She is the cutest LUNATIC we know!!
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Happy Birthday Luna Ray!!
Luna is 3 today! And we have now had her for 2 years!
She is the cutest LUNATIC we know!!
She is the cutest LUNATIC we know!!
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Timehop Tuesday: The Happy Birthday Auntie Mari Edition!
Happy birthday Auntie Mari!!! Apparently 12 years ago we journeyed down to Decorah to watch her play b-ball.
This most recent picture from A couple months ago is one of my faves. We hope you have an amazing day!!
This most recent picture from A couple months ago is one of my faves. We hope you have an amazing day!!
And then one more... Christmas trees!
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Weekend Wrap-Up
Happy Sunday! It has been quite the weekend for us. Yesterday morning the girls, Boom and I took a “Cute Reindeer” clay class. It was so fun!
As you can see from the photo of the project in the lower left above...WE NAILED IT!
Then later in the afternoon we went to a Lorie Line Christmas Concert!
During the second half of the show they asked all the kids to go and follow an elf for something special. Turns out, there is a tradition at these Christmas concerts of having the kids in the audience get up onstage, wear costumes and participate in the “12 Days of Christmas” with Lorie Line and the band. It. Was. Amazing.
Maya was a Turtle Dove and Callie was a French Hen (the top left picture has arrows pointing to them if you can't tell due to the amazing costumes). Chris and I couldn’t stop giggling from the audience. Click here for some video of the 12 Days of Christmas in action!
I also finally did our seasonal pots outside.
And then...Maya, who had just had some sniffles and a runny nose, was all of a sudden hit with a 101.5 fever. So Callie went to hang out with G-ma and Pa and we snuggled on the couch watching “Home Alone.”
Chris and I were supposed to go visit Dan, Hanna and Baby Mitchell, but had to cancel due to the household sickness and germs that we don’t want to spread. I was very bummed, but we want to keep the germs away so he can stay healthy and strong!
Cookoo and Looney had some fun this weekend too!
Speaking of our elves...we have CooKoo and Looney CAUGHT ON VIDEO “flying” out of our house on Friday night. Callie gave us strict instructions to set up the iPad video camera before we went to bed so we could catch them going to the North Pole (or not...she is highly suspicious and I am having a hard time giving up the magic). Hence, Chris and I spent way too much time and so many takes to get this 45 seconds of video (the action starts at about the 20 second mark)...Thank goodness for dental floss (tied to the door) and a semi-patient husband. We had to delete our outtakes so they would not be discovered on the iPad, and that was a good thing because it was the first thing Callie checked on Saturday morning. She had questions (i.e. how come it is only 45 seconds long? Why does it stop when they are gone?), but was VERY excited to show it to both of us, and then again to Boom an G-ma later this weekend, so I don't think we are suspects.
I know that she is almost 10 and that I should probably just give it up and fess up. But this time of year is SO magical and it still seems like she really WANTS to believe in all the magic, so we are just doing what we can to keep the wonder and joy alive.
Have a great week!
As you can see from the photo of the project in the lower left above...WE NAILED IT!
Then later in the afternoon we went to a Lorie Line Christmas Concert!
During the second half of the show they asked all the kids to go and follow an elf for something special. Turns out, there is a tradition at these Christmas concerts of having the kids in the audience get up onstage, wear costumes and participate in the “12 Days of Christmas” with Lorie Line and the band. It. Was. Amazing.
Maya was a Turtle Dove and Callie was a French Hen (the top left picture has arrows pointing to them if you can't tell due to the amazing costumes). Chris and I couldn’t stop giggling from the audience. Click here for some video of the 12 Days of Christmas in action!
Yes, that was Callie saying “oui oui!”
Later we had some more Christmas fun at home, playing with Christmas decorations and listening to Christmas music.
This morning we went to church and then to get our Christmas tree.
This morning we went to church and then to get our Christmas tree.
I also finally did our seasonal pots outside.
And then...Maya, who had just had some sniffles and a runny nose, was all of a sudden hit with a 101.5 fever. So Callie went to hang out with G-ma and Pa and we snuggled on the couch watching “Home Alone.”
Chris and I were supposed to go visit Dan, Hanna and Baby Mitchell, but had to cancel due to the household sickness and germs that we don’t want to spread. I was very bummed, but we want to keep the germs away so he can stay healthy and strong!
After G-Ma and Pa brought Cal back, Maya rallied a bit and we decorated the tree.
Cookoo and Looney had some fun this weekend too!
Speaking of our elves...we have CooKoo and Looney CAUGHT ON VIDEO “flying” out of our house on Friday night. Callie gave us strict instructions to set up the iPad video camera before we went to bed so we could catch them going to the North Pole (or not...she is highly suspicious and I am having a hard time giving up the magic). Hence, Chris and I spent way too much time and so many takes to get this 45 seconds of video (the action starts at about the 20 second mark)...Thank goodness for dental floss (tied to the door) and a semi-patient husband. We had to delete our outtakes so they would not be discovered on the iPad, and that was a good thing because it was the first thing Callie checked on Saturday morning. She had questions (i.e. how come it is only 45 seconds long? Why does it stop when they are gone?), but was VERY excited to show it to both of us, and then again to Boom an G-ma later this weekend, so I don't think we are suspects.
I know that she is almost 10 and that I should probably just give it up and fess up. But this time of year is SO magical and it still seems like she really WANTS to believe in all the magic, so we are just doing what we can to keep the wonder and joy alive.
Have a great week!
Friday, December 6, 2019
A Picture Update
Happy Friday!
We had a pretty regular week. There was a book fair at the girls’ school and I gave them each money. Maya decided to buy a fuzzy kitty notebook and gummy bear marker instead of an actual book. Callie is an excellent photo-bomber but at least purchased something she can actually read (and an invisible ink spy pen).
Maya loves Luna and Pa came to hang out with her class and the end of the day yesterday. Her teacher sent me the picture of them playing Four Corners!
Last night I made Crispy Brussel Sprouts and Risotto (via Blue Apron, not of my own planning) and I thought that maybe if I had Maya help me she may actually eat it. Well... she tried it but then spit it out and cried. I, however, loved it.
This morning we had family breakfast at school and Pa joined us. Then I got to ride downtown with Chris because I had a staff retreat at a building a few blocks away from his. But it didn’t start til 10 so I got to sit by myself at a fancy downtown coffee shop for a bit and just relax. It was lovely.
Tonight the girls decided to pass notes back and forth in a creative fashion. They are always thinking and inventing!
Last but not least, our ELVES ARE BACK! They arrived last Sunday and have been up to no good ever since.
Maya loves Luna and Pa came to hang out with her class and the end of the day yesterday. Her teacher sent me the picture of them playing Four Corners!
Last night I made Crispy Brussel Sprouts and Risotto (via Blue Apron, not of my own planning) and I thought that maybe if I had Maya help me she may actually eat it. Well... she tried it but then spit it out and cried. I, however, loved it.
This morning we had family breakfast at school and Pa joined us. Then I got to ride downtown with Chris because I had a staff retreat at a building a few blocks away from his. But it didn’t start til 10 so I got to sit by myself at a fancy downtown coffee shop for a bit and just relax. It was lovely.
Tonight the girls decided to pass notes back and forth in a creative fashion. They are always thinking and inventing!
Last but not least, our ELVES ARE BACK! They arrived last Sunday and have been up to no good ever since.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Baby Mitchell!
The BEST Thanksgiving week surprise came in the form of our new nephew/cousin...
He was born on Monday, November 25th (6 weeks early!), and will need to spend some time in the NICU, but is doing SO well. We visited Dan and Hanna at the hospital a few times last week, and I was able to go down to the NICU and meet Baby Mitchell this past Wednesday and again yesterday. He's a precious little peanut and I adore him already!
The girls can't go in the NICU because they are too young, but they are SO excited for the chance to meet him when they can (in person).
Welcome to the fam, Baby Mitchell!
MITCHELL ROBERT GOSSELIN!
He was born on Monday, November 25th (6 weeks early!), and will need to spend some time in the NICU, but is doing SO well. We visited Dan and Hanna at the hospital a few times last week, and I was able to go down to the NICU and meet Baby Mitchell this past Wednesday and again yesterday. He's a precious little peanut and I adore him already!
The girls can't go in the NICU because they are too young, but they are SO excited for the chance to meet him when they can (in person).
Welcome to the fam, Baby Mitchell!
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Weekend Wrap-Up
Happy Sunday! We had a fun long weekend amidst all of the crazy snow and things going on in the family!
Yesterday we celebrated Pa's upcoming retirement. It was supposed to be a bigger party, but with the stupid snow it turned out to be just immediate family and a couple neighbors. But we had fun anyway, and were excited to celebrate Pa (and Dan and Hanna came too so we got to celebrate Baby Mitchell a bit!).
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| Mary and Bob gave them some of the clothes Dan wore as a baby, and ALSO a couple cute rompers that Bob wore as a baby! So special! |
The big event was a surprise Wheel of Fortune game that we put together to let Pa know that he and G-ma will be going on CRUISE this winter! Hooray! Click here for some video of how it went down.
After the party I took Luna on a very snowy snow-globe-like walk and the girls stayed to hang out with G-ma and Pa a bit longer and they were tired!
Today we got out all our Christmas stuff! We still need a tree but will hopefully do that next weekend.
And then I got to go visit Mitchell and Hanna in the NICU. I'll do a post about Mitchell tomorrow, when he is one week old, but for now here are a couple of pictures from today! I FaceTimed Chris and the girls while I was holding him so they could "meet"him! I got to hold him for over an hour while he got fed and it was so lovely.
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| Can you even handle how cute he is? I CANNOT. |
Later the girls and I took Luna out.
And it is the end of a week of them being together nearly all day every day, so they are ready for the school routine again (though they claim not to be) and WE are ready for them to be back at school. Ha! But it is crazy to think there are only three more school weeks until winter break. Happy December!
I'll leave you with some videos from this past month...click here!
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