Saturday night at Home and Happy

I can count on my fingers how many Saturday night we are joke in a year. Very very few. Friday night often but Friday night have a different flavor to them than Saturday nights.

So here we are Saturday night at home- and if you had told me a year ago we would be doing anything we are doing right now I would not have believed you.

Chase has his girlfriend here and they are sitting at the kitchen table cutting parsley up and portabella mushrooms for the bavette steak

Bear and his girlfriend are here and they are making Greek salad at the counter and now his girlfriend is sprawled out on the family room couch with Bear and cuddling and were chatting with me a few mines ago who  also sprawled out on the couch

Beauty made an angel cake and does not have a friend here tonight (that in itself is rare!). She feels comfortable enough to only wear only  her bodysuit and brace and is doing gymnastics in the family room

The doorbell just rang at 8:30pm and the BFF of Bear and his girlfriend is over for the evening too-I didn’t even know he was coming! The more the merrier. I always find it funny when kids show up without us knowing-I actually like it. Shows me that the kids are so comfortable with just living there life and knowing we accept their plans. Weekends are for all of us..and more and more we are unaware of their plans but always support them (haven’t messed up yet so not very strict with this stuff)

Hubby and I sat down in the circus of all of this in the centre and continued on our finical analysis for a couple of hours

I am wearing jeans with a belt and a tucked in t-shirt

Music is blearing. Everyone is laughing.

After dinner we are all going to watch the Good Wife together.

OMG is all I can say. Life has changed. This is a new phase and harder for us to adjust-but we are doing it. Staying close to our kids is our number one priority-so we are adapting and going with the flow.

Friday nights are often different as everyone tired from week and also kids anxious to get out and see friends etc. so often kids not home or an bunch of friends here but we are too tired to cook so we do pizza or lasagna etc.

Saturday has always been our real family night bc of the cottage and so we are carrying on the tradition here too. It feels good.

Last night was also fun. Bear stayed home with us to juts chill and relax and we watched Amazing Race and did burgers on the BBQ. Then Beauty came in at 11pm from a friend’s bday party and Chase at 10:30pm from dinner out with his girlfriend and her family. We all watched the Good Wife and just chatted and hung out-and had a blast together. Half watching TV, half chatting and half on our own phones and computers

And Chase bought his sister a 10 dollar bag of popcorn caramel from kernels just because he felt like it and told her he loved her.. It brought tears toy his Dad’s eyes it was so unexpected and heartfelt.

It’s a new stage with these beautiful girls sprawled around our house-that is for sure…but it is also fun in some ways too. I am so thrilled that our kids want their girlfriends here.

We can do this!

I know my blog may seem a little peachy and rose coloured lately…and you know what..?It’s because lately with the kids..it actually is! Lately that is! Glad one area of my life is very peachy these days (even if can change tomorrow with the kids!!!)




And a PS picture: We spend a great afternoon Hubby and I in Bromont at a friend's house. Hubby's great friends for years now as was happy to share a great day with them. Friendships are so precious:))