I hope you all enjoyed the holiday weekend. We had a lot of fun during the unofficial kick off of the summer.
We started off our weekend with a date night! I can’t tell you the last time we went out on a date. We were even able to make plans with friends and go on a double date. Madness. Off we went to dinner and then to see Pitch Perfect 2! We tried a new to us theater that has recliners and I gotta tell you I don’t think I can go back to seeing movies in a normal theater.
Saturday morning we got to enjoy a special treat. My sister had just returned from a West Coast trip and was sweet enough to bring us back Voodoo Doughnuts from Portland. They were yummy and I ate way more than I want to admit.
On Saturday we were to a BBQ. It was fun to see the boys playing with other little kids. They both had a blast!
Asher loved moving and grooving around and even decided to play a little soccer of his own.
On Sunday we did a little gardening:
We all played in the trampoline. Filling it with beach balls was one of the best things we have done. Everyone loves playing in there and tossing balls around.
Sunday evening we went out to dinner at Oheka Castle to celebrate my sister in law, Jennifer, becoming a Nurse Practitioner. Oheka is a beautiful castle on the Gold Coast of Long Island. It’s mainly a wedding venue, but they have a restaurant as well so you can dine at the castle if you like. They are actually hosting a garden party this coming June 10th that looks like fun.
The estate is actually used in the TV show, Royal Pains.Nice house, right?
There is a courtyard inside where you can have a drink before your dinner.
There are lots of pretty spots where you can take a selfie or two!
The Long Island Sound is in the background here so it was a popular spot for photos:
Oh course we can’t just be fancy we had to monkey around a bit as well. 🙂
It was a lovely outing and I’m ready to book myself a room there for a staycation and pretend I live there for the day.
On Monday we rocked a bit of red, white and blue in honor of Memorial Day.
We met up with some friends and had lunch at Tocolo Cantina where the decor was beautiful and the food was yummy as well.
Afterwards we spent the rest of the day working on the garden. A trip to Home Depot was in order and we found pots of pink peonies for $18.
The boys enjoyed this cool cart:
We dressed up the front door a bit.
I ended the evening snuggling with my little man. We both passed out in the early evening and had the best nap.
{Selfie check to see if he had fallen asleep. 5 mins later we were both out.}
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