2015 - Week 1

Here we are. The first few days of 2015. There’s something so wondrous about a new year. I don’t know why really…I mean, today is no different than yesterday. But somehow the thought of a new year, starting from scratch, is just always so appealing. I don’t have any resolutions for the year, we don’t have any huge goals, but it’s still exciting nonetheless.

The “week” started on Thursday, with all of us home for the day. Christian and I were home from the day, Olivia is still on winter break and daycare was closed, so we had a nice family day at home. After the late night, everybody was happy to sleep in this morning…the big girls slept until 9:30, and even little Eliza slept until about 8:30. WOOOOOOOOT!!! Now that’s a way to kick off the new year. But, she was rather crabby and very clingy most of the day, so we really didn’t get too much done. We were all pretty happy to enjoy a quiet, low key day.

Sister Kisses

Lazy Day with a Crabby Baby

Friday. Well, let’s start with the basics…Christian and I were off to work (seriously, going back to work for one day, after a day off, is dumb. Definitely should’ve taken today off!). My mom was over to watch Eliza and the big girls were off to daycare. It was pajama day, which is always a big hit.

In more important new….OUR BIGGEST BABY TURNS 6 YEARS OLD TODAY!!! Oh my God, seriously, I don’t know how this is even possible. Our sweet, independent, mature, shy baby is growing way too fast. I can’t believe how fast these last 6 years have gone. I can remember everything about the day she was born like it was yesterday. All of the emotions, all of the chaos. Feeling more love than I ever thought were possible. Being able to watch her grow over these last 6 years has been truly amazing – it’s a gift I could never appreciate enough. She’s so smart, so responsible. She’s rough and tough and a wee bit cruel to her sister, but will stick up for her under any and all circumstances. She is independent and helpful and loves her baby sister like nothing else. We’re so lucky. So, so, so blessed. She was pretty excited to celebrate her big day with all of her friends, and brought some cookies to share with everybody. After school/work, my dad and stepmom, along with Christian’s parents stopped over to celebrate with us. We had pizza, a little cake and she opened her gifts from us. The day was over in the blink of an eye, but we had two very excited girls, ready to party the next day!

Roses from Daddy, for Olivia Rose

Saturday started off pretty typical. We had some breakfast, I did a little picking up around the house. We got all of the girls bathed, dressed and ready for the day. We showered and got ready. I made a quick run to Target to pick up the birthday cake and a few final birthday party needs, grabbed some lunch and headed home. We quickly ate, packed up the van and we were off to Olivia’s birthday party. This year we held her party at “Good Times Park” in Eagan. It’s an indoor playground…like a REAL playground, inside. It’s pretty cheap for parties…there’s no rental fee or anything, you just pay per kid, use a table in the picnic area for 2 hours, and bring in whatever you want pretty much, so it worked well. We did a middle of the afternoon party to avoid a need for lunch or dinner, so we just had cake and ice cream after playing for a while and opening gifts. She of course got lots of new Shopkins (her new obsession) for her birthday, along with a few puzzles, some clothes and some cold, hard cash! After the party, all of the kids returned to playing, and slowly left, one by one. Her best friend Bella and her dad stopped over after the party for a while…we had some leftover pizza for dinner, I tried out the glitter tattoos we bought Olivia on each of the girls and they played for a while before they left for the night. We all settled in for bed and the girls definitely passed right out. What an exhausting day!

Sunday was fairly busy, but also kind of a lazy day. Eliza has not been a happy camper lately – I think her teeth are really bothering her. Seriously, I can’t say it enough – teething is the pits! Christian made some breakfast and the girls played on their tablets for a while, while I dealt with the crabby one. When I finally got her down for a nap, I got to work on my tasks for the day. I started collecting all of the Christmas decorations onto the dining room table to start packing it away, and took the Christmas tree down. It’s always kind of sad taking down the Christmas stuff….it adds so much color and magic to the house. But, it is definitely nice to get the space back and get back to reality a little bit. Don’t get me wrong – it will take FOREVER to actually get everything put away, we all know that. Finally I vacuum up the living room and tree mess, cleaned up the kitchen and called it quits for the day. Christian hung out with the girls most of the day, before heading out for a haircut and dinner with his friend, Lorenzo. The girls had a pretty lazy day, watching movies, playing games, taking nice long naps. Once I got them to bed for the night I settled in to watch some TV…didn’t make it long before passing out, but at least I got a little quiet, alone time in.

Until Next Week! XOXO