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Puddle Jumpin'

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I'm revisiting my goals for the year--one of those being to blog weekly.  So here we go! We got back from Utah late Sunday night, and have just been settling in to life in NYC. Today we tackled grocery shopping! I love a full fridge. Besides that, we took it easy and played around the apartment. We also took a short trip outside to puddle jump after the rain this afternoon and enjoyed each other's company. Something that I loved today was watching Emi and Macy interact with each other. They're so cute and make each other smile (which makes me smile and feel all the warm fuzzies). Today Emi noticed that Macy might be thirsty and so she prepped her a bottle all by herself. Is that not the sweetest? I'm so grateful for my cute girls!

Summer Plans

I wrote this awhile ago but never posted. Putting it on here for memory's sake! Summer is in full swing in NYC and it is HOT. High of 92 today and low of 75. Kinda nuts. I've organized a summer calendar of activities to do with kids around the city and this was the first week launching it! Because Emi's preschool gets out a few weeks earlier than the public schools, many families are still in school. However, I figured I may as well start the calendar this week because ultimately it's about making the summer enjoyable for me and the girls. I've planned 3 days a week of activities, so that way I have flexibility to do things on the other days (ie grocery shopping, downtime, etc). Usually Mondays will be playground days, Wednesdays will be activities close-ish to home, and Fridays excursion days. This week the schedule was a little bit different but we're just getting in the swing of things. This week's agenda: Brooklyn (L'Appartement 4F and Pier 6 and bon...