August 06, 2015

Extra-Long Weekending: Homebody Edition

I'm going to be honest here. Sometimes, as a blogger, I feel the pressure to do fun and fabulous things ALL the time, things worthy of blogging about, worthy of taking and sharing pictures of. But the truth is, we spend a lot of time at home, including on the weekends, and we kind of like it that way. We're homebodies, what can I say? Of course, we try and get out to do new and fun things with Sully, but some weekends, we just don't. Sometimes I think we are just big time wasters, incapable of getting our act together and venturing outside of our home, but, we also really enjoy our home and the company of each other. It's also really nice to just have Jim home with us during the day. We like to putter, work on house projects, read, play, sleep. No agenda, no rushing around - just being.

This first weekend of August was a long weekend, but thanks to some flex days Jim had at work, he made it an extra-long weekend, having six days off in total. We didn't do a lot, and a few of the days we didn't leave the house. But, we did get out for a short walk in Fish Creek Park, had an afternoon at Heritage Park, cooled-off before dinner one night at the beach near our house, ate corn on the cob, played with new toys, and did a day trip to Discovery Wildlife Park to see the animals. It sounds like a lot when I type it out, but spread out over six days, it was the perfect mix of activity and having fun at home. Which is really just the way we like it. Call it a stay-cation if you will, "stay" being the operative word!


Fish Creek Park Fish Creek Park Heritage Park Carousel Ice Cream Eating at Heritage Park Heritage Park Train Heritage Park Train Ride Sicome Lake Sicome Lake Sicome Lake Sicome Lake Corn on the Cob Corn on the Cob Corn on the Cob Mega Blocks Tool Bench Discovery Wildlife Park Discovery Wildlife Park Discovery Wildlife Park Discovery Wildlife Park


Hope you all had a great long weekend! Let me know what you got up to in the comments! 


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  1. UnknownAugust 06, 2015 9:04 am

    sounds like fun! i look forward to doing stuff like this on weekdays when my mom is here! it's too crowded on weekends for most places :(

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    1. Brie @ A Slice of BrieAugust 06, 2015 2:35 pm

      Ya, doing things during the week is way better than on the weekends!

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  2. BexAugust 06, 2015 9:14 am

    Looks like a perfect weekend! You got some great photos of your little adventures. And Sully's outfit at Discovery Wildlife is so stinkin' adorable!

    I admit that while I feel like I need to take advantage of my kid free time, I sometimes just prefer to be at home doing nothing.

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    1. Brie @ A Slice of BrieAugust 06, 2015 2:36 pm

      Now I know why you were sad Liam outgrew that hat! I will be too one day.

      I rarely get kid-free time, unless I leave the house when Jim is home, but even when Jim is home and I could go out, usually I just want to stay home and read, or, nothing, haha.

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  3. Lindsey (a running tale)August 06, 2015 2:53 pm

    Being a homebody would make me a lot more productive! I get antsy by noon if we have not got out yet. But I think you guys did a lot on the long weekend! How did you like the zoo?
    I love the photos of Sully eating corn!

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    1. Brie @ A Slice of BrieAugust 06, 2015 11:13 pm

      Haha somedays it's a struggle to get out of the house before noon - we are SO not morning people ;) The zoo was fun! It was practically dead and it's great being able to let him run around while also looking at the animals. Can't say I would need to go back anytime soon though - not a TON to look at, but glad we went!

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  4. ChristineAugust 06, 2015 11:00 pm

    Finding that balance has been something I too have been striving for with a little guy. I want him to experience cool things, but I also want him to work on playing at home with what he has (and us!).

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    1. Brie @ A Slice of BrieAugust 06, 2015 11:15 pm

      It's true - experiences are awesome and obviously contribute to an enriched childhood, but I also don't want my kid to grow up *expecting* to do fun things outside of the home every single day.

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  5. UnknownAugust 07, 2015 3:06 am

    We did that too last weekend! Mike took Thursday and Friday off and we relaxed two days and were active the other two days. It was really nice. The pictures of Sully in his shark swimsuit and little newsboy cap are so cute!

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    1. Brie @ A Slice of BrieAugust 07, 2015 1:04 pm

      I'm sad the shark suit won't fit after this summer :( It's my favourite! I think a balance on days off is a must! Otherwise we head back into the busy week feeling unrested.

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