Timehop Wednesday

Ooops! It’s that week of the year when I never know what day it is. 

Here are my Timehops…all 14-year-old related!

And then…me and my mom when I was 14!

And braces and bangs in 1996…

Merry Christmas!

We hope you all have a wonderful day!

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Birthday and Christmas Eve!

Hello everyone!  Merry Christmas Eve! 

We had quite the weekend. Friday was Callie's birthday, and it was an awesome day.  She came downstairs to a Taylor Swift pile of presents and cookies.

A bit later she opened presents and did my makeup.

We met Auntie Hanna, Mitchell, Isla and Pa for lunch at Olive Garden (Uncle Dan stopped by too!) and enjoyed a big lunch (and some Taylor Swift tattoos).

Callie wanted to get acrylic nails done, so both girls got a little pampering after lunch.

The day ended at Boom's house, with more Taylor tattoos, Punch Pizza, presents and cookies with Auntie Yoda, Uncle Craigles, Lucy, Mila, Boom and G-ma!

I think she had a pretty great day, and I love the fact that even though she's now 14, she still loves herself some footie pajamas!

Yesterday was a down day to get stuff done: lots of laundry, lots of cleaning, lots of purging stuff we don't need or use.  It felt good!

Today is Christmas Eve Day!  We always open our family gifts on the morning of Christmas Eve Day.

Chris and I even got gifts this year...homemade pillows!  

We went to the 3pm Christmas Eve service at church, and then went to Auntie Yoda and Uncle Craigles' house for a Christmas Eve celebration and dinner with them, Lucy, Mila, Boom, and Craig's parents Mark and Mariellen! There was wine and presents and a delicious fajita dinner and a FaceTime with the Sharpe/Ekeberg clan and then yummy sweets!

And as we drove home we passed the house in their neighborhood that goes all out with Christmas lights every year.

Last, but not least, the sweet little elves have been up to no good on their last few days with us this season.

We hope everyone has a wonderful and merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Callie Joy!

This girl is 14 today!

And of course, we have to go back to the beginning and see her cute face grow up.

We love you, Cal! And we’re so proud of you. Happy birthday! 

An (Early) Picture Update

Hey all! It’s Thursday and I’m ON WINTER BREAK and also here early for my end of week post because tomorrow happens to be a very exciting birthday! 

This week the girls were off school so on Monday they had fun with Gramma and I made more Oreo Balls after work.

There was a beautiful sunset Tuesday night.

And we watched the Survivor finale on Wednesday night! 

And of course…the elves had their fun.

Come back tomorrow for a special birthday post!

Timehop Tuesday

Looks like it’s going to be a brown Christmas…

Weekend Wrap-Up

Hey all!  Happy Sunday!  

It was a busy (and productive) weekend for us. Maya had her final gymnastics class of the year, where she got to show off all her moves and even got a medal!  See the video later for some of her moves.

Then we headed to Chris' buddy Richie's 40th birthday party...which happened to be a private tour of the US Bank Stadium!  We were the only group in the whole place, and we got to see a lot of suites, "cabins", the locker rooms, and the field.  We aren't football people, but it was still pretty cool!

It was super foggy on our way out, we couldn't see the tops of the downtown buildings.

Today we spent the morning cleaning...the girls did some bedroom cleaning (sort of...) and I spent time cleaning out our kitchen.  But then got to go have fun at Circus Juventas.  It was an amazing show!

Lastly, the elves.

Click here for some gymnastics and stadium videos. 

Have a good week!