Weekend Wrap-Up

Hola!

We had a fun and busy weekend with friends and family. As I mentioned on Friday, Brent, Bethany and Weston stayed with us. We got some good play time in.

On Saturday we had a baby shower for Laura (Suurmeyer) Gusa! It was a lovely time and I got some good Lucy squeezes in too.

Maya told me later that she didn't think it was fair that they didn't get to go to the "baby bath" like Lucy. Haha! She also put on this mask before bed and called it a face cape. And called herself "Ken-yan-yan." We don't ask questions, we just go with it!

This morning the Helds came over for brunch and it was a houseful of crazy! And it was so fun!

We met Brent and Bethany and Jenna and Andy as childless mid-20s couples at church about 10 years ago. We had to take pictures of the moms and kids and then dads and kids to document how far we have come in a decade!

To send off summer, the girls and I went to the beach with G-ma and Pa while Chris went golfing.

Tonight we played a new personalized game from Aunt Mary and Uncle Larry (so cool!!) and then I tried to get one last snuggle picture. As you can see it turned out well...

My reality starts back tomorrow. The girls still have 2 more weeks, and will enjoy hanging out with the fam while I am back to work. We are so so so so lucky.

10 Things in 10 Weeks of Summer

Ok. For my summer wrap-up I decided to limit myself to 10 pictures to summarize the 10 weeks of the summer of 2017. So here we go, in no particular order (until the last few):

1) Running

I trained hard for most of the summer. I raced a variety of distances, culminating in a half marathon.  It was great and awful all at the same time!

2) Baby Lucy

We were lucky enough to spend lots of quality time with Lucy this summer! I'm going to miss seeing her so often.

3) Swimming

The girls turned into fish this summer! They loved swimming lessons and any other times that they got to be in a pool or lake!

4) Our front yard

We spent a lot of time playing in our front yard. I'm grateful for a quiet street and understanding neighbors.

5) Larsmont

We had an amazing vacation up north that Callie mourned the ending of for many weeks after with lots of tears. It is so special to have such fun and quality time with family.

6) Sunrise

I'm an early riser and my rising has gotten earlier as I have gotten older. I have grown to love the beautiful early morning sky.

7) Quiet time

I strictly enforced having quiet time when we were at home in the afternoons, and many times they would end up together despite starting in their own rooms. As long as there was no screaming, it was fine with me!

8) The three of them

There where days when I was spent by the time Chris got home. He was always up for giving me a break and taking them out to dinner and other fun activities so I could have some peace and quiet at home.

9) The two of us

We didn't get a whole lot of one-on-one time this summer, but managed a few date nights that I'm grateful for. We also celebrated our 12th anniversary.

10) The three of us

I spent a LOT of time with my girls this summer and it was at times extremely excellent and at times fairly frustrating. But we made it. And I'm going to miss it.

So there you have it. There was so much more to summer 2017, but the highlight reel is complete.

Well, maybe one more. This might be my favorite pic of all because it shows how joyful and bright a summer of love, family, friends and gratitude can be.

A Picture Update: Summer Week 10

And just like that, 10 weeks of summer is done.

On Monday we had our cousins over for some pool time and dinner. The girls laughed a lot at Donald and Fred's antics!

On Tuesday we enjoyed some extra pool time after swimming lessons.

On Wednesday we went to hang out with Boom and Lucy.

On Thursday we had Lucy and spent time at Auntie Yoda and Uncle Craigles' pool.

I took this picture of Lucy on a blanket my Grandma Henderson gave me as a baby. She liked playing with the little fabric butterflies. 

This morning I beat the sunrise out on a run, but still saw pretty colors.

Our friends Brent and Bethany are in town this weekend and staying with us, along with their little 11-month-old cutie Weston! We had fun hanging out today, and also did a girls trip to the salon for some pampering.

This week I did some more side-by-sides of Lucy with the girls. First up, her and Callie in a colorful onesie (Callie is a few months older than Lucy in this picture).

And then her and Maya and their big cheeks!

The girls were super sad to be done with swimming lessons. They have become so much braver in the water this summer. We hope to continue lessons in the fall to keep the momentum going. I'll end with a video of diving board jumping!

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My plan is to do some sort of summer wrap-up tomorrow, if I get my act together, so maybe come back then?  If not, Sunday.

And then real life starts again.  I feel pretty darn lucky to have a couple month break from reality every year, though.  I gotta keep focusing on gratitude.

Timehop Tuesday

Here we are. The last Tuesday of the summer. 

First up, the zoo merry-go-round (not Ferris wheel as I originally posted- thanks for catching it, Pa!).

Then Callie and Uncle Dan!

And lastly, family pictures up north.

Weekend Wrap-Up

I almost forgot about the wrap-up tonight! Chris and I watch "Game of Thrones" on Sunday nights and I got too wrapped up in that.  But as I was about to wash my face before bed I realized I still needed to blog- so here I am!

My mom and I hung out with Laura and Lucy a bit and then went to the Lynx game on Friday night. They unveiled the new logo at the game. Also, if you look at the action shot of Maya Moore that I screenshot from the Star Trib site, you may recognize a couple fans on the sidelines. :)

G-ma and Pa had the girls overnight on Friday- and G-ma and Callie had a camp out in their back yard! It was Callie's first time sleeping in a tent overnight and it sounded like she did pretty well.

They took the girls to a county fair on Saturday and had a blast!

It was a beautiful day yesterday, so we hung out outside in the afternoon.

Today we went downtown to hang out with the usual peeps.

One. More. Week. Of. Summer.

A Picture Update: Summer Week 9

Holy moly. I don't even want to talk about the fact that there is one more week of summer, so I'll just launch right in to week 9! It was another busy one.

I have majorly slacked on running since my race at the end of July.  But I pulled myself out of bed on Monday morning to get some sunrays.

I got in a couple other short runs in this week, but it is pretty pathetic compared to the rest of my summer schedule.  Hopefully will get in at least a 5-miler this weekend.  We shall see.

As I mentioned on Tuesday, we have another 2 week session of swimming lessons to end the summer. The girls were SUPER excited to be back in the water. Callie has even figured out the doggie paddle a little bit!  AND she jumped off the diving board with a noodle. She has made a lot of progress in terms of her comfort in the water.

Here are some video highlights.

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Maya had her four-year-old check up on Monday afternoon, and we found out that she is a little shorty!  She is only in the 32nd percentile for height (also 57th percentile for weight).  It is funny because Lucy had her four-MONTH-old check up this week, and is also a little peanut.  But then Laura and I both looked up the stats of my girls on this blog from when they were each 4 months, and Maya was the bigger than Lucy by over a pound and longer by 2 inches.  Callie was in the middle of them. Here they all are at 4 months.




On Monday night we went over and played with the Helds.  It was a beautiful night!

On Tuesday afternoon we tried out a splash pad we hadn't been to for a couple of years.  Once again, the girls LOVED it.  And it was a gorgeous afternoon to be outside.

On Wednesday we went downtown for a bit to see Boom and Lucy.




On Thursday, Lucy came and hung out with us all day!  The girls were great.  We played at home, went to swimming, had lunch, had quiet time, and went to the library.

Today we dropped Maya off for a day at preschool and I got to hang with Callie.  We went school supply shopping, out to lunch (and PIE!) and built the Ferris Wheel  set she got for her birthday. Finally.

Here is another mashup of other videos I took this week.

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I'll end with this last picture that I took on Wednesday.  The girls had been driving me nuts, and it just seemed to capture the moment perfectly.  It pretty much sums up summer.

Have a great weekend!

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! The last 2 weeks of summer are back where the first two weeks were- at swimming lessons!

And now, my Timehops.

Me and my girl(s).

Sisters at he park.

My baby. Arms up.

And my big girl. Always on the move.