Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday! I’m not feeling too verbose tonight, so here are the pictures:

Yesterday we had a brunch with the Johnsons and met Emily and Pat’s Baby Henry!

Then Cal, Boom, Auntie Yoda and I went to see “Guys and Dolls” at the Guthrie. It was so fun!

Then I tried and failed to get a “normal” pic of Cal in her new camp sweatshirt.

Dan, Hanna and Shambles came over and the doggies were hilarious.

Today the big project was Maya’s new birthday bed (a couple days early)! Complete with a slide!

We have an almost-6-year-old so this is going to be a big week! Have a great one.

A Picture Update: Summer Week 6

HOW IS IT ALREADY THE END OF WEEK 6 OF SUMMER?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?  I go back to work one month from today and I can't believe it. Anyway.

It was another BUSY AND CRAZY AND SWEATY WEEK.  With Callie at camp (and no communication) I channeled my anxiety and missing her by completely cleaning and redoing the whole upstairs.  And let me tell you, it was A TASK.

This is what the play room and the girls' rooms looked like on Monday.

Disastrous.  And what you can't even see in these pictures is all of the trash and single socks in all the bins, along with so many freaking toys and other weird things. Like Barbie hair and 5,000 cups and bowls.



So on Monday I started the project while Maya went to Boom's house to have way more fun and stay out of my way.



Monday night was an insane storm, and then an equally insane and beautiful double rainbow. And then an equally insane sky with beautiful clouds.






It was so cool.  I haven't seen a rainbow that big before, ever, and to see it right over our house was awesome.

On Tuesday Maya started Open Gym camp.  While she was there, I did more cleaning.

She had a great first day, and then we went to get tacos for lunch.

After Open Gym camp on Wednesday we met the Helds for lunch. Again, I had done SO MUCH CLEANING.

Wednesday was the day I tackled the 75,000 boxes and bins of girl clothes that we have stored and shoved random places for the past bazillion years.  I went through EACH AND EVERY BOX, sorted the clothes into their sizes, and reboxed the clothes for storage and/or an eventual garage sale we will hopefully have in the future.



The Helds came over for lunch on Thursday and Sylvia and Maya dressed up like ROCKSTARS.

G-ma then picked up Maya for a sleepover, so Chris and I went out to an adult dinner at a new place nearby that was delicious.



Maya had fun eating spaghetti and seeing Uncle Dan play softball!



On Thursday night I finished up everything upstairs.  Here are the final results.



And here are the side-by-sides of each room because I'm proud.







It was so much work, but that is what summers are for, right?

This morning Maya woke up cheerful at G-ma and Pa's house. 

Boom and I hit the road early so we could get to camp by 10:30 and see the closing worship celebration.  Callie had A GREAT week at camp.  She was so happy and told us all sorts of stories about her adventures on the way home.  And when we got home, she was SO excited to see her "new" room, especially her new bed (thanks to Dan and Hanna!) and purple fox bedding.


Every day (multiple times a day) this week I obsessively checked the camp Facebook page for pictures. There were just a few of Cal, but she looked like she was having fun, so I was so relieved! 

She has already asked to go back again next year!

After she decompressed and spent some alone time in her room, we headed to G-ma and Pa's to pick up Maya.  She was able to tell more stories from camp to them and Auntie Cat.  Luna and Maya were SO excited to see her (as was everyone else!).



It is now 4:30pm on Friday and I'm exhausted.  The girls are up playing in their new spaces while we wait for Chris to come home from work.  It sounds like a family dinner out is in the cards, and then likely an early bedtime.  Callie was excited to be a able to stay up until 9pm every night at camp... but that will NOT be the case back at home!

I'll leave you with some videos I have had for awhile but haven't posted. Feel free to click here for some clips from the past few weeks!  And have a great weekend and stay cool.  

5:35 update: Dinner at Red Robin!

6:36 Update: Sister Snuggles (and Barbie squishing)

Wednesday Wisdom: Ask Lady Advice *A VERY SPECIAL EDITION*

ASK LADY ADVICE
*Special Edition*

Editor's Note Part 1: Lady Advice is actually on vacation this week, but wanted to do this special column before she left.  Any other letters that have come will be addressed next week.  

This is a clue to Lady Advice's identity!

Dear Lady Advice,

It just so happens that I have TWO little nieces or nephews that will be born in January 2020, likely a couple weeks apart from each other.  I LOVE BABIES and am afraid I am going to HAVE NO CHILL when they are born.  Can you help me think of some ways to be calm and relaxed when the babies come?

Thanks,
Over-the-Moon Auntie

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Dear Over-the-Moon Auntie,

What a coincidence! I’m going to have two cousins in January 2020 too. Clear your mind of babies. Remember they drool all over you and have poopy diapers. That’s gross. 

But they are super cute too. So good luck! You’re gonna need it!
Love, 

Lady Advice

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Editor's Note Part 2: 

*SPOILER ALERT*

It's ME, Kati! I AM OVER-THE-MOON AUNTIE! Dan and Hanna are due with their 1st baby in early January 2020, and Laura and Craig are due with Lucy's sibling later in January 2020!  Can you stand it?  I certainly can't handle it and as I said in my letter, I will have NO CHILL when it comes to all things baby and baby snuggling. I'm even all in for baby drools and poops!

Hooray for babies!!!!

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If YOU have a question or need help from Lady Advice, please send an email to:

babygoose806@gmail.com

She looks forward to helping you soon!

Timehop Tuesday

I just have two for today...Callie and large garden vegetables:

And Maya in her carseat (yes, the same one 5 years later).

Weekend Wrap-Up

Well, we are officially halfway done with summer. Bonkers. We had a fun and HOT weekend.

Yesterday morning the girls, Luna and I went on a “run.”

Then while Chris did chores around the yard and house, the girls and I went to a park!

And then Luna was high maintenance.

Last evening we met one of Chris’ coworkers, Jeremy, and his wife and kids at the splash pad and then they came back to our house to play and BBQ. It was a super fun evening!

Today the big event was driving Callie to camp. It was about 2 hours each way, and Maya was a trooper. She was nervous and excited. She had fun putting all her stuffed animals and things up in her bunk bed, and seemed fine when we left. I can’t believe she will be there until Friday!

As we were saying goodbye, Maya opted for a head bump instead of a hug, so Callie gave one back to her and then she hung on Chris for a bit.

As we were leaving she was invited to join some sort of game and went willingly!

I know she is going to love it, and I’ll be glued to the camp Facebook page each day waiting for pictures to be posted. Apparently bedtime isn’t until like 10pm so she is going to be one tired cookie when she gets home!

Now, this girl is stuck with her boring parents all by herself until Friday.

Have a great week!

A Picture Update: Summer Week 5

Holy moly, guys, this week was a doozy. Callie’s performances of Alice @ Wonderland were last night and two shows today and it was so fun! But EXHAUSTING. I helped with the full rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday AND the show last night. It was a lot of hanging out backstage and telling squirrelly 3rd-8th grade actors to BE QUIET. Callie was mortified and I told her to just tell her friends that I’m a teacher and using my teacher voice. So she did. Ha!

Anyway, more on that later. 

On Monday, Maya decided to enroll Luna in her own little PET ACADEMY (thanks to a toy set at Target's Dollar Spot).

Then we hung out outside since it was nice (and hot).



On Tuesday, Maya, Luna and I did a tour of parks around the neighborhood.

Then there were dentist appointments, needy dogs, and ever expanding HAIR.



On Wednesday I sent Maya to Boom's house so I could help with Callie's rehearsal. Cuteness abounded, as always.

G-ma sent a picture of the cute doggy cousins, and Callie rocked footie jammies in July.




Yesterday Maya and I were both at the rehearsal all morning. Maya did a great job sitting in the audience watching the rehearsal process, while I helped out backstage. We got to reconnect every once in awhile.

As for the shows- opening night was last night.  I helped out before the show and back stage so I had an interesting perspective.

There were so many people there to support Cal! 

Peter, Amy, Auntie Yoda, G-ma, Auntie Hanna, Uncle Dan, and Pa!

She had two shows today- one at 2:00 and one at 7:00.  Again, so many people came to see her theater debut. 

G-ma, Maya, Auntie Cat, and Pa!

Papa, Pa, Uncle Gus, G-ma, Nana, Auntie Karen, Boom, Daddy, and Madison!

She's a lucky kid, and we really appreciate everyone who was able to experience the craziness that was "Alice@Wonderland." Unfortunately, I can't post any video due to copyright enfringement.  But trust me when I say, it was something else! :) The whole experience was so fun for Cal, and she wants to do it again next summer.

Now she has 1.5 days to recover before heading to overnight camp on Sunday for 5 nights!  Uffda!  

Have a great weekend! And just for fun- I’ll leave you with a picture of all the bouquets our little actress received these past two days.