Weekend Wrap-Up

To sum up the weekend: Chris was really busy at work and Auntie Laura came to town!

Friday:
The most exciting thing that happened on Friday night was this.  Chris worked late so it was just me and Cal.  But that was okay, because I needed a quiet night in.

Saturday:
We went to the apple orchard with my family.  We had a blast on a tractor ride, eating treats and shopping for delicious apple things.

Time for hoods and mittens!

On the tractor ride!

The Henderson Fam

Someone hijacked my donut and stuffed her face.

That afternoon I had some quiet time at home again with Callie before Chris got home.  She managed to do little things to drive me a little nuts...not REALLY nuts, just a little.  Like stealing my sparkling water ("MOM'S JUICE!") and insisting on drinking it all.  (Usually she saves her sticky fingers for Auntie Cat's food and drink, but she had them on for me that day).  Anyway, I just so happened to be wearing the t-shirt that I got from my cousin-in-law Simone.  She found it online and thought of me.  So I had to snap a pic. :)

Thanks Simone!

Chris got home in the early evening and he and Callie had fun together before I had to go. 

I had a fun night out with my family and our Johnson cousins.  Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, but we had a blast nonetheless.

Sunday:Totally lazy.  Laura came over in the morning and we went to the park before she had to head back home.

The rest of the day was just chilling at home, napping, and a little shopping in the afternoon.  Grandma and Grandpa took Kona on a big hiking adventure.

Callie got to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa a little bit when they dropped Kona back off tonight.  She had fun seeing the pictures and videos that Grandpa took of their hike.

It was really nice to have a weekend for just relaxing and hanging out with family.  And Callie peed on the potty twice more too!  So we'll slowly work our way into full time potty training I guess...it seems crazy that we're approaching that stage!
 

Potty Pooper

A  big thing happened tonight.  Here is what happened:

**While playing outside**
Callie: Poop!  Poop! (holding her butt)
Me: Do you need to go potty?
Callie: Yesh

**We go in the house and I get her on the little portable potty we bought a month ago that she hasn't really done much with (except carry it around like a brief case)**
Me: Do you have to go poopies?  You can go poopies.  Do you have to go peepee?  You can go peepee. (etc...trying to keep a straight face while using toddler potty language and looking at the cute little girl sitting on the potty)
Callie: (staring at me intently) Yesh.  Yesh.
Me: (smelling something stinky) Did you go poopies? (taking her off the potty and seeing both pee AND poop in it!)  YAY CALLIE!!!!!
Callie: YAY CAYYIE!!

I proceeded to take a picture of the full potty and send it to Chris.  Lucky Daddy.

We're so proud of our little potty pooper.

So Big!

Dear Callie,

Here you were over a year ago, showing me you were So Big!

And here you are, reading ME one of your favorite books. SO BIG!!!!


Stop it, Callie.  You're getting SO BIG that Mommy is having a hard time handling it.  The fact that you're going to be a 2-year-old in mere months is out-of-control-crazy.

I see you trying to be sly and looking at me crazy-eyed when you're trying to get away with something naughty.  You're too smart for your own good.

And you're so strong.  You try and be such a big girl at the park.  Who is that big kid, hanging out at the slide?  It can't possibly be you.  That person is a little girl...aren't you still my baby?

Oh, Callie.  I'm both LOVING and HATING watching you get bigger.  My heart soars with every new word I hear you say, with the words you're starting to string together, knowing the sponge your brain has become (my favorite new phrase? "Wov lu Mom" (Love you Mom!)).  My heart sinks with the knowledge that the older you get, the more I have to let you go to make your own choices, your own mistakes, learn your own way in the world. 

This "So Big" business is challenging for both of us as we negotiate our way through toddler-hood.  But just know that every day I feel honored, astounded, and unbelievably blessed to be your mom.

I love you Punkin Pie,
Mom

Weekend Wrap-Up: Part II

Okay...here we go.  On to the actual weekend.

People tell us we are crazy for being on-the-go all the time.  But I know for a fact that we'd literally go crazy if we weren't.  Life with a toddler requires us to be constant entertainers...or our house and are minds slowly get destroyed. :)

So here goes.  Saturday morning: picnic and running around Minnehaha Falls.

Saturday afternoon: Walk around Lake Nokomis (and a little bit of time IN Lake Nokomis...in OCTOBER!)
 with Adrea

Saturday night: Hanging with the college crew

Callie and Sydney

3 (of the 4) boys doing well...we miss you Nate!

SOOOO good to see them laughing together!

Sunday morning: Brunch and park time with the Helds!  It was a way more successful outing than the last time the kids had a date.

Then we did a little toe-nail painting.  Mommy and toddler have matching purple toes!

Sunday afternoon: Karen and Gus' wedding!  We were so excited to help Chris' aunt celebrate her wedding to Gus.  We had a blast!!!!

The Newlyweds

The Gosselin Fam

Beautiful October day!

"Gamm" and "Pa"

Dan, Cat, Chris

This was the first wedding that Callie has been too where she got to groove on the dance floor a little bit!  She had so much fun showing off her moves.

Dancing with Cousin Shea

Baby Zoey

Grandma and Uncle Dan

For more wedding pics (and other fall adventures pics) check out our Shutterfly Site.

Weekend Wrap-Up: Part I

I haven't blogged for awhile, and we had a SUPER busy and fun weekend. In order to not overwhelm myself or you, my lovely readers, I thought I'd split the weekend wrap-up into 2 parts.

And really, I have to start back at Wednesday.  We met Kylie and Calvin at our usual spot at MOA after school.  The plan was to do a walk (like we used to do) and have dinner.  It had been 6 weeks or so since we last saw them, so it was fun to catch up!

Our usual walk and stop at the fountain did not go well.  They both wanted to go IN the fountain.

So we stopped at Legoland instead.  Much better.

On Thursday night we went to cheer on the P.A. boys soccer team.  Callie got to hang out with the boys and watch the action.

New pal Rafa

Go Wolves!

We also stopped by Auntie Mari's for dinner, and practiced the alphabet on the way over.  Poor Callie, that's what she gets for being a teacher's kid.



On Friday night, Boom and Bops came over and we got to cheer on the LYNX!!!!!   
THEY ARE THE 2011 WNBA CHAMPS!!!!!!!

Daddy upset by a bad call

Kisses for Kona

Go Lynx!

It was SOOOOOO exciting to watch the game, and it made us so proud that our MN women brought home the first championship that ANY MN has gotten in 20 years!

Stay tuned later tonight for Weekend Wrap-Up: Part II...

Purple Jeggings

Yes, they sell purple toddler jeggings.

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 Yes, I bought them.

 

Because, yes, Callie can ROCK 'EM!

The pictures really don't do them justice.  They are AWESOME.

Weekend Wrap-Up

This weekend was SO. MUCH. BETTER. than last weekend in terms of toddler crabbiness.  Thank goodness!  We had a great few days.

Friday night we had dinner at the condo to finally catch up with my parents a little.  We heard some Spain stories, but haven't seen the pictures yet since we'd rather wait for my dad to go through the THOUSANDS, pick the good ones, organize them, etc.  :)

Saturday morning was spent at the Renaissance Festival.  My cousin Andy and his wife Beth sing the "Elizabethan Singers", so we got to see them perform twice.  Callie also got to ride a "butterfly" and an actual pony!

Mmmm...Spinach Pie!

Because we were family members of a couple of the singers, Dad and I got picked on to "perform" with them.

Thanks Andy

Saturday night was Mommy/Toddler night.  We did some errands, ate some pasta for dinner, and walked (like rockstars) to the park.

We also had a little dance party:

This video shows that, over the past few months, my mom has gone from MorMor to Boom.  So, my mom has come to terms with it, and will now be referred to as Boom.

This morning was my 10 Mile race. I ran with my friend Jennifer.  It was hard.  I'm not too sad to be retiring my long-distance-running-shoes for awhile.  At least the rest of the fall and winter.  But my parents were awesome and managed to see me 4 or 5 times.

This afternoon was just spent at home watching the Vikings be terrible play and kissing Kona.

Oh- and helping Daddy with his exercises (I can't remember if we have updated this but he does not need surgery.  Woohoo!  He has to do 6 weeks of physical therapy and then will meet with his surgeon to see how it is going).

Tonight Callie hung out with Grandma and Grandpa while we went the the first Lynx Championship game!!!!  THEY WON!!!!!

So after a busy busy weekend I'm ready for my bed...another busy week starts in the morning.