away

Posted on September 26, 2011 by mommyinthemidwest

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that we visited friends that live a couple of hours away. My friend’s hubby took a promotion close to Chicago over a year ago, which meant that the fellow mommy I relate to the most moved far, far away. Only it’s not that far. It felt like it, and it still does, but now that we’ve made the trip there and back, I know how manageable it was and that we will do it again soon(er than later).

There were yummy breakfasts.

And G’s soccer game.

Which meant sharing of snacks with M.

And there was a superbaby.

There was a mini photo shoot.

And time for some snuggles.

There was a trip to the candy factory.

For “kids in a candy store,” they don’t seem very excited.

Us grownups were. Four words: Chocolate covered gummy bears.

Then, it was time to trust a stranger with my babies and hit the town.

Getting out of the house (baby-free) was liberating. A breath of fresh air for both of us.

The weather was lovely; the town square colorful and vibrant.

We enjoyed dinner at a local upscale Mexican restaurant.

I just adore fresh flowers on the table.

(I indulged in the Mango Mint).

(oh, and the taco plate).

After dinner and drinks, we were ready to get back to our babies. The next morning, it was time to say goodbye.

It’s not goodbye, precious friends, but see you again soon.

Cheers to a much needed and fabulous weekend away,
~C~

fall fun (and stuff)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by mommyinthemidwest

This past weekend, my mom and 9 year old niece visited. And Dexter tried baby oatmeal for the first time. I know you’re supposed to give them rice cereal first, but Theo thought it was gross so we skipped it altogether for Dex. We went to the apple orchard (and took no pictures of anything apple related). Here’s the photoblog!

first bite.

i’m not so sure about this, mom.

everyone wanted a turn feeding the baby. look at him grinning at dada.

tastes pretty good, guys.

action shot! he grabbed the spoon as my niece was attempting to feed him. we all had a good laugh.

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such a big boy these days.

and strong!

he liked climbing on the hay

and checking out the chickens.

a rare photo of me and my boo.

pretty girl! and such a big helper.

lesson 1: don’t give your kid an $8 sippy cup.

lesson 2: don’t give your kid an $8 sippy cup on a bridge.

the retrieval.

grammy, R, and Theo

time to say goodbye. the weekend ended too soon.

happy weekend,

~C~

don’t leave, summer. i love you.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by mommyinthemidwest

Know what I love about summer? Almost everything. Although the heat was unbearable most days this summer, I’ll still take the sweat dripping down my back over goose bumps on my elbows. I hate the cold. And I live in the wrong place to hate the cold. Even though the highs are still reaching 90 around here, I can already feel winter coming on and it gives me the blues. Knowing that by the time it gets hot again, I’ll have a 2 year old and a 1 year old really gives me the blues. Winters just last too long around here.

I love flip flops.

Lazy days on rubber rafts, just floatin’ in the lake.

Grilled dinners.

Melty ice cream cones.

Evenings at the park.

Sweet summer corn on the cob.

The state fair. It’s been a week and a half now since we went, but here is a mini photo album of our fun-filled day.