Sunday, October 26, 2014

Busy Week for Our House!

This was a very busy week that it was done in the blink of an eye.  Monday I had an Arbonne party at my friend Halston's house.  It was such a nice time hanging with the girls, getting facials/foot soaks and drinking wine.  We had such a good time that I decided to have a party of my own in mid November :)  Yes, I am a sucker!  Tuesday evening I had a hair appointment and decided to go a little lighter and back towards my blond roots.  Wednesday we had our new garage door installed and I worked from home to keep an eye on the project.  Clint left to Vegas Wednesday early morning for a conference and fortunately all went smoothly with his trip.  This meant Maci and I were on our own the next few days.  Thursday night we had Maci's fall party at daycare and she had a blast with the glow necklaces and kool aid drink, something she doesn't get at home.  Finally it was Friday and a gorgeous one at that!  We were in the low 70s and it was such a beautiful fall day!  Maci and I decided to go to a park and skip swim lessons due to the amazing weather!  Clint then got home late that night.  Saturday was the usual gym class, breakfast and errands.  Clint and I stayed up far too late again last night watching our show on Netflixs and now we are paying for it today :(  We are attempting to put Maci down for a nap and get ready for football.  I am hoping the Bengals don't bore me today as I may not be able to keep my eyes awake :(

Girl Loves Leaves!



Coloring!

Snazzy New Door & Key Pad Entry

We hope everyone has a great coming week!  Maci is very excited for Halloween and her ELMO costume :)

Lots of Love,
C, K & M

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Beautiful Fall!

I said to Clint the other day that this must be the prettiest fall I have seen in a long time!  The temperatures have lingered around mid 60s most days and the colors are gorgeous!  Today is no different as I stare out the kitchen window at the beautiful sunshine, golden leaves and glistening water on the lake across the street :)  Makes me just smile!

This will be a quick post however as Clint and I are about to move the party to the basement family room for some Football action!  Miss M is fast asleep upstairs taking a wonderful Sunday early afternoon nap.

The week went fast (as usual). . . I was attending the Cargill Leadership Forum virtually Mon-Wed which made for a quick week and minimal tasks getting checked off the to do list.  Maci had a blast at daycare with the fun fall activities and Clint says the week flew too as he preps for a conference in Vegas the later part of this week.

Apple Matching Game
 Reading Books
 Holy Yogurt Girlfriend!
 WE LOVE LEAVES!!!
 Coloring Time!

The weekend was nice and relaxing.  Friday was the usual swim and then pizza was at our house this time. . . Maci cries like a baby when her friends leave her house even though she spends half the night stiff arming them over her toys :)  Saturday was gym, family nap and errands - after Miss M was asleep, Clint and I enjoyed way too many hours of our new favorite Netflix show "Friday night lights."  We didn't get to sleep until 1a which was a bad idea when you have a kid that wakes around 6a :)  We then started our Sunday with our beloved Egg & I breakfast, some quick cleaning up around the house and Maci going down for her nap time.

GROSS
Maci enjoyed her peanut butter and pretzels a little TOO much!
 Saying - "All Done"


We have a fairly hectic week this coming week with me having a party with girl friends Monday night, Maci has school pictures & I have a hair appt Tuesday night, Clint leaves Wed and we get our new garage door/system installed so I will work from home that day, Maci's daycare has Fall Family Party Thursday evening and then it is the weekend!!  Clint gets home Friday night so it is a fairly quick trip which is nice for all of us :)

Well we are off to watch football.
Lots of Love,
C, K & M

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Fall Family Photos

Hi Everyone,
We got the link back with our fall family photos.  You can view them if you would like at the following link.  Like in the past with this photographer, if you like any of the pics, let me know the photo number as we get the rights to all of the pictures and I am happy to print and send them to you in the size(s) you want.

http://www.createdbymephotography.com/ and visit the client access link.
Your  password and access code is MONDELL


Love,
Kellie

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Maci is on the Move to the Toddler Room!

We have had a fairly beautiful fall week here in Minneapolis.  Maci and her friends at school have been doing lots of fall activities with apples and we found out on Friday that Maci will start her transition to the toddler room where she will be until a little over 2 and a half.  Maci is soooo ready for this new room since she doesn't do so well with being the biggest kid in her current room.  She is getting bored and that leads to her being fairly naughty and her listening ears seem to be broken :)  Clint and I had United Way week going on at work which meant you could see some funny activities going on throughout the week in an effort to raise funds for a good cause.

My boss swore he purchased a blanket in a United Way Auction . . . umm that would be a poncho!
My silly tax group had a "Flair Contest" like in the movie Office Space
Mike was the winner & got to wear this all day Friday!
Chef Maci helping with Apple Struessel 
Group Snack!  
Maci is the kid with the ponytail at the bottom of the picture
Before we reached the weekend, we came home to a very exciting package on Thursday night.  Maci's Nanny and Grandpa Mondell sent her a package with her snow pants, snow boots and winter coat for winter time.  This is her early Christmas gift since you can never be too prepared for snow in Minneapolis.  I am so glad to see Maci is in a different mood about winter gear this year as opposed to last year's snow suit :)  What a fashion model!

Friday - Swim Lessons as usual!  This time was a little unusual because one of the other girls in the class had the same swimsuit on so of course I had to take some pictures :)  Maci continues to be a little fish and we sent over Harper's house for pizza afterward.  The kids are so funny together, truly the best of little friends.  We got home around 9p which made us hope Maci would sleep in - umm NO she continues to be on this poor sleeping through the night kick UGH.
Saturday - After gym, Clint headed off with Danny to Iowa for the Iowa State vs. Toledo game.  They had about a 3 hour drive while Maci took a 3.5 hour nap for me!!  Once Maci was up, we got changed, ran a quick Target errand and then we were off to our mommy & me friend Jen Rutz's house for their house warming party.  Maci was excited to see so many kids at the party.  It was a nice home and we had a great time.  We left when Maci started getting sleepy and a little selfish with the toys.  Once home Maci, hit the hay and I watched a movie until Clint got home around 9p.  It was a great Saturday for all of us!
Sunday - Clint and I got a plan ready for some home improvements we still plan to do this fall and also into the winter/spring/summer.  We picked up the house a bit and got in our football gear for a wonderful Mondell football Sunday.  I am excited to see how the Bengals respond after last Sunday night's embarrassment.  Miss M is napping right now and we are enjoying football.  After my game, I will do my usual prepping for the coming week and enjoying the last bit of the weekend.  I work from home tomorrow morning since Maci's daycare is closed for teacher in service and then Clint relieves me at lunch so I can get in the office for some afternoon meetings.

We are all in town this week and look forward to some beautiful fall weather.  We hope everyone has a great coming week!

Lots of Love,
C, K & M

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Chilly Fall Fun!

The temps dropped a bit this week, seems to have happened around the US.  We were ready for it since I have been stocking up on Fall/Winter clothes for Miss M but it did get me to pull out my boot bin a little sooner.  The week went pretty smoothly with Maci simply "being Maci" at daycare and Clint and I grinding through a busy work week.  We did have our fall family pictures taken Wednesday through our usual photographer "Created by me photography"  Maci was such a great little girl during our outdoor fall session.  There were lots of smiles and so we are very excited to see our previews - hopefully later today.  We will be sure to share once the previews are out there and once the entire set is ready in a few weeks.  :)
Yay Costume Kim Came!
Mixing Cinnamon in their "Daycare Made Applesauce"
Friday - Swim lessons are always a big hit in the Mondell house!  After having picture day and lots of outfit changes, Miss M didn't really want to hear "we have to change" when we got home on Friday.  She was throwing a bit of a fit until she saw her swimsuit and the total attitude changed.  After the lil fish and their dad's got out of the water, we were off to the Cassem's (Natalie's house) for our new pizza and hangout tradition.  We must have said at least 10 times how much better this works than a restaurant and the kids had so much fun playing together until about 830p, about an hour past bedtime.
 Who Doesn't Love Legos?!
 How many times do we need to do this parents?!

 Huggie Time!
 Oh and then there is TICKLE Time!
Saturday - We had a great morning at gym.  Miss M got to play on the inflatable air track which she loves, jumping bean is what she is!  After gym, we ran quite a few errands vs going to brunch since we had a lot we wanted to get done this weekend.  Maci napped for us after many errands and Clint & I took down all the summer flower baskets, put up Halloween decor and planned some fall home projects (i.e. gas fireplace, new garage door & opener, side screen door and frame redo).  Once Maci was up we were going to head to a United Way thing for work but there was only about an hour left so we headed on some more errands before calling it a day.  Miss M went to bed a bit early after staying up the night before so Clint and I got to watch a movie together at 7p :) YAY for early bed times!
The Diva ready for gym class!
 Sorry we couldn't be there. . . Miss Molly had her Senior Night for Soccer!
Sunday - We had a rare fall Sunday in the Mondell house today.  The Dolphins are on their bye week and the Bengals play at night so we had a free Sunday to have fun!  We started our day at the beloved Egg & I for breakfast & of course Maci rode her favorite vintage pony.  After breakfast, we hit Target for Maci's flu shot and I got the flu mist (why take a needle if you don't need it?!)  Clint had already gotten his flu shot at work but they don't offer the mist so I had to hit up Target HA  After Maci got her shot, she fussed for a second, helped Clint pull up her pants and said to the lady "all done!" and then left the room - HA what a brave & confident gal!  We came home for nap time and laundry.  After nap, we were off to the Minnetonka Apple Orchard.  Our friends Halston, John and Harper also met us out there for a very CHILLY 51 degree day.  We all decided we have never noticed 51 degrees to feel so cold but it was windy and overcast which didn't help.  Either way, the kids had a blast!  Now we are eating dinner, catching up on football and getting ready to put a little turkey to bed so we can enjoy the BIG GAME!!!!!  Oh please Bengals, keep rolling!!!!  WHO DEY?!

Loves the Egg & I Pony!
 Petting Zoo Fun at the Orchard


 Wagon Tractor Ride!
Yes, the Orange Cart was Intentional!  

 Now Riding with a Friend!

 Children of the Corn!

We hope everyone has a great week!  We are all in town this week which is always nice :)
Lots of Love,
C, K & M