One Lucky Girl!

EEEeeek!! We just booked a trip to southern California!! I was missing HB, so decided to check flights over lunch yesterday. I sent a snapshot showing the great prices to Shawn and by the time I got home, he had flights, a car and hotel all picked out! So we're all booked and ready to go in a few weeks!

I am so happy we live back in Minnesota because it truly feels like home and we are surrounded by a huge, amazing family and amazing friends...but I sure do miss just about everything about So Cal....my drive to and from work (toward the mountains in the morning, on the Pacific Coast Hwy on the way home), skating on the boardwalk, Wahoo's, bonfires on the beach, surfing, sweet outdoor shopping centers...Can't wait to go visit!!

Cabin Weekend

We just got home from an awesome relaxing weekend at a friend's cabin in Wisconsin. The kids actually slept well! And even though I was solo-parenting on Saturday (Shawn had to work at a convention), it was still relaxing :) 

Here are a few pics:

Left to right: Leighton, Bergen, Elsa, Gratia, Kian, Ryder, Logan

The kids played so well together!

The adults played well together, too :)

On Sunday, our kids slept till almost 7, but still beat the sun up. So Logan and I watched it rise from the beach. It was sooo beautiful!! It's tough to tell in the photos, but the lake was steaming :)

Morning puzzles by the fire.

A huge thanks to Allison and Brandon for hosting such a fun weekend!!

One More Climbing Picture...

From the giraffe to the table to the magnet board to the railing!!

A How To by Logan

How to get what you want without asking permission, by Logan Billing:

Step 1: Sit on the floor and take your socks off.

Step 2: Grab onto the fridge handles. 

Step 3: Use your now-grippy feet to push against the freezer and pry open the fridge doors.

Step 4: Gracefully drop your feet back to the floor and browse for what you want to eat.

There's not much this kid can't do! He can climb counters, open child-proof vitamin lids, and open doors with child safety knobs on them! Lol!!

Sleep Habits

Woohoo!! After 3 or so rough nights, we have a steady sleeper :) Goes down well and stays in bed...for now :) Snuck in for this shot last night:

We have only tried napping once without success, but napping on the go has been working for the weekends. He also recently moved to a nap pad at daycare. Getting big!!

Photography

Just had to share one sweet photo from today's family session. I pulled this out at the end and the girls loved it :)

I'm sure there will be many little 'tent' talks for these girls throughout their lives :)

Full Time Friday

No breaks during my Full Time Mom Fridays...

An attempt at a smoothie for lunch (at 3pm) with a boycotting-nap, testing, two year old close by at all times...

The one thing that always lightens my mood...taking a picture :) Oats anyone?!

Big Boy Bed

We made the transition last night...on night #2 now...stay tuned...

Friday Mornings

I love Friday morning breakfasts. We all eat together before Shawn leaves for work :)

Usually Shawn makes breakfast burritos (yum!) but today's strawberry banana pancakes were a hit, too.