Callie
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Weekend Wrap-Up
Oh weekends...why do you go by so fast?
Friday
We tried out a new sandwich shop called Which 'Wich by our house (you know, because it isn't enough to have Subway, Jimmy John's, Panera and Brueggers all within 2 miles of us). It was AWESOME.
Saturday
Well, we went shopping. And then had the Battle of Wills.
After nap time, she went with Chris to the Choo Choo Bob's shop to play with some trains.
Then we had some fun playtime at home. It was lovely to be in our jammies by 6pm on a Saturday night!
Sunday
We went to the condo in the morning and got out all of Mari's old Beanie Babies...all 60 of them!
Tonight we went over to G-ma and G-pa's house and out to dinner to celebrate with Uncle Dan. After a VERY lengthy interview process, he was offered (and accepted) a police job with a police force up north and will be starting next week.
We're very excited for him but will miss having him here.
Hope everybody had a great weekend!
Friday
We tried out a new sandwich shop called Which 'Wich by our house (you know, because it isn't enough to have Subway, Jimmy John's, Panera and Brueggers all within 2 miles of us). It was AWESOME.
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| Yummy Sammiches |
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| Peace Sign! |
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| Goose! |
Well, we went shopping. And then had the Battle of Wills.
After nap time, she went with Chris to the Choo Choo Bob's shop to play with some trains.
Then we had some fun playtime at home. It was lovely to be in our jammies by 6pm on a Saturday night!
We went to the condo in the morning and got out all of Mari's old Beanie Babies...all 60 of them!
Tonight we went over to G-ma and G-pa's house and out to dinner to celebrate with Uncle Dan. After a VERY lengthy interview process, he was offered (and accepted) a police job with a police force up north and will be starting next week.
Hope everybody had a great weekend!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Battle of Wills
Who is more stubborn? The mom or the toddler?
This morning there was an...um...opportunity to find out the answer to that question. And it was documented by the cell phone camera. Because that is what mom's do to eventually prove they are right, right? Poor children.
It started out perfectly innocent.
The mom bought some fun new (super cheap!) toy dishes for the toddler's kitchen.
The basement was a disaster because of the toddler, so the mom decided that before the toddler could play with the new toys, she had to help clean up.
The toddler's job was to clean up the little animals and put them in the blue basket (like she usually does during clean up time).
However, the toddler refused. Multiple times. Even after the mom took out the new toys and started playing with them herself to entice the toddler. All she got was the toddler putting 2 toys in and then immediately throwing the basket so the toys fell out.
So after some drawn out drama and the toddler sobbing "sleepytime sleepytime!", the Mom decided to abandon the basement for the moment and have lunch.
After being cheered by the mac and cheese, the mom decided to try her luck with the clean-up battle again. It took a few minutes, but...
When Mommy wins, toddler wins.
The Battle of Wills Part 1 (assuming there will be many more):
Mommy: 1 Toddler: 0
This morning there was an...um...opportunity to find out the answer to that question. And it was documented by the cell phone camera. Because that is what mom's do to eventually prove they are right, right? Poor children.
It started out perfectly innocent.
The mom bought some fun new (super cheap!) toy dishes for the toddler's kitchen.
The basement was a disaster because of the toddler, so the mom decided that before the toddler could play with the new toys, she had to help clean up.
The toddler's job was to clean up the little animals and put them in the blue basket (like she usually does during clean up time).
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| Not too difficult, right? |
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| You can't make me, Mom. |
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| Mac & Cheese in a Mickey bowl makes everything better. |
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| VICTORY!!! |
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| Dishes! Dishes! |
Mommy: 1 Toddler: 0
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Triple Date
Chris and I went out with two other couples tonight.
Jenna and Andy are great- but it was the other couple that got most of our attention...
Jenna and Andy are great- but it was the other couple that got most of our attention...
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| Charlie and Callie... |
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| ...on a date... |
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| ...typical toddler dinnertime shenanigans... |
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| ...and then, of course, ice cream! |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Bed Time
I'd like to start off by saying that this is in no way a major issue, but rather a slight annoyance.
I've alluded to the fact that bed time has not gone the way we'd like lately.
No, there is no screaming. No, there is no crying.
On the contrary, there is lots of laughing. And blabbing. And kicking the crib. And naming different animals. And kicking the wall. And talking about colors. And talking to blankies. And sighing. And counting. And...you get my drift.
The little stinker just really likes to entertain herself in the complete darkness instead of falling asleep.
Tonight she is showing off her counting skills:
We have tried an early bed time. We have tried a later bed time. No matter what time she goes down, it takes at least 30-45 minutes of babbling to herself (last night--> 90 minutes) before we hear a quiet monitor.
And every night Chris and I look at each other and roll our eyes at the funny things coming through the monitor, and we are so thankful that this little stinker is all ours.
I've alluded to the fact that bed time has not gone the way we'd like lately.
No, there is no screaming. No, there is no crying.
On the contrary, there is lots of laughing. And blabbing. And kicking the crib. And naming different animals. And kicking the wall. And talking about colors. And talking to blankies. And sighing. And counting. And...you get my drift.
The little stinker just really likes to entertain herself in the complete darkness instead of falling asleep.
Tonight she is showing off her counting skills:
We have tried an early bed time. We have tried a later bed time. No matter what time she goes down, it takes at least 30-45 minutes of babbling to herself (last night--> 90 minutes) before we hear a quiet monitor.
And every night Chris and I look at each other and roll our eyes at the funny things coming through the monitor, and we are so thankful that this little stinker is all ours.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Weekend Wrap-Up
We had another mellow weekend. It was great.
Friday
Um...I honestly can't remember.
Oh yeah, I posted this. That about summed it up.
And there was probably a "naked baby" running around because her new favorite thing is to be without clothes.
Saturday
We practiced our silly smile.
We took a jaunt around the neighborhood.
After nap time, we took our pants off and burned off some energy.
And by we, of course I mean the toddler. I was invited to be "nakee babies" (in this case, pant-less) with her, but declined. The conversation went something like this:
Callie: **Taking a quick break from running** Mommy nakee babies too!
Me: No. Mommy will not be naked babies.
Callie: Okay! **Continuing to run back and forth**
Then that evening, while Chris went to the T-Wolves game, Bethany came over and we had fun with stickers.
Sunday
While at the condo, Mari and Callie took a little rest...Kona supervised.
For the Superbowl, I made some low(er) fat/fewer calorie versions of my favorite dips: spinach artichoke dip and taco dip. We also had veggies. And fruit. So we did not consume the 4000-6000 calories that the average American does on this crazy football day.
Friday
Um...I honestly can't remember.
Oh yeah, I posted this. That about summed it up.
And there was probably a "naked baby" running around because her new favorite thing is to be without clothes.
Saturday
We practiced our silly smile.
We took a jaunt around the neighborhood.
And by we, of course I mean the toddler. I was invited to be "nakee babies" (in this case, pant-less) with her, but declined. The conversation went something like this:
Callie: **Taking a quick break from running** Mommy nakee babies too!
Me: No. Mommy will not be naked babies.
Callie: Okay! **Continuing to run back and forth**
Then that evening, while Chris went to the T-Wolves game, Bethany came over and we had fun with stickers.
Sunday
While at the condo, Mari and Callie took a little rest...Kona supervised.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Friday Night
Friday nights look a little different than they did ten years ago.
Tonight:
5:00-7:30 Dinner, billions of books and play time with the toddler.
7:30 Toddler bed time.
7:45 Glass of wine.
And no doubt falling asleep on the couch in the next hour.
I'd pretty much call that bliss.
Tonight:
5:00-7:30 Dinner, billions of books and play time with the toddler.
7:30 Toddler bed time.
7:45 Glass of wine.
And no doubt falling asleep on the couch in the next hour.
I'd pretty much call that bliss.
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