Missed a Week - Learned Fall School Stuff - Liz's Last Day + Annual Cabin Trip!!!

 Week of Aug 10th Highlights

• My buddy from Cargill Sidney, Jim Rethore and I had an epic video catch up
• Nash had his 3rd birthday and we grilled/enjoyed cake at the Harty's
• Friday - We went to the Markovich (Cargill pal) home as a family and enjoyed laughing with the adults and watching the kiddos play - Connor and Luke are pals and Maci adores Avery
• Saturday - Connor got stitches after falling off the hammock in the backyard and splitting his head - OUCH!  He was a champ and Maci felt awful for laughing at first - so much for a lazy day and then we played bags at night
• Sunday - a "we need a lazy day" so we did stuff around the house but then spent most of the day swimming with the Harty's, eating wings and calling it an early bed time

New Robe

Football Catching

Tough Boy at the Hospital

I was cool for this moment 💓

Week of Aug 17th Highlights

• Connor wrapped up flag football
• Maci wrapped up Ninja warrior class and I got to run into Katie from Cargill at the playground - fun!
• We learned Maci is in Hybrid group A which means she will go to school Mon and Wed - thankfully they are attempting to go Mon-Fri for Connor's pre-K at the school
• We also learned they pushed back the start of school until Sep 14th when we usually start Sep 7 (Tues after Labor Day) - so helpful for the working parents Urg, just keep pivoting!
• We signed up Maci for an option for care on Tues/Thurs with the school🤞and we have a back up option at her gymnastics camp but with a price point 💰🤣 so we will see but feels good to have potential viable options 
• Thursday was LIZ DAY!  It was her last day with us and well we adore Liz.  Thursday was all about her : lunch choice, games to play, gift, behaving ha etc.  It was sad to say goodbye but she has offered to babysit at night from time to time so YAY!
• Friday we headed off to annual cabin with the mommy/me friends!!!  The kids are huge and so good about playing together!  We stayed at a house on the water with a super shallow sandy beach WAHOO. We also rented a boat and had a dock at the beach so we spent our Friday/Saturday swimming, drinking, playing yard games and just having a good time with each other!!
• We got home late morning today and now are doing laundry and resting - a perfect Sunday with sun coming in the window 🌞💕

She was the BEST - We will miss having Liz Mon-Fri without fail 💗

Some of Our Fav Annual Cabin Memories

Year 5!~

The OGs

They are the reason this happens each year! 

The Littles but dang are they mighty 

The Boys & Girls - 4 & 4, we like it this way

THEY HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH

5 Years will do that!

This picture is everything!!!

The MOMs

Running out of bribes for this picture on our way out this morning resulted in the parents having to do one 🤣

Good people in this picture right here!

Kids start their 2 week care option post Liz and pre-school tomorrow - mini hops gymnastics camp.  We hope for a safe, fun and enjoyable week for both of them!!  We hope you have a great week ahead too!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Aunt Meghan & Christian Visit!!

Monday :

• Nice quiet Monday!
• Connor had football and since Maci's summer soccer ended, we were all able to go and watch him - so cute!

Tuesday : 

• Way busier day for me!!
• We divided and conquered kids activities with Clint/Connor heading to the final soccer game, mom finishing some work and then all of us meeting up at Maci's ninja camp class at 715p.

Wednesday :

• Good minimal meeting day which helped me respond to 100+ questions about equity HA!
• Clint worked from the dealership as the Volvo got a 3M film put on the outside to protect the paint and scotch guard on the interior
• At night after dinner, we took a quick drive to my pal Jen's new roadside flower stand - check them out - so pretty!!!
• I headed to bed early with junk TV and Clint had neighborhood pals over for Golden Tee

Thursday : 

• Busy day and I was just exhausted come night time so early to bed with junk TV - getting ready for our weekend visitors!

Friday : 

• Fun day with Rhyann's work bridal shower from 3-5p to end my work day

• Got a few emails done and then headed to the airport around 6p to pick up Meghan and Christian - in from Cincy!
• We got back to our house around 8p to some very excited kiddos.
• We put them to bed and had cocktails around the fire pit out back - nice way to welcome them to MN

Saturday : 

• Got up and packed quickly for the day
• Headed to Peg's for a yummy big breakfast
• Then out to Lake Minnetonka for a day trip on a speed boat from 10a-2p
• We got lucky and even though overcast all morning, no rain while we were out there

• Came back to our house for some quiet time/aka adult naps HA
• Got up and got ready for dinner/drinks/sitter!
• Kaitlin watched the kiddos while the adults headed to 6 smith for AMAZING food and then Maynards for a few more cocktails 
• We got home around 1130p and the guys played Golden Tee while the ladies CRASHED hard HA

Sunday : 

• Lazy morning of eggs and goetta while watching The Office on the couch
• Around 11a we all got moving for our lunch at 5 8 club - Juicy Lucy's!
• It downpoured while we were eating but we were in a covered patio YAY!
• The rain then moved out and we spent the rest of the afternoon at Minnehaha Falls
• We did the hike to the mouth of the Mississippi, rode a huge bike thing for an hour and found an ice cream truck
• Around 4p we had to head to the airport to drop them off - such a fun but quick visit!
• We stopped at Target for an errand and then got home to do final Sunday night prep.  We are all pretty tired after a fun weekend so early bed times and lazy evening plans!
• Clint is picking up Taco Bell for dinner and then ready to crash!

We hope you had a nice weekend and a great week ahead!!  Nice low 80s degree weather for us and a low key upcoming weekend.

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Welcome New Volvo to the Mondell Family!!

Monday

• Fairly quiet Monday on the work fronts
• Maci had soccer practice so her and I headed there
• Connor had football clinic so Clint and Connor headed there - he loves the flags!
• After soccer, M and I swung by to pick up Connor so Clint could run an errand kid free on the way home

Tuesday 

• Super busy Tuesday on the work fronts
• Connor had a soccer game that we all went to but then Connor and I dropped off M and Dad for her Ninja camp so I could get some work done
• We picked them back up and learned Maci beat the boys time on an obstacle course, go Girl!!

Wednesday

• Maci had her last soccer game of the summer season - she had an amazing 1st goal of the game and hustled her rump off the rest of the game to their final W - undefeated season!!!  GO GIRLS!!  We are super hopeful and excited for fall!

Maci post her big win!!

Thursday

• Connor had a soccer game - he doesn't play quite the same ever since the week where he hurt his foot, I think he is playing a bit more "afraid" but he still smiles the whole time so there is that!
• After soccer, we put kids down and then had a dip in the hot tub with a cocktail and the Harty's 

This is working from home these days

Friday 

• Such a fun day : a mix of productive work meetings, new car delivery/tutorial and then ended my day around 3p for a happy hour with Lisa who I used to work with - oh and I got to drive my new car there 😀
• Once home, I took the crew for a drive in our new car and did some back road driving before heading home for some Cold Case tv watching

Our newest Family Member - She needs a name :)

Saturday 

• Pretty day in the morning with a threat of rain as the day went on.
• This meant we started the day fairly early with a visit to a local park - Maci roller bladed while Connor rode his bike - we even brought the Boomer.  We then realized there was a dog park so the kids had fun watching Boomer play in there.  Once we decided it was time to roll and get some lunch it started to rain, good timing!
• We picked up lunch and came home for some afternoon naps
• Once we got up, I started to get to do lists complete while Maci and Clint started to hit golf balls with our neighbor Jim
• Around 6p they wrapped up and we were all hungry but the day had turned gorgeous and comfortable so we decided to take the new car to River Inn
• Maci and Connor enjoyed root beer while we waited on an outdoor table, had a kids app plate since the kitchen was running behind and then got ice cream - such a great restaurant and amazing service!!!  Clint and I loved the cocktails and food YUM!

May these 2 always be like this together

Goof Balls!!!

Sunday 

• Started the day with an intense interval running class and I had my best running partner with me, Miss Maci!
• Showered, ate breakfast and attacked our to do list afterward.  
• Now kids are playing outside, Clint is cleaning the Pilot since it is now his car and I am about to head to Rush Creek to have a cocktail on the patio with my former co-worker/friend Lauren - Lovely lil Sunday!

We are all getting a little anxious about what fall will bring for school, we should hear this Wed for our district.  We want all to be safe but also need to figure out "how to" with 2 full time working parents, kids who need structure etc.  Prayers for all in our same situation and attempting to just figure out any sort of schedule 💖

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C