A Picture Update

Holy Moly it's Friday.

I don't have a lot of pictures this week, but here's what I got.

Monday with Boom and Lucy.

Wednesday at Bible class- helping clean up!

And some videos: Maya at the library.

And Maya helping me with my workout.

So...this is all about Maya so far. The only Callie pic I have from this week is her 2nd grade school picture. Which. Is. Adorable.

Have a great weekend!

The Amazing Minnesota Lynx!

Guess who the 2017 WNBA CHAMPIONS are???

Oh that's right!!!!!! It is the LYNX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They beat LA in an unbelievable game 5 tonight. I let Callie stay up late to watch the first quarter with me.

And after the third quarter I put on my game 2 shirt.

Chris got home just in time to watch them dominate, then crumble a little, and then fight their way back to become CHAMPIONS.

Mom and Mari were at the game and were shown on TV!

This was a much needed boost of positivity during a rough week. I'm so happy for our team. 

Another boost of positivity came in the mail from from Amazon, a couple hours before the game started. I had ordered myself some underwear (sorry, random I know but hang in there with me), and when I opened up the pack of 5, one pair had this tag on it:

Baffling, right? An underwear tag about sunshine?

If you have been following this blog the past 2+ years you know how important sunshine is to me. So I texted my mom and sisters the picture of the tag (we were all nervous for the game) and said that it HAD to be a good sign. 

It was. The Lynx players played hard and strong and fierce. And their story of overcoming adversity and fighting through challenges is inspiring.

I'll leave you with my favorite bit of Lynx related sunshine in the form of a Baby Maya picture. It is when Maya Leigh met Maya Moore. 

Whose house? OUR HOUSE. Let's Go Lynx!

Timehop Tuesday

It's the kind of week where you just want to crawl in bed with your family and just snuggle and stay there. But instead we have had school and work. And when we are home we have had dance parties and gone out to dinner and snuggled up the wazoo. It seems doing normal things and spending quality time is all we can do right now. And for that, I'm grateful.

Here are a couple Timehops.

First up, when we flew to Denver last week I was reminded how easy it is to fly with an almost 8-year-old. Three years ago I flew with a 1.5-year-old and it wasn't that fun.

Speaking of that 1.5-year-old, she is now 4 and just as cute when she is hanging out in a bed. It was easier to contain her back then, however...

Time for bath time and then more snuggles.

Weekend Wrap-Up

Happy Sunday! We had a busy weekend. While Chris spent yesterday's beautiful morning golfing, the girls and I had a full schedule to follow.

Our first stop was an 8am 9th grade volleyball game. Our goddaughter, Christine, had a tournament near our house. We hadn't seen her or her parents for a LONG time so it was great to go and catch up! Also, she is nearly 6 feet tall! 

The girls had fun watching volleyball, and felt really special when Christine waved at them from the court. And now, of course, Callie wants to play volleyball!

Then we stopped for donuts (them...ok and me too...) and coffee (me) before getting a car wash.

Then there was dance class. Callie had tap, and later she was deemed the "assistant assistant teacher" for Maya's class. It was adorable.

Speaking of Maya, this might be one of my new favorite pictures. That girl is such a stinker. At the beginning of her class she wasn't following along at all. So I decided to leave the room for a bit (she likes to give me a sly smile when she knows she isn't listening), and as I was leaving I heard Ms. Connie say, "Maya, if you want your gummy bear at the end of class, you have to dance." 

Then we played outside (see Maya in the video later) and got to babysit Lucy!!

We took her to the park, fed her dinner, and then I took her home for bedtime.

My favorite pic from our time with her is when the girls were all swinging/pushing at the park.

This morning is the Twin Cities Marathon. I'm always a little reflective on Marathon morning. It was 9 years ago that I finished the marathon. In the pouring rain. Kind of like today. We went to church this morning and I had to snap a picture of Maya in the parking lot, so proud of holding her own umbrella.

After lunch we headed out to Nate and Kaela's house for their daughter Adelay's 1st birthday party!

September is over and I made my Cincuenta September goal...barely.

I need something new for this month...so I decided on SHREDTOBER. My goal is to do a level from the 30 Day Shred workout DVD every day this month.

It focuses on building muscle and core strength as well as cardio, but in short circuits for 23 minutes. Totally doable at 5:15am. So there we go. The every day thing has me nervous...we shall see.

Here is a video wrap up of some random things from the weekend.

The Lynx play tonight. It is a must win or their season is done. Send some positive vibes to them starting at 7:30pm CST. GO LYNX!

10pm Update: THEY WON!!

A Picture Update

It's late for me. I thought this post would have been written so I scheduled the post to publish, but it didn't get done. So here I am at almost 11pm with my pics.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

And some video throughout the week:

Timehop Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! I have a couple Timehops today:

First up: Cal and her stuffed toys.

Then: Maya and Mommy.

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Colorado Edition!

Ok we just finished watching the first game of the WNBA championship series. The Lynx were down by over 20 in the first quarter, down by 10 most of the rest of the game, and only lost by 1. This was my face for most of the game:

Game 2 is on Tuesday!

Anyway, the big fun weekend we had included me, Cal, and Chris in Colorado!! Maya stayed home with G-ma and Pa.

Chris and Cal flew out on Wednesday afternoon. Callie was soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to go on vacation.

We stayed in Denver with my uncle John and aunt Jen. On Thursday Chris and Cal spent the day at the Denver Zoo.

Then I flew out on Thursday evening. On Friday morning we headed up to Loveland to see Grammy and Margie. We met Margie for breakfast.

Then we went to Boom's favorite Loveland Museum and the sculpture garden.

Then we got to visit Grammy. It had been over two years since I had seen her, and probably 4 or 5 years since Chris and Cal had. It was a pretty special visit.

We then left Loveland and headed to Estes and up to Rocky Mountain National Park. 

Besides seeing the mountains, the other highlights we're seeing LOTS of elk near the road while driving and a double rainbow welcoming us back to Denver (along with lots of traffic).

On Saturday morning, John and Chris went golfing while us girls stayed back and worked on a sewing project! Meet Juliea, Callie's new doll.

Callie loved hanging out at John and Jenny's house throughout the weekend. Their animals were a source of entertainment, and Callie liked to be goofy with John.

Meanwhile, while we were having fun in Colorado, Maya was enjoying being the only child for G-ma and Pa. She also got to hang out with Hanna and Auntie Cat- lucky girl!

Back to Colorado. Saturday afternoon was a big event- one of the reasons why we went out there when we did.  John helped to develop the "Frozen" Broadway show in Denver, so we got to go see it! We kicked off the festivities with a "Frozen" piñata.

And of course, there is some video.

Untitled from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

Margie and her friend Taryn came to Denver for the show as well. 

It. Was. Magical. I cried at least 5 times and thoroughly enjoyed the whole production. Callie loved it too. It heads to Broadway in February/March-ish of next year, so if you are in NYC when it is running, I highly recommend it!  After the show we went out for pizza and enjoyed our last night together.

We headed home this morning and Cal loved being above the clouds on the plane ride.

I was super excited to get back to this little nugget.

She seemed happy to see us too. And I realized just a bit ago that I missed posting yesterday for her 50-months-old day!! 

After watching the Lynx game at home, we had dinner and a quick Snapchat session before bed.

Whew! I think that covers it. Thanks to John, Jenny, Margie, and Grammy for making our trip to special. And thanks to G-ma, Pa, Hanna, and Auntie Cat for spoiling Maya so I didn't feel too bad about leaving her at home this time.

Now...back to reality. Have a great week.