On Monday I rang it in...the big 3-0. God, I still can't believe it. Now, I know logically, 30 is not old (though for a great part of my life, I sure did think it was), but it seems significant. I'm entering my 4th decade of life. 30 years of living behind me. That's a lot - sure, I [hopefully] have many, MANY years ahead of me still, but I think that's a lot of life. I will say, I've had some pretty great years, and I really couldn't be more happy and proud of where I'm at in my life. I couldn't imagine a better way to be ringing in 30 - a wonderful husband, two healthy and beautiful little girls, some amazing friends, a successful career and a great family. Living the dream!
The day went well. The girls were off to my in-laws (who, for the first time in 12 years, actually wished me a happy birthday), we were off to work. My work birthday party consisted of taco dip and cake pops - OMG, perfection! I left work a tad early to stop at the grocery store quick, pick up the girls and get home in time to meet my dad and stepmom. My stepmom offered to bring over dinner, so they came down and spent the evening with us. We chatted for a while, ate dinner, got some gardening and yard project advice, played with the girls had had a great night. Christian even got the backyard cut quick. It was a relaxing night, a perfect birthday evening!
Birthday Balloons Galore!
Birthday Picture with my Best Gifts Ever!
Birthday Cupcakes!
Tuesday started off a tad rough. The girls were up rather late last night and were NOT interested in getting up this morning. Quite frankly, I was feeling every bit of 30 myself. So, I took my time getting ready, and let the girls rest for a bit. The girls eventually rolled out of bed and slowly got ready for the day. We were off to school - and today marked Olivia's official first day of Pre-Kindergarten. WOW, another big day! She was so excited, she feels like such a big girl now. I just love it. There's just nothing in this world quite like watching your kids grow up, and seeing them proud of their accomplishments, taking on each adventure head on. The rest of the day was pretty standard. It was a meeting kind of day for me at work - which I HATE. The evening was low key - just the usual...a bit of play time, dinner and relaxing. Of course, some Breaking Bad before bed.
My Big Girl, First Day of Pre-K Pics!
Wednesday started off pretty normal. Christian was invited to tonight's Twins game at the last minute, so it was just the girls and me for the evening. We played outside for a while and got nice and tired out. Ate some dinner, took a quick bath and relaxed for a bit. Amelia got a bang trim tonight. It always makes her look so much older. I think we're going to grow the girls' hair out. They've only had the one hair cut, earlier this year, and I think that will be it for a while. I miss Olivia's long hair, and it's not growing back as fast as I expected. Amelia's hair is pretty much where it was at when we cut it, but I think we're going to say goodbye to the bangs. Decisions, Decisions - so difficult :)
Amelia's Bang Cut
There Was a Collision on the Swings. Mom to the Rescue!
Olivia is Excited About our Pumpkins!
Thursday was another pretty standard day. The girls finished up another week at school. Olivia had a wonderful first full week of Pre-K. She just loves it. And, Amelia has been doing great on her own, so no worries there. Today was my Friday, so per usual, I spent the day making sure I tied up all lose ends and got as much done as possible. The weather has been great this week - very warm, lots of sun and summer like. Maybe our gardens will FINALLY start growing!!! (fingers crossed). So, we had a quick dinner and spent some time outside afterwards. Christian and the girls were watering the flowers when our friends Sara and Bella stopped by on their evening walk. The girls played for a while and we all chatted for a bit. Olivia kept begging for Ice Cream and we kept shooting her down. She finally snuck inside as we were saying goodbye to our friends. By the time we got inside, she had gotten out the ice cream, the scooper, a bowl and spoon and the toppings, and dished herself up a bowl of ice cream. At that point, I didn't know if I should be upset, or proud of her independence. LOL - in the end, she enjoyed her hard work
She's so Pretty! Outside fun.
Here she is, helping herself...
We finally hung out the wind chime that used to be my Grandma's (who passed away years ago, and I was very close to). I love this chime...it sounds like church bells, it's so beautiful. And I love that it's so old and rusted - so antique!
I think I posted before - but we get several nests of eggs throughout the summer. This is our first of the year. 5 sparrow eggs. Except, I checked on the nest tonight, and there was CLEARLY an orphaned egg in the nest, that does not belong. I did some research, and apparently it's a Cowbird egg. Cowbird's do not build nests, or raise their own young...they find occupied nests, lay an egg in it, and leave it for the "adoptive" parents - often times removing one of their eggs to aid in their trickery. The problem is, cowbirds are pretty big and incubate faster than most other birds. They hatch first, will often kill the other birds, or at least eat all of the food, leaving the others to starve. This whole thing just disturbs me, and makes me so sad. Nature can sure be cruel. I contemplated removing the invasive egg, but I didn't want to risk messing with the rest of the nest so I left it. Now I guess we just hope for the best.
Girls Day!
Saturday was a very busy day. The girls and I were off to spend the day together. First up, swim class. My mom came to watch Olivia, which she was pretty excited about. After class, we were off on a little shopping spree. First up, Payless to get the girls some sandals, Amelia some new tennis shoes and myself some summer shoes/sandals. I ended up getting two pairs of shows (white and red...yes, RED!) and a pair of flip flops. Olivia got her sandals, Amelia her tennis shoes. They didn't have sandals in Amelia's size though - they called another store to find and hold them for me. I had a 20% off coupon, and all of the shoes were on sale...I got all 5 pairs for less than $50! And, she gave me my coupon back to use on the shoes on hold. We stopped at Target because I still needed brown shoes...they didn't have any good ones, but I got another pair of flip flops (I seriously had NO shoes). Next up, we stopped at Once Upon a Child. I'd won a $25 gift card months ago, and they were having a sale this weekend. Olivia has pretty much NO 5T clothes, which she desperately needs, so we were off to get her some clothes. I ended up getting her 2 dresses, 5 pairs of shorts and 4 shirts and only had to pay $10. Another nice score. Finally, we were off to the mall. Back to Payless to get Amelia's shoes, and I found some brown shoes there. I ended up getting an extra $4.00 of Amelia's shoes for the "inconvenience" of having to go there so my total this time was only $19.00. So, in the end, 8 pairs of shoes for less than $70 - I'm pretty proud of that haul. Next stop, Old Navy - I was also in dire need of some summer clothes. They were of course having a sale. I got 5 shirts for $40 - not so great, but I did get $30 in Old Navy bucks. Christian still has his birthday gift card, so I'm going to give him those Bucks to use so he can go shopping, so it still worked out well. We finally ate some lunch and made our way home for naps.
Meanwhile, Christian had decided to skip overtime today, and did some stuff around the house. He got the garage cleaned up and organized and did some random projects around the yard. As soon as we got home, it started raining and temporarily ruined his plans of putting up a fence around the second garden. He and his friend Lorenzo still ran to the store to get some supplies, and lucky for them, the rain passed by pretty fast. So, they took to the yard and got to work. Once the girls were up, we spent some time playing outside, supervising their work. We ate dinner on the deck and hung out for a while, took a nice warm bath, and it was bedtime before we knew it. Christian and I settled in for the night with Breaking Bad, another nice relaxing night.
They wanted to be fancy today. Whatevs.
Olivia's 3rd Swim Session - Getting Better and Better Every Week, Loving It
Our Cardinal - He Sits in our Tree, Singing Away
The Cowbird Hatched Today. Now We Wait and See What Happens.
Perfect Ending to a Great Day
Sunday, of course, was Father's Day (I mean, seriously, isn't every day Father's Day!). Lucky for Christian, the girls decided to sleep in today. What a nice gift for him! They were excited to give him their card and our gift - "we" got him a Keurig. Lucky guy! He quickly showered and was off to have breakfast with his dad. My dad goes up north on a fishing trip every year, so I don't get to spend any time with him. I just mail him is annual card and Sears Gift Card so it's waiting for his return. The girls and I ate breakfast and got ready for the day. Shortly after Christian returned, we were off for some fun times. We met Bella's family and rented some paddleboats for a while. The girls grew bored quicker than I'd hoped, but they still had a good time. After boating, we all made our way back to our house. Sara and I were off to buy some groceries for grilling, while the boys set up the pool for the girls and fired up the grill. We chatted, relaxed, ate some dinner and hung out for a while. Another quick storm ran through just as we finished dinner. After it passed, we all went on a walk through the neighborhood. The girls were getting pretty rambunctious by this time (no naps for our girls definitely takes it's toll at some point), so we made our way back home and called it a night. It ended up being a very fun day, a great ending to the week.
Father's Day Festivities
And, that ends another week in our lives. Celebrations for both Christian and myself, and lots of quality family time together. What more could you ask for! No, we head into another week - the weather is looking pretty crazy in the upcoming week - lots of heat and humidity, and LOTS of storms rolling through. We'll see - we'll be officially welcoming summer this upcoming week, but I think we're all still waiting for spring to actually come! What a year this has been!
Until next week!
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