Day 143

We had a nice day together since Papa is home, and even though the workers were making tons of noise, we still enjoyed the time with him. Us girls really start to miss him, even if it's just one day he's away! We went on a nice long walk after lunch today, down our bike path toward Downtown San Juan Capistrano, a good two mile walk!! Lu got to take a couple leisurely naps while we were sweating, and had a good time. 

We love days like this, when we're all home, and Daddy doesn't have 10 things on his To Do list, or Mama isn't stressed out beyond words.... Yep.  :)

More tomorrow... Goodnight.

Day 142

Sunday = no construction & NO NOISE!!! We fully enjoyed a quiet morning, took our time getting up and stayed in our pjs until at least noon! After lunch, Penelope was going bonkers so we decided to get out for a little while. Luciana was also upset and crying a lot so it was the perfect time for a little outing. We had never explored downtown San Juan Capistrano so we decided to go take a look, and it is so cool! We walked past restaurants, shops and a very very old mission. After an hour or so Luciana started to get hungry so we headed back home. We took a walk later, after Luciana ate and P had a snack. I love that we live on a cul de sac, it makes it really easy for me to relax and let P walk while I push Lu. 

We miss daddy but will see him tomorrow-- Sunday was a fun day for us girls! 

Day 141

Fun Saturday! We did lots:

1. Woke early early (as per usual) & got in some cuddles before we had to get up and movin'

2. Hit a bunch of yard sales with Mana-- we rode bikes. NOT my idea, but it was fun. 

3. Rode down to Dana Point Harbor, and by this time, Holly & Lily joined us. 

4. Ate lunch at The Brig

5. Just barely escaped harm from a huge swarm of bees on our ride home!

6. Bought meat from a traveling salesman :)

7. All piled onto Mommy & Daddy's bed for more hugs, kisses and playing. 

We really enjoyed Papa's day off and having family down for the day... It was very exhausting though! But, you know what they say: no pain, no gain! ;)

Goodnight.... We are BEAT. 

Day 140

Big girl :)

Day 139

Today was fun, yay! We had breakfast down at Dana Point Harbor, then let Papa study while we went to play at the park. It's been sorta rainy lately, so today's sun was very nice.

The hardwood floor guy was at our place all day, and will be (I think) for at least 3-4 more days. We are getting through this renovation, and even though we have hard days or moments, we are all still pretty happy and are having fun. :)

Tomorrow is Friday, and hopefully we'll have a break from all the noise for the weekend. We'll see...

Goodnight!!

Day 138

We got out of the house today since the plumber, wood flooring guy and another worker (framing our bathroom) were all here today, and the noise was out of control. Penelope cries at really loud noises, but Luciana really doesn't bat an eye! Thank goodness, she naps and hangs out like she's in the park hearing birds chirp! 

We went to a library where there's a huge park out back and enjoyed a nice spring day. Lulu is doing well lately, and is happy happy happy. We are still working on nighttime happiness. :/ I've begun to put her down in her basket to sleep before she's asleep, so that she learns to fall asleep there... Definitely a work in progress. Tonight she cried a LOT before passing out. Poor thing, it must be exhausting to cry so hard and long like that. 

Here she is today at the library:

And here she is wearing her big sister's sleep suit-- something she'll be wearing regularly soon. As soon as it fits a little better:

That is all for today. Night!

Day 137

We're back to Monday, which means more construction in the Rindge house-- today the wood flooring person came to install our pretty hardwood floors! :) We have been living in our den and kitchen since Valentine's Day-- that's more than a month ago, and I estimate we'll be here another month or so. Tom thinks sooner, so I hope he's right this time! We are getting through it all pretty well, though, and the girls are handling it well. Luciana is able to nap through the pounding, drilling, and noise, so that's a plus. 

Today we had a bit of rain, so we ran errands around town, and that kept us busy alllllll day, into evening, actually. We didn't stop until after dinner! Luciana is such a trooper through it all, I'm so happy I've gotten her used to noise, travel, being in her Bjorn and on the move, because she just rolls with whatever we're all doing. 

Tomorrow we have more errands, so it'll get us away from the noise again, thankfully. Hope the rain goes away, so we can make a stop at the park too. 

Here's Lulu and Mama tonight:

Goodnight ;)