Weekend Recap

My colleague and I hit up The Frederick for lunch on Friday. We both had the Harbord Room burger and it was delicious, and so was the fried chicken appetizer we shared.

Saturday was supposed to be a day of baseball for Q - game in the morning and rep team tryout in the afternoon. Instead it was raining all day so I went to the golf club for the ladies' welcome breakfast. It was a pleasant way to spend the morning.

Then I did a bit of nothing.  E took this  photo...

...and this, as I tried getting my phone back.

We also made some cupcakes. Thumbs up from E.

I love a rainbow sprinkle.

I convinced the boys to play a game so they chose Axis and Allies. Not really my game but they were fine playing with each other and I was nearby for moral support (while folding laundry and watching the Blue Jays game.

Dave had some tunes going after supper and Q was showing up his dance moves. 

Sunday had much better weather. I went to church and Dave took the boys to the golf club to hit some balls in the practice area. The rep tryout was rescheduled to Sunday afternoon so we biked there. I got to hang out with some moms and had a nice time. 

 

Weekend Recap

We kicked off our weekend with a little visit with Dave's cousin Adam who was in town for work. We were able to meet him before lunch before he was heading back to the airport. And in true fashion, I neglected to take a photo!! Great to see him though.

Q had his first baseball practice on Friday night.  It was nice to meet the coach and the rest of the team. Q has one buddy from his rep team last year, and one friend from school.

Dave was up early the next day to go to Home Depot. We are getting a new BBQ and he is building a space for it. The boys were happy to help out with this project. 

This is the work site.

Meanwhile I did a bunch of things in the house - vacuumed and dusted behind dressers, put the screens back on the windows, cleaned my hairbrush, and put away the Easter decorations. 

The boys made cookies in the afternoon.

I made stew for dinner, which was great for the cold rainy weather that came along. Dave did manage to finish the portion of the project he wanted to do that day, working in between rainfall. 

I went to church on Sunday morning and then E and I went shopping for a few things. Dave and Q had baseball practice and came home cold and tired. Q set up on the couch for the rest of the day. 

We ordered burgers for dinner instead of going out, which was our plan. I cleaned the boys' shoes, folded my clothes, and got to bed at a good time.

It was nice not having too many plans in the calendar so I could putter around at home. This time between skiing and baseball/golf is always a good break.

Weekend Recap

Q had biked to school on Friday so he brought some friends home with him and they played around in the backyard (and then inevitably came inside to play on the PS5), but then he biked his friends home when it was time to go so lots of outdoor time was still achieved. 

(You can see where we have cleaned half of the back steps with the new power washer. We will do the rest but wanted to see the difference first.)

I walked up the street at the end of the day to get a few things for dinner - roast beef sandwiches on ciabatta buns with some new mustard, some produce, wine, and new library books.  Meanwhile we were also watching the Masters.

On Saturday morning we drove downtown to meet Dave’s aunt for lunch. We passed the Art Gallery of Ontario, this statue is made out of leather couches apparently. 

Found a cool playground.

And this steeple.

We went to Fox On John. 

Nice to see Aunt Isabel. 

In the afternoon I decided to empty out Q’s closet and bookshelf and sort through everything.  It took longer than I wanted, but I was successful. I kept a bunch of good picture books even though we aren’t reading those often anymore, and then put the books that Q reads on his own on the shelves, instead of where they were, stacked up in big piles on the top. 

I went to church that morning and then we went downtown for the Blue Jays game with Q’s rep team from last year. It was fun to hang out with the kids and parents (because the game wasn’t great for the Jays). 

I chose this beer because I love marketing. 

E and V have been playing together for 3 years, but will be on different house league teams this year. Hoping to get on the rep team so we get to keep hanging out at the ball field. 

It was Jr. Jays Sunday so we stayed for the kids to run the bases. The cut off is 14 years so this was probably E’s last time. 

We got home to watch Rory’s second nine at the Masters (recorded) and loved seeing him win. 

Weekend Recap

Hope you had a good weekend, we did. I love Easter and although we were busy we were able to find some time to relax.

I know spring is here although I would like temperatures a bit warmer!  These little mice are a new addition that I picked up at Simons. 

I went to Good Friday service, which was very meaningful and our choir anthems were a success. When I got back the boys had been doing some yard work and then the boys had some friends stop by to go for a bike ride.  They looked for a geocache and then picked up some lunch.

Meanwhile I made a cherry pie.  It looks good but I didn't think it was my best. 

That afternoon we went to see Project Hail Mary, which was very good, and we picked up some fish and chips from the golf club for our Good Friday dinner. 

It was chilly on Saturday but Q and I ventured out for the neighbourhood Easter scavenger hunt, while Dave and E went to Home Depot for lawn supplies. 

We visited the local businesses for a egg and to fill out the scavenger hunt answers.

It started pouring at one point but the errands at Meaty Eats, Bulk Barn, and Booster Juice corresponded with most of the rain so we stayed pretty dry.  Then when we were ready to move on the rain had stopped.

After we got back the boys went to the golf club to hit balls at the simulator and I made a coconut cream pie.

We had people coming over for dinner.

Instead of an actual Easter tree I just added a few eggs to our fake tree in the corner, and that worked out well for us this year.

Our Easter dinner table :)

We had ribs and salad, the ribs were delicious. 

The Easter Bunny found us on Sunday morning. 

Hunting for eggs.

And enjoying them.

My breakfast - hot cross bun, fruit, and a (few) chocolate egg.

We all went to church and then we went to the golf club for brunch. 

Since we were stuffed from brunch (and dinner the night before if I'm being honest), we chilled out for the afternoon.

The boys didn't have school on Monday but I was working. I sat with Q for a little bit of time while he painted some plastic eggs. 

And we played Mobi, the math version of Bananagrams. 

E was at the food bank volunteering with a couple of friends.