Weekend with Papa

This past weekend was a big weekend for the Risheill clan.

Papa came down from Michigan and we were able to meet Aunt Seppie's new boyfriend, Steven.

Papa D came down Friday afternoon and we met up with him, Stephanie and Steven at the zoo for a little while:

 

 

We were not at the zoo for very long but it was a beautiful day so I am glad that we were able to introduce Steven to the Columbus Zoo and have a nice place for us all to meet. Emma enjoyed having lots of attention from so many of her favorite people!

We returned home and made some dinner:

(This is Steven ^^ )

Then we played some games: 

and said goodnight to Stephanie and Steven as they headed out. 

The next day, Papa, Chris, Emma and I headed back to the zoo to finish seeing everything we did not see the day before!

 

 Aunt Seppie met back up with us around nap time. Dad (Papa) took us all out for a nice dinner and then we played some games and headed to bed. We enjoyed a nice Sunday morning service together, a yummy crockpot meatloaf lunch, one last game and then it was time for the goodbyes :(

We always love spending time with my Dad and it was nice to meet Stephanie's new boyfriend. A fun weekend overall :)

March Madness

March, March, March.

What a month.

I tell you what. 2013 has not been what I was expecting at all. Isn't that the way life goes though?

March brought with it: Chaos

From the crazy back and forth of the weather, to health emergencies on both sides of the family, to Emma's first mild concussion, to constant doctors visits for different family members, and the list goes on. Chaos!

In the midst of the chaos were some fun times and some more of Mommy getting used to having an almost three year old daughter. One of these days, I will get over the fact that she is not a little baby anymore :)

So, here are the lighter moments of our March:

April Goals

In 2011, a friend and I decided to begin sending each other our daily/weekly/monthly goals and it changed my stay-at-home mom life! With the addition of more children and Emma turning into a busy toddler, this kind of died off. So, coincidentally, did my ability to accomplish things on a regular basis in our home :) 

So, we bring back the goals. I started in February and actually accomplished a lot (included my 20 bags of items to be donated Joanna!) :)   

So I am starting them up again and I am going to post them here every month to keep better track of everything and have a little extra accountability. Here we go!

April Goals

Daily Goals

- Wake up at 6:30 a.m. for devotions and prayer time

   - Finish Creative Correction devotional

   - Finish Victoriously Frazzled devotional

   - Being Proverbs 31 w/ my sister

- Do dishes and keep counter-tops clean in the kitchen

- Make the beds after Chris leaves for work

   - Teach Emma to make her own bed every morning

- Drink 48-64 ounces of water

Projects for the home

- Prep, paint guest bathroom

- Hang curtains in Emma's closet

- Decide on food supply for emergency preparations

- Hang curtain rod/curtains in guest bedroom

Projects for the person

- Turbo Jam 4-5 days a week

- Begin a personal journal

- Start and finish 1 sewing project

- Wear perfume every day

There we have it!  Seems reasonable and I will keep updating this through the rest of the month on here to help remind me to get my bottom in gear ;) 

Happy April!