4/7/12

Today was a pretty busy day. I was battling a touch of a migraine all day. Lovely caffeine withdrawls! I stood strong though, and made it through the entire day. Other than the Excedrin of course! The girls were up pretty early this morning, but Olivia climbed into Amelia's crib and they hung out in there for a while, so at least we weren't actually up and at em' so early. I finally got them out of bed around 8:00 and we hung out for a little while. They picked up right where they left off yesterday...bugging each other and driving each other crazy. We were pretty low on the food front, so I took Olivia with me on a quick grocery run. She was perfect as can be when we were out and about, and Amelia was nice and calm at home with Christian. Put them together, and they are madness!

When we got home, Christian made breakfast while I put everything away. Then, it was time to get to work. Cleaning, of course. Today's task was getting the upstairs in order so we can finally start getting the basement back together. So, I worked on the dishes, cleaning/sweeping the kitchen and general cleaning up all over. Christian fixed our broken vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the upstairs. He also took a few loads of stuff downstairs...the girls like to randomly bring stuff up from the basement, little by little, until it starts taking over and we banish it all back to the dungeon.

Finally it was time for a late lunch, and naps. We were going to start on the basement, but my migraine was getting the best of me, so we just rested and hung out with each other. A rarity. Olivia didn't take a long nap. She and I are still battling some pretty nasty coughs, and hers was keeping her up, so she joined us on the couch. Once Amelia was up, I started dinner (for Christian to finish), and was finally off to do my workout. My headache was still getting the better of me, but I fought through it and made it through. It actually seemed to help make me feel better, oddly enough.

Then, dinner time! Amelia made a mess of herself, so they went right into the bath after dinner, and we just spent the rest of the evening hanging out. Once the girls were in bed, Christian was off to hang out with a friend from work for a while, and I snuggled on into bed. Of course, not before playing the role of Easter Bunny...I packed up the girls' Easter baskets and hid them. Olivia is SO excited for the Eater Bunny to come - I see an early morning in our near future :) Christian will be taking to the yard bright and early to hide the eggs around the yard. I'm excited, Olivia will be TOTALLY into the egg hunt this year, and Amelia should be starting to understand. Can't wait!

With the chaos of today, I didn't take any pictures. I put together this little collage of Easter Bunny pics though. Can't believe this is our 4th Easter as parents! It seems like just yesterday Olivia was born! Saying time flies is definitely and understatement.

4/6/12

Today was kind of a rough day. I started off the morning with my weekly weigh in. I ended up gaining 0.8lbs this week. While it's not much, it's upsetting. I work SO hard, my workouts, making sure I get a variety of work in, watching what I eat. I've been content with my weight loss today, but not happy. I feel like I should be so much further along than I am. In the end, I know I need to just keep pushing forward, and I could have gained for a variety of reasons, but it's still frustrating. I am going to try to cut out my Diet Dew. I've been working on cutting out my chip addiction, and doing pretty well, so hopefully I can be successful at both!

The girls were pretty out of control this morning. They just big each other, non-stop. It gets really old, really fast. I did manage to get them to eat a nice breakfast and play together for a while, and we spent some time down the street at the park to let off some steam. Of course, they are perfect angels at the park, playing together like they're best friends. Guess we should have went there earlier...

By the time we got home, it was time for a quick lunch and naps. I decided to just relax and catch up on some shows, clear my mind a little bit. Christian arrived home shortly after they girls woke up, with Thai Food for dinner. YUM!!

We had another little bonfire after dinner. It was a little windy tonight though, so it was a little too smoky for the girls. They went off to bed, and I wasn't far behind them. Another exciting Friday night for us!

Here are some pictures from our trip to the park :)

4/5/12

Another pretty boring day for us. It was my Friday at work, which is always a welcomed event. I managed to stay on top of my work for an entire work - no chaos, no headaches, no stress! Nice change of pace! The girls made it through a full week of school - so illnesses, no doctor appointments, no calls from the director. SUPER NICE!

Olivia was throwing a fit, wanting to go over to "Grandma Coro's" tonight, so Christian stopped over there for dinner with them. Gave me plenty of time to workout and eat some dinner myself. We spent some time hanging out and playing some more princess when they got home. They were attached at the hip all night, including a little slumber party on the couch with their favorite guys :)

After giving them their baths and sending them off to bed, I settled in for night myself. Caught up on a few shows and relaxed. Tomorrow is my weekly weigh in, and I'm not feeling too hot about it. I've had a "heavy" feeling all week that I can't shake. I guess we'll see in the morning!

4/4/12

Today I don't have a ton to report on. Life has been pretty standard lately. Christian's work still hasn't held the interviews for that job he's been preparing for. He said it's supposed to happen at some point this week. He's really excited about it, but he doesn't sound very optimistic. I guess he found out there are interviewing a few guys from outside of the company, in addition to him and one of the guys from the night crew. He things one of them is going to end up getting it. I guess there are also rumor that the "higher up" guy that will be conducting the interviews and making the final decision is pretty racist, and never chooses a minority over a "white guy". From the things they've done over the years, and the stories Christian has told me, this wouldn't surprise me. It's sad though, and I feel so bad for him. He takes so much pride in his job, and is probably the most accountable guy there...it's sad that he doesn't get what he deserves from all of his efforts and hard work.

I ended up picking up the girls today because he had to work late. When I pulled up, Olivia's class was outside playing. She was standing in the middle of the park, all my herself, looking kind of sad and lonely. As I looked around, most of the kids there were older, I'm guessing most of her class, and her friends, were already gone for the day. When she spotted me, she came running over to the fence so excited to see me. Love that girl!

I went into the center to get them and all of their stuff. The director stopped me and we chatted for a few minutes. She said Olivia is doing so great, and she and a few of the other girls are inseparable. I told her she always talks about a few girls, Jayla, Bella and Caroline. She say "yup, that's them. They're always together". She has her own little clique at school....and so it begins! LOL. Today they all planted a little plant to bring home. We'll be adding that to the little flower pot they colored the other day, which just started sprouting some leaves. It's so fun to see all of the goodies she brings home from school :)

When we went back to get Amelia, she and another little boy were standing there having a very serious "conversation". I don't know why, but it just cracked me up.

Christian met us as soon as we got home. He made some dinner and fed the girls while I got my workout in. We ended up having a quick little fire with the girls. Olivia is suddenly obsessed with bonfires and won't stop talking about them, so we figured, why not?!? Here are a couple pics...

4/3/12

Today was an OK day. We had our first biggest loser weigh-in at work. I was a little disappointed in my 2 week progress, I think it was 2.4lbs down. I'm going to guess that a 2.4lb loss is not going to have me in the winner's ring for this weeks incentive! Hopefully I can pick things up a little bit. I've been managing to keep on top of my work lately, which is a nice change of pace. Let's see how long it lasts!

After dinner I was off to meet the BFF for dinner. Of course, at Khan's. Where else?!? The food was delicious, as usual. It definitely didn't sit too well though. It's overall not THAT bad for you, but of course the cooking oil doesn't do it any favors. My body definitely doesn't enjoy that kind of food like it used to, that's for sure! While I was off catching up with the BFF, Christian and the girls had dinner at his mom's. Of course - that really shouldn't surprise anyone!

We spent a little time hanging out together before baths and bed. I found a pair of Princess boots for Olivia on super clearance a few weeks ago. They are big on her now, but I couldn't pass up the sale. The girls got into them tonight, and Amelia thought it was HILARIOUS wearing them around the house. They were cracking me up...

4/2/12

Today was pretty much your run of the mill Monday. Work was pretty busy. I spent the day catching up on all of the tasks and paperwork I put off for as long as possible. So, obviously a pretty exciting day. LOL.

My workout tonight was a pretty long one, so Christian hung out at his mom's when he went to pick them up so I could get that done and start dinner. By the time we ate dinner and cleaned up, we didn't have much time left to play. Just enough for the girls to play princes for a while...as you can see, Amelia attempted to dress herself, resulting in a backwards dress, missing an arm, but heck, she can pull it off.

4/1/12

Another fantastic day for us!!

The girls slept until a more "normal" time, which was nice. Olivia seems to finally be better, and back to normal, which is great. Back to actually sleeping - nothing like a GOOD, full night of sleep!

Christian handled breakfast and all of that fun stuff, while I started on my chores for the day. The usual...dishes, sweeping, cleaning the kitchen, laundry. You know, the fun stuff!

While the girls napped, I exercised, we showered and got ready for the rest of the day. We had to wake them up to get them ready, and were off to the girls' very first Circus! Christian had never been to a circus here, and I haven't been in a LONG, LONG time, so we were pretty excited about it. We ate some hotdogs and popcorn, bought some goodies and wandered the arena before the show. Then met up with my friend Kelly from work, and her family, for the show. During intermission we got Olivia's face painted, and ran into my cousin Chad and his family. The second half of the show was pretty short, and we were on our way home right away when it ended. Olivia did really well - she sat well during the show and watched intently. Amelia was a bit of a wiggle worm the whole time, but she did surprisingly well.

They were both exhausted and passed out right away when we got home. Another weekend has come to an end. Sad, and hard to believe. Here are some pictures from the Circus :)

3/31/12

Today was a very busy, very Easter filled family day. The girls were up VERY bright and early. After taking some time to relax and actually wake up, we had ourselves a big breakfast, got ready, and were off on our first adventure. Mall of America, to meet the Easter Bunny! The girls have always done well with Santa and the Easter Bunny, so I was interested to see how it would go this year. Olivia was very into it. She ran right up to him to give him a big hug. Amelia was more nervous, she gave in and sat next to him, but did not offer up any smiles. LOL. We still got a couple shots though.

After wandering the mall for a while, we headed home for some lunch and naps. While the girls napped, I ran to pick up some final egg dying and cooking making supplies, then quickly got my workout in before starting up our evening activities.

I boiled our eggs and gathered all of our supplies. The girls woke up from their nap, ate some dinner and we got to work. We dyed our eggs in a variety of fun ways...your standard "dip in the cup" colors, the egg spinner, tye-dyed with a paper towel, and my newest experiment, silk-dyed. It was fun, the girls had a blast! It gets better every year when the girls actually get into it and can do things. Next up, we baked our Easter cookies. I wanted to do lots of fun shapes, but it just wasn't working out, and it was getting late, so we just went with regular old round cookies. Still delicious, obviously :)

It was already past bedtime when we finally finished up our Easter fun, so the girls took a quick bath, and off they went. Christian's friend from work stopped over, needing his help with some car stuff again, so I cuddled up with the DVR while he did that. Nice relaxing night after a hectic, fun filled day :)

Here are some pictures from our day!