversation. It was so stinkin' cute. By the time I grabbed my phone to take a picture, the smiley glances had slowed but Britton had joined them, so I captured all three. =)

I'm learning Reid is kind of a "stand back and observe before jumping in kind of a kid". I thought he would just love the chicken but he was not super excited to pet her, etc... It's fun to see his little personality develop.

 Friday evening, we went out for Mexican food. Saturday, Dac's Dad came over to help him work on bathroom stuff so Reid and I ran some errands and had a lunch date. Of course, he was too busy flirting with the older couple in the booth behind us to really be much of an engaged date. ;)

He had a super rough time the rest of the day. He was cranky, oh my goodness he was cranky. He only napped for an hour and it just got even worse from there on out. Whew. Even going for a walk didn't seem to help.

Sunday, he was still super cranky, so we skipped church. It was that bad.

 Bad enough that almost anything went if it kept him quiet and happy.

Later that day, I potted some flowers. I even potted some more last night. =) So far, I'm keeping everything alive.

Reid has continued to struggle somewhat this week. Although last night he was a lot happier. We ate supper then went to buy more flowers and get ice cream. =)

A friend and former wedding client of ours is selling Jamberry Nails now. I thought they seemed kind of fun so I ordered some to try. =) I'll definitely report back and let you know what I think.

In other news, we're gearing up to shoot our first wedding of the season this weekend.

Most of my shows are over now - with the exception of a couple finishing up this week. I'm kind of relieved honestly. We've started catching up on Dexter now though. =)