A Picture Update: Summer Week 3

We were SO busy this week! The girls had VBS every morning at church from 9:00-12:00. They LOVED IT. And it was the first year both of them could go, so I LOVED IT TOO.

I got to the dentist, got a pedicure, got coffee, and even did some running in the church neighborhood- up to Lakewood.

And on another day, around Harriet.

We had lots of afternoon plans too. On Monday we played at a park with my friend Libby and her baby Max.

On Tuesday we went swimming at Auntie Yoda's.

We also had dinner and playtime at G-ma and Pa's house.

 Chris was out of town for business through Wednesday, so we were very glad to have him back yesterday.

Let's see...the girls stayed busy together.

And we went to the library.

Today we met G-ma, Boom, Auntie Yoda and Lucy to shop for fabric for Lucy's baptismal gown that G-ma is going to make!

And Callie lost a tooth!

And we went to Edinborough.

Whew! I think I maybe got it all. 

Not pictured: whining, fighting, sass, long afternoon car rides in hopes of preschooler naps, and late afternoon cocktails (after the afternoon drives).

But as you can see, we managed to have a lot of fun regardless.

And tonight's sunset was beautiful.

Now on to the long weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! I've got some good ones today.

Morning sunrays from June 26th:

 

Miss Maya:

 

Family pictures:

 

Sweet Cal:

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

Hey all!

This weekend started off pretty well- I PR'd my 10K race and it felt great.

 

Boom watched the girls while I was running and then we went to brunch. Maya was her typical stinker self when it came to getting a picture.

 

Not much else went on yesterday. Today the girls went to have fun with G-ma and Pa for the afternoon.

 

I went to the Lynx game with Boom while Mari babysat.

 

Let's just say the girls were NUTS. Maya woke up at 5:45am by about 4:15pm she was delirious. Here is a 10 second snapshot.

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I'll leave you with some pretty sunrays I got while my mom drove me home from the game.

Have a great week.  I can't believe it is already the last week of June!

A Picture Update: Summer Week 2

Happy Friday!

First of all, this girl is now only one month away from turning 4!!

She is filled with shenanigans and sweetness and snacks (her favorite are tortilla chips). And Lord help us if she is tired (see post below). But holy moly she is my baby girl and I love watching her independence grow, as my need for a 4:00 cocktail also grows.

Anyway.

We had another busy week, including four more days of swimming lessons. So here is another video of highlights. Sorry it is almost 5 minutes long.

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The girls really had fun with their lessons and being able to swim afterwards with friends in the other pool. So we signed up for another 2 week session in August!

 

After the pool on Monday, we headed downtown to hang out with Boom, Lucy, and Auntie Yoda.

 

Our friends Emily, Vera, Hattie, and Elsie joined us at the pool on Tuesday.

 

And Tuesday...you guys...Maya was SO crabby. Like unbelievably so. Guess who ended up taking a 1.5 hour nap that afternoon?!?

 

And it made a major difference in her attitude the rest of the week! Callie had Chemistry Camp all week and loved it. The girls played a lot of dress up. And I got in some early morning runs.

 

We went downtown again today for some more Lucy time. Maya was at preschool all day, so Callie got some quality reading time with her.

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As you can probably tell, she made Lucy her own Alphabet book and they are just so cute together.

 

And I had fun making funny faces with Lucy!

 

And we just had a fun time playing.

When we got home, there was a surprise package in the mail for Callie and Maya. What a fun and creative gift/request!

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Thanks Dan and Hanna!  The girls are VERY excited (despite Maya's attitude, she was tired...see beginning of post).

Have a lovely weekend!  I have my 6th race tomorrow morning.  I actually have a few races coming up in the next month.  Tomorrow is a 10K, a 5K next Saturday 7/1, a 15K on Saturday 7/15, and my half marathon on Saturday 7/29!  The next month will be training intensive for sure.

Have a great weekend.

Timehop Tuesday

We are back at swimming lessons for a second week, so I'm sitting on a hard metal bench by the pool.  But I have my coffee. Can't complain.

 

Here are my Timehops!

Miss Maya:

 

Miss Cal:

 

Silly sisters:

 

First Father's Day and Eighth Father's Day:

 

Callie, Maya and Lucy

It has been awhile since I have done a blog post outside my few standard weekly posts, so I thought I'd share with you some cute side-by-side pictures of the girls as babies with their new little cousin.

Lucy hasn't been able to wear many of Callie's baby clothes yet because they were born in totally different seasons, but I still had fun going back through her baby pictures to try and find some similarly posed ones.

Here are a few that I found of Callie (left) and Lucy (right).

1) Cheeks and smirks

 

2) Serious babies

 

And the ones with Maya (left) and Lucy (right) are fun because of the clothes!

1) Cheeks and smirks, once again

 

2) Long babies in rompers

 

And my favorite is of Callie and Maya (top), and then Maya and Lucy (bottom).

 

I have a feeling these little cousins are going to be great friends. 

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Father's Day Edition

Hey all.

First off, Happy Father's Day. It is a day that will forever be bittersweet, as I feel gratitude for all of the wonderful dads in my life, and grief over my dad, who is no longer here. My mom sent me and my sisters this picture this morning. It was from a trip we took to  Washington D.C. in 1993.

 

Before I go on to our weekend, I also want to acknowledge the loss of our Pastor Chris. He fought a battle with cancer and passed away earlier today. He was an important part of why our family began going to our church. He was close with my dad, and was with our family for much of the day that my dad died. And I'll always remember that Pastor Chris had a hand in finalizing Callie's middle name. I wanted Joy, but Chris maybe wanted my middle name Jeanne. We went to church on the Sunday before Callie was born, and Pastor Chris' sermon was all about the word Joy. It was definitely a sign. A few months later, he was part of Callie JOY's baptism celebration.

Any thoughts and prayers to Pastor Chris' family and the Bethlehem community would be greatly appreciated.

This weekend I was lucky enough to spend time with other dads and grandpas in my life, so I'll move on to that.

On Saturday morning a big Gosselin crew helped Nana and Papa move into a new place. I'd say we were a hard working bunch who also knew how to have a little fun.

 

 

While I was busy with that, Chris was busy with the girls at the zoo and out to lunch with friends. Sadly, there is no photo evidence, as Chris generally doesn't have my future blog posts on the forefront of his mind. So silly. 

Saturday night was Callie's dance recital!!!! I was the "backstage mom," which meant I hung out with a bunch of sugared up and hyper 7-year-olds for 2 hours after their performance. I was exhausted. But got some fun "behind the scenes" shots of the dance recital world.

 

I wasn't able to film the recital, but did film the dress rehearsal, so here you go! Here is her class performing "Little Cutie Can Can" and the entire studio performing the finale, "Can't Stop Dancin'."

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This morning I was still exhausted but dragged myself out of bed for a very hard and slow 9 miles at 6am. I made it, and rewarded myself with a delicious breakfast.

 

The girls were also both exhausted today (Callie was up until 10pm because of the recital but of course woke up at her normal time of 7am). We had crabby girls on this Father's Day, and didn't get many pictures until our Father's Day celebration began. We hosted a BBQ for Pa, G-ma, Dan, Hanna, Cat and Boom.  And Shambles too!

 

I finally got a wonderful picture of the girls with their wonderful daddy.

The word that I keep coming back to is gratitude.

Happy Father's Day.