Mine didn’t.
Katie’s lips matched the corn chip.
Category Archives: Katie
HAPPY 4TH, Y’ALL!
I decided to do a full blue eye with red lips to have a more normal-looking eye instead of a red/white/blue look!
- Face: CCTM and Light Powder with Clove ShadowSense contouring
- Eyes: Sapphire Shimmer and Lapis Glitter with Warm Gold Shimmer highlights.
- Cheeks: Red ShadowSense
- Lips: Hurricane Red with Prism Gloss
Also? I officially suck at doing other people’s makeup. Especially crazy holiday looks. I didn’t quite mean it to end up like this but oh well. She doesn’t care so it’s all good.
Anna also came over to do a holiday look with my colors since she doesn’t own them (she thought blue was too scary). She looked gorgeous!
And my glitzy earrings that I love!
Celebratory dinner!
David got a promotion so we all—kids included!—went to Primo to celebrate! Don’t ask me why Katie looks so awful in this photo—she was having a fun time.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Tom’s youth baseball coaching career is off to a great start—the Phillies are the Gurnee Youth Baseball Mustang Champions! It took two days and 9 innings but they did it!
What made the win even more exciting is that they beat the undefeated Cubs to win! (And the Cubs had actually slaughtered us in a previous game—something like 17-2.)
It was a nail biter for sure—they caught up and we were tied 12-12 which then pushed us into an extra inning! And after no scoring, another inning! And then in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, we scored—which meant the game was immediately over!
A special sidenote: Anna and family showed up again to cheer the team on!
Post-pool party sleep!
Playing in a friend’s pool at a mom group family get together makes for an exhausted kid. This was at 11:30!
The kids’ first ferret!
A friend of mine was in town to drop off her ferret for another friend to watch…but she stopped at my house first to pick up an order. So I thought the kids would like to check out a ferret for the first time…
And this is why I want to scream at my children.
Katie came down to get new cereal this morning and while she was digging for what she wanted on the shelf, five boxes ended up on the floor and that’s where they stayed. Plus the completely empty box to the left.
Breathe. Breathe.
A note from Katie
Do your kids leave your apology (and sometimes love) notes outside your room?
Katie picked me this cool daisy
Our little style queen
Our friend Kim gave Katie this dress she wore to Homecoming in eighth grade. Of course she had to put it on right away and add the boots!
JTOK as cartoons
Two cuties!
Heading home…
Our first (of hopefully many!) vacations together really couldn’t have gone much better! Lots of laughs, relaxation, drinks, excellent food, shopping, outdoor stuff, and tons of memories…with only a few kid squabbles. It was over way too soon for sure. Thanks to my dad and stepmom for hosting our motley crew! Can’t wait to do it again!
A little rock climbing
The kids wanted to go back to the nearby roadside park to climb the rocks again so Anna took them…and got some great pics!
Kayaking, Day 2
The boys were having a blast!
So Katie decided she wanted to go, too. And it started with super big happy smiles…and very quickly devolved into extreme pouting as she realized it was too windy and wasn’t as easy as she wanted. Ahhh vacation.
And this might be my fave photo from the whole trip… Happy boy.
Mini golf and a minor freak out
We took the kids to mini golf in Copper Harbor and due to Covid (short staffing) there was no one working so you paid your money and grabbed the balls and clubs and you could play as long as you wanted! A total dream, right?
Wellllll, we thought they would have a blast and they were okay with us leaving them alone while we ran to check out the campground and general store… except as we were headed back, we saw three of them walking on the side of the road.
UMMMM WHAAAAAT?!
Turns out Owen freaked the hell out (he says because we were taking forever and he couldn’t get ahold of us—phones but no phone service). We thought we were beyond that behavior and paranoia (he’s been staying alone for awhile now) but apparently the not-having-contact thing was the breaking point. So he took off down the road to…try and find us? Find other adults? We’re not quite sure. But Katie and Aiden were with him so they kind of all stayed together.
Of course we felt horrible…but we had zero idea that would be an issue.
Insect Fight Club
The kids were running around collecting bugs and we were very confused. Then we discovered that they had all the bugs under glass and were watching spiders catch ants and flies. I guess that’s what they resort to when devices are removed and it’s rainy out! #notcomplaining
At the Eagle Harbor beach!
It was sunny and nice but the water was freezing (as expected). We all walked the shore and looked (somewhat successfully) for beach glass. The kids did go in the water a tiny bit but didn’t swim!
And we’re off on our two family vacation!
Last day of 3rd and 6th grades!
They were remote for most of the year but both went back full time at the end (and both did much better)! Here’s looking ahead to more normal fourth and seventh grades!
Look at the furry photobomber!!
First day at the pool 2021
We got here at 4:30 and it’s still crazy busy and not many seats left in the shade. There’s not much social distancing going on except the people seated in the grass.
But sitting in the shade with the breeze blowing and knowing the kids are having fun and listening to happiness all around me makes my heart happy that we are actually able to be here.
Ice cream surprise!
Kim had stopped by with her boys to see if Katie wanted to go get ice cream with them (her oldest, Tommy, a first grader, has a crush on Katie and wanted to ask her). Katie had a friend over so Kim said she’d just go pick up some ice cream for everyone. So everyone enjoyed some ice cream on the porch!
Her youngest (and my birthday twin) was just living his best life!
First gazebo sleepover!
Before it gets too hot and/or buggy!
We got Katie’s Halloween costume.
This T-Rex costume has made me laugh out loud every time I’ve seen it while we’ve been trick-or-treating the past few years. So when I got the chance to grab one for Katie cheaply I did. It did not disappoint.
This always freaks me out.
Katie loves her stuffed Charlie but she leaves it all over and freaks us out.
Sometimes I allow it.
She loves playing with makeup so sometimes she asks me to do it for her and I use my products.
Katie gave me my first lilacs!
No, they didn’t come off my new lilac bushes. Thankfully.
Unfair puzzle!
Covid teacher appreciation gifts!
Teacher appreciation week was last week but I changed my mind at the last minute and did school-colored Piper Lou tumblers instead of my usual bottle of wine. I was going to do a Binny’s [alcohol store] gift card but figured this would last a lot longer!
Owen had fun picking which one went to which teacher!
Baseball season has begun!
Tom is a Head Coach this year and loving it—he’s always wanted to coach and now he’s getting the chance. He already knows most of the kids on the team since they’ve been on previous teams.
Owen’s first at bat got him on base! His second got a hit but it was a pop fly that got caught. He was part of a few double plays. He had three RBIs and we won 8-6!
And this was what Katie spent lots of time doing:
