Timehop Tuesday

Here we go!!

First up: Family on the bed!

 

Next: Miss Maya

 

And last: Callie Joy!

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

You guys, this weekend. Our children were not awesome. Especially our newly-turned-7-year-old. Her mixture of major attitude, ridiculous selective hearing and emotional mood swings made for some very frustrating times. And then the two together- holy moly. I teach high schoolers so I know this is nothing, respectively. But it was exhausting for us anyway. We need to work on patience. And stamina.

Anyway, since the rest of January and early February is going to be crazy, so we took advantage of having a pretty chill weekend. 

Yesterday I went out and ran in the cold. 

 

It really wasn't bad once I got going. I just had nice frosty lashes when I was done.

I didn't take a single picture of the girls yesterday.  See my explanation at the top of this post for why. 

Last night Jenna and I went out to dinner and to a comedy show about being a mom. It was hilarious, and a much needed night out.

 

Any moms with little kids out there- look up #imomsohard on Facebook or YouTube. So funny.

Today was church and then hanging out downtown with Boom, Auntie Mari and Auntie Yoda. There were dressing fancy and doing puzzles and vacuuming and watching Elliott and helping Uncle Craigles paint the baby's room.

 

 

Tonight there was "quiet time" in separate rooms, dinner, and then Maya became a hair dresser for the family.

 

So that's that. Let's hope this week's attitudes take a turn for the better, or we are all in for it.

 

Have a great week!

A Picture Update

We survived the first week back to reality after 2 weeks of holiday/birthday/unstructured craziness.

And I'm exhausted.

And I don't have too many pictures either. We played around with Snapchat for a bit.

 

And went out for pizza and "pasgetti".

Callie is still rocking the "pepperoni with light sauce and NO cheese" pizza order.

Our go-to activity before bed these days is singing and dancing to "Moana." Observe:

Untitled from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

The sun-ups and sun-downs have been particularly pretty this week. I finally caught a picture of the sunset this afternoon from the preschool parking lot.

 

Photos don't really do justice, but the sunrays are there.

Tonight...well...let's say it was early bedtime and we were all just thankful we made it to Friday evening.

 

And that's all I got! Have a great weekend.

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! 

First up, preschoolers.

 

Then, Maya:

 

Lastly, the girls: 

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday.

This weekend was a bummer, as I was plagued by a bad head cold and Maya was recovering from her ear infection. I was down for the count most of yesterday, so Chris took the girls to play with the Wicks kids. They watched a 3D movie!

 

I got to snuggle with Maya a little bit before bed, and got the only celebratory New Year's picture.

 

Don't we both look thrilled?

No one in our house made it to midnight. Though I was up blowing my nose at 11:55pm, so maybe I did. But didn't acknowledge it in the slightest.

Today was pretty chill as well. We went to my mom's in the morning/early afternoon and then hung out at home. 

 

They were in their jammies all day.

And with all the crabby and sickness happening we decided to do a movie night around 5:00.

Chris is at the Wolves game, so it was me and the girls for bedtime.  We tried to get some energy out because they had WAY more than me, and it ended in tears, as usual.


IMG 1105[1] from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

Back to work tomorrow for me, while Chris and the girls have one more day off.

As for resolutions, I didn't choose a new word or phrase, but set a goal that in 2017 I will always be in 5K running shape, and will run at least 10 races (5K or longer) throughout the year. I signed up for my first 5K on January 28th! It's gonna be chilly.

Have a great first week of 2017!

Bright and Shiny? A 2016 Wrap-Up

It's a good thing I did most of my work on this post last night, because I woke up today with a raging head cold and not much ability to function as a human.

Here you go.

I chose words for 2015- CHANGE and BRAVE. There was (way too much) change.  And I had to be (way too) brave.

At this time last year I chose a phrase for 2016- SHINE BRIGHT. I don't really know how to feel about those words a year later.

2016 was a year that was pretty rough for humanity in general.  Lots of people on social media are posting things like "#2016sucks."

But to end the year in a SHINE BRIGHT-Y way, I thought I would look back at my pictures from each month and choose ones to share.  All the bright shiny ones.  Because there were many.

First up, I have Callie- my bright shiny girl #1. She has grown so much this year.  And lost lots of teeth.  And is a super reader.  And a great friend. She is so observant and asks lots of great questions.

Next up, I have Maya- my bright shiny girl #2. She has also grown up so much this year, moving from toddlerhood to preschoolhood.  She is the nutball of our family, and embraces the role with gusto.  When I look at her I still see my baby, my love bug, and I don't think that will ever change.

And you have probably noticed that I spend a lot of time with my bright shiny girls, just the three of us.  And I document it a lot. I feel very lucky to have a job that allows lots of time with these two.

And then there is my bright shiny husband. He is the best partner in parenting a girl could ask for.  He is caring and gives back to his family, friends, and community.  He thinks he is hilarious, and I do too, if I'm in the right mood. He gets me, more than I get myself most of the time, and I'm thankful for that.

And our bright shiny family. Just straight up gratitude right here.

We are so thankful to have such a wonderful bright shiny extended family as well. I can't even begin to explain how thankful we are for our families. They give so much of themselves for us, and the love they pour over us and the girls is amazing.  Each one of them is one of my personal heroes.

And the best thing about our families is how much they enjoy spending time together and hanging out together and including each other in fun things. I think it is the best in-law match up in all the land.

And you guys.  Our friends.  We have so many bright shiny friends! It has been so fun having kids with our friends by our sides and going through the same joys and difficulties that we do.  It is a bond like none other.

But my favorite bright shiny thing (and the most aggravating at times as well) are these two girls as SISTERS.  I'm so thankful they have each other, and I'm so thankful every day I  get to watch their relationship grow.

After spending a substantial amount of time looking through all of the pictures I have from this year, I can conclude it WAS a year full of bright and shiny moments, despite more difficult ones like losing our dog Kona.  I'm thankful for the pictures to remind me of all the things I have to be grateful for.

Shine Bright.

So cheers to 2017, and let's hope that there are many more bright shiny moments to come.

A Picture Update

And just like that, 2 weeks have passed! I go back to work on Monday (though Chris and the girls have it off) and can't believe that it is already nearly January.

Normally by now I have my yearly wrap-up at least half written, but this year I haven't even thought about it. How do you wrap up a year like 2016? I'm not sure. But come back tomorrow to find out.

On to our adventures of the week. We kept pretty busy again.

We woke up early. We played at Boom's house.

 

We got to see the Stolles and Helds and hang out til late(r than normal) (like 11pm)! And meeting baby Weston was the best!

 

Maya was crazy. Callie went out to lunch and got a pedicure as a birthday gift with Auntie Yoda and Auntie Mari.

 

Both girls got to sleep over at G-ma and Pa's with their older (3rd) cousins Arieanna and Annelise. Maya was crazy.

 

Chris and I got an evening to ourselves, so we built Callie's birthday bed, and then enjoyed a leisurely dinner.

 

I got a whole day to myself. I went to Target and cleaned and sat quietly with coffee. I also went on an outside run- the first one in months! Both girls love playing up in the new bed. Maya was crazy.

 

We went on a downtown adventure with Boom on the light rail.

 

We went to Rainbow Play Place and it was a crazy busy.

 

Callie is going to her first drop-off birthday party tonight (for her BFF at school), so she picked out a present and card all by herself.

 

And finally, Maya and I spent 1.5 hours at Urgent Care last night because the poor girl has a bad ear infection. She feels better today, but is still not quite her *crazy* little self.

I hope you have an enjoyable end to 2016.  Come back tomorrow to see what kind of thing I come up with for wrapping up the year.