Friday, February 5, 2021

A Picture Update

Happy Friday!  Happy February!  Minnesota will be enjoying a week+ of ZERO DEGREES AND BELOW temperatures, and I'm trying not to be too crabby about it because we have been so lucky so far this winter.  But it is a tough swallow during a pandemic.  Thankfully, some of our people are starting to get vaccinated (the teacher vaccine rollout has been a mess but I'm told I may get my first shot by the end of the month...?) and hopefully that means the end is in sight, or at least closer to us than it may feel right now when it feels like a bazillion below zero.  Anyway.  

Monday/Tuesday: these days are just such a blur when we are all four at home working and doing school. I'm SO grateful these two are such rockstars at distance learning and really doing a remarkable job doing what they are supposed to do pretty independently.  On those mornings I disappear behind my bedroom door at 8am and don't really reappear until about 11:45.  And then I throw some lunch together and disappear again until 3:30 or so.  And somehow they get all their stuff done.  True rockstars.  As you can see below, we spent some time on the Nintendo and on our big king bed!


On Tuesday afternoon the girls had dentist appointments and Callie's took extra long for some reason.  Maya has a history of turning into a little tornado nightmare in waiting rooms of dental and doctor offices, and Tuesday afternoon was no exception.  But we survived. And later there was more time on the king bed.



Last night we watched "The Masked Dancer" (which is a RIOT, Chris and I are just as into as the girls because the "celebrities" that are masked on that show are likely stars from days gone by...like the 90s or 2000s).  Regardless, it is engaging enough for the girls to love it and then act it out on their own.  After we watched the week's episode, Callie danced her own routine as "The Unicorn." Maya threw on a can-can dress and was the backup dancer.



This morning I took Luna out in 6 degree weather (not sure the feels-like temp but it was a bit brutal) and the girls had a fun day of school and playing at Boom's house.


Have a lovely weekend.  Stay warm.  Love to you all!

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Timehop Tuesday

Here we go!

MILA!!!


Cousins!


A cousin dress!





Sunday, January 31, 2021

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy last day of January!!!  2021 has been quite a roller coaster so far.  I'm glad we will be turning the page on a fresh month.  I hope things get a little calmer.

Yesterday morning I did my Virtual 10K on the treadmill.  My goal was to finish in under an hour before 7am and I made it! 6.2 miles in 58:36 by 6:53am.  I'm not sure what I will be doing for my running goal in February, but I'm leaning towards aiming for 60 total miles.  Other things from yesterday morning include Callie's new Kiwi-Co box (see video later) and a LOT of cleaning that was less painful and more successful than anticipated. Maya was proud of her clean room!


Yesterday afternoon we masked up and headed over to Mila's little birthday party.  The cousins had fun playing together and Mila loved her cupcake! We FaceTimed Auntie Mari (and Uncle Josh) too!







Today I only took one picture, and of course it was of our silly little dog.



If you want three minutes of silliness, click here for the videos from the past couple of weeks!



Friday, January 29, 2021

A Picture Update

Somehow we made it to Friday!  And this is all I got:

Monday/Tuesday- busy days working/learning from home plus an annoying/needy dog plus pretty winter sun


Wednesday/Thursday- I'm back at work just on Wednesdays, so the double face mask plus shield is the cool new look




The girls had fun with G-ma and Pa on Wednesday and Thursday


Friday- waiting until bedtime with three creatures with SO MUCH ENERGY


Have a good weekend!



Thursday, January 28, 2021

Happy Birthday Mila!!!!

This little peanut is ONE YEAR OLD today!!!!!


She was born at the start of 2020 and her first year IN 2020 meant a lot of seeing family from afar or in masks.



But I’m grateful we were still able to get in some snuggles. She’s the sweetest! We love you Mila!

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Timehop Tuesday

First we have a Timehop video! Kona’s life with a baby was quite more chill than Luna’s life with two crazies. Click here to check it out.

Then we have babies at music tables, which are approximately from 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2020! 




Sunday, January 24, 2021

Weekend Wrap-Up

It is somehow already Sunday night. Our weekend was pretty chill.  On early Saturday morning I did another 6 miles on the treadmill, which resulted in some late morning nap time/snuggles.


Later we had some masked cousin time...with all the cousins! 


This morning we watched Boom play her flute for church. And then I tried another nap and it didn’t go well...



Then we did our weekly Gosselin winter adventure!







The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day.

Now on to another full week... and the end of January. Crazy!