Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

Monday, May 1, 2017

Some of April 2017

This month (like every month) has been crazy busy.  There have some some special and some fun events that deserve posts of their own....but here are some of the pictures from our ordinary days.  The details you don't want to every forget.  

Addison made a poster for her count down to the Girl Scout Day at the K for selling over 300 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.  She wanted some pictures of her and I on the poster.  So we snapped a few fun ones, had them printed up, and put them on her poster.  She crosses off a day every night.  She will get to march on the field at the game, will get a $20 voucher for spending, and 2 tickets to the game!  It will be fun! 


Ginger and Rosie always have fun playing outside together.  They do play rough at times, but they always have fun! 


They run and run, then they usually lay around and take a break!  


Lauren is rocking soccer this Spring season.  She has improved so much this year being on an Academy Team.  We are so proud of her!  


Her and Paityn continue to be the best of friends on and off the soccer field. We love Paityn's family as well.  

Mark an I celebrated 14 years with a traditional dinner at The Melting Pot.  It has been our tradition for almost 10 years now.  


The girls begged and begged for a baby brother after they spent the morning babysitting Grayson.  The girls were a huge help making sure Grayson did not see his Mom while we were all working outside in the yard, in the garage, on the back deck, etc....


This is one of my all time favorite pictures of Mark and the girls.  It came up on my Time Hop this month. 


I took my little girls to Wayside Waifs to finish up our Pets badge.  It is an amazing organization and we had a great tour.  Addison and I are planning on volunteering soon. 


This little dog stole their hearts.  Addison begged for a small puppy.  Mark keeps saying No. 



I  have successfully weaned myself off coffee yet again.  Instead I enjoy hot tea from Arbonne.  Such a great feeling to be off coffee.  I was addicted a little too much. 


We spent a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at the Kite Festival.  We have not been able to go the past few years due to soccer.  I am so glad we made it this year! 


Do you see the size of that kite behind the girls? 


We enjoyed cotton candy, pop corn, funnel cakes, and a walking taco salad.  We packed snacks, the soccer ball, and a kite and just hung out all afternoon and relaxed. 



Lauren tried to convince everyone she was injured at her soccer game.  Instead she just threw red Gatorade on her head...and stained her soccer uniform, socks, sports bra, and her scalp was red for several days...I was not impressed.  


Easter was fun.  I love seeing the girls all dressed up.  Even if it's only for a few hours anyway! 



Selfies like this on my camera make me smile.  Such a beautiful young lady! 



Still hunting for eggs and loving that they had some $$ in their eggs this year. 


I am so proud of Addison and her friend Sydney.  They tried out for the talent show at school!  They didn't make it, but they practiced so hard and had so much fun while they were doing it.  These two are best buddies, share the exact same birthday, and live only a few houses away from each other.  Sydney is a great little friend to have. 


My walking and running buddy Ginger.  She does so much better on the leash than Zoe did.  We take Ginger for lots of walks and we both love it.  

Thursday, October 20, 2016

October...or Maybe September Happenings...

Life is busy these days...hence the crickets on the blog here.  Sorry for that.  I have so much to share with you, but I just have not made the time to get it done.  Here are  few things:



School pictures!  They turned out great again this year. 


Addison finally lost that middle tooth the day before her birthday. 


We went shoe shopping and only one kid came home with new shoes...she knew exactly what she wanted and didn't stop looking until we found them.  


Lauren and I went to the last Royals home game on a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon and had a great afternoon together just her and I. 



Addison had a huge birthday party and got several Lego sets that she had put together by Monday morning.  This girl loves her Legos and now is old enough to put them together by herself!  


We walked to school one morning with a neighborhood of friends!  We really do love our little neighborhood.  It is like our own little community.  


I hope these two are always the best of friends.  

Addison turned 8!  My oh My! 


I took her lunch and a cookie cake on her birthday! 


I got to have lunch with Lauren too! 


Then we went to Olive Garden for dinner that night...with our BFF of course.  

Then all 6 of us went to see the USA gymnastics team at the sprint center.

They put on a fabulous show!  We all enjoyed it! 


Yes, Mark does exist.  I don't seem to have him in a lot of pictures these days...Sorry babe :) 


Fall soccer has been fun.  The weather has been near perfect and we have really enjoyed watching Lauren improve from week to week.  


She loves MY snap chat app.  I just don't think she is old enough to have her own snap chat account quite yet...


Ginger was worn out after a visit at Gramp's and Nana's house to celebrate October birthdays...


I took my Brownies to the Nelson Art Gallery to earn our pottery badge.  I love being able to provide these girls with opportunities they might not otherwise have if it wasn't for Girl Scouts.  



After we made pottery we had a snack on the front lawn and then ran some energy off.  All these girls are amazing.  They are such a great group of girls! 


I had to leave early for work one morning, so Mark sent me this picture of the girls...dressed alike!  Even though they fight like sisters, I know they truly adore each other!  

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Life These Days

So Mark wanted to know if I was ever going to blog again....School has started and we are BUSY.  It always takes me about a month to get adjusted to the school schedule and the activities that come along with it.  I usually take about a month off from working out and try to figure out how I will squeeze it back into our busy life.  Oh, and I changed positions at the hospital and I am back to working with the heart babies I love.  I am getting them ready for open heart surgery.  So far, I love it! 


The weekend after school started Mark had his annual Fantasy Football draft and the girls and I had our girls weekend.  We headed out to Oak Park Mall and started at the American Girl Store.  

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Addison and I had lunch at Panera while Lauren enjoyed 5 Guys Burgers and Fries.  


We stopped at Target to get a birthday present for a friend...and Lauren begged me for these shoes. They are adorable, huh?  She didn't get them though! 


Ginger has destroyed every toy given to her within minutes lately.  I might as well hand her a $20 bill to eat.  


Addison was invited to an amazing pool party where we had the entire pool to ourselves.  


The luau theme party was amazing.  


Selfies from this girl are my absolute favorite.  


Addison and I hung out Labor Day weekend while Mark and Lauren went to Lincoln.  Bread bowl from Panera for lunch again!  This girl loves her broccoli cheddar soup bread bowl. 


This past summer Addison took skating lessons at the local skating rink through the summer program she attended.  She was so excited to show my how good of a skater she has become.  We skated for 2 hours and loved it! 


We took Ginger to the local community pool for a puppy pool party.  She did not like swimming, or the fact that I pushed her into the pool.  


She has resorted to eating my flip flops since she destroys toys instantly.  Ugh, Ginger.  


Soccer is in full swing and has been for over a month now.  Lauren loves her new competitive team and has made lots of new friends.  Lauren is learning so many new skills and growing as a soccer player.  It is so fun to watch her play each weekend.  


Addison photobombing at it's best. 


Girl scouts started this past week and I am the leader for Addison's troop again.  All my girls came back, plus we added one more. This is a great group of girls.  They are so much fun.  


Our first meeting was at a local park because I knew these girls would be wound up and so excited to be back in Girl Scouts.  


Addison started level 4 swim lessons.  Mark noticed this summer how good of a swimmer Addison is.  She really enjoyed watching swimming during the Olympics this summer.  So, we are working towards joining the swim team next summer with a goal to swim for the USA Olympic team.  Addison likes to dream big.  

School of Religion started this week as well and it is a big year for Addison with her First Communion happening in the Spring.  

Lauren has joined the school choir, and she is also playing the violin.  5th grade and 2nd grade are off to a very busy start!