We're ba-ack...

...in civilization that is. Had a WONDERFUL Gosselin family trip up at du Nord.

More pictures and stories to follow either later tonight or tomorrow.

But here is one of my favorites from the week:



Now off to get ready for the 2nd part of vacation...Bill and Donna's wedding!

Is she gloating?

Mommy lost, Baby won from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

See my previous post as to WHY I have a gloater on my hands.

Chris got home at 8:15, put her in bed, and she was quiet (if not asleep) immediately.

Sigh.

I'm ready for vacation!

Naptime Play-by-Play

The Challengers: Mommy vs. Baby
The Playing Field: Baby Bed
Equipment: Baby--> Pacifier, Screaming, Whining, Groaning, and Babbling;
Mommy--> Strong Will, Patience, and Teething Gel


6:01pm: Mommy puts Baby down for a nap...baby screaming commences.
6:04pm: Mommy goes up and puts pacifier back in Baby's mouth...screaming continues.
6:05-6:14pm: Periods of quiet followed by periods of screaming.
6:15pm: Mommy goes up and puts pacifier back in Baby's mouth again...screaming continues.
***Mommy is making a valiant effort to win this battle.***
6:19pm: Period of quiet...did Mommy win???
6:25pm: NOPE. Periods of screaming followed by periods of quiet.
6:28pm: Period of quiet...did Mommy win???
6:30pm: NOPE. Brief whine from Baby.
6:32pm: A little longer whine from Baby.
6:33pm: More periods of whining followed by periods of quiet.
***Baby is really making a valiant effort to win this battle.***
6:36pm: Baby is back to screaming. Mommy goes up and switches Baby from her back to her side.
6:37pm: Baby groaning commences.
6:38-6:42pm: Period of constant Baby groaning/babbling.
6:43pm: Mommy goes up and applies Teething Gel to Baby's gums.
6:43-6:45pm: Bad Move. Baby starts screaming after Mommy leaves.
***Mommy thinks this is getting ridiculous. Baby is SO tired.***
6:46pm: The pacifier is clearly out of the mouth so Mommy decides to go up and put it in again, hoping that will help.
6:47pm: DUMB MOMMY. Screaming continues.
6:50pm: Yep. Still screaming. And doing some sort of yodel screaming to boot.
6:51-6:53pm: Mommy goes upstairs, turns on the music and rubs Baby's back.
6:54-6:56pm: Periods of Baby whines followed by periods of quiet.
***Mommy is worn down. Why do these battles always occur when there is no reserve player (aka Daddy???)***
6:57pm: Period of quiet...nope. Never mind. Baby whining.
***This is freaking ridiculous. Now it is just an hour away from bedtime and Baby is going to get hungry.***
7:01pm: Battle going strong at 1 hour with no timeouts, quarter or halftime breaks. Mommy is THISCLOSE to giving up.
7:02pm: Mommy gives up. Baby wins.
7:03-7:23pm Baby eats, sees Grandma and Grandpa when they stop by, and plays on the floor.






Mommy is...done. Clearly my supposed strong will and patience disappeared.

Anyway, on to the packing that should have gotten done in the last hour. Bed time in T-37 minutes and Daddy BETTER BE HOME for that battle. His turn!

Du Nord and Duluth, here we come!

Weekend

Once again we had a busy weekend! My sister Laura was home, swimming, hanging out with the Johnsons, anniversary, half marathon, and hanging out with church friends. Here are some pictures:

Our little fish discovered splashing!


Hanging out with the parents of her future 3rd cousin:


Cheering on Mommy and Daddy in the rain!


So glad the race is over!


All in green. Being Callie.


Hanging out with Daddy:


Playing with Charlie!



Now we're excited for camp and Duluth!

We Did It!

I'm really tired so I'm going to be brief, but Chris and I finished the half marathon in about 2 1/2 hours. Chris would have finished it MUCH faster but he was a trooper and ran with me. It was H-A-R-D. Much harder than the other ones I have done. Probably because I wasn't as faithful to my training schedule as I was the last couple of races...oops. Lesson learned:) Anyway, we finished and that is that! Here are a couple of pictures from my camera but our wonderful Gosselin and Henderson fans took more so I'll get their pictures and post them at a later date.




We survived the night away from the baby, but it was hard. The last half mile of the race, with each few steps, all that was going through my head was "Cal-lie-Joy, Cal-lie-Joy." She got me through! And my wonderful husband and family. :)

More later. Tired tired tired...

5 Years!!!

5 years ago today:




It was a wonderful day filled with family, friends and lots of love!

We're celebrating by having an evening to ourselves before doing a half marathon tomorrow...half a marathon for half a decade! :)

But that also means that we'll be leaving our little punkin overnight for the first time! She'll be an urban baby by spending the night at the condo with my parents and sisters.

Our race starts at 7am tomorrow morning, and knowing that this face will be greeting us at the finish line is the best motivator EVER:



So send good thoughts our way from 7am to about 9:30am tomorrow morning!

Seriously?

I don't know how it happened but I managed to catch a NASTY summer cold. Great timing. I'm hoping that it mostly clears up by Saturday (13.1 mile race day!) and is totally gone by Tuesday (vacation time!).

I have mentioned this before but I nose blowing issues (according to my family). And this morning while I blew my nose, Callie stared at me seeming to be intrigued, scared and a little amused all at the same time.

Mommy's Nose Blowing from Baby Goose on Vimeo.