We are decorated for Christmas! Jamie and I spent part of the long weekend
working inside and outside on Christmas decorations. Maggie is pretty upset because we have mostly
white lights on the house, and she thinks rainbow lights are "soooo much more
prettier."
Maggie loved climbing on the ladder
Maggie and I went to see the Wizard of Oz on Sunday! We grabbed pizza beforehand at one of Maggie’s
favorite spots, and then headed downtown.
It was a pretty good show, and Maggie was impressed with the fog machines
and when they used “strings” to fly around the stage. The Fox was really beautiful and I think she
had a great time!
She really wanted to dress up like Dorothy for the show...
The dress stayed clean!
Her first time at the Fox
Others from the week:
I love poor Evie's little tear
"Helping" with the leaves
Basement playtime
Family resemblance
Thanksgiving photo
Goofing with Grandma
Here's the girls singing a little song Grandma taught them:
Happy Thanksgiving from one thankful lady! This has been one of the best years of my life, and I couldn't be more thankful for my family, job, health... life! We had brunch at my parents' house this morning, and are heading out for dinner in a little bit. Trying to write quickly!
My little turkey
Maggie is obsessed with the planets since learning
about them in school
Mom and Dad's lovely brunch
I celebrated 34 years of life last Monday! I go a delicious donut cake (this is a game
changer), and some fun gifts from the family.
Maggie is going to “take me” to see the Wizard of Oz this weekend at the
Fox Theater – she managed to keep it a secret for two whole weeks!
All the calories
Birthday love
Happy Birthday to me
This past weekend, Jamie and I took a quick trip to Chicago
to see Hamilton! I am a little obsessed
with the show, and didn’t think I’d get to see it for a really long time… well,
we decided to splurge! He did an incredible job planning the perfect little getaway. Amazing!! We stayed right downtown, did a little
shopping, had a super fancy dinner and drinks, and then enjoyed the show! I even got to see my buddy Becky from
college! There are not enough exclamation
marks to express my joy – such an awesome weekend! Special thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for
watching the girls, and even taking Maggie to her friend’s birthday party while
we were out of town!
Not throwing away my shot
Stumbled across many Rabine construction signs
in Chicago... future job?
Brunch at Pep's
The day before Thanksgiving was "VIP" day at Maggie's school, and she ask her godmother Aunt Amy to go. They did church, had a snack, and did a craft. Aunt Amy agrees that Maggie's teacher is a saint! Will and Uncle Jamie hung out at McDonald's for a while, and then came home to play with Evie for the rest of the morning. We decided to get out Christmas decorations since Jamie and I both were off from work - the kids were vvvvvery helpful.
Poor Aunt Amy had to chill alone while Maggie sat
with her buddies at church
Crafting
Will likes the big boy breakfast!
I'm on a boat
Hide-and-seeking
Aunt Amy's business is booming, and so the girls modeled a couple outfits for her in the afternoon. They had a professional photographer, but Jamie snapped a few phone photos since we were there.
Crafting while waiting for the magic hour
Glue and shapes...
The girls personalities always shine through
Always.
Maggie helped us decorate the tree - first year it was
helpful instead of more work!
Last weekend we converted Evie’s crib to a toddler bed, and
she is in her glory! Knock on wood, she
just stays in bed all night until we get her in the morning. She is so proud of being in a big-girl bed,
and randomly let’s us know that “I’m a big girl” all throughout the day. She is such a cutie-pie, I am absolutely loving
this age.
She can now brush her teeth in bed! Life goals!
This weekend we had fun playing in
the leaves!
That face
Leaf me alone
Leaf angel
Teamwork
Jamie took Maggie to her first Daddy Daughter Dance this weekend. Jamie was a little hurt that she only danced with him twice…
I don’t think he understands that these dances are really just for the girls to
run around like crazy with their friends all night. Maggie had a really great time though… in
fact, she accidentally lost her photo of the two of them behind her headboard
the next night, and proceeded to sob uncontrollably because “that photo was
really special to me.”
Big date night
Her special photo
Have to get dessert afterward! Tradition!
This weekend we celebrated Sarah's 2nd birthday! We love this determined and self-sufficient little girl - she's got moxie!
Happy Birthday, Sarah!
CAKE
Here is Maggie when she changes from a "princess to a knight" to defend against rock monsters. I just love Evie's little grunts:
It was a cold Halloween this year, but that didn't stop us!
We went to Royal Oak's Spooktacular event on Sunday with the Donoghue side of the family. Reese's unveiled their new candy bar at the event, so we got a lot of freebies!
Moana, Buzz and Dorothy
Dancin in the street
Off to infinity and beyond
Later that evening we carved our pumpkins. Maggie did a pretty tricky one with Daddy (mostly supervising), and Evie and I worked on a simple face for hers. Jamie did a Ghostbuster pumpkin (which didn't show up very well in my picture), and I did a pi pumpkin (because pumpkin pie is too much work).
A family of jack-o-lanterns
What terrible parents let these girls outside without coats on?!
Jamie took Evie to his school for the "safe Halloween" event that the students host. Maggie had physical therapy on Monday, so she couldn't make it to Foley. Luckily, the facility had a little trick-or-treat event too, and her therapist helped her take a scooter around the building to collect treats.
Much warmer inside
Having fun on her date with Daddy
Ventures do not scare Evie
Tuesday we went over one of Maggie's friends' house to trick-or-treat with some buddies. It was chilly, but she was running all over the place having fun. Evie did not want to miss a single house, though her little legs (and lack of intensity) meant that we were always trying to run and keep up with the group! I got some good exercise which was quickly cancelled out by eating candy!
Super buds
Dinner of champions
The kid crew
Halloween was fun, but I'm honestly glad it's over... it's turned into a week-long thing rather than one night. I've had enough of costumes!
Here's a video of Maggie being a teacher and teaching us the days of the week (and Evie shadowing):
