The rest of the week was jammed packed with meetings since everyone was attempting to fit 5 days worth of work in 3 work days but that made the time fly so we will take it.
Wednesday - Clint kicked off the long weekend by having some of the guys over for a bonfire in the back yard and I got to kick off the weekend by heading to bed at about 8p :) Wahoo!! My body needed rest and thankfully I got a lot of it this weekend!
Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving!!! We woke up and watched the Macy's parade which Maci enjoyed and referred to the rest of the weekend. After the parade we watched some of the dog show but she didn't care for that as much as she did the fresh 1 inch of snow on the ground. She begged us to go play outside all morning and finally we obliged in the early afternoon.
Ready to Go!
No More Pictures - Let Me Outside!
Clint and Maci played outside for over an hour, she even played alone a bit while we were getting some things ready inside for our meal. They sled down our backyard small hill but M didn't love that too much because her gloves would keep getting wet when she went down the hill. She was a far bigger fan of attempting to make a snow man :)
After playing outside for over a good hour, Miss M came in and actually took a very easy nap! Yay exhaustion from playing in all that gear!
We made our Boston Market Thanksgiving meal around 4p and everyone was quite full afterward. Maci did a great job of eating all her food but she wasn't the biggest fan of stuffing. We had about our 4th FaceTime chat that afternoon with family back home in Ohio and then enjoyed the St Paul light drive thru light display before bed time. What a wonderfully relaxing Thanksgiving day!!
Friday - Now on to a productive day. I am totally in nesting mode and freaked out that I am so much more ill prepared for this baby than I was for Maci. We sent M to daycare and we did some Christmas shopping, errand running etc all day long until it was time to pick her up again around 5p. Maci loved being at school because there were hardly any kids there that day and they played outside a ton! That evening we met our Elf "Kat" sent from Santa and decorated for Christmas. M enjoyed putting up all the ornaments and listening to Christmas music.
Saturday - No gym on this holiday weekend. However, dad had some of his own fun planned. He was off to the St Thomas vs St Johns Football playoff game with a friend of ours from Cargill, Danny. Danny had played for St Thomas and wanted Clint to experience his team since they went to watch Toledo at Iowa State together last year. Clint had a great time and while he was gone, Maci and I had to take Boomer to his annual vet visit - BAD PLANNING MOM! I can't believe I survived this event alone, 9 months pregnant with Maci wanting to touch every growling dog and Boomer freaking out. Oh and I forgot to mention the vet was running 30 mins behind. Maci must have said at least 10 times "mom, Boomer isn't getting presents is he? He is naughty!" After the hell vet visit, Maci and I went to Perkins for a brunch date before heading home and resting - see lots of rest for me this weekend! Once dad got home around 3p we were off to the Mall for Maci's annual Santa visit. She was so excited to see his house and to tell him what she wants for Christmas : Frozen, Minnie Mouse, Dresses, Princess stuff. It was ADORABLE to see how excited she got before walking up to him. It was like she met a celebrity :) She was a little shy at first but once he hugged her and asked her name, then there was no shutting her up. I must have had her say Minnie Mouse at least 100 times HAHA
I mean how do you NOT buy this picture?!
She was in LOVE with the guy!
We finished our long journey around the mall with dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and then called it a night.
Sunday - Today has been another productive day by wrapping up any remaining errands from my long list of "to dos" for the long weekend. In addition, we watched the Bengals kick the Rams booty - Yay! Now I am hoping for a Steelers loss to the Seahawks, finishing laundry, prepping for the week and getting ready to run to the grocery (put that one off too long this weekend). Thankfully it is only 4p but feels like 8p with how quickly it gets dark these days.
We hope everyone has a great week ahead and are able to slow down and enjoy this holiday season! I need to keep reminding myself of this as I attempt to run a marathon at a sprint pace :)
Lots of Love,
C, K, M & Lil Man M
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