Weekend Wrap-Up

Hi all!  Happy Sunday!  We had a busy and productive weekend.

While Chris and I spent all day doing chores and being productive, the girls went to the lake and for a picnic lunch with G-ma on Saturday!

Today was a BIG day.  Maya had her birthday party!  It started out at her gymnastics gym.  We had the whole place to ourselves and it was SO FUN.

The foam pit was a huge hit with all the kids!

The balance beams were fun too.

A few adults even got in on the action!  And Mila was adorable doing all the things.

So much fun all around!

Then everyone came back to our house for some backyard water fun.  It was nice and warm so the kids had a blast getting wet.

Since Maya's favorite meal is tacos, we catered lunch from Chipotle!  

Then she opened presents and got so many fun gifts.

Then it was time for cupcakes! 

Click here for some party videos!

To cap off the busy day, Chris and I met Jenna and Andy out for dinner and concert tonight.  More summer fun!

Take care and have a great week.

Summer Update: Week 5

Hey all!  Happy Friday!  The end of week 5 means we are halfway through summer.  I can't BELIEVE how fast it is going.  Quick COVID update- Chris is totally fine and finishing up his indoor masking today after his previous quarantine through last Monday. Thankfully, it seems that the girls and I are all in the clear!  *knock on all the wood*

Maya spent Monday at Boom's house with Lucy!

Then later we watched the coverage of the new photos from space.

On Tuesday morning Maya and I did a bit of paddle boarding at the lake.

After Callie's rehearsal we went to the pool for a bit, and then played outside.

The weather was wild that night and we saw a rainbow!

Maya and I did a bunch of errands and chores on Wednesday, so the only pics I got were from our patio dinner.  It was a beautiful evening.

Yesterday morning Boom, Maya and I headed to the Minnesota Zoo!  We had a great time exploring and seeing all the animals.

We even ran into Auntie Hanna's sister Becca, Becca's kids and Hanna and Becca’s dad!

Today I sent Chris the picture of Luna at 6:30am.  Since he has been quarantining and/or masking indoors and sleeping in the basement, Luna has fully taken over his side of the bed.  Then Maya and I went for a run and Pa came over to do a new Tinker Crate and other fun projects!

Tonight we had dinner at the pool with friends and it was a great evening! And the only picture I got was the pretty sky while we were walking out. 

Take care and have a lovely weekend.

Timehop Tuesday

Callie is in her last 2 weeks of rehearsals for her summer musical, so here’s a theater Timehop!

Left: Alice @ Wonderland (summer musical 2019)

Right: SpongeBob The Musical (spring 2022)

And then we have pool floaties!

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Covid Quarantine Edition

Hi all.  You know how I normally say something like "How is it Sunday night already??"...that is not the case for this weekend.  It. Was. LOOOOOOONG. Ha!

Chris is doing better.  The girls and I continue to test negative...now 5+ days after our last "contact" with Chris, and 7+ days past when he was likely most contagious. I'm hoping we are in the clear...we have a lot coming up in the next few weeks, so I'm grateful this happened when it did.  We will continue to be vigilant like we have this whole time (except in the car as we were carpooling on the way to the Twins game...dang it!).  And yet it still seems like a crapshoot since I had the same close contact and didn't get it!  

When I told Maya earlier this week that Chris tested positive, she said something like "I can't believe Dad got it when he is the most careful."  And that's the truth. And a lesson for us that it is still out there and continuing to be vigilant is what we need to do.

Anyway...we passed the time yesterday outside as much as we could.

Maya got a little loopy last night!

This morning the sun was peeking through the tress on my 6am walk with Luna.

We attempted to go on a walk and eat a picnic lunch with Boom, and as soon as we walked 5 or so blocks and ate our lunch, a surprise thunder storm started so we had to book it back to the car!

We ate dinner outside so Chris could join us, and afterwards the girls went to hang out on the new wall by the new fence!

Click here  for some videos from the summer so far!

Have a great week.

Summer Update: Week 4

Well guys, we made it nearly 2 years and 4 months with no Covid.  It seems like almost everyone we know has gotten it.  It finally hit our house this week.  Chris started getting a sore throat on Tuesday night, and then had a slight temp on Wednesday.  We found out we had a close contact from the Twins game, so immediately he started wearing a mask and once the fever hit he started quarantining in the basement.  He tested positive today.

So far he only has mild symptoms (just kind of blah with a slight temp, sore throat and runny nose).  The girls and I are not exhibiting any symptoms yet, and we have been testing negative for the past 2 days. We will lay low and continue testing throughout the weekend and hope that his mask wearing and quarantining did the trick.  

Here are the pics from the week! 

Monday, the 4th, seems like FOREVER AGO!  We had a brunch at our house with Pa, Auntie Hanna, Uncle Dan and Mitchell.  Lots of fun cousin play time was had!

Then Maya helped me make my 4th of July Trifle!

We headed to Uncle Craigles and Auntie Yoda's house for more cousin playtime and a delicious chicken fajita dinner! While all the kids were playing, the adults and tween snuck in a cribbage game.

Callie didn't have her theater rehearsal on Tuesday morning (Maya started Hogwarts Camp!) so she and I went paddle boarding.  I worked on my paddle board headstand.  It was a gorgeous morning to be out on the lake.

Later, Maya played outside with the "Harry Potter Boat" she made at camp, and I made a delicious Mango Curry Stir Fry (from Blue Apron).

These pictures have no filter...the sunset on Tuesday night was WILD.  And YELLOW.

The bulk of our new fence was completed on Wednesday!  Our new upper backyard area is so awesome.  At least Maya thinks so.

On Thursday we met Boom at the beach!

This morning I got out on my morning run a bit earlier than the sunrise, so I caught just the start of it.  Callie got her vaccine booster (woohoo!) and we spent the rest of the day holed up at home...but we did get some socially distanced family time before dinner!

I’m sure this weekend there will be lots of movies watched on my laptop in our bed the next few days, since Chris has taken over the basement along with our only TV!

Take care and have a lovely weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

A 10-year-old cousin dress!

Red, White and Cute Part 13!

Happy 4th! Here’s the annual retrospective…

2010-2013

2014-2017

2018-2021

And today!