Tuesday, February 25, 2020

2.24.20


Flying through February... all the hearts... ready for some Spring temps that we hope March has in store for us!

Thankful this week for our Kindergarten presentations of famous African Americans and their STEM contributions!


Thankful for Lulu moving to the bigger section of the littles! She is more mobile now and loves the freedom of the bigger room and more hands on activities! 


 Thankful for celebrating a special friends milestone birthday!  And another special friend gave every family a dozen donuts! (Can not even believe this happened on DAY 2 of Whole 30!) But Matt & I stayed compliant and did not budge! Cmon it's too early. Maybe on Day 22 ;)






 Thankful for healthy alternative options for soy sauce.

 Thankful that both Matt and I are doing Whole 30 together until the moods on Day 4 & 5 came! Yikes.
 Thankful for Hannah participating in the local Choir Fest!




Thankful for Fellowship Friday with some older peeps! #Sushistyle 





 Thankful for a sunny and semi warm Saturday!! The indoor pool was a must! Lulu is such a fish! We can't wait to see her "swim" in mommy and me swim class!


 Thankful for Lulu's Valentine making an appearance!! Look at her, already patting his head. We just can't even!
 Thankful for a beautiful Sunday! No naps happened, insert all the sad faces here, BUT meal prep, lesson prep and outdoor play time did! And noone slept during night church! Ice cream bribery does work!

 Thank you Amazon and Whole foods! We have Whole 30 compliant ketchup- sweetened with dates!
 Thankful for friends capturing sweet moments! Hudson is such a stud.
 Thankful for this.... but its kinda ehh. Health food stuff at it's finest. maybe a 3 out of 5.
 But these?! BRING THEM ON! and the shamrock shakes! ( In my dreams, which according to Whole 30 Calendar will be all about junk food next week!)
 Thankful for big bows on her Minnie Mouse Day!

I have been encouraged by a friend sharing his fave John Piper sermon with me and then got on a Piper kick! ( Love that Lulu has his name as her middle!) He is so passionate and on fire for the Lord!
Here is the link- with links to many sermons! Enjoy! 



Tuesday, February 18, 2020

2.17.20

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Thankful this week for fun friends across the miles!
Bridger and Lulu = Best Valentine Pals



Thankful for sweet friends. Finally got a playdate to happen with Hannah's bestie, and all the hearts for these two. Sweetest, slime lovin' ice cream eatin' duo! Hudson was nearly in tears when her mom came, because apparently she is his best friend too.

Thankful for daycare having so many fun things for our on the go girly to explore!


Thankful for the coolest play food ever!

Thankful for Party City's deals on heart balloons!
Thankful for Vday breakfasts with little surprises from Cupid!
Thankful for the academic growth in Hudson. We have had meeting after meeting about fine motor skills and what not, and different techniques to help him with writing, but this year he is writing and drawing ALL THE THINGS. And for this card to come home... heart melter for sure..
Happy Valentine's Day! ( and yes the chairless class was short lived, the kids have stopped kicking and throwing them too!)
Thankful for our daily dose of Go Noodle! This app is seriously such a game changer every single day!
Thankful that Valentine's Day happened before we started Whole 30!
Thankful for Hannah's bestie's mom sending me Vday party pics!

We opted for a cozy night in Friday night, and heart shaped pizzas from our fave Pizza Pete was a must! With an Andy's Frozen Custard Concrete as the sweet treat.

Thankful for Lulu's new high chair! We tried to use the ancient one that has been saved for her - but all the new things of current high chairs had me wanting more! Especially the 1 hand option, and the middle leg divider that keeps her cute self from sliding on down! She LOVES sitting in here and LOVES "talking" to us as we eat!
Thankful for kicking it hard on Saturday at Lifetime! Hudson has been nailing it too! Good behavior in an unstructured play time for 2 hours, GET IT BABY!
Dreamin'

 Thankful for a Saturday Vday dinner and shopping date!! It's really nice having a son old enough to bbsit! It is also awesome when friends offer to pop over for the afternoon to hang with your kiddos too! So it was a well managed time, and they even helped Hannah with diaper duty for Lulu & baked 100 cookies for Sunday School! Phew!

 Green Side up all night baby, bring that meat!

Thankful for everyone's love for Lulu at church! Paul and Beccy had Lulu duty during Sunday School.

Sunday School duty turn Cookie Decorating! So much fun! 






Thankful for our Whole 30 crew! There are a few of us doing this amazing health challenge together which hopefully will keep me on track for ALL 30 days!! Day 2 and Matt & I feel great! The black coffee has not killed me yet ;) 





Thankful for a long weekend! We need more Mondays off! My aunts had shared my granny's church hats with us once she passed, and Hannah is obsessed as you can see, never wearing them to church mind you, but to the mall? Yes please!
 Thankful for the 2 robot friends that watched Disney+ with him yesterday 😍




And here is the link to hear Ann Voskamp's Founders Week message that Harrison & I were blessed to hear live!!! ENJOY!!