Days off with Lina

Every now and then mine and Clint's schedules match up so we have a day off together. I usually wake up with a list of things we need to get done and have a plan for using our time in the most effective way by checking off these things from my list. Clint has a way of keeping things in perspective and making time for the important things I tend to leave off my list. 

For example...

Playing at the park with Lina.

Taking a cat nap in the middle of the day.

and playing on our make shift water slide with BFF/cousin/neighbor, Charlie.

By the end of the day my list has usually gotten longer but I am so grateful for my little family and the time we get to spend together.

Annual Good Weather Hike

Every year, as my past posts show, we take an annual hike as the weather turns promising. This year was no exception. Lina did really well all the way up. She insisted on running on the way down which inevitably led to a few too many slips so Clint ended up carrying her down.

The hike was a success. Lina even had the opportunity to try out her wilderness potty break skills.

Ragnar 2012...survived.

Twelve people. Two Vans. 200 miles. Two days.

This time we were van 2. 

Here we are in all our exhausted glory!

 

 

Heather

Me

Abby

Shannon (our last minute replacement, thank heavens!)

Jodi

Tawnya

At this point we were still all smiles.

Then the exhaustion started to set in.

Then it won us over.

So we crashed my in law's house and they were gracious enough to make us breakfast and lend us their couches for a couple of hours.

Oh and can't forget the sunbathing station we commenced at the last major exchange

and then we finished! barely!

Now that I am pregnant...

This is what I look like.

This is what I like to eat.

This is what my nightstand looks like.

This is what is on Clint's nightstand.

And this is what Lina does.

Interestingly enough my second pregnancy is flying by! "Busy" is what I considered my life before I got pregnant. Now that I have to fit in prenatal visits, time to put together the nursery, and can't forget cat naps, I feel "hectic" might be a more approrpiate word. Once this baby gets here I think the new word to describe my state of mind will be "madhouse".

the girl with many faces

Surprised Face

Sad Face

Grumpy Face

Silly Face

Sleepy Face

Happy Face

A few random realizations that have hit me lately:

My baby isn't really a baby anymore. 

She hears EVERYTHING I say.

Her memory is like a steal trap.

Sometimes she repeats things in public that I said in private 

(that I didn't even know she heard me say).

Remember when...

Remember when I used to update my blog regularly? Well those days are long gone.

Remember when I used to update my blog not so regularly and give summarized update of what has been going on? Well those days are long gone too.

Instead I am just going to update with what happened this morning.

I woke up at some random time in the night to the brightest full moon glaring through my window right on my face. It took me a while to get back to sleep, but not before making a mental note that I need to get window coverings up in our house sooner rather than later.

Brief update:We bought a house back in October and moved in a couple of months ago. Decorating it is still in the works.

Then at 5:30am Lina came downstairs in to my room asking for chocolate milk. Instead of taking her back to her room, I pulled her into bed with me and snuggled for another hour. With a new baby on the way I have a sense of urgency to enjoy Lina as much as I can while it's just her.

Brief update: We are expecting another baby! It's another summer baby, due July 31st.

Clint got to stay home with Lina today and does tomorrow too. I am not a fan of coming to work on the days that he's off. I already dread my 45 minute commute, knowing that they are at home enjoying eachother and instead I am driving then working then driving some more doesn't make it the least bit more enjoyable.

Brief update: I changed jobs back in August. Still State Farm, just a different agency. Now I am driving out to 19th Ave. and Baseline in South Phoenix.

While unpacking a box early this morning I found my long lost camera's batter charger. Hopefully this means new pictures to come with my next post.

Watercolors at their finest

I found this idea on pinterest. Had I known it was going to be such a success I would have tried it earlier. Lina's happy, my tub is clean, and it led right into bath time without any fuss...this, my dear friends, is what I call a success. 

Now let's see how bedtime goes.