Crazy Father's Day Weekend!

This past weekend was a complete whirlwind of fun.

Friday night my parents watched Anabelle while John and I went to his cousin Jennifer's wedding. We had a nice time and it was good to visit with his Dad's side of the family, we don't see them very often. Unfortunately I was having such a good time, I forgot to take any pictures, but it was a lovely reception. While Anabelle slept at Grandma and Grandpa's, John and I slept at the hotel where the reception was so that we could relax and drink a little.

Saturday morning we woke up and got ready to go to the Cubs game. Mom and Dad dropped off Belle and we were on our way to Wrigley Field. It was a beautiful day; warm with a nice breeze. Our seats were in the corner by 1st base, in the upper deck. The Cubs were pretty bad and lost by a lot, however we still enjoyed the game. Belle loved the breeze and stayed entertained by friends, family, and an empty beer cup.

Becky and Belle hanging out

Joe and Kari

Gotta love that beer cup

Belle's a little sleepy by the end of the game

After the game we went back to Kari's for a little bar-b-q and some rest. Then while John and his brother went to a comedy show, Belle and I were happy to be go home to get some sleep.

Sunday was the Warrior Dash. John and I had signed up for this race a few months ago. It is a 5k with obstacles thrown in like scaling a wall, jumping over a fire pit, and crawling through a mud pit. We thought it sounded crazy and like a ton of fun! Well a couple of months ago I re-injured my knee and am now on dr's orders not to do any running =( So since we had already paid for me to run and didn't want to waste the $$, John's Dad decided to take my place. So the plan was for us to go to the race in Joliet, watch John and his Dad run, and then Anabelle and I would go have lunch with my Dad. This would leave John and his Dad to watch his brother Joe run the race, who was scheduled to run in a later heat.

In reality; the race was in a field in the middle of NOWHERE, it was a hot, humid, and sunny day, and the amount of mud associated with this event was unreal! Bringing a baby in a stroller, which I could not push, through this deep, thick, wet mud was a bad idea. John, his Dad, and I sloshed through the mud carrying Anabelle in her stroller and got us settled into the only dry spot in a 2 mile radius. Anabelle and I hung with the other Mom's and babies who thought this would be a fun day to watch their Daddy run a race. It was less than ideal, but we were near the finish line so we were able to see them finish. Anabelle hung in there as long as she could and then let me know by screaming her head off that she had had enough. I couldn't blame her it was hot and muddy. So Anabelle and I left to go visit Grandma and Grandpa. John, Joe and his Dad did a great job completing this tough race. It did look like a lot of fun, but I wouldn't bring Anabelle next time =)

Nice and clean before the race

While waiting Belle tries on Daddy's warrior hat

Joe nice and clean before the race

Joe and Alex get ready

John sloshing through the mud pit

Yay! He did it!!

After the race (Um honey you're not getting in the car looking like that)

John's Dad sloshing through the mud pit

At my parents we also got to see Uncle Mike and Aunt Steph, who had a surprise for Anabelle; her 1st baby pool. Of course we tested it out right away and she loved it. We will be using this a lot in our new yard.

Checking out the new pool- thanks Uncle Mike and Aunt Steph!

The weekend was a blast, but so exhausting! This week we have been painting, packing, and more packing. It probably will be a few days till my next post since we move on Friday, have a great weekend everyone!