Sabrina Carpenter Concert & MEA Break at Grandview!!

Zombie Jerseys for the Upcoming Halloween Soccer Tourney

Maci and Vi made these Sunday after doing bracelets :)

Weekdays:

• Monday - Boomer had his annual vet appointment and for the ripe age of 15, he is doing great!  I worked from home b/c miss Maci and I had Sabrina Carpenter concert at night! Good thing I was home b/c the school called and said Connor was with the nurse complaining of a bad headache.  So I ran and grabbed him while Clint was at the vet with Boomer.  Poor buddy looked rough and slept from like 930a until 2p.  Maci got home a little before 5p, we quickly got ready and were off to Hell’s Kitchen for dinner with Violet, her mom Kim and Violet’s sister and a friend.  We went to the concert and Maci had an absolute blast!  I was super proud of my parking ninja move which had us out of the concert at the very end but not waiting in a garage for ever and ever to get out.  We were actually home and in bed by 1030p - Yay!

Cool Mom & Gorg Daughter!

She is so fun and pretty!

Good Buddies at Dinner

Heading into the show!

• Tuesday - Clint got an oil change for my Volvo in the morning.  After work, I hustled to Greenwood for Connor’s conference.  Mrs Hembre said he is doing great work and agrees he is naturally quite smart.  While I was managing conference, Clint ran Maci to and from soccer practice.  Then at 830p, we hopped on a zoom call with Maci’s advisory teacher for her conference.  We heard what we all know about Maci - she is a ray of sunshine, so positive, constantly smiling, hard working and an inclusive friend.  We are so proud of the person each of them are becoming!
• Wednesday - MEA fall break already started for the kids so they slept in while I headed into the office.  Clint ran Maci to her indoor Infiniti training at 530p and then I met her there to do some work while waiting for her to wrap at 730p.
• Thursday - Yay PTO!  It is also Boomer’s 15th Birthday!!!  We slept in, slowly got up and packing and were on our way to Grandview Resort up North around 12p.  We stopped at a Mexican restaurant for a late lunch.  Once at the lodge, we played football/soccer passing while waiting for our cabin to be ready.  We had dinner at the Pub while the kids won way too many of those damn ducks!

Happy #15 Boomer!!

We Arrived!

The Damn Ducks

Friday:

• Up and at ‘em - we headed up to the breakfast buffet to start the day.
• Clint left us at the end of breakfast to go play 9 at the Pines course at 10a.
• The kids didn’t want to swim so we did some things around the resort and then had some down time in the cabin before the Fikes made it.
• Fikes got there late afternoon and we played outside a bit, then went swimming and finally were off to Zorbaz for pizza dinner!
• After dinner, Maci and Emmett watched the kiddos while the adults walked the 20 feet to the pub for drinks and cheering on the MN Lynx WNBA team.
• Once home, we kept rolling with some drinks outside while the kids were enjoying UTube shorts on the TV inside.

Killing Time Before Fikes Arrive

Football Fools

 

Maci & Gena

Pete Rose Love in Northern MN

Saturday:

• Another gorgeous day!  We enjoyed some coffee then went to the brunch buffet
• We came back, got ready and were off to downtown Nisswa for some shopping, college football/brews and a late lunch.  Connor got a book and some jammies, Maci got a sweatshirt, sweater, book and pajama pants.  I got a nice new sweater and a really cute casual jacket.
• We headed back to the resort to do pumpkin painting - Connor did a spooky view, I did a Bengal pumpkin and we all had a good time.
• We tried to go on a bike ride but they didn’t have enough bikes so we took a walk instead.
• We hung out for a bit before our dinner reservation at Bar Harbor.  YUM!
• The kids did great at dinner and we had a really nice meal.
• We came home, put the littler kids to bed and then taught Maci/Emmett how to play 31 card game and we had a blast doing so.  The adults then stayed up watching the GA vs TX game.

Pumpkins & Walk

 

Dinner!

Post Dinner Pics

Sunday:

• We are now on the haul home - 2 hour drive.
• We should get home in a few just after the 12p games’ kick offs.
• I have oodles of laundry to do and weekend prep to get moving.
• Maci and I have a nail appointment at 230p for toes and fingers YAY
• Other than that, we are enjoying football and getting everything ready for a normal week.

Love this Crew

Siblings

She calls him “Rat” but with total love ;-)

My Peeps!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

Connor’s New Closet, Several Happy Hour Catch Ups and End of Flag Football!

Weekdays:

• Monday - I worked from home on Monday and started my day with a breakfast date with TammyLynne, neighbor.  She wanted to treat me for my promotion which was very sweet and it was nice catching up with her.  Connor had his final flag football practice with Clint before I took Maci to her late (800-930p) soccer practice.  I curled up in the car and watched some Real Housewives on my phone in comfy sweats.
• Tuesday - I headed into the office to get my flu shot at our onsite Dr office.  Thankfully this one wasn’t super noticeable nor did my arm hurt the next day!  I then met up with a gal pal and former co-worker Stacy for some Happy Hour after work.  I then hauled to pick up Maci from her soccer practice at 8p.

Connor School Pics Came!

 

• Wednesday - Another work from home day and Connor got a new CA closet install.  It looks so awesome and makes his closet work so much better.  We also sold his baby dresser for $40.  Yay purging!  Rosie got groomed and we sent her about a week too late so she is a little more shaved than we prefer.  At night, Connor had his final flag football game.  Maci and I both went, finally, as she didn’t have practice conflicting.  Connor was a defensive beast!!!  He ended the game with a QB “sack” by blitzing the QB and getting his flag before he could do anything.  Go Connor man!  Maci and I then ran to her INFINITI training, she is being able to make it to more of these now that her TFE practice schedule is easing up.

What a team!

I find it funny Connor is in the middle and Brooks (not Clint’s kid) is standing right with him - 

I already refer to Brooks as Clint’s 2nd son HA

Silly Boys

• Thursday - Back to the office for me as we had a good 2 hour QBR meeting prep together across pharmacies.  That evening I had happy hour/dinner with a friend/former co-worker Brenda.  It was so great to catch up, hear about her grown kids and first grand baby!  I then hustled from there to get Maci and take her to another 800-930p soccer practice while Clint did a bourbon tasting with his neighborhood bourbon buddies.  

Friday:

• I slept in a bit after feeling exhausted Friday morning.
• Productive morning meetings ahead of my Dysport Apt at 11a.
• I grabbed Clint and I some Chick Fil A for lunch on my way home.  
• I then got some more work done before Clint and I took a walk before Maci got home from school.
• Once the kids were settled, Clint and I were off to Cov for a little date night dinner/drinks.  It is so great to have Maci at an age where she can handle a few hours home alone with Connor.
• After a fairly quick dinner, we took a walk down to 6 Smith for one more cocktail.
• Once home, we wrapped our night with a dip in the hot tub - dang I love fall!

Saturday:

• I ran Maci to gymnastics while Clint had a massage at the same time.
• He picked her up and brought her home after his apt ended.
• I was resting at home as I felt a bit sluggish after a few cocktails the night before.
• We watched college football (Toledo got embarrassed) and got some things done around the house.
• I then ran Maci over to Livi’s at 3p for her 12th birthday party and sleepover.
• We ordered some dinner and got comfy for the OSU game - frustrating last second loss by 1 point - ugh!!!
• We watched the Colorado game in bed and I zonked at some point while Connor likely kept watching football :)

Love this group of Gals!

Harper, Isla, Livian, Kate, Livi, Maci

Baking Nailed It Teams

Such Fun Games

Clint and I took a walk in the ‘hood and ran into this crew at the park HAHA

Best of Friends

Sunday:

• Slept like a baby at our house and no one was up moving until 9a
• Clint ran to pick up Maci from Livi’s at 10a and then ran a few errands for me
• Maci had a soccer practice in the early afternoon
• Afterward, Violet and her dad, Mike, came over.  Maci and Vi are making bracelets for our concert tomorrow night - Sabrina Carpenter!!  Mike and Clint are putting heat coils up in our gutters so that we don’t get an ice damn above our porch this year.  Thank goodness Mike is a contractor and knows what he is doing :)
• They will all head home around dinner, we are going to eat some chicken and then settle in for the Bengals game.  Please do not ruin my Sunday night Bengals!

Here’s to a short week thanks to Minnesota Fall break (MEA)!  

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C

End of Fall Baseball, Final Fall Soccer Games & U of MN Upsets USC!!

Weekdays:

• Monday - This was a great get stuff done day for me!  In the evening Connor had flag football and I hung with Miss M at her soccer practice.
• Tuesday - Connor picture day!  He loves his longer hair but that made for an interesting morning of attempting to style it the way he likes.  Busy but productive day in the office for me.  Followed by more soccer practice sitting with M in the evening while Clint and Connor roamed the house :) 

Picture Day Happiness HAHA

 

• Wednesday - A carbon copy of Monday.  Connor had more football (scored a TD!) and Maci had more soccer practice 
• Thursday - I actually broke out of the office and met a friend/former co-worker Casey for lunch!  I hustled back in time for some more meetings in the afternoon.  That evening, Connor had his final ball baseball practice but the Shamoon's took him b/c Clint and I had a gala for the non-profit I sit on the board for.  They did a parents vs kids game and Connor was catching when he popped up and caught one of the dad's foul balls to end the game - Look at that grin!!!  At the gala, we did a nice donation and the karma came back around as we won the PlayStation 5, gaming headphones and $100 gift card to the Sony PlayStation store.  Let's just say Connor woke up to a major surprise on Friday morning!!!  It was a wonderful event and I am so proud to spend my energy helping this org!

Bummed we missed but so glad they sent the pic!

We looked nice and didn’t even take one pic whoops

Here is the program HA

 

Friday :

• I was a little tired all day but enjoyed working from home.
• Clint golfed in the afternoon with some buddies at Baker National Golf Course.
• I took a cat nap before both kids got home from school.
• That evening, Clint picked up Punch Pizza on his way home from golf and we all rested watching college football.

Saturday :

• I started my day with a nice massage at 8a
• We then all hustled to Connor's first fall baseball game of the double header.  I got to see him hit quite a few times and have the lead before Maci and I had to haul out to her Soccer Game.
• Connor's team went on to having 2 Wins on the day and in game two he pitched 3.5 innings with zero runs - he has become super steady under that pressure - go buddy!
• Maci's soccer game wasn't quite the same great story.  We played the other top team in our league who we beat 3-2 last time but we were down 2 subs, our goalie got a concussion in the first half so had to shift around player options.  We took a hard loss of 1-4 but Maci helped to cause a PK for our team and she hustled to the end.  It was also super special b/c her former coach Maggie came to the game.  The grin on her face when she saw her was priceless.  After the game, Maci and I joined some of the team at Pizza Luce for a post game beer/soda/pizza.
• We got home to hang out with the boys for a bit before they were off to the USC vs U of MN football game.  Connor and Clint got tickets through Connor's buddy Harrison.  His uncle is the DB coach for the U of MN so Connor/Clint, Harrison/John and Chuck/Jason all went to the game and had field passes!!!!  I mean every little boys dream!  They got autographs, talked with the coach, walked the tunnel, received gear afterward - Connor got #4s sweat bands.  It was an insane game with a last second interception by one of those DBs in the end zone to seal the win for U of MN.  They rushed the field, Connor's first experience, and just had a ball!  Thank you Wolfarth family for a wonderful evening!!
• While the boys were out at the game, Maci and I had our own fun!  We headed to Emmitt Fike's 6th grade football game.  We met up with the Cassem and Fike family so Emmitt had his Natalie and Maci on hand as cheerleaders!  A tough loss to a good Minnetonka team but Emmitt was a total stud - breaking up passes, running the ball.  Afterward, we all ate at Duke's on 7, watched football and enjoyed each other.  Maci and Natalie cooked up a slumber party at our house which was nice as they watched a movie, I went to bed and the boys rushed a field HA

Great Team of Boys & Dads

Successful first step into kid pitch

Soccer Team Fun

Celebrity Former Coach Maggie with 2 of her former stars (Charley & Maci)

Pre Game

Goofball in his Purple Shirt vs U of MN gear

Buddies - Connor, Harrison, Chuck

Planning to sit on this bench in the future 

Special moment & Connor’s Face

Emmitt’s Fans

Stella & Rosemary

The Best of Friends

Natalie and Maci

Sunday : 

• Everyone slept in after the girls hung out until 2a and the boys got home late from the game.
• We had donuts and hung out in the morning - Natalie left around 11a.
• We then tuned into the Bengals game which was great until it wasnt.  I had to listen to the end of it in the car on our way to Maci's soccer game - goodness we shit the bed.
• Sadly Maci's team looked about the same - they tied 2-2 which isnt awful but against a team we creamed time one 6-0.  We just looked tired and slow.
• We made the long drive home b/c we were in WI for the game and then got everyone ready for the week ahead.  I was exhausted which is why this post is coming a few days late.

We are enjoying all the things that fall offers except cooler temps - we have still been in the high 70s and 80s which we wont complain about b/c it will be cold in no time!  Hope you are all enjoying the fall season as well.

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & C