Timehop Tuesday

Today we have Holiday Dance Recital Timehops!

First up, Maya:

And then, 3rd graders dancing to Strolling Through the Park!

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday! We had a lovely little weekend. Yesterday was very chill…hanging at home a bit of time in the snow.

This morning I went for a run and enjoyed the pretty sky. And of course, Luna was cute.

Callie and Boom went to see The Christmas Carol at the Guthrie this afternoon!

Abd then we celebrated her birthday early with Boom, Auntie Yoda. Uncle Craigles, Lucy and Mila. We had fun playing Telestrations and hanging out. 

Then Callie got some pretty fun gifts. 

The sunset was beautiful.

And then we had breakfast for dinner, which includes cinnamon roll cake…with 7+5 candles adding up to 12!

We ended the evening watching a bit of Sound if Music and Mila was entranced!

It’s a big week for us and we are ready for it! Lots of love to all. 

A Picture Update

Well, it has been quite the week.  I didn't take too many pictures, but there was goofy Maya, weird December weather, our pretty tree and WINTER BREAK (for me).

We got ice cream before Maya's holiday dance recital. You can watch her dance by clicking here.

Today was my first day of winter break.  I went on a chilly run and got myself some new shoes.

My plans for the day changed a bit after Callie called me from school around 11am asking to be picked up.  If you have paid attention to the news, you may have heard about a national threat made on social media about violence in school today.  We had gotten an email from the district addressing it and stating that there were no credible threats targeting any schools.  But kids talk (and write scary things on bathroom stalls) and word spreads and she was really nervous and uncomfortable being at school.  So I picked her up and we had a relaxed afternoon at home.  I don't know how to navigate these conversations very well, but I put my special ed teacher training to use and just tried to listen and help her process and validate her feelings while also reminding her that all the adults at school are there to keep her safe. 

Thankfully, we had tickets to the MN Zoo Drive-Thru Light Show, so we did that tonight as a fun family outing.

I'll leave you with our crazy little elves and their shenanigans this week.

Enjoy the last weekend before Christmas!  

Timehop Tuesday

Two years ago this past weekend Chris and I were in NYC. It feels like a million years ago. 

In September we got to go back and attend the same show. It was a totally different experience.

What a wild ride the past 2 years has been. I often wonder what the long term effects will be on all of us. 

Weekend Wrap-Up + Happy Birthday Luna!

Luna is 5 today!!! We love our doggie!

We got a heckuva storm on Friday night into Saturday morning. I shoveled once Friday night and again on Saturday and it was so much snow!

But of course we had fun with the new sleds form the elves.

And had some playtime at home…I also attempted hot chocolate bombs! Too putzy for me, but they tasted good.

Then we had MORE snow time.

And we had girls movie night on our bed while Chris played video games with some friends. Any guesses what movie we watched/performed?


This morning we had some chill time, and then the girls went  out back to spend more time in the snow. 

Maya had gymnastics and now we are allowed to go in and watch. It was so fun to see her in that setting. She so clearly loves it!

Then we had a Gosselin girls swimming and sauna party! 

Have a great week!

A Picture Update + Happy Birthday Auntie Mari!

First up: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Auntie Mari!!! We hope you have an awesome day. Here’s a fun throwback…one of them looks pretty much the same, and the other has changed a bit!

We had a busy week, as usual. Callie had her first band concert on Tuesday!

If you’d like a taste of the concert, click here!  She is one of the two blonde heads directly to the right of the conductors’s shoulder.

Maya’s school picture day was delayed until mid-November, so it took until this past week to have both girls’ school pictures to post.

The other big thing from the week…SNOW! 

The girls had a 2 hour early release today, and Pa came over so they made the gingerbread/Oreo houses we got!

I’ll leave you with Coo-Koo and Looney’s silly antics this week!

Have a good weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

Six years ago we went to the same Christmas tree farm that we went to on Sunday!