Weekend Wrap-Up

Hey all! This weekend was nice. Pretty chill. The girls and I spent some time outside on Saturday morning and I got a decent selfie.

 

We went to hang out with Boom and Auntie Yoda (no baby yet!). The girls just played and hung out with the belly.

 

On Saturday night Cal still wasn't temperature-free, so she and I stayed home and colored.

 

Chris and Maya went out to eat to celebrate our friend Nate's birthday. Maya got to hang with her buddies Caleb and Adelay.

 

After bedtime I continued on my coloring streak for almost 4 more hours! It was relaxing and I binge-listened to the 2nd half of the S-Town Podcast. So good. Also the NPR Politics Podcast. I am so cool.

 

Today we didn't do much besides go see "Boss Baby" and play with Snapchat.

 

 

My hope for this spring break is to get some baby cuddles, but if she wants to hang out in the womb for longer than we'd all like her to, I'll get some pretty solid 3-year-old cuddles too. And probably some 7-year-old sass.

Have a great week.

A Picture Update

Guess who's on spring break?

 

That would be me. I made it. 

Guess who isn't an auntie yet?

 

Me. 

Poor Auntie Yoda.

I am slightly delirious and having way too much fun with Snapchat. Anyway.

I went downtown last night to hang with my mom and sisters, and we walked to Izzy's to see if some ice cream could get the little one moving. No luck yet.

 

In other news, Callie developed a fever last night and still had  one throughout the day today, so she got to hang out at work with me this morning (no students, it was a teacher work day). After the Tylenol kicked in she felt fine and wandered around my classroom (in her PJs) eating an apple.

 

I worked from home this afternoon and she took it easy on the couch. Hopefully it is a quick little bug.

Speaking of Cal, we got her spring pictures. So cute.

 

As for Maya, she had a fun week! Monday was with Boom, as usual.

 

And Wednesday and Thursday with G-ma and Pa.

 

Auntie Cat called on FaceTime this week, and Maya totally commandeered the phone. As they were chatting I had to get a picture, but obviously couldn't since she had my phone! So I used the (super old) iPad and got a (terrible quality) picture.

 

When it was nice earlier this week, we got outside and went to the library.

 

And lastly, a series of pictures I got when trying to take a nice selfie with the girls.

 

There was not a good picture in the bunch. I guess that will be one of my spring break goals.

Have a great weekend. I can't BELIEVE it is April tomorrow.

Timehop Tuesday

Hey all! Happy Tuesday.

First up, Callie.

 

Then, Maya and her squishy face:

 

Sisters:

 

Eight years ago we went on a cruise with my family. Those pictures came up on Timehop and it was a little weird to look back at them knowing all that has happened since then.  There was a picture of my mom and sisters that I stopped and stared at for awhile. And then I found a recent one, and...I guess I'm just proud of us.

 

Weekend Wrap-Up

Hey all!  Our weekend:

Friday Night: Karoke party with the Johnson's to celebrate Amy's birthday!

 

Saturday: A crabby morning (kind of) cured by going to the car wash.

 

Saturday night: Dan and Hanna's engagement party! We all brought some sort of picture or story to share and put in a memory book. I was able to do some high school throwbacks, which was fun.  It was so great to be together with Hanna's family and celebrate the two of them.

 

Mari and Josh babysat the girls for us, and at one point I got this picture and the text "It's going well so far."

 

Sunday morning, 7:30am: A trip to Target with this one. Then later, more wrestling.

 

After church Callie and I went to see "Beauty and the Beast" with Boom and Mari. We loved it!!!

 

Tonight we got outside on a walk to get some fresh air.

 

And now the baby watch intensifies, as Laura and Craig head into week 39!!!!!

I'll leave you with two girls happy about pretzels.

 

A Picture Update

Happy Friday everyone!

This week marks week #1 of three different spring breaks in our household. Technically Maya is on break, but she is going to release day care on her normal days so it doesn't make a difference for her.  I have one more week of work and then break. Callie has two more weeks of school and then break. Whew!

This week's pictures are as follows:

Monday- Maya hung out with Boom.

 

And by Monday night she developed a nasty cold that kept her home on Tuesday. Chris and I split up sick duty. She was pretty darn miserable, so there was lots of resting with the iPad.

 

By Tuesday night she perked up a little bit.

 

The girls found a bunch of old glasses frames I had from a WarbyParker tryout that I never sent back (years ago). And they have been wearing them off and on since. Callie wore them to school a couple days this week too.  I definitely have NOT.

 

Maya hung out with G-ma and Pa on Wednesday and Thursday.

Tonight Callie had a HUGE meltdown about the temperature and texture of her macaroni and cheese.  While that would have been typical of her as a 4-year-old, not so much as a 7-year-old. So I had a hunch that something might have happened at school. When she calmed down and I asked her about it, she didn't want to talk about it but agreed to write about it.

 

So apparently her two friends were tackling her. 

7-year-old problems are rough.

We talked through about how she felt and what she did and what she could do next time. We haven't had to deal with lots of social drama yet, and I really hope that we can use small situations like this as learning opportunities. Being a high school teacher, I see all the mean girl stuff up close and personal. And working in a K-12 school I see how young some little mean girls can be. 

Anyway. Parenting is always an adventure, and you just hope and pray you aren't messing your kids up too badly.

Have a great weekend.

Update: 30 minutes later

And then you find an unsolicited apology note on your bed and think that maybe you are doing ok after all.

 

44-Months-Old!!!

Oh this little one.  I can't stop taking selfies with her.

 

So sweet. So spunky.

This week of her 44-months-old day, she got a super bad cold. Like not breathing through her nose and constant coughing up a lung cold.

 

Sleep has been a little rough, and for the first time in over 7 years, we have had a little person sleep in our bed for a few hours a couple nights. 

But anyway, I just can't believe that she is growing out of her 3T clothes and is four months from turning 4. 

 

Timehop Tuesday

Well, my Fitbit tells me I got 4.5 hours of sleep last night. And that seems like a stretch. Our little 3-year-old has the most ridiculous cold and can not breathe through her nose. Therefore, no sleep for 3 out of 4 members of our household. And no school for her, which means tag-teamed half days of work for me and Chris. Hopefully nap time is in our future.

Anyway, here are some Timehops. First we have our little reader (and sweet Kona).

 

Then, Maya in the sunlight.

 

And lastly, three sisters.

 

Also, Callie was baptized 7 years ago today! We had family pictures taken by our friend, Nik. Love it.