Posts Tagged ‘fall’
Friday, October 27th, 2017
What day is it? Where am I? When was this? All the weeks seem both a million years ago and like they are still happening right now.
Sunday:
Sleeeeeeepy baby
This is Lincoln running away because I am the meanest
The kids are doing yoga right now while I am typing this recap
Monday:
Pajamas on the porch
When he outgrows these boots, he’ll go barefoot forever
MORE NAPS
Tuesday:
Picking up Brutus at the vet
Stupid bug bite turned into an INSANE rash
WHY AREN’T YOU SLEEPING NOW?
Wednesday:
Sure, that’s normal.
Someone wasn’t getting enough attention
Thursday:
Sick, miserable kiddo
Friday:
Back to the doctor for some prednisone
SAVE ME HALO TOP
Farmer’s market night
Saturday:
The price I pay for sleeping in for half an hour
Corn maze adventure
Caroline does handstands, Finn shares his juice
The weather went from being full-time amazing to rainy and dark and it reminds me that in a couple weeks daylight savings will end and it will be dark by the time the kids get home from school. AND THEN WE STILL HAVE TO GO TO ALL OUR ACTIVITIES. I do not love this part of the year in New England. At least in a few weeks I can start on Christmas and that will cheer me up.
Tags: Caroline, Connecticut, corn maze, evan, fall, family, farmers market, finnegan, food, halo top, iphone photos, kids, lincoln, my week in iphone photos, naps, sick, yoga
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
I’ve been using my phone to keep children quiet, so it’s often a) dead b) busy or c) so filthy I can’t use the camera. It reminded me that when I started this project three hundred and sixty weeks ago it was funny more than serious. They weren’t supposed to be GOOD pictures. So right now, bad is mostly what I have.
Sunday:
Not a black eye, a mosquito bite.
Rewatching all of Game of Thrones, because why not
Monday:
The days are long
Sweetness
Good kitty. I swear the older she gets the smaller she gets.
Tuesday:
THE INFAMOUS BUNCHEMS INCIDENT
Couch climber
Back naps!
Wednesday:
Faaaaaaaaaaall
Tiny pumpkins for a tiny boy
Thursday:
Ready for picture day! Except we were a week early.
They both love this game
Our town hall is cool
Friday:
My baby is cooler than me
He literally carries her around half the day but she still loves him
Saturday:
I really wish I could have gotten the geese flying OVER the moon
Ordering groceries and watching Outlander
My life is very exciting, if by exciting you mean incredibly mundane, normal, average and boring. It’s busy, for sure, but I’m starting to feel like my poor kids barely leave the state and I should really try to travel more. But then I remember traveling with kids is terrible so it’s back to the couch I go.
Tags: babywearing, brothers, Caroline, cat, evan, fall, finnegan, iphone photos, lincoln, my week in iphone photos, naps, night, shopping, siblings, sleeping
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
I think a month is the longest I’ve ever abandoned this blog since I started it 9ish years ago. I didn’t do it on purpose. I actually wrote a bunch of things that totally would have been blog posts in 2009 but ended up as Facebook posts because it’s 2017. We’re not even close to halfway through with this deployment and although we’ve found rhythm and a schedule that works, it’s exhausting being the only adult in charge of 4 small humans. Even when they have playdates or activities – and I am SO grateful for everyone who has helped – I play chauffer and social planner.
But it would be unfair to quit trying to document everything now, when I know E is looking forward to catching up on everything he missed as soon as he can. So onward and upward, once again.
Sunday:
All three, living their best lives
Mystic Seaport is our happy place
My eight year old beat me at bumper bowling
Monday:
We made slime every day for a week, then I got tired of scraping it off the floor
When both kids are awake and insist of being held at the bus stop
The CUTEST little soaps from The Rubber Ducky Soap Co
Tuesday:
Checking out the candy deals
Pretending he’s a big kid
Watching sissy do cheer
Wednesday:
I WON THE BUS WAR THEY MOVED IT HALF AN HOUR EARLIER
Trashing the car while waiting for Caroline outside ballet
Thursday:
I have a peach vampire in the house
OK, bye, just go be a big kid
Trampoline heaven
Friday:
The first of many, many vet appointments
HAPPY to go to school! YAY!
We put all those rocks in the kindness garden
Saturday:
Who can resist a selfie with a cow?
My little lambs
Another year at The Big E with friends
Tags: babywearing, Caroline, cheer, evan, fall, finnegan, friends, iphone photos, lincoln, my week in iphone photos, mystic, rock painting, rocks, shopping, snacks, the big e
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Monday, September 11th, 2017
Previously: 2016, 2015, 2015 (part 2), 2014, Â 2013
I can’t remember when I started calling this the best weekend of the year, but now that’s the official name in our family and we celebrate as if it’s a holiday. Four kids out of the house all weekend isn’t easy but we had a great time as usual and the food makes up for the stress.
Greek Food Festival:
Ledyard Fair (with friends!):
Taste of Italy:
Mystic Eats:
After we went to the food festival in Mystic, we hung out at the Seaport, then went straight to a birthday party, then straight to cheer practice. Operation Keep Them Busy is going along just swimmingly, although if Finnegan keeps waking up at 2 am I’m not going to be able to keep it up every weekend.
Hopefully he let’s me get enough sleep to make it to The Big E next Saturday, because that’s like the whole Best Weekend of the Year rolled into one day.
Tags: best weekend of the year, Caroline, Connecticut, end of summer, evan, fall, finnegan, food, fun, greek food festival, joovy caboose, ledyard fair, lincoln, mystic eats, norwich, taste of italy, weekend
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Sunday, November 20th, 2016
It is very cold and gloomy today. One fourth of my children are napping, but unfortunately it’s the only one who doesn’t really NEED to nap. But I got a bunch of cleaning done this morning, there’s chili in the crockpot for dinner, and I have secret chocolate to eat when they eventually do go to bed. So it’s not the worst Sunday.
Sunday:
He loves his lovies SO MUCH
Pokemon hunting
Local architecture
Monday:
So stylish
When Linc crashes, he crashes HARD
WHAT IS THIS BATH THING I NEVER HAVE THEM???
Tuesday:
We are both a total mess in this photo
Diapers, cat food, giant bag of jelly beans
Sitting down while someone else vacuums is my favorite
Wednesday:
Ridiculous baby outfit
The cat is SO DESPERATE she sat with the toddler
Sure, why not bring a giant stick inside?
Thursday:
Weirdo
But a happy weirdo
I can deal with happy (ps in the stroller, not the car, don’t send me car seat hate mail)
Friday:
Baby friends playing nicely. It was very confusing.
I shut him in his room for being a monster, obviously he was a tired monster
Finn likes Zootopia too
Saturday:
Zoo fun
Gorgeous weather
Target life
My throat sort of hurts but I absolutely refuse to acknowledge it could be ANYTHING except for very dry air in my house. We have important Thanksgiving plans, there’s no way I am letting germs ruin them. Fingers crossed I can get enough sleep in the next couple days to be back to 100% by Wednesday. It’s a tough time of year to stay well, especially when you’re only getting an average of 4 hours a night.
One of these days, I will completely forget what having a newborn is like and I’ll have to come up with something else to whine about. I can’t wait.
Tags: babywearing, Caroline, cat, evan, fall, finnegan, friends, fun, iphone photos, lincoln, my week in iphone photos, naps, shopping, target, zoo
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