TBT

Happy Throwback Thursday!

Here we go:

Babies playing

Babies' sweet faces

This week Callie and I went on her preschool field trip to the apple orchard for the 2nd year in a row.  It was a beautiful day (MUCH nicer than last year) and was such a fun thing to do together.

I have some video today again- walking babies!

Here is Callie at 13 months:


Pretty Much Walking from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

Here is Maya at 14.5 months:
IMG 0285 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

I guess now that Maya is walking I should stop referring to them as babies and start calling them toddlers.

They are such cute babies toddlers.

Um...nope.  I don't think I'm ready for that yet.

Weekend Wrap-Up: The WALKING Edition!!!!

Yes, as the title conveys, we officially have a walker in our house.

She took her first real solo steps on Saturday.  By Saturday night she was getting pretty good.


IMG 0285 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

And then by today she was all over!  Like this:


IMG 0303 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

and this!


IMG 0306 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

So now it is a whole new ballgame!

Besides the walking, the rest of the weekend was also fun.

My friend (and college roommate) Melissa flew in from New York and we drove down to Luther for the day on Saturday.  It was our 10 YEAR COLLEGE REUNION.  Like, we haven't been in college for over a decade.  That made us feel a little old (that, and the 18-year-olds that we saw around campus), but we had a really fun day going back to all of our favorite places.

We even snuck in the dorm that we spent 2 years living in and took a picture in front of one of our old rooms.  It is amazing how all the buildings smelled the same.  It was so great to see Melissa again and wander around the place we spent four years of our life.

While we were gone, the girls spent time with Daddy, G-ma, G-pa and Auntie Cat.

This morning the girls and I let Daddy sleep in and we went on a wagon ride walk to the park.

Then later, we dropped the girls off at Boom and Bops' house so we could see a movie.  They also got to play with Auntie Yoda and Auntie Mari.

We had a good dance party and playtime tonight.  I got them to sit still for a couple seconds to snap a picture, otherwise they were both off doing their own crazy things.

Gosh, they are sweet.

Hope you had a great weekend!

FTPDF

Happy weekend!

I'm doing this post on my phone so it will be nice and brief. :)

Favorite things about Monday:

*A day at home with Maya

*An impromptu lunch date with Josh

*Dinner with G-ma and Pa

Favorite things about Tuesday:

*Snuggles

*Mom's night at preschool

Favorite things about Wednesday:

*Beautiful fall weather

*New glasses

Favorite thing about Thursday:

*This girl loves shoes

Favorite things about Friday:

*My lunch dates (though they don't look too enthused)

Have a great weekend!

TBT

Happy Thursday!  I have a variety of throwbacks today.

My first one is of babies in the mirror at hotels.  Callie was not quite 1-year-old and Maya was 14-months-old.

And then I thought I'd do one of just Maya...because you forget (or at least I do) how quickly babies change in the first couple years.

The squishy cheeks haven't changed, however.

Then, for fairness, I did one for Callie too.

And finally we have...VIDEO!!!

Tonight Maya FINALLY started taking steps using our push walker.  Callie did it on her 1st birthday (it was one of her birthday gifts), but Maya has pretty much refused to try it while walking until tonight (although the past few days she was pushing it around while walking on her knees).  Silly baby.

So here is Callie at 12 months:


Push Toy #1! from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

 

 



And Maya at 14 months (you'll also see what happens when we try to get her to do something (like walk on her own) that she doesn't want to do):


IMG 0247 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

The Pony Evolution

There were some giggles over Maya's ponytail this weekend. 

Some comparisons to Pebbles Flintstone.

Big eyes, squishy cheeks, high pony...ok, I see the resemblance.

So it got me thinking about her signature hair style, and got me curious as to when it actually evolved.  Because, while she did come out with a lot of hair, she didn't always have her adorable pony.

And it is hard for me to picture her now without it.

So I went back into my picture archives to do some research.

Her ponytail began its life in mid-May, with only a sporadic appearance throughout the rest of May and June.

Top left picture: Her first ever pony.

Once July hit and her hair was long enough to get into her eyes if not taken care of, the pony was a regular occurrence.

Of course, there were days that did not include a pony.  There were some sideswept days, some headband days, hat days, and even an occasional tiara day.  There was ONE day that we tried the pigtail ponies, and it has not been attempted again.

I'll give you 5 seconds to find the pigtail day and figure out why
that hasn't happened again.

I think she looks sweet in all the other hairstyles (or bedheadedness), but she just isn't quite MY Maya until she has her pony up high.

PONY PRIDE

I'm waiting for the day when she starts ripping out the binder or refusing to let me put a ponytail in.  But until then, I'll continue to enjoy my little Pebbles Flintstone doppelganger.

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Uncle Joe's Wedding Edition

Hello!  Maya and I are back from a whirlwind weekend trip out to Connecticut for my Uncle Joe's wedding.  We left Friday morning- right around nap time, of course.  The way out was rather challenging, as there was almost an hour delay (after we were already ON the plane), so all in all we spent over 4 hours on the plane for a 2 hour 20 minute flight.  Maya slept about an hour, but was pretty restless for a lot of the flight.  We were glad once we were on the ground (and OFF the dang plane)!

The airport is the only place that this sweet girl doesn't get very many smiles
and loving glances.  Mostly people are probably thinking, "CRAP.  A BABY.
PLEASE DON'T LET THEM SIT BY ME."

At least that is what I always think other people are thinking. 

Anyway, we made it (late) and Uncle John picked us up.  Maya and I skipped the rehearsal so she could nap, and then we met up with everyone for the rehearsal dinner.

Pictures on the left: Baby playing in the hotel and then peek-a-boo at the dinner
Pictures in the middle: My cousin Karl and Auntie Mari; Maya with Auntie Yoda and Craig
Picture on the right: Great Margie and me

I spent a lot of time in our dark hotel room waiting for the little one to fall asleep and then actually sleep.  Her nap schedule was totally thrown off, but it all worked out ok.  She just didn't end up falling asleep until 10pm EST on Friday night because she is a stinker.  Thankfully that translated into her sleeping til 8:30am on Saturday morning.  We spent time napping and playing on Saturday morning before the wedding.

I didn't actually get to see very much of the wedding, because I was out in the hallway with this little stinker.  I was able to go in for a bit because I assisted with communion.  Otherwise I listened to it and tried to peek in the back every once in awhile.

After the wedding I went to Uncle Joe's house, set up the pack-n-play in his kitchen, and Maya napped for awhile in between the wedding and the reception.  It worked out pretty perfectly, actually.  It was a late nap, so she was ready to rock and roll for dinner and a little bit of dancing.

Top left: My dinner date; Bottom left: Chatting with Uncle Joe
Top right: Me and my Godfather; Bottom right: Boom and Auntie Yoda

Everyone was rocking out on the dance floor!

It was a really fun wedding, and we are all so happy for Uncle Joe and Carolyn! This morning we had breakfast with the fam, waited for Maya to nap (once again), and then headed to Joe and Carolyn's house for lunch.  Then Boom and Bops dropped Maya, Mari and me off at the airport for our flight home.  It went MUCH better.  She napped for over an hour and was much more easily entertained than the first flight. 

Picture on the left: Maya and Carolyn
Middle bottom: Aunt Jenny playing with Maya

We were so glad to land and were greeted by Daddy and Callie.

The girls were so happy to see each other, my heart melted.

Callie and Chris kept busy with play dates, going to a movie, dance class, Sunday school, and cleaning!  Our house looked great when we got home. 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

TBT

Happy Thursday!  Here are my throwbacks for today:

Cincuenta September accomplished

Babies busy playing

Babies busy walking (Callie on her own, Maya with some help)

Sweet girls in their "I Love My Daddy" shirt

I'll see you back here on Sunday (no FTPDF tomorrow) after a quick weekend trip out east (just me and the baby) for my Uncle Joe's wedding!