September 13, 2017

School

Both girls had school today.
And rather than running errands I came home
and did laundry,
vacuumed,
put laundry away,
and cleaned my bedroom,
all while Bravo played on in the background.

AND I did all of this uninterrupted.

There are no words.

I also got out the Halloween books.
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this is pretty exciting.
I love children's books,
and holidays,
and themes,
so these things coming together makes me quite happy.

Apparently it makes my girls happy too.
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today was a good day.

September 12, 2017

our second daughter

and her facial expressions.

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I can't handle it.
Does she remind you of anyone...?

September 11, 2017

Back to School

Today was the girls first day of school.
Both my girls.
Caroline is also attending Mother's Day Out this year, twice a week,
while Lauren will go three times a week.

Both our girls were SO excited.
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We dropped Lauren off first this morning.
She walked into her classroom, before we could even hug her.
That girls has been ready for school to start for months.
And that confident smile she gave us, as we waved and said goodbye
was all the reassurance we needed that she was going to have a great day.
And she did.

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We took Caroline to her classroom next.
We were told to expect tears, but as we walked to the classroom we noticed everyone was calm.
Caroline walked right in and never turned back.
Matt and I couldn't have been prouder.
We received a few texts of our littlest school girl enjoying her day
and smiling on the playground.
When I picked her up she was napping,
with her beloved bunny and a dolly from the classroom.

Mama spent her first school day meeting a girlfriend for coffee,
stopping at homegoods to search for a fall wreath,
and doing some laundry.

It's going to be a great school year.


September 10, 2017

September 9, 2017

Game Day

It's a family tradition.
Every year we let the girls choose their attire on the Iowa v. Iowa State game.

This year,
the girls failed their mama again this year.
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But made their daddy proud.
And chose the winning team.

September 8, 2017

Perfect Day for the Zoo

The news said something about a cold front,
which means perfect weather for the zoo is here.

That's what we thought when we planned this playdate.
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It was HOT.
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It was fun...
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but hot.

But thankfully our zoo also has a splash pad.
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September 7, 2017

Meet the Teacher

Today was Meet the Teacher.
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All went well.
Caroline played bashful for all of four and a half seconds...
then she saw the dolls and made a mad dash for them in the classroom.
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Lauren has been waiting to walk back through those doors from the minute she left them in May.

Speaking of our strong confident girl,
when did she become a little girl!?!
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And starting this week, she dropped the 'Laurno'... she's Lauren.
cue the tears.

and this girl.
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there are no words.