^^Sweet brother love.
How was your weekend? I really do love hearing about how you guys spend your time, from cleaning out closets to traveling to far away places!
Weekend Dinners
We usually have one weekend night where we get cozy, cook a nice dinner, and watch Netflix once the kids are asleep and one weekend night where we go out on the town and don’t think about doing any dishes. Sometimes we crave cozy on Fridays and sometimes it’s the reverse. This week we went out on Friday and had dinner in yoga pants on Saturday.
Friday Date Night With Birch
Friday night Mazen had a sleepover with one of his BFFs so it was just the three of us out to dinner. We went to Petit Pois on the downtown mall.
Dining out with a baby is so great this time of year since we can sit outside. Come winter, our choices will be much more limited. I don’t take a baby into quiet restaurants. Birch does well at outdoor spots, and we feed him little nibbles of whatever we’re eating and bring out some toys to help entertain him. Knock on wood, so far he hasn’t been too loud or upset in a restaurant. (I know that will likely change as soon as he can get down and walk!)
I had a really delicious Chardonnay –
And this cod with crispy spinach, potatoes and a garlic-butter sauce was divine. I ate it all!
Stole a few of Thomas’s frites as well – so thin and crispy!
We had ice cream from Splendora’s and walked our way home. Once Birch was in bed, we put on Stranger Things and fell asleep before the episode was over!
Saturday Sips
I set my alarm to get to ACAC class by 8:00 on time. ‘Twas a good one! I had lots of energy. Back at home I made a couple of smoothies with berries, oats, milk, vanilla protein, and banana.
Soccer Star
Mid day we took Mazen to his soccer game. He did so well! Scored a nice goal. The weather looks nice, but it was SO HOT. We are melting away in this second summer.
Birch did really well during the game. I always have anxiety about bringing him out that he will flip out and cry, but he is such a laid back boy.
Plus he had his cousin to help entertain him! We brought Nash along to help cheer on Mazen!
Late Lunch
Home again, I had a late lunch of a turkey and cheese sandwich.
Snowstorm Date
M and I took an impromptu trip up to Kohr Bros to share an Oreo snowstorm! I take 1/4 off the top in a separate cup and he gets the rest.
Second Shower
I took a second shower (after all that soccer sweating) and put on my yoga pants for our Saturday night in.
On The Menu: Linguini with Clams!
First course: salad. I decided I don’t really like dinners that have two plates. My brain doesn’t like switching. So we pretended we were at a restaurant and had our salad course first. Worked out nicely!
I had a can of clams come in the mail (seriously, PR companies send me the strangest things!) and so we put it to good use in a yummy pasta dish. Garlic, butter, anchovies, white wine, clam juice, parsley.
We watched more Stranger Things at bedtime. I have to say I’m not loving it this season. I can’t put my finger on why – it just feels a little too cheesy or something.
Sunday Snuggles
Followed by…. Sunday Biscuits!
Thomas popped over to JM Stock and brought home the most delicious ham biscuits. They had spicy Tasso ham inside – and he added egg on top. These are the best biscuits EVER!
We spent our Sunday like so followed by a visit to the soccer field!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Such a great weekend! Everyone really enjoyed themselves, it seems! 🙂
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Melissa says
So cute! Birch is adorable and the fries Thomas had look incredible!
Emily says
I thought Stranger Things season 3 was SO cheesy at first! (I actually googled to see if the writers were different because I was like, what is wrong with this season?!) About halfway through it started getting better, and the last two episodes were really great! I recommend sticking with it!
KathEats says
That’s good to know! There is such a fine line between clever/making fun of the situation and cheesy and it’s really hard to stay on the good side! We will stick with it.
Emily says
Agreed. I hope you love the last couple episodes!
Tamara Cohen says
Random question – do you use your DSLR to take these weekend photos, or it’s iphone? Specifically the photo of your wine at the restaurant… it looks like a DSLR photo! Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed the weekend!
KathEats says
It’s the new iPhone 11 Pro and the camera is everything Apple says it is!
Katherine says
Second summer! I am insanely jealous. We had “way too early first blizzard yesterday”. The snow was so heavy and wet that the power was out for 10 hours. That is unusual.
Katherine
KathEats says
Oh man!! My dad is in Yellowstone right now camping in snow 🙂
Samantha says
We’re feeling the same way about season 3 of Stranger Things! Season 1 was definitely my favorite!
Jessie says
Do you like your clip-on high chair? I can’t decide if it would be helpful. I’ve read that you can’t use them on pedestal tables and it seems like all the restaurants we go to have that kind of table.
KathEats says
We love it! It’s so much more supportive than the wooden high chairs in most restaurants. We always put a chair under it as a safety net. It’s ideal for booths too.
Haley says
Glad to hear I’m not alone in having anxiety sometimes taking my little guy out and about! They’re amazing but unpredictable little creatures! Sounds like a fun weekend.
Amanda says
We had a good weekend here. On Saturday my husband and I took a Pilates class and then joined a friend to see Downton Abbey. Then I joined a friend for a spin class on Sunday. We typically eat out one night on the weekend too. Although sometimes it’s also nice to have two nights in!
Have a great week!
KathEats says
I really need to go see Downton!!
Susan R/ says
We didn’t like this past season of Stranger Things either – kind of disappointing. We were looking forward to it and it was not as good as the past seasons at all. Happy Fall! Yay – finally some cooler weather!