Weekend Wrap-Up

So it is Sunday already.  The big event of my weekend was Mari's first bridal shower!  The wedding is exactly 3 months from today, so it was fun to get the celebration started.

The shower was hosted by Barb and Amy and it was amazing!

There were 20 lovely ladies there, we ate VERY well, played a couple of fun games, and Mari got a lot of great gifts.

One of my favorite games: making Mari eat a piece of gum when she answered a question wrong about Josh.
Jill made the chocolate cakes.  They were amazing.

Thanks to Barb and Amy (and Emily and Jill!) for hosting a wonderful afternoon.

Besides the shower, we got to hang out a little with Uncle Larry and Aunt Mary.

While we were at the shower, the girls and Chris hung out with Pa.  Maya was so stinking adorable in her little outfit and pigtails.

Today.  I developed an awful cough over night.  Therefore I was crabby.  And the girls were crabby.  We were all just crabby.  So, despite the cute pics, it is a day that I'm glad will be over soon.

Time to start another week.

A Picture Update

Happy Weekend! I have a LOT of pictures and videos for you today.

We actually spent a lot of time outside this week, which was LOVELY. Callie and I were both off on Monday, so we went sledding in the afternoon with Auntie Cat. It was awesome!

Here are a couple videos:


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Maya (my summer baby) even loved it.  Until she got too cold, and then she just got mad.

As for the rest of the week, I got some one-on-one time with Ms. Maya, and it is ALWAYS entertaining.


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On Monday she fell asleep in my arms.  It was lovely.

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Hanging out at Boom's house and G-ma and Pa's house:

Hanging out at home:

Callie's new favorite game is "Guess Who"

Yesterday we went on a winter walk so we could play in the snow again before it melts.

Speaking of melting...Callie had fun in the puddles today. And the sun was bright and beautiful.

Today was Callie's 100th day of Kindergarten! They had a fun day celebrating.

Have a great weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

Bath girls:

Boom and Callie:

Valentine's Day activities (pre kids: I did a 5K, with kids: we get a quick dinner date)

The cutest cheeks:

And toddler girls:

Weekend Wrap-Up: The VALENTINES Edition

First off, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.  There was A LOT of love this morning.

I regret the decision to say "Ok, now give each other a hug!"  You can see it didn't go well.  Poor Maya still has a bad cough and stuffy nose, and just wasn't having it this morning.

But let me back up to yesterday, when she woke up still rocking the constant stream of snot under her nose.

We kept it really low key...she wore pajamas all day.  Callie had dance, and then later wanted to do a "Spelling Bee."  So we did, and she rocked it.

Uncle Dan babysat the girls for us last night so we could go out to dinner.  He took them to Southdale to play and have dinner.  While they were there, both girls wanted to pose like the model on the picture.

On our date, it was hard to go wrong with wine, margaritas, and fancy cheese curds.

So back to this morning...the girls were excited about the little Valentine's Day gifts I got them.  At first I was thinking about having them be from the "Valentine's Fairy," but then I was like...NO!  I should get the credit for giving them these gifts.  So that's what we did.

We went out for breakfast bagels, where poor daddy was across the booth by himself because it is ALWAYS 3-to-a-seat-with-mom for these girls.

This afternoon I went on a lovely snow shoeing adventure with my mom and Mary.  It was truly awesome, and what I hope will be the start of more outdoor adventures together.

Our posed shots (including a hot chocolate break when we were pretty much lost in the woods):

Because we were a little lost part of the time (we like to blaze our own trails, ya know), we spent lots of time snow shoeing UP hill, and then back DOWN hill.  At one point going up a very steep hill, my snowshoe slipped off, so I had to carry it up with me until it was flat enough to put it back on.  It was quite the adventure!

But in the woods it was quiet and peaceful, and just what we needed today.

Later on, the girls got some Valentine love from Boom, G-ma, and Pa...

 ...and then Boom took Callie home for a SLEEPOVER!!!

Maya got Mom and Dad to herself tonight, and I think she kind of loved it.

I'll leave you with Callie reading one of the jokes she got from a Valentine's card from Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry:


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A Picture Update

Holy Moly it is Friday.  And a long weekend.

Maya has had a SUPER bad cold since Tuesday morning.  It has not been fun- so much snot and coughing.  So now we're just waiting for Callie to get it. Fun times.

But besides that, Maya had a fun start to the week because she got to hang out with Boom AND Great Margie on Monday and Tuesday!

And both girls got to see G-ma, Pa, and Auntie Cat on Wednesday and Thursday.

Callie's teacher posted a couple of school pictures from this week on her class facebook page.

Left: Amy and Callie
Right: Callie reading to her "reading buddy"

Callie came home with a bunch of writing she had done using two subjects in sentences.  Their prompt was "My family and I ______." Of all the things, she chose to write this:

My family and I went to Target.

I'm glad the real important stuff comes out in her writing.

I had an event at work tonight.  I did some Valentine crafts.  And then noticed a poster on the wall for the first time, that is pretty dang applicable.

#gratitude

Have a great weekend.

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

Cute (and cold) Callie!

Great Margie visits!

Mom and Callie and Mom and Maya.

QOTD

I think I'm going to start recording some of my bedtime conversations with Callie because they are so dang adorable.  Here is an excerpt from tonight:

Me: What was your bright shiny moment today?

Callie: Hmm. I think it is going to be a bright shiny person instead of a moment.

Me: (TOTALLY thinking it would be this boy Michael she has been talking about nonstop) Oh yeah? WHO is your bright shiny moment?

Callie: Well...it is either Daddy...or you. Or maybe Maya. Or Kona, I guess.

Me: Really?!? Who is it?

Callie: Well first place is Daddy, because he is silly. And then 2nd place is Mommy, because you are sweet. And Kona is in third place because she is cute. Maya is in LAST place because she interrupts everybody...she is a bummer!

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Hahahaha!