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Another Quickie

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Mind out of the gutter people!

I’m only in the office 3 days this week so my to-do list is packed.

Andy was working down at the rental pretty much all weekend {new renters moving in this weekend! yay?} so it was just the girls and me for the majority of the time. Which, by the way, was fine by me since I’ll be gone this coming weekend and he’ll get them all to himself.

Saturday was a pretty normal weekend day for us. I did my meal planning and made a grocery list then the girls & I hit the grocery store. Got home, had lunch, put the girls down for nap. I washed/folded/put away a lot of laundry this weekend. A friend had come over to help Andy trim the crap out of the apple tree down at the rental so we grabbed pizza for dinner. I freaking love pizza.

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Sunday the girls & I met my cousin for coffee and a walk along the river. It was great to get out and enjoy some of the last few days of sun before Oregon weather really sets in and it was really great to spend some time with my cousin! Even though she only lives a few minutes away, life tends to get in the way. {that seems to be the case with most things, right!?} Reese was clearly not impressed with our coffee stop and I’m pretty sure that blueberry muffin went straight to the crazy part of my kid’s brain!

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Ry had a blast switching between riding her bike and walking. {country girl still needs some work on her bike path etiquette.} Reese slept the entire time, of course.

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When we got back to the Jeep Ry munched on a snack and we continued to visit. Then I fed Reese in the car while Rylee picked all the m&m’s out of her trail mix. {mom of the year right here folks!} After Reese was done, Rylee snapped a few pics with my phone.

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Last night I went to town scrubbing down the kitchen sink and counters. Such a rewarding feeling! {holy crap, I’m a boring adult.}

It was nearly long enough, but all in all, a great weekend. Happy Monday!

Life Lessons & Family Rules

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Girls,

Turns out, while this blog isn’t about writing you letters, I kinda like it. I’ve found that taking the time to write my words specifically to you, helps me collect my thoughts better and shows that I feel like what I’m saying here is important so I want you to listen up.

While I was driving home from the grocery store the other day I was thinking about our family rules that we have hanging up next to the front door for all to see. Your father & I try to live by these rules on a daily basis and we hope that you’ll learn them by our actions.

You see, these rules are important to your father & I and we want to make sure the expectations are clear. Just because they’re hanging up in our living room, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll notice them. By the time you’re old enough to read these words, that handmade canvas will likely just blend into the wall and you’ll walk past it like it’s not even there.

I’ve decided that for future reference, I’ll highlight one family rule at a time and explain to you why it is important to our family. That way, if you ever wonder, you can always come back here for a refresher.

Even though I’m constantly wanting time to just slow down, I am really looking forward to seeing the women you two will become. If your personalities now are any indication of 20 years from now, I couldn’t be more proud of you.

You two are my whole world.

xoxo,

Your Mama

Outtakes from a fake photo shoot

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So, basically…I’m dumb. I thought, hey, I’ve got one of these fancy cameras, I think I’ll try and use it!

Pffft…that was my first mistake.

My second mistake? My subjects…a newborn, a 4 year old and a dog. Laughable.

While I did get 1 or 2 “keepers” I got more that were just plain funny {where funny either means, “haha, that’s funny”, or just plain awful}…

 Can you say…bad lighting? Poor girl is blinded.

::sniff, sniff:: Yup, she needs a diaper change!

Fake smile is painful looking.

Aaaand, the dog has reached his patience level tipping point.

That’s a wrap!

10-minute update

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I just thought “Hey, what a great post title…I could totally make this a thing!” then I remembered how {not so} awesome I’ve been at blogging lately and promptly threw the idea out the window.

But really, I have 10 minutes at my laptop, with no kids to give you an update. While my phone is handy, I really, really prefer blogging from my computer. There’s just something so satisfying about hearing the keys click under my fingers. That, and I hit the delete key a lot less when I’m not typing with my fat thumbs.

Ok, so…8 minutes left…

I called about joining a gym. I’m thinking when I’m back to work full time I’ll try out their free trial. Something needs to happen or this girl won’t have any pants to wear when the weather gets cooler.

Being back at work feel good. It feels right. But, I do find it hard only working 1/2 days. I feel like I start a project, get 3/4 of the way through it, then it’s time to go. Then I rush out the door, pick up my sweet baby and proceed to forget all about the project I left behind.

She’s not sleeping through the night yet (something Rylee did at about 7 weeks). Normally, she’s only up once to eat. There’s been a few nights this week where she’s woken up at 12:30 but isn’t hungry, she just needs to be snuggled, then goes back to sleep. Then she wakes up a couple hours later to eat, goes right back down. Then up again around 4 or 4:30 to get snuggled again, then will sleep until 6:30 (or 7, if I let her). Weird and frustrating and sweet all at the same time.

Rylee really has a sweet & salty side lately. There’s moment where she’s sweet as pie. Then most other times? Not so much. She has taken to arguing with me…a lot. And I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t completely beside myself about how to “fix it”. She only really does it to me, not so much to Andy. I know it’s because of all the attention I show Reese. I get that, but it doesn’t make it any easier. In fact, I hate it. We’re working on that.

2 more minutes…

Andy’s back at work too. Ugh is all I have to say about that.

We really, really need to get Reese’s newborn pics done. And by we, I mean that’s all on me. Oh and we need family pics too.

Ry is going to a friend’s birthday party this weekend. She’s beyond excited. I’m excited because it’s at a fro-yo joint. And that reminds me, we need to go shopping!

And that’s all the time we’ve got today, folks…happy Thursday?

 

 Reese was killing me with the smiles yesterday!

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Ry seriously loves her little sister.

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Reese has started occasionally playing with her hair while she nurses. It’s pretty much the sweetest thing on the planet.

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For my girls, for now and for future reference

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In about ten or so years, you may read this and roll your eyes and think “yea right, Mom”. And that’s ok, you two won’t always get along. It happens.

But in another ten or so years after that, you’ll be sitting together, drinking some wine, read this and you’ll give each other a knowing smile. Because at that point, you two will be the best of friends and you’ll just know that it was like that from day one.

You two amaze me on a daily basis. From the day Reese was born, Rylee you’ve such a proud big sister. You beam with pride whenever someone asks you about your little sister. You would do anything to make her smile. And Reese? At not even 2 months old, it is amazing to me how much you already adore your big sister. You look at Rylee with such awe and wonder.

The other day, I had Reese with me at work for most of the day. Rylee, you had spent the day with Grammy. On the drive from my work to pick you up Reese had had enough and cried the majority of the way. Even walking into Grammy’s house she was still fussy. But Reese, the instant you heard your sister’s voice you stopped fussing. Once I got Reese out of her car seat we sat down in the living room. Ry, you came up next to us and you two did nothing but stare and smile at each other for the next 5 minutes.

This kind of thing happens a lot.

The bond you two share is so strong.

Your love for one another is already immeasurable.

Whether you realize it or not, you two are connected in a way that no one else will ever come close to.

You won’t always get along. Through the years your relationship will wax and wane like the moon. It’s natural and like I said, that’s ok.

But despite your disagreements and through your frustrations and tears, I hope and I pray that you are always the others #1 fan, biggest advocate and always have the others best interest at heart.

Only God knows what your futures hold, but I like to think that no matter what that may be, you two would move mountains to make one another’s dreams come true.

There is something so special about not only being sisters, but best friends. I hope you always know how blessed your two are to have one another.

I am so looking forward to watching you grow together. You two already make me so proud. I can’t tell you how many times I just get lost watching you two together and wonder how I got lucky enough to be your mom. You make my heart smile.

I love you both beyond measure.

xoxo,

Mom