Bengals are Back!

This was a pretty quick work week due to the holiday on Monday.  Not too much excitement until Thursday morning when Clint had to take off to Jackson Hole, WY for work.  I always get a little anxious when I am left home alone with Miss M,  you just never know what odd things can come up.  Fortunately, it has been very uneventful and he returns on Tuesday.

Miss M has a full ponytail now and it shapes like a bun on its own - so sweet!

Friday - I had a very productive day at work and cut it way too close to leaving work :(  Maci started swim lessons this Friday and she is in the same class as her BFF Natalie and her best dude buddy, Harper.  The class starts at 615p and I had to still get us home and changed since I was the lucky one to get in the pool with Clint out of town.  I left work at 545p.  Mind you, I still had to pick her up from daycare, get to home, change, shove a little bit of food in her mouth to tie her over and then get to lessons.  The fact that we were only 10 mins late was a MIRACLE!!!  Maci had a blast getting back in the pool and giggled with her buddies the whole time - worth every rushing minute!  Afterward, we picked back up the former swim lesson tradition - Applebee's dinner for adult drinks and some food.  While I was changing back into clothes, Jaycee (Natalie's mom) was keeping an eye on Maci.  As the girls were running around, she happened to ask them to hold hands.  They then proceeded to hold hands the entire walk to Applebee's - So Sweet!!!!  Maci was a good girl at dinner, thank god and she feel asleep on the way home.

Tired Friday Morning

 Geez - Don't Look So Happy!

 Art Time at Daycare!

Saturday - We woke up and had some breakfast before heading to week 2 of gym class.  Miss M LOVES her gym class.  This week she amazed me by doing flips on the bars with minimal spotting and help from me.  This kid just blows us away (see the video on Facebook).  Afterwards, we did Coopers with our friends for brunch followed by a nice nap at home.  Miss M and I had such a nice nap that we overslept for her haircut (much needed - see the bangs in the eyes in the pic above).  Thank goodness I have such a sweet hairdresser and she was ok with us coming 30 mins late (geez I am losing it).  We then spent the afternoon playing outside and reading books before it was Maci's bedtime.

Sunday - BENGALS ARE BACK!!!!!  I can't even explain how much I love this time of year!  Maci took a nap just in time for kickoff and didn't get up until well after half time - hope this happens every week :)  My Bengals looked solid (wish we converted a few more TD vs field goals) but I will take the W and the beauty of a TD by our AJ Green!  Maci loved yelling at the TV with me in the 2nd half - it got stressful for a bit :)  I have been trying to catch some of the other games while Maci was up but that proves a bit more difficult alone.  I at least got to have some BW3 wings for dinner and after Maci goes to bed I have a video chat with my best girl friends from high school - this has proven to be the best way to connect all of us with the 6 of us now living all over (Minneapolis, LA, Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville and Cincinnati - WOW)  I am so excited to put Maci down and enjoy a good catch up with some long term friends!

"I sure hope they can keep this up mom!"

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a great week!  We can't wait for dad to get back Tuesday!!

Lots of Love,
C, K & M