Monday was a very busy and chaotic day. Things are pretty crazy busy right now for me at work. It doesn't help that I've been missing so much time the last few weeks with all of these random illnesses. But, we're creeping up on the end of our fiscal year, which means everybody is scrambling to use up the last of their money. So, contracts galore! And, everything is a rush. Oh the joys! I ran to the grocery store quick on my lunch break to get a few necessities to get us through the week. I left work just a tad early so I could run to the mall quick and pick up a gift card for Christian's birthday. Then, I was off to pick up the girls. Monday is typically Christians day to pick them up - but, he realized at the last minute that he'd never renewed his drivers license, which expires tomorrow, so he had to take care of that after work. Amelia had woken up from her nap pretty miserable - she spent the afternoon sitting on my father in-law's lap and was pretty excited to head home when I got there. Our nieces are on spring break this week, so they were over there for the day - Olivia was in HEAVEN playing with them all day - I literally had to drag her out of the house. I finally got them and their suitcases out and packed into the car and we made our way home. I unloaded them, all their stuff, the groceries and my own stuff and lugged everything into the house. Finally got some dinner made, we ate and Christian arrived home just as we finished up. Amelia was off to bed and I was finally able to get my workout in for the day. Thankfully, it was just a quick yoga workout tonight, because I was EXHAUSTED! We finally sent Olivia off to bed and Christian and I settled in to watch this weeks The Walking Dead. What a day!
Amelia passed out on the short drive home from my in-laws. Poor thing.
Olivia was left at the table to eat the food she refused to eat. I guess falling asleep out of boredom and tantrum throwing is one way of getting out of eating!
Tuesday marked Christian's 29th birthday! Crazy - especially because that means in a few months I'll be turning the big 3-0. Ick. The girls were off to school today - everybody seemed happy and healthy, so I spent the day with my fingers crossed. BUT, I received a call from school after nap time letting me know that Amelia woke up crying and very upset, they couldn't get her to stop crying and she just seemed miserable...again. So, I packed up some work, picked the girls up and we made our way home. She did seem much better once home, but definitely not 100%. Christian picked up some Chipotle on his way home for his birthday dinner. We had dinner, we gave him his cards and gift and had some cheesecake for dessert. YUM! Once the girls were in bed, Christian was off to watch some big soccer game. The game didn't even start until 9:30 - he's CRAZY! But, it's his birthday, so I didn't give him a hard time about it :)
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Amelia seemed much better once home and settled in.
Lots of birthday love and celebration!
On Wednesday I decided to just work from home. Amelia hasn't been sleeping well at all (newborn flashbacks!!!!!!!!!), and I figured she could use a good day of rest. She definitely seemed better - she played for a while, watched some videos, ate some food and took a nice long nap. Christian went into work late, so, in turn, he ended up working pretty late as well. I dropped Olivia off at school quick before he left for the day, and then got to work. One good thing about working from home is that I can just plow through my new Contracts - no e-mail, no phone calls - no interruptions. It's a nice break every once in a while. Once I was done working for the day, I got my workout in. While working out, I got the phone call from Christian that he wouldn't be able to pick Olivia up (really, this was 15 minutes before they closed). So, I had to rush over - post-workout, with poor Amelia still in her PJ's, to pick her up. She was the only kid left there. I was so embarrassed on so many levels. Nonetheless, we made our way home, started dinner and spent the rest of the night relaxing. What should have been a pretty laid back day, working from home and no plans, turned into quite a busy day. Seems to be the story of my life these days!
Olivia had a visitor in bed this morning...sneaky dog! She thought it was pretty hilarious when I showed her the picture.
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Amelia is already learning - moms don't get sick days!
Thursday was finally a low-key day. Amelia was back to school, and appeared to be completely back to normal. she was eating, she napped well, no crying, no issues. What a relief! Hopefully we're FINALLY on the mend! The weather is starting to (temporarily) look up - we took the plastic off of the kitchen window so that we could finally get some fresh air in the house. It felt amazing, and the girls thought it was pretty awesome. Other than that, it was a very uneventful day. Thank God!
The girls enjoyed the fresh air...
...and received some letters from the Easter Bunny!
Friday started off on a bad note. Gained some of the weight back. No, I didn't eat perfectly, but I worked by butt off. I couldn't believe it. And, I can guarantee, it's going to send me into a downward spiral. I just can't figure out where I'm going wrong, what I need to do. To work so hard, and get bad results...I just can't handle that. So frustrating! After that disappointment, I was off to work. A pretty standard day - actually went pretty fast for a Friday. I picked up the girls after work and spent some time chatting with my mom. She had some little baskets for the girls so they spent some time rummaging through that before we hit the road. We stopped at Target to grab some last minute Easter goodies, and some birthday stuff for my stepmom, and finally made our way home. I spent the afternoon driving around with the sunroof open, enjoying the semi-springy weather - only to remember (too late) that the sunroof often does not close once it's open. So, Christian had something to fix before he even got home! He did pick up some dinner on his way home, so we ate and settled in for the night. We were both pretty exhausted and passed out not long after the girls went to bed. Busy weekend ahead of us!
Sunroof open!
The girls got eggs to hatch from my mom! They thought it was pretty awesome!
Saturday started off pretty normal. I got to work on my chores and cleaning for the day. Christian did some vacuuming and picking up as well. A little spring cleaning if you will! My dad and stepmom stopped over for some grilling to celebrate her birthday. We played with the girls, did some catching up, grilled and hung out for a while. They will be watching our dog when we go on vacation next week, but recently got a puppy of their own. So, they brought her over to see how the dogs would get a long. They got a little testy with each other, and I'm pretty sure Chuy wore her out by the end of the afternoon, but they got along pretty well overall, so that was promising. After we ate, we took the dogs on a walk through the neighborhood, and the girls took their bikes out for a bit. Today was the best weather we'd had in a long, LONG time - but it's supposed to take a turn for the worse again tomorrow - boo! After our walk, my parents left, and we got read for our next event. Our friends were coming over for a play date, dinner and some Easter Egg dying. The girls were pretty into the eggs at first, but eventually grew bored of it. It didn't take long for the dad's to disappear from the action. So, Sara and I were left to finish on our own. We had plenty of fun on our own though! Once we finished up, we had some pizza for dinner, played with the girls for a while, and called it a night.
Pics from our lunch and doggy play date...
Pics from our Easter egg dying play date...
Easter baskets, ready to go!
Sunday we celebrated Easter. First up, we were off to a local church for a breakfast and Easter Service with our friends. After the service, the church hosted an open skating event at a local ice skating rink. We hadn't been skating in years, and the girls had never been, so we were pretty excited to get out and try something new. All of the girls did pretty well for their first time on skates - Bella couldn't get enough of it! Amelia grew tired of it all fairly quickly, so we took her off the ice and let her relax. It wasn't much longer before Olivia called it a day as well. At least we got out and tried it though! After skating, we made our way home for our own Easter events. The girls found their Easter baskets and tore through those for a while. Then, we made our way out to the front yard for their Easter egg hunt. They had such a blast with it this year. It's fun to watch them get more and more into it every year. They are growing up so fast! Once all of the eggs were hunted, we were finally off to our last Easter celebration of the year...my in-laws house. My sister in-law and nieces were over there, so the girls couldn't get enough of each other. We had some dinner, they got their final Easter baskets, we watched a movie and then made our way home. Just in time for baths and bed. What a fun, but exhausting day!
Easter dresses!
Ready for the Easter service...
Time to skate!
Easter baskets and egg hunt.
Cousins!
With that, we ended another week, another month. We are officially 1/4 of the way through 2013. I can't believe how fast this year is going. Everybody in the house finally seems to be healthy and back to normal, and I'm hoping we're finally on the mend. This first quarter brought us the joy of becoming debt free, reaching one of the biggest goals we've ever set for ourselves. We've been stuck in this horrible, never-ending winter, that doesn't seem to be giving up its grip any time soon. The girls are growing by leaps and bounds, and Christian and I are doing better, relationship-wise, than we have in a long, LONG time! So far, 2013 is looking pretty darn good! Time to start on the next quarter, and see where it brings us!
