Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

It was a rainy, grey, chilly week and exactly the opposite of what you want for mid-May.

• This week I read a lot, which was nice, and really the only way to spend an evening after a long, dreary day.
• Enzo had his 5 year check-up this week and remains on the smaller side.  He’s in the 15th percentile for height and weight, which isn’t surprising as neither Josh or I are very tall and while their is height on my Dad’s side, there isn’t much on Josh’s side.
• There is a measles outbreak in Minnesota right now, so the kids’ doctor also recommended that we get Phoebe her MMR booster a bit early.  She was awesome about getting a shot.
• Friday was interesting because Enzo got sent home early for indecent exposure. Apparently 3 kids got sent home (one other for the same thing)… what is in the air exactly??
• On Saturday the kids and I hung out.  We started by going to the library and picked up a few books for the kids and myself.

• Then we headed to an indoor play area since it was still raining steadily.  Unfortunately the kids didn’t last long. There was an odd mix at the playground and both kids ended up getting hurt due to bigger kids and I had to come up with a back up plan…  Movie it is! We watched The Boss Baby, which actually wasn’t terrible.

• You really can’t watch a movie and have tons of popcorn without stopping for ice cream afterward, right?

• We cleaned the garage on Sunday morning, which was nice to get done, even if we could see our breath while doing it.  Ha!  The kids “helped” for a bit and then got cold and went back inside. I really can’t blame them.
• The rest of the afternoon we hung out and just did… whatever.  Not a terrible way to end the week… or begin it depending on how you look at it.

I hope everyone has a Happy Monday!  I’m looking forward to the upcoming 3 day weekend!

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

Considering we were on vacation the past two weeks, things have been anything but normal and a week in review would probably take a while.  Therefore, I’m going to do a brief recap of the last two weeks’ accomplishments and then spend time going through pictures and writing up who knows how many posts about roadtripping with two small children.

• The biggest accomplishment by far of our two week road trip was making it home in one piece and no one committing murder.  We were all delirious by the time we arrived home on Saturday evening. I need a vacation from vacation.

• We managed to only forget two or three things along the way, which I consider to be pretty good when you’re packing as much as we did and have kids who forget where they put everything… and me.
• Fit in some last minute spontaneous stops trying to make the most of our crazy family vacation.
• Saw so many different things!!  And encourage the kids to try and do new things… like peeing in the desert, for instance.

• We handled unaccepted things with ease and grace. No air conditioning in the van and have to pay $800 to fix it?  No problem.  We aren’t even thinking about how over-budget we went on this vacation because we needed it and we had fun.
• Had some meltdowns along the way and learned that two weeks was way too long to be away from home for our kids, at least at this age.  Live and learn and then have melatonin on hand to help with time changes.
• Only “cried” a little when we went from sunny weather to cold and then just plain lame.  Oh well, we laugh at snow in our sneakers and then find indoor activities and let the kids have too much screen time.  Do what you can to survive, right?

Seriously, though, it was quite the adventure and it was exciting to see the kids try new things and even more fun to see family and friends.  I feel a little bad we pushed the kids as hard as we did, though. Sometimes it’s hard to remember they’re as little as they are and we don’t always know their limits until we push them. Whoops.

I’m sure you’re all looking forward to every little detail, so fear not!  All the crazy fun is yet to come!

Happy Monday all!!!

Happy Monday!

Linking up with Meghan from Clean Eats, Fast Feets for another Week in Review!

It’s been a fairly busy week leading up to our vacation, and this week in particular I decided I’d try to be a little extra healthy in anticipation of eating while traveling.  Sure, I’ve stocked up on healthy snacks, but let’s face it… when you’re on vacation you tend to not always eat your best and it is what it is.  So I figured I’d try out some different juices and things this week. That’s a good enough way to hopefully cut down on some bloat and avoid carbs and all that good stuff…. it didn’t go as planned.

This juice was surprisingly very tasty and delicious.  It also gave me false hope because not all juices are created equally.

This juice showed me that I don’t do grass.  I am not a rabbit or a cow or any other grass eating mammal and therefore should not be drinking grass because it tastes like…well, ass.

I had to eat a Kit-Kat bar to get the taste out of my mouth.  You win this round Overly Healthy Green Juice.

I can’t even believe it’s actually April, and I flipped my work calendar this week.

Over the weekend I took a lot of photos for an upcoming Day In The Life Post, because it’s that time again!

The most exciting part being the new bikes I picked up for the kids.  It’ll take some getting used to, especially for Phoebe since the bike she wanted is a tad taller than Enzo’s and she’s just a little small still.  They may have been more excited for their helmets… which Enzo wore on his almost too tiny trike while he waited for his big bike.

Honestly, I’m just excited that both kids (Enzo especially) hopped on the new much taller bikes with zero fear. Even when Enzo crashed, he got back on again, which is such a huge step for him. He used to be terrified to even ride down the driveway because of the slight incline.

Finishing up the weekend, our house/cat sitters came over to go over the ropes on the cats needs.  So grateful to have friends and family who willingly watch over the cats and house while we’re away.