Tuesday, June 23, 2015

weekend highlights {Father's Day edition}

This weekend was a special one for me because I got to celebrate BOTH of my favorite people in the world! Sweet Mia girl turned 2.5 and of course, Father's Day for the best baby daddy in the world! We had a simple, low key weekend but it was full of so much happiness! Mia can't get enough of spending time with mommy AND daddy!

  • Eric worked the first half of Saturday but Mia and I kept busy with swim lessons. Of course we continued swimming outdoors after lessons ended because Mia is the happiest water baby and it was her special day! (Although I'm not sure I gave her permission to keep growing so dang fast!) 2.5 already... how did that happen?!
  • Mia was SO surprised when Eric walked in the door that afternoon and her day became that much happier! I got to sneak out that evening for a little girls night, but to my surprise, Mia didn't want me to go and cried even after I told her that she got to stay and play with daddy. That actually made me feel so good :) ha ha! Especially knowing that she would have a blast with Eric once I was gone!
  • I got home after Mia went to sleep but Eric filled me in on their play time... it included grilling outside together (how they could stand the heat I'll never know!) and painting each others toes. That's right! Mia picked out some pink polish and asked Eric to paint her toes... I'm not surprised that he did it for her considering he painted mine when I was too pregnant with Mia to reach my toes :) but then he let her paint a couple of his! I've never even let her do that to me... best dad EVER!

  • I planned on letting Eric sleep in Sunday morning but when Mia woke up at 6:00 it was all I could do to go pull her out of her crib and bring her to our bed to watch shows on our phones... I needed more sleep, too! Ha ha! Eric was dead asleep in the photo above, but he still ended up cuddling with Mia and holding her hand while she watched a show, too sweet! 
  • I made breakfast for our favorite Father (which is no big deal any other day of the week, but Eric usually makes Sunday breakfasts!) which consisted of an egg white/spinach scramble and cinnamon rolls from a can, HA! Someday I'll attempt homemade cinnamon rolls.... maybe ;)
  • After relaxing all morning we went to church, took afternoon naps and face timed our families to wish our amazing dad's a Happy Father's Day! Then we had a manly dinner of roast and potatoes ;)
  • Eric ended the night by bathing Mia and getting her ready for bed, playing Snow White with her (tying a blanket around her neck to make a cape that Mia saw in a book, ha ha) and dancing with his little princess. Eric is such a hands on daddy and I couldn't be more grateful... it's no wonder that Mia is the exact picture of the heart eyes emoji anytime he's around :) I treated him to his very own Ben and Jerry's Tonight Dough ice cream to show my appreciation, ha ha!
Of course I had to snap a photo of my people before church... I don't know how she came up with that pose but it's too perfect! Eric picked this dress on our cruise down to Mexico a couple weeks ago and it's adorable on her! She loves it as much as we do!

26 comments:

P!nky said...

Oh my goodness, what a wonderful weekend. So glad that Eric was able to be home so you could celebrate him. And I bet it made your heart smile a lil when Mia didn't want you to leave. So sweet they painted nails :)!

Father's day sounds amazing and cinnamon rolls from a can are BOMBdotcom! They were my favorite growing up, such a fun breakfast! <3 to y'all!

Pamela {Sequins and Sea Breezes} said...

OMG that picture of Mia and Eric lying down is the sweetest thing ever! So cute! And love that Mia is having so much fun with her swim lessons! She looks like she's having a blast. Glad you guys had such a great Father's Day!

<3, Pamela
Sequins & Sea Breezes

Caroline @ Windy City Chic said...

Oh my gosh Mia is SO CUTE in her little red dress!!! I love it. I'm glad that Eric enjoyed his special day, he definitely deserves it!! :-)

Elizabeth [Chasin' Mason] said...

SO FUN!!! So glad you guys got to spend the majority of the weekend together celebrating! I LOVE that Eric painted Mia's toes and then he let her paint his. Bed dad ever!

BLovedBoston said...

Eric is such a wonderful father!! I am in love with that photo of them sleeping - so precious! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

MakeMeUpMia said...

That pic of them resting is the sweetest. I love that he let her paint his toes, too cute. And that dress is just adorable!!

Desiree Macke said...

Low key weekends are the best kind of weekends, and it sounds like you and Mia doted on Eric.
I LOVE that Eric was all about the toe nail polish. #dadoftheyear

Mandie said...

Such sweet pictures of Eric & Mia, I really love the one where he's sleeping & holding her hand. Very cute.

Mandie ~ http://badbrewpack.blogspot.com/

Amanda Elizabeth - Meet @ the Barre said...

Awwwww that last picture just melted my heart so sweet!

Unknown said...

This was sooo cute, I adore your little family, glad you guys had a great father's day :D XO -Kim
www.thethirtysomethinglife.com

tina bumblebee said...

Aw that photo of them sleeping together is the best. Many of my mornings I let Lyla just climb in my bed so I can try and sleep longer haha. And Mia's hair looks so beautiful in that last photo before Church :)

Erin LFF said...

That last picture is just so cute it's not even FAIR!!! :) So adorable, and I LOVE how much she loves the dress you guys brought back for her. So glad Eric was able to be around so much this weekend!

Sara McCarty said...

Sounds like a great weekend! She is too cute in that red dress with daddy! What a sweetheart! 2.5 is such a fun age!

Brittany said...

I know I sound like a broken record, but is your perfect little family kidding me?! So unbelievably cute! I love her little dress that you brought home for her. I'm glad you got to celebrate Eric in an intentional way!

Candace Shiflet said...

awhhh what an awesome weekend! I enjoyed seeing your cute pictutes on instagram :) and seriously best dad award letting her paint some of his toes haha sounds like they have such a sweet relationship!
xo, Candace | Lovely Little Rants

sara [at] journey of doing said...

Happy Father's day Eric!! That picture of them resting is SO SO SO SWEET!!! I love that he painted her toenails too - that's the most adorable thing EVER!

Joie de Viv said...

Mia is so cute in the pics! Love her little pose with Daddy! Ugh 6am is no bueno, even if it is Father's Day.

xx Viv at JoieDeViv

Our Pretty Little Girls said...

Oh that snuggle picture is just the best. So sweet to capture the little moments like that.

Evelina said...

I love To isn't Dough! It's the perfect combination of two thing I love: jimmy and ice cream. Yum!

Laura Marie Keenan said...

That pic of them in bed together is just the sweetest!

Kristin said...

Sounds like a fantastic weekend! So glad E was home so you could be together on Father's Day! :)

Anonymous said...

Best daddy to paint their nails! It is funny what little girls can make their dads do! And yay to a girl's night, so mice to have those every once in a while!

Anonymous said...

Best daddy to paint their nails! It is funny what little girls can make their dads do! And yay to a girl's night, so mice to have those every once in a while!

Courtney [Sweet Turtle Soup] said...

She painted his toes!!! That is the best. I adore that, good daddy.

Ashleigh said...

What a wonderful weekend! Its so cute to see daddy's who are so hands on! My father was & it made a world of difference.. Him & I are so close & I love it! PS the photo at the end of those two are too dang cute I love it :)

Janna Renee said...

Aww...he's such a good dad and y'all make such a great team.I can't wait to see him wrangle two of them ;)

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