scenes from a blizzard weekend

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Well, that little winter storm I mentioned yesterday turned into a full on blizzard by the afternoon. We’re sitting in about 12-15 inches of snow right now (some places even more!). Go big or go home, Chicago! But before we get to that, let’s back up and talk about the weekend!

Saturday

Ugh, I was in a baaaaaaaad mood on Saturday morning. The girls had a rough night – Brooklyn was up at 11:30, Emerson was up at 2:30, and Brooklyn was up for the day at 4:30 AM. With the added bonus of a snoring husband, I was a force to be reckoned with come morning. Thankfully after some coffee and an attitude adjustment, I was able to go on with my day just fine. On Friday night, I learned that my father in law would be coming over during the day to fix our ceiling in the master bedroom, so I planned to run some errands with the girls in the morning so we could be out of his way.

girls’ tunics are from Old Navy – we just got them, and I am OBSESSED!

After some Saturday morning #selfies, we headed out the door around 9:00 to go to Costco. We’re transitioning into one nap most days, but sometimes the girls still need a little something in the morning, especially when they are early mornings (::ahem:: Brooklyn) so I was counting on them sleeping for a little while in the car. They fell asleep almost instantly, so once we got to Costco, I hung out in the parking lot and listened to The Girl on the Train for an extra half hour or so.

After Costco, we went to Berkot’s – a local grocery story – for some other weekly staples before we got home in time for lunch. Grandpa was still working away on the ceiling. Unfortunately, it was taking him a lot longer than he thought it would – but we didn’t mind! We loved having his company all day – especially Brooklyn. She’s a grandpa’s girl!

Once John got home, he jumped into help his dad get all cleaned/packed up. I tried to entertain the girls, but they were both not happy about the fact that Grandpa AND Daddy were in a room and they couldn’t go in. It was a crazy hour or so trying to keep them happy!

After dinner, we played with the girls for a bit (they love to roughhouse with their daddy), and after they went to bed we took it easy. With the snow storm coming, John knew he would be up in the middle of the night to start working, so we watched a few episodes of Criminal Minds on Netflix before calling it a night. Okay, in reality, I watched one episode, and I fell asleep on the couch at 8:30. #truth

Sunday

Sunday started at a much more reasonable hour – 6 AM! John must have slipped out quietly, or I was dead to the world because I didn’t even hear him get up, get ready, and start his truck whenever he left. We had a pretty lazy day to be perfectly honest with you.

The girls napped while I washed floors.

We played and looked out the windows a lot at the snow coming down.

We played and played and played some more.

I did some food prep – including some hard boiled eggs, almond butter, and a batch of turkey chili.

I took and submitted my pictures for my DietBet challenge that starts on Tuesday!

The girls took a tubby and splashed the entire tub of water out onto the bathroom floor.

You know, the usual.

Going out for the Superbowl wasn’t even an option. With the snow and the wind, the roads were horrible – plus, babies have to sleep.

As I’m typing this, I just got the call for a snow day! It’s probably for the best as my car is absolutely buried in snow. Plus, I have no shovel here as the Husband has all of them. Whoops!

All in all, it was a great weekend! Hope yours was too!