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catch the moment: week thirty-nine

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We’ve had another fun and busy week that went by way too fast.  We are enjoying the nice weather by getting outside a lot and hanging out with friends before it’s too cold to be running here and there.  We are also still working around the house, trying to make some progress on our kitchen remodel.

I’m linking up with again this week with CTM 365 hostesses:

267/365: Wednesday, September 24th. Popsicles in the bathtub because why not!?9-24-14

268/365: Thursday, September 25th. We met a little friend from Dexter’s class at the park. What a funny and handsome little guy!9-25-14

269/365: Friday, September 26th. Picking out tile for a backsplash is very complicated. And time-consuming. 9-26-14

270/365: Saturday, September 27th. We spent the afternoon celebrating a friend’s birthday at the apple orchard.  It was such a fun party idea – who needs crappy plastic toys and candy when you can have a peck of hand-picked apples for party favors instead? None of us had ever picked apples before so it was an extra special and fun experience.9-27-14

271/365: Sunday, September 28th. The boys and I visited some friends again on Sunday to get out of the house while Ryan worked in the kitchen.  I was dying laughing, watching Theo and his buddy smash their faces against the side of this little bounce house. So funny!9-28-14

272/365: Monday, September 29th.  So what do you do with all those apples? Make homemade applesauce, of course! This was just a simple recipe I found on Pinterest, but it was delicious! 9-29-14

273/365: Tuesday, September 30th. Miles of tiles to choose from…like I said. It’s complicated.9-30-14

And just like that, another month is over.  Gah.  This week, my favorite pictures are the one of Theo at the orchard (270) and the one of the boys together in the bathtub (267).  Which one do you like best?

xo,

~C~

 

 

catch the moment: week thirty-eight

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We have been busy as little worker bees around the house. We got on a kick and are excited – for now  – about finally moving forward on some home improvements.  You can see some of the history of this process by clicking HERE.  While progress has been so, so slow, looking back at those older photos does help me see that we have made some big changes around here. Now to keep going with the momentum we have right now… That’s the tricky part.  Well, that and managing the kids while we are trying to work.  Oy.

Guess what? I’m linking up with these gals once again:

Here we go…

260/365: Wednesday, September 17th.  A quick trip to the park after school. Sad, sad, sad to see them in jeans and hoodies!  Bye-bye, summer!9-17-14

261/365: Thursday, September 18th. Just an after-dinner trip to the YMCA for a little run. Late in the day, I knew I was about out of photo ops for the day.9-18-14

262/365: Friday, September 19th.  Again, late in the day and I had not taken a picture yet. I’m slacking off!  But I snapped this around 11pm because I knew our accumulation of favorite school/babysitter art projects hanging in the kitchen was coming down the next day. 9-19-14

263/365: Saturday, September 20th. Did anyone watch Dexter? Creeeepy!  Haha – we painted our kitchen ceiling GREEN! 9-20-14

264/365: Sunday, September 21st.  You can see a tiny bit of the green ceiling and crown molding here but the point is that I spent ALL day Sunday painting this window and my neck has been sore ever since.  I’m not as young as I once was, but it will be worth it! The window looks SO fresh and clean. Now to paint the other 2 kitchen windows.  Ouchie. Oh, you can also see the gray we chose for the walls! Loving it so far and I’m so anxious to get it done.  Don’t worry, that light will go away too…9-21-14

265/365: Monday, September 23rd. What a nice break from working on the house – dinner with my lovely friend, Angie!9-22-14

266/365: Tuesday, September 24th. The boys waiting for their Flu Mist…you all?! It’s 500 times easier than the shot.  It was a breeze.  I just hope it works better than the shot did last year.9-23-14

This was kind of a weird week, as far as pictures are concerned.  Not much of the boys and a lot of randomness, but I like what it all represents.  Forward progress. Friendship. Health & fitness. Changing seasons.  I’m feeling a little introspective….there might be a big emotional post coming up soon about how all of these aspects of life are woven together.  Hmm.

What’s your favorite picture this week?  I like them all, but none of them are technically spectacular.  I’ll go with Angie – day 265 – for my choice this week because she’s pretty precious and I love our monthly mommy dinner dates.

xo,

~C~

catch the moment: week thirty-seven

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Here I am again, linking up with Mindi, Sarah, and Stephanie for week 37 of Catch the Moment 365. I’m starting to get excited about the idea of condensing all of these CTM365 posts into a photo book at the end of the year. So excited that I might start working on it soon. Or soon-ish. What? We’re definitely transitioning into fall here and I’m trying to find things to look forward to so cut me some slack.

253/365: September 10th. After dinner at a local spot, Kacey’s.9-10-14

254/365: September 11th. Bedtime routine. 9-11-14

255/365: September 12th. Making enchiladas for dinner and thought this pepper was neat.9-12-14

256/365: September 13th. A terrible picture, but it doesn’t matter. Know why? I ran my first entire 5k race! 9-13-14

257/365: September 14th. Sunday morning cleaning while these cuties watch cartoons for a bit. 9-14-14

258/365: September 15th. Magic in the sky on my way to work.9-15-14

259/365: September 16th. The best I could get from them but they were showing off the tennis shoes that they each picked out.  Good taste, huh? And nice hair, Dexter. Don’t they look like such big boys?9-16-14

Easy choice this week – my favorite is that gorgeous Indiana sky on day 258.  Is it your favorite too?

xo,

~C~