Weekend Wrap-Up: The Happy Birthday Daddy, Auntie Yoda, and Uncle Dan Edition!!

It's March 19th, which only means one thing: SO MANY BIRTHDAYS!

And also Elliott.  It's looking like a certain little baby has decided to not have the same birthday as so many family members, so we are still patiently waiting on her.

I did an awesome 5 mile run before 8am on Saturday morning.  On the treadmill.  I was surprised how easy it felt, and also thankful.

A little later the girls, Chris and I took a mini-road trip to Mankato so Chris could FINALLY get his Maya tattoo for his 35th birthday (he got a Callie tattoo when she was around 2).  Chris' cousin-in-law, Nate, is a tattoo artist, so we went to their house and got to see Chris' cousin Sarah and their son Carter, too!  The girls and Carter watched the magic happen for a few minutes.

The girls and I also checked out the Children's Museum.

When we got back to town we headed to Boom's place to celebrate Laura, Chris and Josh's birthdays (his is on Tuesday)!

Today, on the actual birthday, the tattoo was finally visible!!

G-ma and Pa stopped by to greet the birthday boy, and so did Auntie Cat.  Maya wrangled Auntie Cat into some sort of board game with rules that were nonsensical, but they both seemed to have a lot of fun. Later I tried to get her to cuddle with me during quiet time, but she was too much of a weirdo.

Dave, Cherilyn and their kids, plus Nate, Kaela and their kids came over for play time and dinner this afternoon.  So there were 6 adults and 7 kids 7-years-old and younger. Chris had fun snuggling with the littlest one- 6-month-old Adelay.  He was the "sleep machine" and got her to fall asleep shortly before we had cupcakes.

Overall, I think it was a successful birthday weekend.

A Picture Update: The St. Patty's Day Edition!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  The girls wore green for Nana!

I was actually with-it enough this year to buy matching shirts ahead of time.  They each had fun activities at school today...Callie got a green mustache!

It was Grandparents' Day at preschool, so Maya got to hang out with Boom and G-ma all morning!

And tonight, we had GREEN MACARONI AND CHEESE!

As for the rest of the week...Callie had Monday and Tuesday off of school, so she spent Monday with Boom and Maya, and Tuesday with just Boom.  She got spoiled!

On Wednesday we curled Callie's hair for picture day, and Maya fell asleep while playing with G-ma.

One of my new favorite pictures is of Maya kissing me on the cheek.  This girl is so sweet when she wants to be.

We met G-ma and Pa for dinner, and Pa created word puzzles for Callie to do.  She LOVES puzzles of any kind.

And we're back now to St. Patty's Day.  So here's an outtake of our photo session this morning.

We have a very busy weekend ahead of us that includes a mini-road trip, a tattoo, and celebrating FOUR birthdays.

Come back Sunday for all the details!

Timehop Tuesday

Hey guys! The "Then and Now" frames are back! 

First up: Callie Joy

 

Then: Maya Leigh

 

Lastly: The Fam

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday, y'all.

Today would have been Kona's 11th birthday. Last year she got to spend her birthday in the sun, as Timehop reminded me today.

 

Sweet girl. We spent the past 10 years having DQ ice cream cake to celebrate her birthday. We didn't get that today, but we did go to DQ for a little ice cream and to honor our Kona Hope.

 

Yesterday morning was my 2nd race of the year- a 7K and it was freezing. The official times are not posted yet, but I think I finished in about 40 minutes, which I'm happy about. Also, I wore magenta to a race filled with people in green. Oops. At least we all got a green neck warmer.

 

Yesterday we went to Auntie Cat's house and got to play with a little dog that her roommate was dog sitting. 

 

Today was super productive and kind of lazy at the same time. I got a lot of chores done, and the rest of the family laid around a lot.

 

I'll leave you with one of my favorite pictures of Kona and the girls. Sweetness and sunshine.

 

 

A Picture Update

Hey all! Happy Friday. Chris was on a work trip for the bulk of the week, so it was us three girls for a few evenings and mornings.

 

Thank goodness Daddy is home now.

 

Earlier this week, with Boom and G-ma:

 

On Tuesday we went to Callie's conference and the girls were excited about the 50 cent eraser machine.

And that's all I got. My 2nd race of 2017 is tomorrow morning! It's a 7K, which is 4.35 miles. And it is going to be pretty dang cold.

Timehop Tuesday

Here we go! Tuesday!

First up: Maya at a park

 

Next up: Callie!

 

Lastly, me and Chris:

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday! You guys, Maya had a hard start to 2017, and her attitude and behavior were ROUGH. But I'm happy to report that she has become SO sweet and pleasant!*

*Most of the time

And she is so stinkin' funny. Today she was "doing my haircut" and made the goofiest faces!

 

Holy moly it makes me giggle every time I look her.

Anyway, we had a pretty good weekend. Yesterday we went to hang out with Boom. She taught Maya how to use the little vacuum (grooming her to be the neat freak that the rest of us are not, I suppose) and we went to the library downtown.

 

At the library, Maya picked out a very large book about the history of the American Girl Dolls. My sisters and I grew up with those dolls. I remember the catalogues and the ordering process. We had so much American Girl gear to go along with our dolls. It was so fun to read the book. So nostolgic. 

 

My mom has one of the dolls and a few of the accessories that the girls play with. Maya found a picture of Samantha's desk that is still at Boom's house.

Callie had dance and then went to Annelise's volleyball game with G-ma. She drew a picture of the game while they were there.

 

Chris brought home some new Lego Batman sets from Costco, so the afternoon was spent putting those together.

 

And I made a Blue Apron pasta meal. Thank goodness for Maya- she is the only one who eats those delicious meals with me.

 

Today's big adventure was having a picnic lunch and playing at a park.

 

And then later when we went for a walk outside, the girls' fashion was ON POINT.

 

Happy first week of March! Spring is in sight...I think. I hope. 

Meanwhile we are all on baby alert. With a due date less than a month away and the baby already measuring over 7 pounds, the girls' little cousin will be here before we know it! SO. EXCITED.