Friday, September 22, 2017

A Picture Update

Ok we are done with week 3 of the school schedule. I'm still tired. I think I must have just forgotten the intensity of full time working (with high schoolers) and then trying to be a functional parent (of little people) after that. It is something else. But we are surviving.

Anyway. This week. It's all about Maya.

She was back at Boom's on Monday!


And G-ma's house on Wednesday! And then we went to the pool with Auntie Yoda, Lucy and Uncle Craigles.


And then she was with Pa on Thursday!


We have a fun long weekend coming up, so come back on Sunday to hear all about it!

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

First up, Maya often joined Cal's dance class last year, and is happy to have her own class this year.


This girl and her love of books.



And then this is one of my favorite Timehops I have done in a long time. Four years goes SO fast!



Sunday, September 17, 2017

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday!

Yesterday was pretty chill. Both girls had dance, and I had to get some video again because it is so dang cute.


We went to the library and the park yesterday afternoon (notice how Maya would not take off her ballet outfit).



Today we went to a greyhound meet and greet with Boom after church. Boom is hoping to get a greyhound in the near future, wonit was so fun to meet a couple. They are such sweet dogs! Then we hung out downtown and watched the Lynx game with Boom and Auntie Mari.



Later this afternoon we met G-ma, Pa, Auntie Cat and Hanna at the nature center for a picnic and playtime. It was gorgeous outside! And so much fun!



We came across a baby snapping turtle. 



And as I was working on putting the pictures together tonight, Hanna sent me the ones she took. One of which was me taking a picture that caught her taking a picture. So I put them both together. 



And she caught some beautiful evening sunrays during our family walk.


Finally, Laura sent me a picture of Lucy on one of Callie's onesies. It took awhile, but Laura found Callie wearing the same onesie. 


Hope you have a wonderful week.

Friday, September 15, 2017

A Picture Update

It is Friday and I am tired. This is gonna be brief.

I took this picture of Callie on Tuesday morning. She wanted to chase the geese, and happened to have a beautiful misty sunrise as the background.


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


And we spent some time outside enjoying the warmer weather.


Hope you enjoy your weekend as much as Maya enjoys the sprinkler!



Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Timehop Tuesday

Well, we are one week into our new fall schedule. Maya has an awful cold and we have to figure out how to make bath time a more regular activity.

Our Timehops today are all related to the first week of fall schedule.

The girls on the first day of 4-year-old preschool.



First day of school!










Monday, September 11, 2017

Happy Birthday Boom!

Boom is back from Russia and brought back a newfound taste for...Vodka! So we all had a little with her tonight to celebrate (minus Lucy of course)!



Happy Birthdah Boom! We love you!

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Weekend Wrap-Up

We had quite the busy weekend! First I want to say CONGRATS to my Uncle Larry for finishing his 8th Wisconsin IRONMAN race in Madison today. I was tracking him all day using an app (technology can be so cool!) and just saw him cross the finish line on the live feed!!!



Wooooohoooooooo!!!

On to our weekend. It was pretty busy! Some outside time yesterday morning with Barry was fun.


And both girls had dance class! It was Maya's first one and she looked like she loved it.


We then did some apple picking and sprinkler running which was a weird combo of fall and summer.



And with all the apples we made Boom's apple crisp! Yum!



This morning we spent some more time outside. They like to feel independent and go riding across the street by themselves. And Callie is a little monkey in a tree.



It's Grandparents' Day today! So after Sunday school, we headed to Nana and Papa's place for a little celebration.



Since it is Grandparents' Day, we also headed to the cemetery.



We stopped over to see Lucy, Autie Yoda and Uncle Craigles.



And then headed to the airport to see Boom! She has spent the past 10 days in Russia, and we were able to surprise her at the airport to welcome her home. And round out Grandparents' Day.



There are so many things happening in the country and the world.  I keep focusing on GRATITUDE and taking things one step at a time.  Lots of prayers and love to all the hard things going on out there.