6/29/12

Well, today was my Friday home with the girls. We were off to a rough start...Olivia woke up way too early, and they were both tired and should've slept much longer. We ate some breakfast, did a little picking up, and got ready for the day. Today, I was taking them to spend some time at the Splash Pad. We usually go to the one by our house, but I decided to try out one in Burnsville today, and I really liked it. Ours is pretty much all spraying/sprinklers, and this one was more "ponds" and standing water. The girls had a blast.

After our funfilled day of sun and water, we were home for a late lunch, and late naps. I took advantage of nap time to just kick back, and do absolutely nothing. It felt darn good too!

Once the girls were up, I picked up the kitchen, bathroom and living room, washed some dishes and put some clean clothes away. Attempting to keep up with the housework - still failing a little bit.

We grilled some dinner and spent some more time outside before it was time for bed. Another fun day down, and looking forward to another great weekend!

My weight in today was disappointing again. I gained, again. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just can't find my motivation. BUT, I WILL find it this weekend. I'm getting some updated measurements tomorrow, and starting up the 30 Day Shred again on Sunday. New month, new start. I WILL complete the 30 days this time, and I am going to stay on track. I've come too far to quit, stall or turn back now - and I have a LONG way to go.

6/28/12

OMG. OMG. Today turned out to be an exciting day :)

Today was my Friday at work, and it was another busy day. This was probably the quickest week I've had in a long time, that's for sure!

Late in the morning, the excitement happened. I've been trying to win tickets to the "Brothers of the Sun Tour" concert (Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney) for the last week. I've been the wrong caller a few times, but heard many, MANY more busy signals than anything. I recruited one of my co-works to help me out and try to win them, and lucky for me, she agreed....and, today, she WON! YAY, I'm so excited. So, next Sunday, she and I will be heading to the concert together. It's even more exciting because it's the first concert ever at Target Field - so it will be outdoors and everything. Man, I cannot wait. So fun!

After work, I picked up the girls, met up with Christian at home, and we ate some dinner. The girls were pretty tired, so we gave them their bath and sent them off to bed. I was exhausted (such an exciting day!), and wasn't far behind them.

Today was "Wacky Hair Day" at school. I was hoping they were going to do all of the fun colors and crazy stuff - but they didn't. They put Olivia's in goofy pony tails, and Amelia's had been hairsprayed up funny, but it had almost work off. They still thought it was pretty funny though :)

6/27/12

Today was another one of those mixed bag kind of days.

It started off rough. I couldn't get myself out of bed, so I was running late to begin with. I quickly got myself ready, got the girls up and ready and rushed out to get them loaded in the car. In the meantime, Christian discovered that the dog escaped the yard...AGAIN (he's never run away in the morning before). He took off looking for him, and I was off to drop the girls off at school. After I dropped them off, I joined in the search. We both went around the neighborhood over and over again, to no avail. He finally had to head to work - already late (and his work does not take kindly to lateness). I decided to one last sweep around the block, driving as slow as I could (probably looking like the creepiest neighborhood stalker ever), yelling his name out the window. Sure enough, he came running down the street, up to my car, like it was no big deal. An hour of searching. So frustrating. So, this weekend we'll be investing in some collars - maybe stop in to get his shots updated, and figuring out what to do. Our current plan is to line the fence with chicken wire. Should be fairly cheap to do, but sounds very time consuming. It will be worth it once it's done through, and we can stop worrying. For now, he'll be chained up every time he goes outside. Ugh.

So, I arrived to work about an hour late. The morning was busy, so it took my mind off of everything and I was able to just move on with the day. Then, excitement. One of my online friends, Mikelle, is in town for work, and I met up with her for lunch today. YAY! It was chaotic trying to get to her....in Minneapolis, at lunch time, near Target Field, right before a Twins game was starting up. I finally got to her, and we had a great lunch. Chatting, getting to know each other better. It was great. Man I love meeting my online moms, it's so comforting putting that piece together. Then, it was back to work. Another chaotic drive out of town! Dang Minneapolis.

The afternoon flew by thanks to my LONG lunch and a really confusing, messed up Contract that I'm working on right now. Haven't had one of those in a long time, definitely has my brain working over time!

Christian had to work some OT today, so I picked the girls up again, and met him at home. He then took them over to his parents house for dinner and some pool time. Which gave me the chance to finish up my laundry from this weekend, do a little more picking up around the house, and FINALLY finish catching up on my blog. By the time they arrived home, it was time for bed. YAY, productive day! Tomorrow is my Friday, and I'm super excited about that! Bring on the weekend!

Today, Olivia's teacher drew a picture of her. She was SO excited to show me, and it's super cute. What a fun keepsake :)

6/26/12

23 Months Old. Amelia is 23 Months Old. That is ONE MONTH away from being 2. I cannot believe it. These past two years have flown by, it's so crazy. There is no greater blessing than watching these little beings growing into their own persons.

Amelia is growing so fast. Just in the past few months, probably with a lot of help from school, she's learning by leaps and bounds. She talks...I mean REALLY talks. Like conversation style. This morning, I got them changed and dressed for school. Their jammies were draped over the edge of the bed, and she pointed at Olivia's and asked "Are those mine?". I said "No, those are sissy's". She responded "Oh, where did mine go". I'm not adding words in or anything, that's exactly what she said. I couldn't believe it. Even her teacher mentioned it to me last Friday, how much she talks now. She repeats almost everything you say to her, which is great. Definitely helps her learn. She is quite a firecracker too. She has such a vibrant personality, and doesn't let ANYBODY get away with ANYTHING. She definitely stands up for herself, I don't think we'll ever have to worry about that!

She's still small. She's still wearing her 12-18 month clothes. I tried moving her up, but everything is just too big still. I weighed her yesterday, and she was about 23lbs still. When we were in the dells, she was right at the 32" mark to get on the rides, so that should still be pretty accurate. My little peanut!

In other events, today was a pretty low key day. Work was busy, and Christian had to work late today. I picked up the girls, started dinner and we ate once he was home. After dinner, he took to he yard and got the grass cut before tomorrow's heat up. I got the living room and the bedrooms picked up a little, and it was bedtime before we knew it! My how time flies!

Here is Amelia's 23 month photo. My cheesy ham. Love her to pieces!

6/25/12

Monday. Definitely comes too soon!!!

I was a busy bee with work all week. This week is my Friday off, so I really can't complain. I'll be busy all week, and it's a short week, so you really can't ask for more!

Christian called me in the afternoon...turns out his friends boss gave him tickets to tonights Twins game, and invited Christian along with him. So, it was just me and the girls tonight. It was a rough start...lots of fighting and not sharing and screaming and driving mom nuts going on. But, once we settled in for dinner, things started looking up. The girls relaxed a little, we played together and had a good time. Bed time came pretty quickly, and that was that. Another day down!

I discovered a new photo app on my phone today, and payed around with it a little big. It's not super impressive, but had some fun features.

6/24/12

Today was an amazing day!

We were up early, had a quick breakfast, packed up our stuff, and were on our way for today's adventures, nice and early. Today we were meeting out friends Kelly and Jack, and their kids, for a day of strawberry picking and beach fun. So, off to White Bear Lake we went.

First up, strawberry picking. We'd never done it before, so we were really exciting. We got our box, hopped on the tractor, were escorted to our section of the field, and got to work. The girls had such a blast, they thought it was so cool. The strawberries were AMAZING, super delicious, and really cheap too. It was really cheap, low key, family fun...outdoors, taking in new experiences. Nothing better. I've also been trying my hands at photo editing. Definitely not professional by any means, but I think I'm getting better....

Once we were good and sweaty, and all strawberried out, we were on our way. Next stop, the BEACH. We had a picnic together, changed the kids into their swimsuits, and hit the water. The girls were in heaven, having the time of their lives. Running, swimming, dunking their heads, digging in the sand. It felt so great to be in the water. There weren't a ton of people, which was really surprising, so it was peaceful and just a great time. So glad we made this day happen!

The water and sun and fun had the girls beyond exhausted. They fell asleep on the way home, and went down for naps once we were home. We finally had to wake them up around 5:30, and Christian took them over to his parents house. They invited us over for some grilling, but I wanted to get started on some laundry, and rest a little bit. Which, is just what I did. The girls went to bed as soon as they arrived home, and Christian and I weren't far behind. This was a beyond amazing weekend, perfect!