A Picture Update

Um...sorry guys. My photo collection from the week is probably as pathetic as it has ever been.

G-ma sent me this picture of Maya yesterday, which was the first pic of my children taken all week.

But don’t worry, I took plenty of pictures of Coo-Koo and Looney!

And saved this comic from Fowl Language because it is so freaking relatable (boxed wine rules).

Today I went to Maya’s family breakfast at school. Hooray for donuts!

And while leaving work I captured this pretty sunset. Which is notable because we don’t see the sun much these days.

Tonight is a disaster of crying, screentime, wine, random dinners, playing, and counting the minutes til bedtime.

I’ll leave you with a pic that popped up on Timehop today that just made me melt and also gave me slight sleep deprivation PTSD because Baby Maya was a nightmare sleeper and we must have been SO FREAKING TIRED when we took what must have been an attempt at a Christmas card picture.

Cheers! 🍷 Have a great weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

Hey all!

Here are my Timehops today!

Crazy Maya:

Maya and Lucy around the same age:

And the Gosselins/Helds:

Weekend Wrap-Up

Here we are in December! It’s a big month, with Auntie Mari turning THIRTY on the 10th, Luna turning TWO on the 12th, and Callie turning NINE on the 22nd. Not to mention we have a variety of Christmas programs before the actual chaos of Birthday/Christmas begins. Whew. I’m tired just thinking about it!

Yesterday morning started pretty chill with the girls discovering Coo-Koo and Looney and then raiding my closet.

Then there was dance class and a lunch out with Maya.

At lunch Maya and I played a rousing game she made up called “Mom do you think I am squinching my butt cheeks together or not?” Hilarious.

I finally cobbled together my Christmas pots around 1:15, and then by 4:15 there was so much snow!

In the late afternoon Chris took the girls to a movie while I went out to dinner and a comedy show with Laura, Hanna and Jenna. It was a fun night out!

I took Luna on a snowy walk last night when I got home. She loves running around in it (see video later).

Today after church we headed to Stillwater to see Rich, Stacey, and the kids. Luna came along for the ride and it took a couple outtakes of Luna ruining the car photo before getting a cute one. Silly Luna!

Nailed it.

It was a great time at the Junghans...hanging out, playing outside, and watching our little Luna-tic.

Luna was in heaven running around their backyard... and got totally attached to Alex! The girls had a blast with Arieanna and Annelise.

To see Luna running around like a manic, click here!

On the way home we decided to stop and get our Christmas tree. Unfortunately Chris had to be on Luna duty so he isn’t in our tree-finding picture this year.

We had fun putting it up and decorating it, as usual, and got a new star for the top!


It’s always nice to get out all my ornaments and put so many special ones on the tree.

I’ll leave you with the first two mornings of antics by our silly elves.

Have a lovely first week of Advent!

A Picture Update

Happy Friday! Is anyone else gobsmacked that it is December tomorrow? I am. And only 3 weeks until Christmas break and a certain 3rd grader’s 9th birthday...what?!? Mind-boggling.

Anyway, here are the (few) pics I’ve got this week.

Maya being a goof and taking selfies:

Extra time outside in the snow with G-ma and Pa due to a couple half days this week:

And a full day with Boom and Iris due to no school today!

I got home before everyone this afternoon, so I went outside for a solo run for the first time in a LONG time. I usually run a bit with Luna outside, but it is always a little more stressful because of how alert I have to be at all times, so it was nice to just focus on myself. Later Chris and the girls played some Harry Potter video game. 

Lastly, I’d like to give a shout out to the school lunch menu and my unpicky child, because she eats most everything and so I only have to make one school lunch most days.

Guys...Coo-Koo and Looney return tomorrow! It’s gonna be an exciting morning!

Have a great weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

First up: Maya! That one on the left is one of my favorite pics of her!

Then: me and Cal.

And lastly, Thanksgiving.

Christmas is Coming

I forgot to mention that we decorated for Christmas yesterday. No tree yet, but the decorations are out and Christmas music was on all day.

Also, Callie is now officially obsessed with Harry Potter.

Speaking of magical things, I have 5 more days to mentally prepare for the return of our elves. Coo-Koo and Loony will be making their seasonal debut on Saturday morning.

Accepting all creative and inspirational vibes and ideas for the first 25 days of December!

Weekend Wrap-Up

It was a pretty chill weekend. I barely left the house yesterday and I loved it! Callie went to see “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie with Boom, and she loved it!

I was pretty much cleaning all day yesterday, and when I tried to have Callie help sort and organize books, she ended up just reading them. Maya too. Stinkers.

Today we had Lucy for a chunk of the day! I got her by myself for an hour and it was so fun. But she was very excited when her cousins came home.

The Helds came over for pizza and a movie this evening. Our kiddos are just getting so big.

But they still love their jammies.

Here are some videos from today!

Have a great week!