i was sick all weekend and some other things

good news! i just celebrated the start of fall for the third time. you know, the first time was the day after labor day, the second time was the day azalea went back to school and the third and official time was september 22nd ;) i think i have all bases covered now. this weekend it was time to bust out some fall decor at my house. (though i'm waiting on halloween stuff til next weekend). 

and now i shall whine about being sick for the rest of this post. fair warning! after thatcher returned from his work trip, i started feeling like i was coming down with a cold. thursday night i fell asleep on the couch at 8:15, friday i made it through the day, but was feeling pretty crappy by dinner time. thankfully thatcher came home early. we all ate dinner and then he took the kids to his co-worker's house in our neighborhood for a family street party. i stayed home and sat on the patio until it got dark out. it was a beautiful fall night! 



i helped get the kids to bed after they returned and went to bed for the night at 8:30 myself.

saturday morning we didn't have any plans. i was hoping we could all go out and do something, but my 10am i was back in my pajamas and feeling rundown. but a monumental moment came that morning when thatcher suggested that azalea try wearing pig tail and she happily agreed! i'm not kidding when i say she has not let me touch her hair (other than to wash and brush it) for nearly 4 years. she never lets me style it, so i was shocked. maybe this is the start of a new era. here is the evidence: 


she looked so cute!

 thatcher took the kids to a playground while i stayed home and rested. it was much appreciated. i laid on the couch and watched a movie because i wasn't having any luck falling asleep. they came back for lunch and then thatcher ran some errands in the afternoon. despite our best efforts to keep her awake, azalea fell asleep on the couch at 3:30. the kids played their video games, we made spaghetti for dinner, gave them a bath (confession: it had been 6 days), and ashford fell right asleep. of course azalea was not tired (but i was!). i laid in my bed a little after 8 to read and fall asleep. she laid next to me and read too. she actually ended up falling asleep with me and thatcher carried her to her room later. it was the best medicine. 

i woke up sunday morning still feeling crappy. i debated going to the doctor, but i didn't have a fever. thatcher had an early morning coffee meet up with a friend from minnesota who lives in oregon now and was visiting seattle for the weekend. when he got home, he played with the kids and took them to the park while i rested on the couch for a good part of the day. then we all walked to parfait for ice cream (not much can come between me and ice cream).



we made pulled pork in the crockpot for dinner and when we were finished eating and cleaning up before 6pm, we decided a walk to the locks was in order. it was a beautiful night there and we even saw some sea lions swimming!



 i'm glad i was able to get lots of fresh air on sunday despite not feeling the best. i hope i'm on the mend now with a new week starting!