a long day at work meant i was in my pjs by 7pm, actually more like 6:30pm, but who’s counting? i also came home to my birchbox this month, which was fun to go through, as usual.
we did some major work on the house this weekend (greg mostly), but here is your sneak peek.
breakfast is not complete without your baby & a backpack.
we had an all-american dinner on saturday night including hot dogs, mac & cheese, watermelon, and corn on the cob. you can tell it’s summer and this girl loves it.
playing outside between rain showers. we love bubbles.
i told her to smile (show me your teeth) and this is what she gave me.
happy father’s day!
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where did the weekend go? we had a good time celebrating father’s day and getting some housework done…there were also some naps taken in there, too. how was your weekend?
school was closed on friday, which meant kenley was home. we celebrated by running errands and stopped for a donut to celebrate national doughnut day! yum!
saturday morning, the big ten network was replaying the iu/kentucky game from 2011. we caught the end of it and explained to kenley exactly where she was and what we were doing when watford hit the game winning shot. she is really getting into all things indiana and i couldn’t be more happy about that. the red shirt was a coincidence. she’s really wearing her christmas pjs. awesome.
we celebrated margot’s first birthday later in the day. it was adorable, and so fun!
kenley and kyler reading books together at bedtime before their mini-sleepover.
most of the weekend was spent painting and organizing the office / my craft area. i’m excited to share the updates… boy, what a difference a little paint makes.
ready to hit the road for sea world!
this is as close as we got to the penguins today. hopefully, we’ll try again next weekend.
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we had a good weekend and my love/hate relationship with painting continues, but this weekend i’m actually loving it. i did not, however, do much resting, so that will be the goal this week.
friday, we hit up the new wawa near work for some lunch. as a midwesterner turned floridian, i often questioned my east coast friends to why they eat at a gas station, but i am now a true believer. it was damn good.
after some housework on saturday, i got myself a pedicure. as i got pampered, i caught up on blogs & pinterest. it. was. glorious.
saturday night included watching the pacers beat the heat and his + hers ice cream. mine = mint chocolate chip, his = chocolate chip.
we hit up the splash pad early sunday morning. the girls were iffy about it. they loved it when the water was low, and hated it when the water was high. oh the troubles of a toddler.
they enjoyed playing in the tunnel a lot more.
and going down the slide.
after nap time, we hit up tijuana flats for lunch. the girl loved her quesadilla and chips. just like her momma and daddy.
we tackled some painting tonight…need i say more?
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we had a good and slightly productive weekend, but i’m going to keep it real here and say that after this weekend, we are never refinishing another piece of furniture again, and i’m about 2.5 seconds away from hiring painters for the remaining rooms in our house… which is a lot. if only my husband would let me.
friday night we headed down to grammy’s house after work. we pulled into town right as the sun was setting over the water, what a great way to start the long weekend.
having a snack outside in our swim suits. still envious this suit doesn’t come in my size. i can’t get enough of it.
after our snack it was time to take the boat out.
heading out into the blue water. amazing.
after nap time, we headed down to the beach. we have approximately 24 cloth diapers at home that double as swim diapers… and we didn’t even pack one on the trip. #fail
regardless, we had fun playing in the ocean.
jumping into the pool with daddy!
i enjoyed my zero proof cucumber ginger jasmine-tini at dinner saturday night. it probably wasn’t as good as a real martini, but it was sure yummy.
sunday we headed to the rays / yankees game in probably the sickest seats we’ve ever sat in.
kenley loved that the seats were all-you-can-eat too. and she did!
i didn’t mind seeing evan longria that close.
sporting her new rays watch too.
after the game, we headed out on the boat one more time.
once we got back into town, we headed over to the jenkinson’s for a memorial day cookout. the girls had fun being silly.
in true memorial day fashion, kenley loved the corn on the cob!
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we had a great long weekend away and enjoyed our extra day off. today we remember and thank those who have served our country so we could have such a great weekend. how was your weekend?
i was flying solo most of the weekend while greg worked. actually, the last five nights i have been sans husband, which has been tough. mad props to those parents/spouses who travel or stay home alone most of the week. god bless your little hearts.
kenley had a doctor’s appointment late afternoon friday, which put us home a tad early. which meant, more time for a wagon ride before dinner! no matter how many times i told her that that was “mommy’s water” she *had* to hold it.
we stopped by kyler’s house for a little piano playing action.
saturday morning i took pictures at our friends’ son’s soccer game. a team full of 3-5 year olds. we got a glimpse into our future in a couple years. sheer chaos i tell you.
i was about ready to kill the fed ex guy who obnoxiously rang the doorbell as soon as kenley was asleep, then i saw what he brought and i forgave him. yes, i have my snacks delivered to my door. amazon prime for the win.
thanks to the jenkinsons who set up the fun waterpark in their backyard, the girls got to beat the heat on saturday… which felt like the hottest day of my life.
kenley and i visited daddy at work and watched some of the cirque du soleil show quidam. we didn’t get to stay for the whole thing due to an antsy girl, but what we saw was good.
since my husband wasn’t home to feed me dinner, our sweet friends stepped in. kenley had fun playing with charlie and margot too!
between fighting nap time and some teething tantrums today, kenley loooooved playing with her new baby and stroller. i have a feeling she’ll be a great big sister…minus chucking the baby across the room.
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we are so so so happy to have daddy back this week at a decent hour and are anxiously waiting a much needed, long weekend getaway coming at the end of the week. how was your weekend?
happy saturday morning from the walking towel dog.
after debating for a while about getting our front landscaping done, we finally bit the bullet.
holy cow, we are so excited. i’m too embarrassed to show you what it looked like before, but you can imagine the hot mess.
while work was being done on the outside, i was doing work on the inside. i am thrilled that our never ending laundry room projects are finally done!
i was literally craving iced coffee all day on saturday. i finally made some around 7pm. it was worth the wait.
she loved wearing my cozy socks.
someone loved the mother’s day card i got from daddy. we danced a lot this morning.
i will spare you photos of my wonderful food today, but every single meal i had was delicious. kenley was in shock of our milkshake, but obviously loved it. how could she not? look at that thing!
if she could be outside all day long, she definitely would.
our only attempt at a picture today, i’ll take it.
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we had a great, relaxing weekend, napping whenever kenley decided to take a nap, and not worrying about doing anything. i had a wonderful mother’s day with my two favorite people. how was your weekend?
happy mother’s day to all those wonderful mommies out there!
we had visitors this weekend! maggi & greg were here from pittsburgh!
we hit up friendly confines friday night for some good food and the pens game.
saturday included pedis with the girls.
and some serious party decorating.
so happy to have this girl here.
mango margaritas to celebrate cinco de mayo! virgin for me, lots of tequila for everyone else.
kenley loved cinco de mayo and all the chips that were involved.
this is what our sunday morning consisted of. she pulled out every single pant, short, and skirt, tried to put it on, then threw it. why do i feel this is a prelude for 15 years from now.
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we had such a fun weekend with friends & our amazing visitors, celebrating cinco de mayo!
greg met his bro up in the dc area this weekend to visit the fam. the gilbertson men reunited.
saturday morning, kenley and i really tried hard to make it downtown in time for the march of dimes walk, but since they decided to start early we just missed the start. regardless, we represented jack’s pack while the fam was walking back in indiana. we had our own little walk around lake eola and played at the park, we weren’t going to let the beautiful morning go to waste.
first nap in the big girl bed looked like this. she fell asleep as soon as she got back into bed, thankfully.
greg and the boys hit up the nationals / reds game at nationals park.
we hit up the splash pad for the first time this summer, and kenley loved it. i foresee a lot of splash pad in our future.
having fun in the wa-wa
i saw on pinterest this week to put tea bags into your toms to make them less stinky. the pin didn’t have a link attached to it, so i was skeptical, but let me tell you… worked like a charm! i’ve worn a hole in my toms i’ve worn them so much and they now don’t smell at all…other than a little like apple cinnamon tea.
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we had a good weekend, but we are happy to have daddy home. but, he had a wonderful time with the fam.
this is what our friday night consisted of, much like the rest of america, i’m sure. as soon as kenley went to bed, we sat ourselves in front of the tv, computer, twitter screens, watching the events unfold. much love to the people of boston and watertown.
saturday morning began bright and early at ikea. i’m happy to report the piggy-tails lasted the entire trip!
errands continued saturday. this is what happens when you have a crappy cart, and are shopping alone with an 18 month old…just have it. ha.
we headed to sea world sunday morning for the first time!
we chose not to touch the sting rays this time.
she loved the dolphins!
watching the dolphins from below.
intrigued!
so awesome!
kenley talked about the “big turtle” later in the day.
hanging with daddy.
this was the best picture i got of them, being twins!
first ride! i call it a merry-go-round, while i’m pretty sure the rest of the world calls it a carousel.
Yet another big milestone.
In honor of 18 months, here are 18 fun things about Kenley.
1. Kenley loves washing her hands. She asks for soap in the bath and just lathers it in her hands.
She is also very good at pretend washing her hands in her little kitchen sink.
2. She can identify Mickey & Minnie Mouse and Goofy on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
Donald & Daisy Duck are still “quack” and Pluto is “dog”.
3. She is really into babies right now. She opens her book to the page with a baby and will
kiss it repeatedly. She’ll hug, pat, and put her dolls night-night. Her teachers say she does the same at school.
*I was stopped at a very long stoplight while I was taking this video.
4. Likewise, she loves looking at pictures on my phone of “baby” (which is really her).
As soon as she sees my phone, she immediately says “picture, picture”.
If you ask her who the baby is, she’ll say Kenley,
but I think that’s only because we’ve told her so many times that it’s her.
5. She loves Publix & free cookies. So much so that now whenever she is placed in a shopping cart,
no matter what store it is, she starts saying “cookie, cookie, cookie” x 5.
She had a couple customers at Hobby Lobby laughing last weekend.
6. She is eating so so so well right now. She lovesbroccoli, both talking about it and eating it.
7. She is constantly talking about her friends, both at school and outside of school.
8. She’s scared of the garage door closing and the vacuum.
9. Her most favorite word right now is “no”. We’re back in the “no no no” phase.
10. She loves to take the garbage and put it in the trash can.
The first time she did it, Greg & I were in shock. She picked up a Cheerio off the floor,
walked right over, opened the pantry door, popped the lid to the trash, and threw it away.
She says “garbage” very well.
11. If we have a couple extra minutes in the morning when I drop Kenley off at school (I drop off, Greg picks up),
I will let her walk in, rather than me carrying her.
Now when we pull up, she says “walkie, walkie” and practically sprints to her classroom
when we get in the door, saying “hi” and “morning” to everyone.
12. She’s starting to say “I love you.”
13. She loves shoes… much like her mama…and her grandma…and her great-grandma. She gets it honest.
Just yesterday, she threw a royal fit when I went to put on her shoes only because she wanted to wear another pair.
Really, already?
14. She is in almost all 2T clothes, with just a couple lingering 18mo outfits, and in size 5 shoes.
15. She loves to “clean up” her bath toys… but she won’t even think about cleaning up the toys in the playroom.
16. She sings the ABC’s (somewhat in order) and counts to ten (not really in order at all). The other day we had the news on the TV, as most of us have, and she pointed to the scrolling news bar on the bottom of the TV saying… “A” “B” etc. Too funny.
17. She knows the difference between open and closed; and up and down.
18. She weighs 26 pounds 4 ounces and is 32.5 inches tall.
