This past weekend was, well, rather uneventful. Midway through last week, it became clear and Finn and I were working our way through a pretty nasty stomach virus. So, we canceled all of our weekend plans and decided to stay put.
Couple the sickness with a good bit of snow, and you have two mommies and a toddler who didn’t leave the house–or get out of our pajamas–for 2.5 days.
While we did get a bit stir crazy–and took a pilgrimage to Target on Saturday evening to get out some of our wiggles–it was actually pretty nice to have a completely obligation-free weekend, something we haven’t had in months.
We did our best to try to keep Finn entertained, although he’s generally pretty good at playing independently. We cuddled, watched movies, did puzzles, made art, started some Valentine’s crafts, made cookies, made snow cones, and spent a lot of time just sitting on the couch.
Here are some photos from our weekend, which was almost not even worth mentioning, but which was pretty great all the same.
When I was a little girl, my father used to draw pictures for me, and I would color them. It’s one of my favorite childhood memories. So, I’ve started doing the same with Finn.
Of course, my dad drew elaborate tropical scenes, seascapes, and exotic birds. I drew firetrucks (barely) and Peppa Pig. Same thing, right?
We’ve gotten back into the smoothie habit, and a house full of upset tummies meant we drank a lot of them, this weekend. (Nothing more appetizing than a pea-green smoothie when you’e had trouble stomaching food.)
Whenever it snows, Finn and I usually make “chocolate snow ice cream,” which is really just chocolate milk mixed with questionable city snow, scraped from our porch or back parking lot. (Don’t worry, I scrape around the pee and soot. #momoftheyear)
On Sunday, we decided to try something new: snow cones! I simmered 1 cup of fresh blueberries, 1/3 cup of water, and 2 tbsp sugar on the stove for 5-10 minutes. Then, I strained it and let the liquid cool. (The reserved blueberry pulp makes great jam for toast or a topping for oatmeal!) Then, I poured it over a bowl of snow.
Finn loved it so much that he ate TWO whole bowls!
I love his little bird mouth.
