Mexico

 A week of all-inclusive bliss, and it was just that. Endless buffets, bahama mamas, family time, sunshine and no cell phones. White sand beaches, palm trees and lots of chaise lounge chairs; we often joked that we felt like we were stuck in a Corona commercial. The sun was intense, but the ocean breezes kept us cool and comfortable. Jules took some of her best naps in her fancy umbrella stroller and batted her eyelashes like crazy when another vacationer would come to take a peek at those eyes under her pink, floppy sun hat.  We put her toes in the ocean, but it wasn't her favorite.  Eventually she came around and tolerated the pool, but still didn't love it. Watching Alex introduce her to this new world and help her explore all these new things made my heart patter. We ate our fair share of chips & guacamole and cooled off in the chilly pool waters more times than I care to count for a few sugary beverages at the swim-up bar. Alex took a long & needed break from studying and we even squeezed in a date night.

As all good vacations do, it went by way too fast. Until next time, beautiful Mexico...

Xoxo,
KBG

How We Weekend

We discovered our toes this weekend, which takes diaper changing to a whole new level. 

We also discovered that Grandma Julie gives the best baby leg massages. 

And that weekends at home are always, always rejuvenating. 

How We Weekend

Homemade lattes over the stove. Alex whisked the milk. I made the coffee. Together, we enjoyed the caffeine goodness in the luxury of our home...with a noisy, happy baby. Law school studying for him, Pinterest(ing) for her, a little bit of soothing and then a swing nap for our baby Jules.

And that my friends, is a perfect February Saturday.

Xo,

KBG

Grant.

It's hard to believe that this little guy is capable of fighting with Gracie all.day.long. Most days he is able to hold his own and can even pull out a win, but Gracie has a few more years experience on him. Tough on the outside, he's a total sweetheart on the inside. From the moment we arrived at my sister's house for the weekend, he was already fretting the fact that we'd be heading home on Sunday morning.  

It should then come as no surprise when Sunday morning rolled around and the entire family was still sleeping, Grant was wide awake trying to come up with a master plan to come home with us. Alex and I were woken by Grant at seven in the morning asking if it would be okay for him to hop in the car and spend some time with us at "Kelsey, Alex & Theo's house"...

When Alex told him he'd have to ask him Mom, he returned a mere five minutes later in tears.

Fortunately, the tears came to a halt when we told him he could give Theo his breakfast. It's the simple things. 

He's a little family guy. He makes the Weaver Clan complete. We enjoy him so much. 

xoxo,

kg

Grace

A lover of all things princess & Disney, this is my one and only niece, Gracie.

She has the most beautiful brown eyes you've ever seen. She has an imagination just like her momma and she's a neat freak just like her dad. She's totally unique and we love her so so much. 

xoxo,

kg

Little Hands.

There's something about little hands...

By looks, you can tell just how curious they are. It's the dirty fingernails, the wrinkly knuckles and the sweaty palms. It's catching the little fingers wandering in places they shouldn't be...like the occasional nostril or Theo's dog food bowl. It's standing on the side watching little hands trying to count & stack pennies, or so carefully building model paper airplanes, or playing with a braid in her hair while (not) paying attention on the soccer field. 

I love these little hands. Everything about them.

And I miss them more & more every time I have to leave them. 

xoxo,

kg

Ole Weekend

This past weekend LB & I made a trip to see Brother Sam & soon-to-be sister, Katherine, for homecoming weekend at St. Loaf. St. Olaf is the most beautiful campus I've ever seen. While I've never read Harry Potter, I made up in my mind that this is what Hogwarts probably looks like - old, beautiful buildings with tons and tons of green space and super smart students.



Momma G & Papa G originally had plans to visit Sam & Katherine for homecoming weekend, so when we caught wind we decided to join as well. It was a total family weekend, which, in our books is always the best of weekends.


We started off on Friday night with a bang. Sam made an executive decision to the tap the keg, and we did just that. Flippy cup games turned into the physical matches - I think at one point I was actually blocked out varsity basketball style. Impressive, yes? Beer pong followed just as such. And amidst all of it, Theo was such a little ham ball as all of the Ole girls laid eyes on him for the first time. What a natural.


Saturday was jam-packed. Football, tailgating, beer drinking, hamburger eating, pig roasting, surprise partying, and more partying in general continued. Oh, and did I mention cake shots? So there was even a little birthday partying, too. When we come to visit, apparently all of St. Olaf does is ready to put on a show. It was an absolutely awesome day...



LB and I left St. Olaf wishing we were still undergrads - and then I quickly oriented myself and remembered what it was like to do nursing journals, tests, group projects and spend all day Sunday at a library. I felt 99% better about being 23 years old and having a job.


But still, undergrad was a pretty sweet life.


S & K, thanks for hosting us. Did we tell you that we both deemed it one of our favorite weekends yet? We can't wait to come back and visit.


xoxo,
kg