Showing posts with label neighbors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neighbors. Show all posts

Monday, September 16, 2013

thirty-five

week thirty-five of fifty-two
aka: Our bi-annual reunion with those awesome former neighbors (the Wisconsin version):

If you follow me on Instagram, you have already seen this. 
I just had to share again because it makes me laugh. 
Issac's quote was: "Restaurants Fear This."
 I'm not sure if it was true bravery 
or if it was our a yearning for a margarita, 
but we arrived with four toddlers. 
Everyone ate. 
No one cried.  
We tried on sombreros.
Some liked them more than others.  
And then we went home and had a dance party in the driveway
.. because that's what normal people do, right? 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

thirty-three

week thirty-three of fifty-two:
we celebrated so many things this week!
our busiest week yet this summer, by far!

the birthday of our great little friend Will 
 at a park (genius!)
we painted trains (double genius!!)
and even took a ride..



 our seventh wedding anniversary came & went

{no photos. perhaps we will post a photo when we actually get a moment to celebrate!}

we also celebrated the birthday of one of our best buddies, Wren
Delicious (& healthy-ish) Cupcakes!
 "Cheers!" to dessert!
Ingrid takes a swing at Henry the piƱata
 All of the tee-ball practice at Grandma & Grandpa's paid off: candy!!
 Love this girl!

and celebrated the first birthday of one of Amelia's favorite teeny babies, Miss Ava! 
teeny tiny baby birthday crown!
and check out this awesome (and delicious) cake!

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

twenty-one through twenty-six

Well, it was inevitable that I would miss a week (or five).
Our heads have been spinning since we returned from vacation in North Carolina in May.
Spinning with good things, but spinning nonetheless: work, yard work, nice weather (finally), kid-stuff,  doctor appointments, more work stuff. All good.

Week Twenty-One
While mom&dad were on vacation, the girls had a fun vacation of their own at Grandma Mary & Grandpa Bill's house. They rolled out the red carpet for our little ladies, introducing new adventures each day: pool, swings, t-ball, visits to the farm and probably many grandparent/grandchild secret sugary treats that we will never know about.

Week Twenty-Two
Our very dear friends came to visit from Illinois, so we needed to take them to Cheesefest because.. well, it's called "Cheesefest." Amelia certainly had no complaints about the carnival rides!

Week Twenty-Three
We are not quite sure when or how it started, but we are in a major dress-up phase at the Olson house. Every day starts with a tutu (at the very least) and most often is also accentuated by a hot pink feather boa and oodles of costume jewelry. 

Week Twenty-Four
This week the girls had to say a very sad farewell to their little neighbor friends Ms. Natalie and Ms. Audrey as they prepare to move to the East Coast. We feel lucky to have the luxuries of technology that will hopefully allow the girls to feel a little bit closer! 

Week Twenty-Five
{Three photos for this week, because I make the rules here.. }
I celebrated by birthday this week. 
Amelia threw me a birthday party in my bedroom with two balloons and a very enthusiastic song!

Ingrid loved that my birthday involved ice cream, sprinkles, and swimsuits.

and 
last but not least:
The girls started their summer dance class this past week. 
Back-to-back lessons!
I snuck Ingrid into the two-year-old class 
they both love to practice their tap-tap-tapping