Weekend Wrap-Up: Part I

I haven't blogged for awhile, and we had a SUPER busy and fun weekend. In order to not overwhelm myself or you, my lovely readers, I thought I'd split the weekend wrap-up into 2 parts.

And really, I have to start back at Wednesday.  We met Kylie and Calvin at our usual spot at MOA after school.  The plan was to do a walk (like we used to do) and have dinner.  It had been 6 weeks or so since we last saw them, so it was fun to catch up!

Our usual walk and stop at the fountain did not go well.  They both wanted to go IN the fountain.

So we stopped at Legoland instead.  Much better.

On Thursday night we went to cheer on the P.A. boys soccer team.  Callie got to hang out with the boys and watch the action.

New pal Rafa

Go Wolves!

We also stopped by Auntie Mari's for dinner, and practiced the alphabet on the way over.  Poor Callie, that's what she gets for being a teacher's kid.



On Friday night, Boom and Bops came over and we got to cheer on the LYNX!!!!!   
THEY ARE THE 2011 WNBA CHAMPS!!!!!!!

Daddy upset by a bad call

Kisses for Kona

Go Lynx!

It was SOOOOOO exciting to watch the game, and it made us so proud that our MN women brought home the first championship that ANY MN has gotten in 20 years!

Stay tuned later tonight for Weekend Wrap-Up: Part II...

Purple Jeggings

Yes, they sell purple toddler jeggings.

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 Yes, I bought them.

 

Because, yes, Callie can ROCK 'EM!

The pictures really don't do them justice.  They are AWESOME.

Weekend Wrap-Up

This weekend was SO. MUCH. BETTER. than last weekend in terms of toddler crabbiness.  Thank goodness!  We had a great few days.

Friday night we had dinner at the condo to finally catch up with my parents a little.  We heard some Spain stories, but haven't seen the pictures yet since we'd rather wait for my dad to go through the THOUSANDS, pick the good ones, organize them, etc.  :)

Saturday morning was spent at the Renaissance Festival.  My cousin Andy and his wife Beth sing the "Elizabethan Singers", so we got to see them perform twice.  Callie also got to ride a "butterfly" and an actual pony!

Mmmm...Spinach Pie!

Because we were family members of a couple of the singers, Dad and I got picked on to "perform" with them.

Thanks Andy

Saturday night was Mommy/Toddler night.  We did some errands, ate some pasta for dinner, and walked (like rockstars) to the park.

We also had a little dance party:

This video shows that, over the past few months, my mom has gone from MorMor to Boom.  So, my mom has come to terms with it, and will now be referred to as Boom.

This morning was my 10 Mile race. I ran with my friend Jennifer.  It was hard.  I'm not too sad to be retiring my long-distance-running-shoes for awhile.  At least the rest of the fall and winter.  But my parents were awesome and managed to see me 4 or 5 times.

This afternoon was just spent at home watching the Vikings be terrible play and kissing Kona.

Oh- and helping Daddy with his exercises (I can't remember if we have updated this but he does not need surgery.  Woohoo!  He has to do 6 weeks of physical therapy and then will meet with his surgeon to see how it is going).

Tonight Callie hung out with Grandma and Grandpa while we went the the first Lynx Championship game!!!!  THEY WON!!!!!

So after a busy busy weekend I'm ready for my bed...another busy week starts in the morning.

Exciting Day

After a fun day with Grandma (music class! playing outside!), Callie got to check out one of the school buses at my school.  A BUS!!!!

And right before bed time we got to go to the airport and welcome MorMor and Bops home from Spain!!!

What a fun day.

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Humble Pie Edition

You know how when you're a parent and you think you're awesome and in control because your child is amazingly well behaved?  And you know how when you see other people's kids being crazy you think "Poor them, that will never be MY kid."  And you know how as soon as you think you're awesome and you have everything figured out, your child serves you a big fat piece of humble pie?
That pretty much sums up my weekend.

But before I explain, let me first say GO LYNX!!! As of today, the MN Lynx are going the the WNBA Finals!  Chris and I got to see the first Western Conference Championship game on Thursday night...in my parents' courtside seats.  And it was awesome.  Then the Lynx won today in Phoenix, so they swept the series to get to the finals.  At least we have one team in MN making us proud.

On to the weekend.  I have mentioned before about some new phases going on.  And I blogged on Saturday about the nap issues that went on.  I guess this weekend, with the combination of the bad naps and temper tantrums (at the drop of a hat!), made me reevaluate my awesomeness as a parent. 

I think my biggest fear is the loss of control.  For 21 months I have pretty much been able to keep her in my little bubble of happiness.  As her mom, I have usually been able to predict her moods and anticipate what she needs when.  I have usually been able to calm her down and "outsmart" her if need be.  This weekend felt like the end of that era, and the beginning of living with a rather unpredictable too-cute-for-her-own-good stinker butt era.

Basically, she knows what she wants (or doesn't want), and if she doesn't get her way, she lets it be known.  Loudly.  No matter where we are or what we're doing.  And there is nothing we can do at this point to reason with her because she doesn't quite understand things yet. 

All in all, I know that this is usual behavior for kids her age, and that it is only a phase.  I was just taken aback by the new phase and need to learn new strategies for coping with the new behaviors (do I sound like a special ed teacher or what?).

In between all the nap battles and temper tantrums, we DID manage to have some fun. :)

On Saturday morning we went to the Children's Museum with Jenna and Charlie.

Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for nap time play time.  She managed to swipe the rest of Auntie Cathleen's sandwich right out of her hands.

Then, after nap time screaming/babbling/clapping/kicking for 2 hours in her crib, Daddy and Callie went to visit the Wicks' so Mommy could have quiet time.

Today we went to the park with my friend Adrea...

...and then an ACTUAL 2.5 hour nap with no battle at all.  (I'm not even going to go into the fact that Chris was able to get her down right away after 2 days of toddler ridiculousness with me.  I'm just going to be happy with the success.) Hooray!  We Skyped with MorMor and Bops in Sevilla, and Auntie Laura in Chicago.  Uncle Dan came over to watch the Vikings game, so we got to hang out with him too!  For a change of scenery, we headed over to Mari's place late this afternoon to watch the Lynx game.



Finally, an evening trip to Lunds where we found the car cart.  Vrroooom Vrroooom!

Here we go...a start to another week.  We are very excited for MorMor and Bops to come home on Wednesday.  It has been 2 weeks since we have seen them (in person) and can't wait to hear about their amazing adventures in Spain!

Weekend Nap Battle Statistics

Yesterday
Score: Mom-1, Callie-0
2: Hours of Fighting a nap
2.5: Hours of actual nap
5.5: Total Consecutive Hours in crib (minus a few minutes of rocking here and there)
1.5: Glasses of wine Mommy drank after the battle was over

Today
Score: TBD
1.5: Hours of Fighting a nap (so far...it is not over yet)
TBD: Hours of actual nap (seeing as it is 4:30 already, who knows)
TBD: Total Consecutive Hours in crib (at this point I'm about ready to leave her there until bedtime if I need to.  I will win)
3: Expected glasses of wine Mommy will drink after this battle is over

Tomorrow
Daddy is on nap duty

Update:
Chris got home, took over, and deemed that it was a hopeless case.
We lost.
I'm drinking wine.
Daddy and Callie are visiting the Wicks'.
Here's hoping for an early bedtime.
Daddy is still on nap duty tomorrow.

21-Months-Old!!!

I think this outfit pretty much says it all these days!