Connor's Picture Day & Oktoberfest!!

Monday :

• Connor had no school since it is the annual teacher in service day 
• Clint took the day off to spend it with him and they had the air vents sucked throughout the house and the furnace tuned up - ready for winter!
• During dinner Maci lost her 2nd tooth in as many weeks!!

Tuesday : 

• Clint left to Fayetteville for a work trip early in the morning
• Connor got to enjoy PJ day
• Maci and I headed to her first girl scout meeting and Connor hung with Mary (14 year old neighbor girl)

Playin the Sand with Annie

 Girl Scout Circle Fun

Wednesday : 

• Connor had picture day and show and tell day (brought a yellow car)
• Maci had gymnastics at night but I was not doing ok on time and with dad still out of town, we skipped
• Clint landed at night - thank goodness!!

Oh My Goodness - Great Picture Connor!!

 There is our cute boy - Stinker Butt!!

Thursday :

• Maci got to see the fire department at school
• I had a hair apt after work in the evening

Friday : 

• Kids sported their new winter gear for school 
• Clint took Connor to his respiratory apt in the afternoon - all is good and no need for the neb unless Connor gets sick!!!
• Maci got to see the police at school 
• I headed to happy hour with my girlfriend Stacy from work

Saturday : 

• I took the kiddos to dance in the morning followed by Ham's lunch pick up
• Clint hung at the house to watch the carpet cleaning by Zero-Rez - they look so good!!
• We played outside with neighbor friends and had a lazy Saturday afternoon with grocery ordering and laundry etc
• Clint and I headed out for date night - dinner/drinks then to our friend's the Verplank's for their Oktoberfest party!  So fun!

Playing Hair Before Dance

 Waiting on our Uber after Dinner

Sunday : 

• Snow Flurries in the morning - oh my gosh!
• Church and Sunday school
• Football with a sad last minute loss by the Bengals and OT win by the Phins

Now prepping for the short week ahead.  Every year there are a state wide teacher service days called MEA.  Clint and I are going to take Thursday and Friday off with Maci and do some must do errands like update our license with our new address but also fun stuff like a potential movie or pedicure.  Should be a good long weekend filled with some re-energizing too!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C 

Maci Loses a Tooth & Bengals Beat the 'Fins!!!

Monday -

• I had a video chat with my High School girlfriends
• Maci's Principal read to her class 
• Nice quiet Monday to start the week!

Tuesday - 

• I had Global Leadership Team Meetings which included a dinner at Spasso 
• Maci had Picture Day and looked so dang cute!

Wednesday - 

• Connor had show & tell with his favorite truck book 
• Maci Lost Her First Tooth at School!!!  She got a cool tooth necklace to hold her tooth :)
• Maci had Gymnastics and couldn't wait to show her missing tooth 

Connor Writing with Friends 

He is the Middle Kid on the Right Side ;-)

So Strong!

 Big Girl with a Fun Grin!!!

Thursday - 

• Last day of my Global Meetings
• Connor was being a TURKEY for his teacher - barely napping but making LOUD audible yawns every 10 mins during nap time - she sends me the following picture HAHA

Friday - 

• Maci came home with a sore throat
• I was tired from a long week of meetings and a full email inbox
• Family Movie Night was just what the Dr ordered!!!  We introduced the kids to Hocus Pocus!!
• Kids crashed early and Clint and I followed shortly thereafter 

Saturday - 

• Since Maci had the sore throat we skipped dance to rest up 
• Clint ran grocery errand for me while I cleaned the house
• The whole family did a pumpkin patch run 
• Our former neighbor Karoline joined us for dinner since she hasn't seen our new house and is moving to Chicago in the coming weeks - so good to see her!
• After kids went to bed we joined our neighbors the Harty's for drinks and laughter - it got rowdy with Tena doing splits and me toe touches and the boys ended the night with shots of Fireball - ICK!
• We ended the night with a quick hot tub dip and FaceTime call to Molly HAHA

 These Two 💜💙

Sunday - 

• Woke up realizing again that we are OLD and don't bounce back the same way!
• I couldn't stand the way my hair smelled - so much bonfire smoke Yuck!
• After Church/Sunday school, we grabbed lunch and got ready for the BIG Game - Dolphins vs Bengals!!!
• The first 3 quarters were well sad for the Bengals and then the 4th quarter started OH SHIT!  Can you say 27 unanswered points HAHA
• Clint left the house to cut the grass with 3 minutes left - hard to swallow I guess ;-)
• Soooo Clint lost the bet which was formed last night at the bonfire - If Dolphins lost he had to jump in the Harty's COLD in ground pool and swim to the other side - Check out Facebook for the video - such a good sport and kickass neighbors to play along with our rivalry :)

Picture Taken when We Tied it Up

Someone wasn't Happy!

Our whole house is exhausted and will likely call it an early night.  I have an early start tomorrow with a 7a meeting and Clint is taking a day of vacation to be home with Connor who doesn't have daycare tomorrow for a teacher in service.  Since they are home, we are getting the furnace tuned up and vents sucked clean after all the painting, dust and former owner gunk :) Our crew is getting ready for the weather to change and to hunker down in our beloved (not so new any more) home - hope you have a great week ahead!!!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Justin Timberlake & Big Football Wins!

 Monday -

• Maci had her first field trip to Apple Jack's Apple Orchard - Fun!
• Connor had his first day in the Pre-School Room
• I started a 4 day Strategic HR learning program and had a Happy Hour after work for the program

Apple Jack's with Kindergarten Pals

 Big Boy!!!  Pre-School 

Tuesday - 

• Nothing too notable on our Tuesday

Butt Cracking on the Play Ground

Wednesday - 

• Connor had show and tell but umm well I didnt know so when he was told to go to his locker and get his show and tell, he brought out his pull ups - Oh My! HA
• I had a work dinner for the program so didnt get home until later
• Clint took both kids to Gymnastics - Bless You!

Show & Tell Time HAHA

Thursday - 

• Last day of the training program for me - good learning, hard to be in all day meetings for 4 straight days!

Friday - 

• M had her grizzly dash at school and Clint took the kids to the Grizzly Bash for dinner/fun in the early evening 
• I found out I wasn't getting the job I interviewed for but understand some other moves are coming that may prove even better for me - still not the most fun message on a Friday but moving forward!
• Left work early with my dear friends/co-workers Megan and Sara to head down to St Paul for Justin Timberlake - We met up with Amber, Mandi and Gia - Such a fun dinner/drinks/concert with some awesome ladies!!!  Uber home by myself at 130a so stayed on the phone with Clint and made him wait for me at the garage - thankfully I had a normal driver :)

Love This Girl!!!

Sister from another mister!

 Ride or Die Chicks!

 So Many Cocktails!

Saturday - 

• Hmmm I felt like death almost all day!
• Maci had dance and I struggled through
• Clint cut grass, I napped and kids played around me
• Around 5p started to get ready for date night with Clint but Kaitlin called and was sick with a cold - BOO
• Change of plans means ordering delivery food and watching the Buckeye game at home vs out at a bar which actually was a Ok for this Saturday night!
• Oh and what a game Buckeyes!!!!!!!!!!  O - H 

 Took a Dinner Time Walk - Chilly Fall Weather!

Sunday - 

• We were so sluggish again this morning, I blame changing weather and long work/school weeks making us need extra ZZzzzzs
• Bengals rocked my world this early afternoon and Dolphins fell apart!
• We made pulled pork in the crock pot from a recipe book I am loving - it did NOT disappoint!  Nothing better than yummy crockpot food on a Fall Sunday!
• Spent the late afternoon finishing laundry, ordering groceries, prepping for the next week.  

I am in another week of meetings - my Global biz partners are in town for our in person meetings Tues-Thurs.  Even though I am about meeting out, I love these peeps and they love me so might be just what the Dr ordered :)  Clint has no travel planned this week so it should be a good week!

We hope you have an awesome week filled with gratitude!!!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Crazy Thursday Storms & Girl Scout Planning

Monday -

• I had business interviews for the internal position 
• Clint got home from his long boys weekend in Toledo - he had a blast and cant remember the last time he drank that much in a  4 day period HA
• Everyone was excited to see Dad after we got home from work/school/daycare

Tuesday - 

• Clint left AGAIN but this time to GA for work - thankfully he is no longer going to Fayetteville as well due to Florence so comes home Wed vs Fri
• I had the final interview with the top HR leader for the business I am going for internally 
• 3rd day of Basketball camp - M is starting to make a few baskets YAY!
• Connor is starting to spend most of his days in the Pre-School room in prep for his big move up on Monday - Pre-School is hard work HAHA

Wednesday - 

• M got to go to the library for the first time - they seem enthused 
• I took both kiddos to Gymnastics and I am starting to feel like super mom 
• Clint got home after bath time and we are all so thankful he is here

Thursday - 

• I had all day meetings so was exhausted post work day and I am still waiting to hear back on the internal position I applied for which is weighing on me 
• We were supposed to take M to last day of Basketball camp but when Clint got home the storms that moved through knocked out our power and we realized we don't have keys that work for this house!!!  SWEET!
• We went to Applebee's for dinner but still no power afterward so Clint borrowed a neighbor ladder and got in through an upstairs window - needless to say we have a locksmith coming over today to have this fixed - not a good situation!

Friday - 

• Another long day of all day meetings and still waiting on news for the other position but at least heard going into the day that we likely won't hear until next week so that helped to set expectations
• Grabbed those kiddos and headed home to spend much needed family time!
• We kicked a soccer ball outside on a nice fall feeling evening with our crew of 4
• Pizza came so we enjoyed that before spending some time in the hot tub to rinse away a crazy week followed by early bed times for all - rest was needed!

Saturday - 

• I headed to the Plymouth Library to meet with Maci's new Daisy Girl Scout troop leader and other mommas to plan this year's troop - should be good fun and it brought back some good memories for me!
• Clint took Maci and Connor to Dance class and picked up lunch afterward while I was grocery shopping
• Lots of to dos around the house and errands
• Wrapped up errands in the late afternoon with dinner at El Rodeo - Love Mexican Food!
• Clint watched football into the late hours of the evening and I crashed early again - this week really took a number on my energy - felt so good to get good sleep!!

Sunday - 

• Church/Sunday School - Connor is starting to be pretty good in mass as long as he has a lovey, pacifier and snack :)
• We rushed home for football which currently has Clint happy (Dolphins must be in the mix) and me screaming (UGH we hung but had too many not good enough moments - turnovers and no D on the run!)
• I have lots of email and reading to do this afternoon as I am behind after meetings all day Thursday/Friday and I have pre-read to do before a Mon-Thurs learning workshop this coming week 
• Clint plans to cut the grass after our games end and will work with the locksmith when he gets here

The week starts strong with Connor's first day of Pre-School and Maci's field trip to an apple orchard!!  We hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C