TBT: The 53-Months-Old Edition

IT'S THURSDAY!

My first throwback: babies in the same jammies looking at the ceiling (for some reason).

And then babies who almost look like they are holding hands with each other.

Finally, to veer off from my normal throwbacks, I want to talk a little bit about my big 53-month-old girl.  Her last day of her first year of preschool was yesterday.  I can't believe how much older she looks.

This year has been full of transition for her, and she has taken it all in stride.  There have been ups and downs, but she learned so much, had amazing teachers, and made some good friends.   Her self-portrait has shown how much she has grown, too.

She will be going to the summer program at her preschool regularly throughout the summer, so it wasn't too big of a good-bye yesterday, but it still seemed like a milestone. :)

Weekend Wrap-Up

Aaaahhhhh...it was another lovely weekend.  The sun was shining.  We played outside.  We did fun things.  It went too fast. 

I really love weekends.  I just try and be present in every moment and soak it all in.

Let me show you why.

Saturday

4.3 miles at 6am.
562 miles burned before 7am.
Amazing.

This precious girl was still asleep at 7:30am.

We had our 1st visit to the farmer's market with Boom and Bops.
I got a yummy chai tea and Callie got a gluten-free muffin and balloon animal.
Maya kicked and kicked and yelled a little too- her telltale happy signs.

Callie helped Bops clean on the deck.
We visited Gi-Gi and watched the girls play.

We went to the Held's for Charlie and Mabel's birthday party.
It was awesome to watch the lifelong buddies run around and play
tag and...er...push each other down.

More birthday party fun!

Sunday

What a BEAUTIFUL day.

Shopping at Trader Joe's is always fun!  So much to see...

For the past 2 weeks, fan pictures have been selected and posted on the
Lynx facebook page.  Guess who's picture was selected today- on GAME day!!!?!?!?
Thanks to Boom and Bops for sending it in.
And in case you were wondering, it currently has 585 "likes," more that double what
most of the other fan pictures got on the other days.

I can't get enough of this baby and her smiles.

Chris and Callie went to the Lynx home opener.  Callie even made a sign.
We are sharing season tickets with my sisters again...but now that there
are four of us, we can't all go and smush into our 2 seats.
So Maya and I watched from home.
They won.  In overtime.

This is the "Mom, I see you eating your burrito. I want some NOW" face.

Tonight I did my 3rd session with Moms on the Run.  It is great.  It kicks my butt every week and after the 30 minute run we do strength training, so my butt is kicked even more.  My mileage goal this week was 12 miles, and I did 13.5.  I'm still tracking calories (during the week- I give myself a little freedom on the weekends) and am down about 4 pounds.  Next week's goal is another 12 miles.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.  Looks like we might finally have a warm and sunny week ahead!

Favorite-Things-Phone-Dump Friday

Happy happy happy happy Friday!

It has been quite the week.  Poor Callie had a 24-hour stomach bug that started very early Tuesday morning.  She bounced back fine and no one else got it (*knock on wood!*), but it just kind of threw everything off all week.

Maya, as you'll see in pictures, continues to spend time on her tummy.  She now can scootch her way backwards or in a little circle.  She will get up high on her hands, or get up on her knees, but rarely both at the same time.  But she'll figure it out.  And if she doesn't, oh well.  I have been told that I skipped the crawling stage all together and went straight for walking.

My first favorite thing is a video of Callie explaining (um...sort of?) the life cycle of a butterfly.  They are learning the life cycle in preschool with real live caterpillars, and on Monday she came home with an art project that explained everything.  It is adorable and I could seriously watch it 17 times in a row.

Favorite Thing #1:


IMG 2513 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

Yep, she used the word chrysalis.  I have no idea if I even spelled that right.

My next favorite thing is also a video- Maya is learning to wave and it is adorable.  You'll also see her almost lose it because she realized that she is sitting down and I am not, in fact, holding her as I obviously should be doing AT ALL TIMES.


IMG 2521 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

So if you see her some time soon, wave at her and see what happens.  She is getting pretty good at responding with a wave back.

On to the pictures...

Favorite Thing #3: The week's childcare pictures.  Such lucky girls.

Favorite Thing #4: The exciting Lynx event that I already blogged about but
had to put in again because...MAYA MOORE!  HOLDING OUR BABY!

Favorite Thing #5: It was sad that Callie
was sick, but it definitely gave us some extra
cuddle time than we would have gotten otherwise.

Favorite Thing #6: This girl is HILARIOUS.  And working on liking her
tummy time.  And thoroughly enjoying her vegetables.

Favorite Thing #7: The big one felt much better on Wednesday!

Favorite Thing #8: There was sunshine on Wednesday!

Favorite Thing #9: Playing with George and Isaac at
G-ma and G-pa's house.  And a nap in the car beforehand.

Favorite Thing #10: Morning cuddles- my favorite time of day.

Have a great weekend!

TBT

Happy Thursday! 

Our first throwback features the babies on their tummies working on crawling. 

Different house, same mess. 

Then we have some baby bjorn action.



It's serious business being a kangaroo baby.

And then sunshine and hats.

Babies can rock any size or style of hat.

And finally, babies in the walker at Boom and Bops' house.

Watch out for crazy drivers!

That Time That Maya Leigh Met Maya Moore

It was already over six months ago that the MN Lynx earned back the title of WNBA Champs.

The new season starts on Sunday, and we are all super excited.

Tonight Chris, Maya, and my parents went to a fundraising event the Lynx were throwing at a restaurant not too far from us (Callie and I were supposed to go, but alas she has been puking all day.  That's another story).

They Lynx were all assigned different parts of the restaurant, and unfortunately they were seated at a table that was manned by an unknown rookie (who also didn't speak much English). 

But my husband, knowing full well I expected pictures of our favorite ladies (one favorite in particular), saved the day.

I mean, who can resist this face?

He went on a mission to find Maya Moore. 

Mission Accomplished.

Not only did he find her, but she HELD our Maya for a few minutes! 

Here she is again (with Seimone Augustus in the background!)

Can't wait to see what the Lynx have in store for us this summer!

Happy (Belated) Birthday Pa!

Darn it!  I'm 5 hours late (yes, I'm wide awake at 5am).

Yesterday was Pa's birthday, but Chris was using the laptop during my usual blogging time, so I missed doing my post.

Anyway, we hope you had a great birthday Pa!!!

Thank you for all you do for us!

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Mother's Day Edition

Happy Sunday!

There are a few things to celebrate today.  First up, it is Papa's birthday!  Happy Birthday Papa!!!!!  Hope it was a great one.

Next up- HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!  We are so lucky to have so many amazing mothers and grandmothers in our lives- Nana (pictured above), Gi-Gi, Grammy, Boom, and G-ma.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!  WE LOVE YOU!!!

And then there is me.  I'm a mother too.  And my little ones are...something special, as you can see...

Hahahahahahahahaha.  My girls are SO photogenic.

Just kidding.  I had to giggle that the one time I tried to get a cute picture with them (that was not a selfie), THIS happened.

Anyway, we had a ridiculously good weekend.

Saturday Highlights:

Out for a run at 6:15am on Saturday morning.  It was beautiful.  And foggy.

 

Playing around at home with my sweet girls.

Callie doing "nastics."

Hanging out outside and the 4-year-old became the photographer.
All these shots were taken by Callie- including her winter boot in the upper
left corner.  And the selfie.

We took a trip to the flower store to get some pretty things to fill the
pots in front of our house.

We went to a BBQ at the Wicks' and there were 5 little
girls playing.

Sunday Highlights:

Chris had to leave at 5am to work the "Race for the Cure."  I was awoken
at 7am sharp and given my mother's day present- a sweet tile with frogs on it
made at preschool. 

The girls and I spent the morning playing at home, and then taking a trip
to Starbucks and Trader Joe's.

We spent the afternoon bowling with G-ma, Pa, Uncle Dan, Hanna, and Auntie Cat.
Callie LOVED it.  Hooray for bumpers!

It was fun to all be together!

The only thing that would have made this day better would have been actually seeing my mom, but we had conflicting schedules today!  I'm thankful that she lives close and we get to see her (and the rest of my family) regularly.  The girls are pretty lucky to have all the grandparents, aunts and uncles in the same "town"!

As for my running- my goal this week was 9 miles, and I did 9.75 running and 2 more walking.  I tracked my calories pretty religiously (except yesterday- it was my cheat day) and because of my efforts lost about 2 pounds this week.  Whoop whoop!

My mileage goal for this week is 12 miles. 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!