We LOVE Chick-Fil-A!

Brian and I are pretty healthy eaters, but every once in a while we indulge in fast food. For two weekends in a row now we have taken Brett and Emma to Chick-Fil-A for lunch. It is so awesome! For one, they serve GRILLED chicken nuggets, gluten free grilled nuggets to be exact! Chick-Fil-A is the only fast food restaurant to serve a grilled entree item on their kids menu (I didn't research this, but I heard it in their advertisement). They also dedicate a fryer to their waffle fries, so those are also gluten free! WOO-HOO!

So of course we got Brett and Emma grilled nuggets and they had a fruit pouch as their side item. And they are pretty close to drinking whole milk, which would be a perfect drink choice for an almost-one-year-old!

Mommy - where is the food?

I guess I'll just drink my water.

I thought kids' meals came with a toy!

Can I at least chew on it?

No, Brett! You read it, like this..

And then you chew on it!

Is it Monday already?

     This weekend was a fun adventure for Brian & bambinos! He was the "World's Best Dad" (by vote) and stayed with Brett and Emma while I went on an overnight trip for my good friend Katie's birthday! I was relaxing on the sandy shores of Sanibel while Brian was enjoying the company of the two cutest babies I know. I tried not to have too much mom-guilt, and Brian genuinely enjoyed his time with his little cuties so that made it a lot easier. Even though I had a great time, I couldn't wait to get home to Brett and Emma!!


     But I did have one pit stop on the way home...I got to meet my best friend's brand new baby girl, Madison! Madison is so sweet and beautiful. And she is lucky to have a fantastic mommy and daddy! 

Madison is nakey in this pic because she was getting a sponge bath!

I LOVE this picture of her - stolen from Facebook!

Seeing a fresh new baby makes me miss having a newborn. For about five seconds. Then I snap back into reality and try to remember how in the heck I ever functioned on less sleep than I get now?? Good luck, Jenn and Mike, we are so happy for you!

   In the Boksen home, Emma has been doing a funny little crawling move lately where she keeps one leg straight out to her side. It is odd looking but apparently it serves a purpose because she is now able to sit up on her own from crawling! She's super cute about it, too. 

I laid her in her crib tonight while I got Brett ready for a bath and this is how I found her a couple minutes later...

Just playin with my toys!

     Since Emma and Brett are both pulling up to their knees and trying to grab on to anything in sight, I think it is about time to take out the crib mobiles and lower their mattresses. Oh boy!!

     During bath time we took some silly pictures...what's new??

AND - I think Brett and Emma's halloween costumes are complete. It took a little while for me to find all the different parts to their costumes...but I think it came together nicely. We cannot wait to dress them up this weekend, for Mickey's halloween party! 

    

     

Just a sneak peek - ignore the bad quality iphone photo!

Well, that's all for now...I am going to work on a couple craft projects before I get to sleep. It was a great weekend, but I am exhausted! Is it Friday, yet???

Marco, Polo!

     Last weekend Brett and Emma went into the swimming pool for the first time. They had a great time!!!

Emma loves the pool!

Brett loves the pool!

Rusty might join us...

Yay! It's a family affair :)

I am enjoying what is left of Summer...although I do love the Fall! Pumpkins, corn mazes, and cooler weather are less than two weeks away!

Living for the weekends...

It has been a loooong week but finally the weekend has arrived! We have been having so much fun and keeping busy!

Friday night we had dinner at the Vinoy, where Brian and I got married! We ordered some delicious sushi but Emma decided to try something new...

Emma was stealing daddy's bread!!

     She didn't really "eat" any bread but she had fun playing with it. She seemed to like it though so I hope she doesn't have Celiac Sprue, like her mama!!

     After carb loading, Brett and Emma fell asleep in grandma's city mini. 

Devoted tummy sleepers!

     Saturday morning we got up early (thanks, guys!) and played before getting ready for a very special birthday party!!! Brett and Emma's best playdate friend, Leila, turned ONE YEAR OLD! It was a really great luau on Indian Shores with real hula dancers and a monkey!

Birthday girl, Leila, reaching for her cake! Look at those proud parents! :)

     After the party we were exhausted but had great seats for the Rays game. We headed out for a few innings and had a great time, surprisingly! I was so worried that after the long day, B&E would be exhausted and cranky. But they stayed awake for the first few innings. We left early and the Rays were winning 5-0! Woo-hoo!!! 

     Since we had such a long busy day yesterday, Brett and Emma slept in until 8 this morning!!! YAY! That was awesome :) 

     Brett and Emma were being very silly during breakfast this morning, so of course I caught it on camera. They have fun getting food all over the place. 

Breakfast gave them all the energy they needed to play with their new favorite toy...newspaper!

Can you find the two cuties in that mess?

              Is it just me, or do the weekends come and go way too quickly???

Happy Friday!

     YAY the weekend has arrived, I have been waiting :)


     Tonight Lauren is hosting a luau at her house so I am very excited for that! It is a House Party for Freeze and Shake cocktails. It will be fun to get out for a couple of hours after B&E are in bed :)

~Her dog Scooby is ready for the luau~

     Tomorrow I get to meet brand new baby Jaxon! I am really looking forward to finally seeing the little cutie who was born on Tuesday! 

New baby Jaxon!

     Kristina also has a two and a half year old daughter, Ava. A boy and a girl, they're done!! (Hahaha - totally kidding. I am used to hearing that all the time, so I thought it would be fun to use it on somebody else!)

   No matter how busy the weekend gets, I mostly look forward to spending some family time with Brian! Sleeping in with Brett and Emma (or tricking them back to sleep by bringing them in bed with us for cuddles!) and cooking pancakes are a staple of our best weekends!

     I hope everyone else has a great weekend!!

We wish you a Merry Christmas...

     It was such a busy weekend for us...but we still managed to have lots of fun :) We spent a lot of the weekend celebrating. Friday night we went out to Bonefish to celebrate Brian's brother's birthday. I love Bonefish, the food is so good and they have a pretty extensive gluten free menu! (Always a winner in my book.)


    Saturday afternoon I went to Lakeland for my good friend Jenn's baby shower. It was a beautiful shower  - look at this cake!

Beautiful cake to welcome baby Madison!

    But there was a huge surprise at this baby shower....Jenn and Mike surprised everyone and got married right there at the shower. I was so shocked - but it was a great surprise and everyone was so happy for them. 

Cutting the cake!

     Later that night we went out to karaoke for Heath's birthday. We stayed in the karaoke room for hours singing some great hits. Heath had a really good time and I am pretty sure he enjoyed his birthday!

     Sunday we had a Christmas in July party, it was so much fun!

We brought out the Christmas tree!

Decorations in the entryway

Girls picture by the tree

Me and Malia with our little ladies!

     It was a really great weekend with friends and family. Like always, it went by too fast. In 17 minutes it will officially be Monday. Where does the time go??

                                     

     I also got to guest blog for Lauren tonight, you can see the post HERE.

     I hope everyone had a great weekend and was able to relax a little!

Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend...

𝄞 It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday! 𝄞


Haha, that song never gets old :) 


The weekend is finally here and we are busy as can be!! Brian works all day and night Saturday...which means I get to do the bedtime routine by myself tomorrow. Not my favorite thing but I have been spoiled since hockey season has been over - oh well I can handle it. 


Brian worked late tonight but he stopped and picked up my favorite sushi, so that made me happy! He also got a new video game today so he is relaxing with some NCAA Football 2012 before his loooong day tomorrow. 


Brian's Aunt Julie and Uncle Stu from California are visiting so we are seeing them on Sunday and taking Brett and Emma to their first Rays game with them on Monday night! 


Sunday morning is Kristina's baby shower. Lauren and I are hosting a brunch for her in Tampa and it is going to be so fun. Here is a fantastic picture of Kristina, taken by Junie! (I'm lucky to have great friends who know their way around a camera!)

Baby boy Jaxon is scheduled for eviction on August 2nd.

In my spare time (ha!) I am trying to put together a gallery wall for the hallway. So I'm trying to sort through hundreds of photos, order prints, frames, etc. and I came across this picture of Emma today and I love it...

Look at her bed head. Even babies can have a bad hair day :) 

Another favorite I found...

Let ME hold it, mommy!

And then there is Brett....who is trying to go, go, go!! 

He started here....

And suddenly was here...

Not crawling yet, but figuring out how to wiggle around. 

Things are moving quick...too quick for me! Only a few more weeks of Summer. An extremely depressing thought. Although I LOVE Fall. Just two weeks after school starts I can beat the blues with my favorite treat. 

At least I have this to look forward to!

That's all for now...I need to rest up for the gym in the morning. My trainer has been kicking my butt all week. I think my body thinks I am still on vacation!! I have to get out of this funk - only 16 lbs to go!

~Jessica~

PS - Is that song stuck in your head now??

Kickin' in the front seat 
Sittin' in the back seat 
Gotta make my mind up 
Which seat can I take? 

It's Friday, Friday 
Gotta get down on Friday 
Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend 
Friday, Friday 
Gettin' down on Friday 
Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend