Travel Basketball Games Start & Maci has a Scrimmage!

Weekdays:

• Monday - Connor’s Elementary did their usual Veteran’s Day celebration which was so sweet.  Then in the evening, Maci had soccer practice out in Eden Prairie at 7p.  It’s a nice location where I was able to set up shop and get some work done for 90 mins.

My Main Vets ❤

• Tuesday - Busy evening with Clint and Connor heading to Basketball pictures and then practice.  While they were there, Maci and I hung out at Infiniti soccer training.
• Wednesday - What an icky raining day.  I got out of work later than I planned, hauled home to get Maci in bad traffic, then hauled right back towards where I came from for her practice.  Unfortunately, we were 10 mins late but Maci was rolling with it.  Once home, I hopped on a video call with my Cindy 6 high school girlfriends - so fun to catch up!
• Thursday - I worked from home given Clint having a conference outside of the home around the time Connor would get home.  We had a way chiller evening with a video catch up with my BFF Christie.  Then Clint headed over to the neighbors for their bourbon tasting.  The kids and I got comfy and headed to bed at a good time.

I had to send this to the Cincy 6 b/c they saw her with heatless curler in her hair the night before

She wanted to share the final product :) 

She sends me this pic with the comment “my lashes are lashing” HA

Friday:

• Started the day with a drive and some bagels with Clint
• Good productive day on the work front
• That evening Maci went to Infiniti Soccer Training from 6-8p
• Connor had basketball practice with Clint from 700-830p
• We then had a lazy rest of our evening while attempting to watch the Tyson fight but Netflix wasnt our friend.

This girl is in love with hot cocoa! 

Saturday:

• Maci and I hit up the Wayzata high school craft fair to start our day.
• We then came home and all got ready for Connor’s first travel B-ball tournament.
• The whole family got to be at game 1 but ouch was that a tough one - we played Wright County and they look like they have played together for a while. We took a tough Loss but move on to game 2
• Our family ran out to R Social for Lunch and got to watch most of the OSU game while eating 
• We then headed back to the gym where Connor chilled with his team and Maci got ready for her soccer scrimmage.  We were then off to the Brooklyn Park Dome while Connor headed into game 2.
• I got to the field and while Maci warmed up, I was able to watch Connor’s game on the GameChanger app.
• They totally got back to themselves and had an easy win in game 2!
• Then I had to switch my focus to Maci’s scrimmage.  She played a lot of minutes and almost had a few goals.  Unfortunately, they lost 1-2 but it is just a scrimmage and the other team goals were pretty lame.
• We then hustled back to the gym for Connor’s final game.  Man what a close one, it was so back and forth.  Ultimately we were down 3 points with a few seconds left - our coach drew up a 3 point play and our guy ALMOST hit it but alas did not so we lost game 3.  This was GREAT learning for the boys as their first games together let alone tournament.  We are all already so excited for next weekend’s tournament.
• We headed home to let the dogs out and order some dinner from Kobe.
• I was ready to hit the hay, long but fun day. Clint was happy to head to a fire at the Harty house.

Our Loot from the Craft Fair

Travel B-Ball

Maci Scrimmage

Isla’s mom took some nice pics

Sunday:

• Slower Day for us but lots of to dos around the house.
• Clint started the day by getting outside and hanging our Christmas lights with the Harty’s and Herrness’ as we all share a lift together to do this each year.
• After he got the lights up, he was off to Northern Tap House to watch the 12p games with some of the soccer dads - Mike, Brad and Dusty.
• I kept cracking away at the to do list at home.  Finished the laundry, helped Connor head out to the Domes for some baseball practice with Chuck and his dad, planned meals, prepared for work etc.
• I am now wrapping up all the to dos and ready to dial into the Bengals game - ugh please get a W!

We hope you have a great week ahead!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Middle School Dance, Lazy Weekend & Harper Birthday Party!

Weekdays:

• Monday - Started our week with a financial advisor appointment where we landed all of our '25 Open Enrollment plans, sold some RSUs and were looking at our selling plan for some stocks as well.  We are so grateful for a patient and bright financial advisor.  I then got to have 2 different walk and talk moments in the day which always feels nice to get some steps.  That night, Connor had basketball practice and Maci did some soccer training at Fusion.
• Tuesday - Election day but thankfully Clint and I already did early voting.  Maci had training again in the evening and then we all sat up watching election results until it was clearly bedtime.
• Wednesday - I had a big QBR meeting most of the afternoon at work but was some great learning.  In the evening it was a carbon copy of Monday with Connor having basketball practice and Maci had training again.
• Thursday - Connor had the day off school, we dont really know why - something about in service teacher learning.  I was going to head into the office but took several morning calls and just needed to get on with my day so sat down and worked from here.  Maci had a school dance immediately after school and she said it was a blast - she did the worm and her friends cheered - sounds like a great time!  We then watched the heart breaking Bengals vs Ravens game in the evening. Urgh what a rough year it has been.

Friday:

• Productive work from home day even though I was super tired.
• Maci also had the day off along with Connor again, nice long weekend for them!
• Anna came over to play in the afternoon so Connor had a pal.  They even went to the park with Maci at one point, still loving these fairly mild temps.
• Once Anna was picked up at 5p, Clint and I got ready to head out for dinner just the 2 of us.  We enjoyed some River Inn with a few cocktails while we waited and then yummy bites for dinner.
• We got home and crashed with games on the tv.

Saturday:

• Clint and I started the day with a nice walk - pretty day!
• Clint was then off to his 10a massage appointment.
• Maci was supposed to go to Gymnastics at 11a but she has been fighting a cough and begged me to let her stay home and hang out.
• We watched the OSU game, got some work done, did some things around the house and rested.
• Before we knew it, it was 5p and Maci was off to her pal Harper's 12th birthday party.  They made soaps, perfume and lip balm.  What a fab group of friends!  We then picked up at 830p.
• We finally called it after too many college games and headed to bed around 11.

Harper’s Party!!

Clockwise : Harper in Blue Chair, Livi, Isla, Hazel, Livian, Lillian, Maci

Kate & Sophie couldn’t make it

This is 12!!!

Sunday:

• Slow lazy morning - I slept in so well!
• Clint was motivated to clean in the morning while I was super slow moving.
• Maci and I went to get our nails done at 12p and it was the first time it wasn't slammed busy - we learned that they aren't super crazy during Vikings games - good to know!  Maci was super happy with her jelly pink color and I went with more of a nude beige/gray shade this time.  They do such a nice job!
• Back at the house and I was getting things done until the power went out - again!  This time it went out around 2p and was out until a little after 330p - some van hit a pole again - crazy!
• I have now been cramming all the to dos in once power was back so that I can rest the remainder of the night.
• Maci and Connor enjoyed their long weekend but they are back to it tomorrow!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Snowy Happy Halloween & Headaches Over the Weekend!

Weekdays:

• Monday - Connor had basketball in the evening and Maci had gymnastics makeup class.  She was supposed to have had soccer after gymnastics but they had to cancel due to lights not working at the field.
• Tuesday - I did a happy hour with my former coworker/friend Laura.  I then picked up Maci from her Infiniti training after Clint had dropped her off.
• Wednesday - I had a hair appointment at 4p so finished working for my day from the salon.  Maci had her last outdoor practice for the season and I picked her up on my way home.  While we hung at the house, Connor and Clint had a 7p basketball practice.
• Thursday - Happy Halloween!! I worked from home to make trick o treat easier.  Some rain turned into snow late morning and it was crazy thick heavy snow with crazy winds.  It look like blizzard conditions.  Then at 12p our power went out - turns out a utility van smacked into a power pole and took out power including the high school.  Clint and I ran to a coffee shop in this mess so I could get 2 of my critical calls complete.  We got home around 2p and the power was back right around 230p thank goodness.  Finally around 4p the snow and wind stopped.  Everything started to melt and so our trick o treating was chilly but really wet.  The kids still had a blast and we did our usual riding on the trailer with the neighborhood crew.  Maci was pretty quiet and said her head hurt but she hung with it.

Halloween Festive

Taylor Swift

Scream Guy

Livi, Maci and Harper

Anders, Colton & Connor

Sorting Post Walking

 

Friday :

• I had a productive day until a crazy migraine came on around 3p so I crawled into bed trying to shake it.
• While I was napping, Connor got to walk home to Anna’s house with Anna and Chuck after school.  They were going to do some Halloween Candy trading.  Clint had ran his bag of candy over to their house around lunch time.
• I could not shake the damn headache and Maci came home feeling like poo too.  
• Clint and I had to cancel our Halloween plans, Jack and Jill will be seen next year!
• Maci and I both took meds and hit the hay.

Saturday : 

• Woke up feeling ok as did Maci so we went and got their flu shots at 830a.
• We grabbed some breakfast and came home before I headed out to my 10a massage.
• Clint ran Maci to Gymnastics at 11a.
• I came home and took down Halloween, put up Thanksgiving and started watching the OSU game with Clint before running to get Maci at 1230p from her Gymnastics.
• Maci said her head started really hurting again and mine kind of did too. 
• We came home and curled up in my bed to watch Now and Then - love that movie and so did Maci!
• We kept chilling while Clint and Connor went to the dome to do some baseball practice with Chuck, his brother and dad.  They then went to BW3 while Maci took meds and went to bed.
• We were supposed to head to the Theis house for a bonfire and tree lighting BUT Maci felt like poo and I wasn’t going to leave her alone so Clint went on behalf of our family while Maci and I went to bed early.

All the kiddos but minus the Mondells - stupid sickness

Pretty Tree

Love our ‘hood - great neighbors

Sunday : 

• I do love gaining an hour!
• I woke up feeling like a million bucks and thank goodness my Bengals made me feel great too!
• Maci is still feeling a bit rough so she is on a DayQuil & Tylenol rotation.
• Thankfully we have a chill day with no plans.  That means lots of house to dos, football and cozy!
• Hoping Maci turns the corner before school tomorrow and Connor is enjoying the down time for some video games.

Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!  Here is to a November full of gratefulness!!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Kick O’ Treat Tourney & All the Fun Fall Things!

We love our ‘hood in the Fall!

Taken by Clint during a run

Weekdays:

• Monday - Connor still had the day off school so Clint took him to his chiropractor appointment in the morning.  I was at the office and had lunch with an external search firm to chat hiring needs.  I got to wrap the day with dinner and drinks at Sunshine Factory with my fav soccer moms - Kristi, Kari and Kim.  It was so good to see them after we all got split up on the sidelines after this year’s try outs.  Maci then had practice at 730p which Clint took her to and I picked her up on my way home - 9p end.
• Tuesday - Fun day with heading out of the office and visiting 3 Genoa pharmacies in the twin cities area in the morning.  Then in the afternoon I attended our Rx QBR during the Pharmacy section.  I headed out of work around 4p and did a super quick happy hour with my 2 fav tech leaders and friend/former coworker Nicole.  Clint ran Maci to practice for me at 6p and I picked her up at 730p.  While we were doing soccer, Clint and Connor had basketball practice from 630-8p.
• Wednesday - I worked from home because Maci had an early soccer tournament up in Blaine.  I took back to back calls all day and then peeled out of the driveway around 345p.  Maci jumped in my car at 410p when school let out and we were off to Blaine.  I wanted to get there by 5p but we made it by 510p.  I helped all the girls get into their zombie gear since this was a Halloween themed 5v5 tournament.  We played up in the u13 age group even though we are u12.  We stomped 2 of the teams but struggled with the 3rd team who was super top talented u13 players.  We won our bracket though and had to face them again in the championship game, which didn’t kick off until 10p on a school night - ouch!  Clint and Connor left after game 3 and ahead of the championship.  We told the girls to be proud of 2nd place and for scoring on that team.  Maci left the tourney with 2 goals in 2 of the games so 4 total on the day.  She also ripped one in game 3 (one of the games she had 2 goals in) that the goalie stopped but then left the game and headed to the Urgent Care with a potential fractured wrist, Maci has some power for sure - WOW and Ouch - we hope she was ok!  Maci and I got home a little before midnight and were in bed by 1230a.  Such a fun night but dang will we be tired!

My Favorite Zombie!

The Acting is Top Notch!

Aww There are those cute smiles!

Back Row: Charley, Maci, Liz, Elliana, Isla, Lauren, Savannah, Ruby

Front: Brenna, Mikah, Adley, Annie

I don’t know how the coach looked at them without laughing

Maci, Isla, Adley, Annie and Mikah

Adley & Liv + Maci, Mikah and Isla

Almost all ready!

Brenna, Elliana, Isla, Adley, Liv, Annie, Maci and Mikah down front

What do you do in between games?!

Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza Game for these Gals

• Thursday - Connor got to sleep in and Clint drove him to school vs making him get up for the bus, we were all tired!  Connor had a scrimmage at his basketball practice from 600-730p which I ran him to and from because Clint had the baseball coaches over for drinks to thank them for the fall season.  Maci was supposed to have practice at 7p but thankfully due to rain it was cancelled so after getting Connor home, I curled into bed and rested the rest of the evening.

Friday :

• Super busy meeting day for a Friday but got a lot done!
• Clint went to golf in the afternoon and is thankful for such a beautiful fall that allows him to still golf in late Oct.
• Maci got picked up for a slumber party with Rowan at 530p.
• I kept getting some stuff done for work and around the house before enjoying some Punch pizza with Connor and Clint.
• We enjoyed a dip in the hot tub and then watching some football, basketball and Law and Order in bed.

Saturday :

• Started the day with Connor and Clint heading to basketball practice from 900-1030a.
• Maci got dropped off at our house around 1030a and I then ran Maci to her Gymnastics at 11a.
• Clint picked up Maci from Gymnastics at 1230p while I got ready for the day.
• She and I then ran up to the Infiniti Soccer Training open house.  We bought a new soccer t and she had some ice cream.
• Once we all got ready, we were off to Apple Jacks orchard for our annual fall trip - Clint got his honeycrisp apples, I got some new fall decor for the house and the kids had a blast getting candy and doing all the fall activities they have for kids.
• We left around 5p when they were closing.
• I headed home and took a quick nap before we left to the MN Zoo for the Jack O Lantern annual trip.  We had tickets for 8p and dang was it packed - maybe we don’t do the weekend before Halloween in the future!  However, it was cool as ever and we enjoyed ourselves for about 2 hours.
• We got home around 11p and crashed while watching tv.

Apple Jacks Fun

We caught her laying like this on her own with her puppy!

MN Zoo

Jack O Lantern Fun!

Some of Our Favs!

Sunday :

• Damn those Bengals and Dolphins!
• Maci had a gorgeous day for her final outdoor Sunday practice from 130-300p while I worked on my puzzle and watched the Bengals completely implode in the 4th quarter.
• Clint is getting yard work completed.  Connor is shooting hoops.  Maci is wandering the ‘hood with her pal Kate and I am getting ready for the week while eyeing my puzzle that I want to get back to.

We are super excited for Halloween on Thursday!!  Maci is Taylor Swift when she is feeling 22 & Connor is the Scream ghost/killer.  Clint and I have a holiday party this coming Friday - we are Jack and Jill HA - we hope to pull off this costume!

Hope you are all enjoying the fall season even if your football team is sucking!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C