2017 Week 1

Sunday, January 1

We've lacked for snow this winter, but the new year started with a beautiful frost. 

For dinner, the girls helped Josh make pizza. It was a fond farewell before starting in on our New Year's diet reset!

Monday, January 2
Our last day of break (boohoo!), but we made the best of it with copious amounts of reading, relaxation, and coffee.  In the afternoon, Ellie and Elaina colored one of their Christmas gifts and I meandered upstairs to take a few pictures of Winston. Josh made a fort for the girls in the kitchen, where they spent a good portion of the late afternoon reading and playing.

Tuesday, January 3
Our first day back at work was less painful than I had feared, and the girls had a great day with Gramma Rita, so it was a win for everyone. After we had Elaina's favorite soup for dinner--corn chowder, we spent the evening playing a few games of Twister.

Wednesday, January 4
Today was the girls' last day of Winter Break, which they celebrated with a trip to Monkey Joe's with Gramma. Josh and I met at home for lunch, which is such a nice luxury afforded to us by living five minutes from work. We drove back separately, as he had a late meeting, and when the girls and I got home, Elaina and I passed time reading The Giving Tree and going through her Search and Find Fairy book. After dinner, we kept working on the puzzles and Ellie joined in. Elaina had a very, very loose tooth that she kept playing with, so I took a picture of that while I was at it. At the end of the night, Yuna had claimed her spot on the couch. The look she gives when she is approached is endlessly amusing to me, so I made sure to get a picture of that, too.

Thursday, January 5
Elaina came bounding off the bus today with a little brown envelope and a brand-new smile. She lost her wiggly tooth right after recess! After the girls had a snack, I left them to play while I got changed for the gym. When I came out, I found Elaina reading a Bernstein Bears book to Ellie. So sweet. They insisted on taking the book in the car with them, and Ellie shushed us when we tried to talk over Elaina's quiet reading.

Friday, January 6
I celebrating surviving the first week back by taking a bath. Chappu saw to it that I wasn't lonely.

Saturday, January 7

Today was buuuuuuusy. Our morning was filled with a trip to the gym, showers, and a quick lunch before heading to Peoria.  Before we left, I had a few minutes to play with the camera and take a few pictures of the cats, as well as a couple other cuties who wandered into the bedroom. Then, we were off. We went to Toys'R'Us so Elaina could get a birthday present for a party she was attending that afternoon, then headed to Fresh Market to get some coffee. We dropped Elaina off at her party and took Ellie out for some ice cream before getting a SIM card for my new phone and going grocery shopping. Then it was back to pick up Elaina, and we headed home where Josh and I collapsed with coffee and football.