2017 - Week 31

July 31.
Monday full of errands - enjoyed lunch at Wegmans, playing with our sunglasses in our noses and laying on giant poofs at Costco and painting with our new paint from Michael's. Overall a successful day.

August 1.
The crazines dressed themselves today complete with backpacks for a park adventure. Then I caught them in deep conversation at lunch time under their chair canopies...so cute! Daddy and I snuck again for a date...dinner at Verde (daddy enjoyed a special mushroom infused cocktail) for pizza, a walk along the water, and icecream. Perfect weather!

August 2.
A day full of sun and adventure. We stopped to enjoy the fountain in the park near our house before jogging the 2.5 miles to the innerharbor splash pad to celebrate Kellen's birthday! Fountains, icecream and friends! What a fun day! (The worst part was the walk back!!)

August 3.
Early morning shopping results in kiddos eating sugar cookies at 8am. Ooops. Brother with his superman cape helped me make a cherry chocolate cake - obviously stealing lots of cherries during the process. Stooping while we wait for the cousins to come visit for dinner. A little rain didnt stop them from having a watergun fight (as we watched from inside). Ha.

August 4.
Exploring our park - pictures at the Pagoda, snacks in the park, dressing silly - Rad chose to wear that headband!, and stomping through puddles. All in a good days adventure.

August 5.
Daddy had to work, so we set out with chalk and a ball to the waterfront thinking we'd have a low key morning and stumbled onto a free kids fishing event. They had a blast and Nora even caught one of the biggest fish of the day! Afternoon was super low key in pjs watching shows.

August 6.
BOTH kiddos sick!!! YUCK!! This is pretty much what the entire day looked like. We watched 4 movies, everyone napped a lot, and we fought fevers. No fun.

2017 - Week 30

July 24.
Started the week off with a play date in the county with our buddies Mary, Mazie and Andrew. Loved being outside and catching up with them!! Then I tackled my first every road trip with the kids alone...drove 3.5 hours to Richmond to visit with daddy while he was on the road. The kids were so excited about staying in a hotel - Nora snuggled with momma in the big bed and Rad was so exhausted for the day's events.

July 25.
Getting ready with daddy for work. Went with the cousins to a farm/petting zoo. Got to see buffalo, goats, cows, and lots of other animals. Then enjoying the afternoon with rooftop pool party.

July 26.
Exploring a playground with the cousins in rural Richmond. Super fun and SUPER hot! Afternoon swimming again to cool off - Rad's new favorite place to sit in the stroller..at the very front.

July 27.
Stopped off in the middle-of-no-where Virginia on the way home for some blackberry picking and sunflower picture taking. The kids had a blast and we had the entire pick-your-own field to ourselves! With this stop, a lunch/potty stop and crazy traffic...the trip took almost 5.5 hours. Doing that solo with 2 kids is not the top of my to-so list again anytime soon.

July 28.
Lazy day at home recovering from yesterday's travel adventures. Bubble baths, playing with Dracula teeth, reading books to our buddies, making beanie baby trains and trying on all of sissy's necklaces and headbands before bed.

July 29.
Casual Saturday at home while it rained. Long run on the treadmil before everyone woke up, taking EVERY drawer and shelf out of my fridge and deep cleaning it (nesting mode already). Brother in mommy's old dance costumes stacking pantry items and silly rides through the kitchen with sissy...you know - the usual.

July 30.
The weather finally allowed for us to get out! We took a walk for a family breakfast at the local diner - complete with both kiddos chowing down on jelly packets, played in two different parks, got icecream and enjoyed the sunshine.

2017 - Week 29

July 17.
Casual Monday at home coloring on the stoop, sidewalk chalk, putting flowers in mommy's hair and playing with ALL out small stuffed animals (anyone need some?). We got to meet sweet Juliet for the first time...such a treat to have she and her momma over for lunch! Rad loved having a baby around.

July 18.
Happy Birthday to Papa. Family dinner with the cousins to celebrate Chaz's grandparents being in town. Fun time with everyone over dinner and yummy homemade cheesecake!

July 19.
My silly kids...Rad LOVES to be held like a baby after a shower in his Mickey towel, trying on glasses at Harris Teeter is always sure to be a hit and why not rearrange all of mommy's kitchen drawers in the afternoon? Rad took a stroller nap, so sissy and I snagged a free cone at the new icecream place in town - Bmore Licks.

July 20.
SUPER hot day in Baltimore...playground fun before 9am left us super sweaty!! Swings, slides with out buddies and smiles on the stoop before a car movie and snack while running some errands.

July 21.
Playdate with our buddy Jenny and Emi at Play Cafe...Nora was working hard on her computer and Rad was just cheesing about how much fun he had when we left. Playing with silly face apps is always sure to be a hit with kids!! OMG too funny.

July 22.
Early morning family pool date at the community pool in the park. Then daddy went to a concert, so we went to the mall - carousel rides, playing at the Disney store and killing time in Zoe's while it monsooned ran outside.

July 23.
Casual Sunday at home in pjs before a park photo session for the announcement of baby #3!! We made homemade paleo pizza and took more crazy family selfies. Love my little crew and our weekends together!

2017 - Week 28

July 10.
Morning Tot Lot play followed by a grocery store run to pick up some goodies since daddy doesn't have to work tonight. Kiddos picked out flower cupcakes...and Rad wanted to get him an Elmo card. Sister LOVES pushing the tiny cart. To say they were excited for an evening with daddy that included a treat was an understatement.

July 11.
Two big kiddos!! I turned Rad's carseat around to ride like his sister. A visit to BJ's for beach chairs, porch stooping, trying on all our winter gear. And of course since it's 7/11...we stopped by 7-Eleven for National Slurpee day for a free treat. Perfect when it's 90 degrees outside! YUM!

July 12.
All kinds of craziness going on today. Minions attire, swording flighting, my little dude in a Batman dress, sister eating a popsicle naked except for a scarf, and making wild faces for the camera.

July 13.
Started the morning off with a pool party (which Nora decided it was too hot to actually put her suit on and opted to lounge in pjs). Cupcakes, making chicken salad (which apparently they both love currey chicken salad!) and protein balls, and lots and lots of stickers.

July 14.
Celebrating that it's FRIDAY! A visit to Outsiders Crossfit to WOD with Jessica and go to lunch. Then a trip to the book store to snuggle with stuffed animals and read books all afternoon. Quick car naps then a haircut for brother - looking SO old!

July 15.
Lunch out with daddy means we want to dress like him...wearing his glasses and his work polo. Sister was being silly at the restaurant and brother even wanted to wear his shirt in the car for afternoon errands. The new thing...wearing "Boo" his elephant on his head - especially when he's sleeping.

July 16.
An early morning run resulted in a few quiet minutes alone by the water for momma!! Took my new book and read - what a treat. Playground fun with daddy followed by a Rita's treat to beat the heat. As always sister is being silly. Before we know it, brother is going to master those monkey bars!

2017 - Week 27

July 3.
Just a lazy day of running some errands (which turned disastrous when Rad insisted on switching place and pushing Nora...of course wanting NO help from Momma and almost knocking down a HUGE shoes display at DSW. Oops) and basement selfies.

July 4.
Hanging with the family at G and Pops house. Grilled out burgers, riding bikes, water balloons, popsicles, playing in buckets of water and hanging with the cousins. What a great holiday!

July 5.
What's better than a slurpee or icecream? COMBINING them for a Gelati...the kids were in heaven with their Rita's treat. The new daily request. We acted like Daniel Tiger this morning and went on an "adventure" complete with imaginary binoculars and tree hugging. We picked up every leaf and stick in the park. A little costume/daddy's tshirt wearing in the afternoon.

July 6.
Brother wasn't even completely awake when he started requesting Moana painting at 7am...look at that daze. Sister boycotted her nap instead making a huge mess of her room, stripping her clothes and opting for mommy's clean laundry that was piled up on the guest bed. Coconut curry chicken for dinner - ALL 4 family members loved it!!

July 7.
Morning swim at the gym with our buddies Kellen and Elodie...how cute were they? Sister and I spent nap time digging up all the dead flowers from the pots. Rad is now obsessed with trucks and cars...wanting to race and crash them ALLLL the time.

July 8.
Celebrated my nephew Michael at his laser tag birthday party!! He had SO many friends come to celebrate him - they played arcade games and laser tag. The kiddos loved the cupcakes and glow in the dark lights. Nora wasn't sure about the actual laser tag, but brother LOVED shooting all the big kids!

July 9.
Daddy had to work, so we tried to stay busy. Playing with our party goodies, a trip to the park (but it was SO hot we spent most of the time in the shade), digging in dirt to make "dinner" for mommy on the back porch, and letting my little Picasso paint outside while brother took a nap.

2017 - Week 26

June 26.
Play date with Kerry, Austin and Kyle. Loved visiting their new house in the burbs...so much space to play!! Kiddos helped me make a spaghetti squash casserole - they loved peeling the "noodles" out of the squash.

June 27.
Early morning car watching in our pjs and drinking yogurt. My team headed to feed the ducks, but they were all napping, so Rad chased them until they woke up. We instead went on an adventure around the lake looking for bugs.

June 28.
Chaz woke us up early telling us we were headed out of town a day early...so we quickly packed - goggles, ear phones and all and headed for the airport. We experienced our first Coney Island chili dogs, squeezed all 4 of us into a seat and ventured through the airport with LOTS of luggage (and carseats). Brother couldn't hang with the day...he was exhausted by the time we arrived at the hotel.

June 29.
Morning trip to the Detroit zoo with the cousins. Brother loved the bears and sister loved the butterflies. What an awesome zoo!! Afternoon swimming at the hotel pool...they were so excited!!! That as until brother lost a battle with the pool deck.

June 30.
Took the kiddos to see Despicable Me 3, played at a giant mall playground that was entirely shaped like food items (absolutely love Ava's corn pose), played in Bass Pro shop and of course had to purchase the pop guns, then ate at Rainforest Cafe. It was a FULL day of FUN!

July 1.
Started the day off with family breakfast - got to see Chaz's grandparents for the first time in a while. Then we headed to the company holiday party at the lake. Kiddos enjoyed fishing, playing on the playground, digging in sand and yummy treats. Perfect weather for a great day with family and Chaz's company. Grateful for the trip to visit Michigan.

July 2.
Time to head home...airports are for playing on moving sidewalks, coloring, taking selfies and finaly napping on the shuttle bus. Then we got to celebrate Michael's 6th birthday!!!! How is he SIX already?? Birthday boy wanted Dinosaur BBQ and cupcakes. He got to play with his new sword and nerf machine gun and everyone was covered in blue icing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2017 - Week 25

June 19.
Early morning chalk and snacks followed by a workout then playing at G's house with the cousins. Hula hoops, relaxing and watching shopkins videos and gatorade drinking. Daddy was out of town, so I ordered our favorite - Zatarr. We LOVE this restaurant.

June 20.
Nothing says summer like swinging at the Tot Lot and an icecream treat. These two were all smiles today. Sister and I enjoyed a GIANT tea party while brother napped.

June 21.
Target trip isn't complete without a random purchase request - today as giant rubber balls. Took the kiddos on a picnic date to the waterfront...and we brought the new balls with us. That night we played with Daddy's clipper guards - they kept calling them "daddy's hair clips". HA.

June 22.
This girl cracks me up - yoga and singing to herself in the fridge reflection. Brother wore his police costume almost all day. A trip to Whole Foods yeilded some yummy treats that aren't always in the house...we had pancakes for dinner that night.

June 23.
Just another day of being silly...brother took a car nap, so sister and I played in the front seat, then they made a huge mess of the kitchen - getting every single cutting board and snack bag out. Brother insisted on wearing his bathing suit for afternoon playtime. Sister asked to sleep in one of mommy's tanktops - it was a cute dress on her.

June 24.
Daddy is home!! Family day date...a walk to the farmers market, eating Mexican food in Fells Point, popsicles at the fitness fair in Harbor East and posing for the camera. Love my little crew.

June 25.
After an 8 mile run, mommy was craving donuts. Everyone was happy!! Brother joined me on the trip to pick them up because he will jump at any chance to ride Harry the dragon. Afternoon with cousins running through the water fountains downtown.