The Everyday

Today the girls and I went to Marty's CBS Matters. It's basically just an opportunity for CBS students to share "their story."  Marty had invested a lot of time in the past few days in preparation for his presentation so I was excited to see the final product. He did an incredible job.  The thing that I was most touched by was that the majority of his presentation was just talking about me and the girls. He had lots of Emi videos he was excited to share, and lots of pictures of the girls and our family. He talked about our family so much so, that after the presentation was finished and there was time for a Q&A someone raised their hand and asked "What are you doing for your summer internship?" He had neglected to mention anything about what HE was doing (this is business school after all! and an internship is a big part of it!) because he was just caught up in talking about how being a dad is his favorite hobby and showing off our family. I will never fo...

This morning we made our way to the Statue of Liberty! Visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island is on my "must do" in NYC list.  Spoiler alert: It was amazing. Statue of Liberty: I really enjoyed the Statue of Liberty. It was so beautiful to see all the details on Lady Liberty--especially the fabric on her dress. The way they made the copper look like it was real fabric was insane to me.  Our tickets allowed us access to the pedestal. It was cool, but I wouldn't feel the need to do it again. If I were to go back I would like to go in the crown! Unfortunately if you have kids with you, you can't do it. Otherwise, we would've done it this time. Funny enough, Emi was sad that she couldn't go in the crown. She told me when I put her to bed tonight that she was going to dream about going in the Statue of Liberty's crown. hahah. She also requested that Marty and I take her back to the Statue of Liberty for her birthday! Another funny tid-bit from our trip...

Today felt like summer! High of 84 degrees. I'm alive again :) The day's itinerary included workout class, 2 separate outings to the park with friends, a few visits to the community garden, and preschool. It doesn't get much better than that. I finally had the chance to wear my new shirt that works with the new garments! The community garden's flowers smell amazing. In addition to looking beautiful! "Bitsy boots blast off!" Iykyk

Time is flying. Macy will be 8 months next Friday! It's been so fun seeing Macy's personality start to shine through. Macy loves grabbing everything. We call her our "snatching machine." If you try taking anything she's snatched out of her hands she gets verrryyy sad.  Her favorite thing to hold is stuffed animals. She is happiest when she has a binky in her mouth and a stuffy in her hand. Macy loves Emi so much. Emi can make her laugh better than anyone else. Macy and Emi started sharing a room recently and it's so cute to see their special bond. Emi came out of her room this morning, and told me she had been reading Macy a story while Macy was in her crib. *my heart melted* Macy is just along for the ride. She is fine with us taking her anywhere, and will just sit and watch contently in the stroller.  We love our Macy girl! Macy living her best life.

Emi's bedtime routine has evolved into a full on production. It ends with Marty or I lying in bed with her, scratching her back, her begging us to lie in bed with her longer (both of us cave)... until we have to insist that it's time for us to leave her room for the night.  Even though it's a whole ordeal... I secretly love it. I love that special time with her and I love getting to reflect as I scratch her back. I have recently felt that as much as I love her, she's His. It's a gift that I get to raise her, and I'm filled with gratitude for that chance. Emi and I enjoying a run together today! Emi even pushed me in the stroller ;) Emi drew this yesterday (the first time we've seen her draw people), and both Marty's and my hearts almost burst.

I was dying inside when I heard it was going to be a snow day today after Emi just had a week long break from school. However, it ended up being a great day! We played a lot inside, enjoyed some Gabby's Dollhouse, and went out into the snow. This storm was different than the one we had a few weeks ago, in that the temps were not close to 0 and it didn't feel as windy. Which made it easier to enjoy being out in the snow! Macy was zonked! In Emi's words: "I'm a snow ghoul." For dinner we picked up Mimi's with Courtney, Michael, and Marlie and ate together at the Belnord.  And now that I've enjoyed the day, school can start tomorrow ;)