California Vacation!

We had a wonderful time in California visiting Brock's cousin Aimee, Jason and their cute kids. It was a rocky start. First we cut it short getting to the airport (Brock had to go to the store to get a few last minute items for him), but luckily we still made it in time. Our flight was a little delayed, so by the time we got to the house it was past bed time. The kids were so excited they wouldn't go to bed. Finally I decided I would just go to bed so they would stay. While I was brushing my teeth Lauren (I'm sure with a little help from her big bro) got into the suitcase, found my ziplock of toiletries and my pill box. She ate 1 1/2 of my prenatal vitamins. I don't know why she would have even tried another after the first one, they are so disgusting just to swallow let alone chew them up. Anyways, I thought she would probably be ok but was still a little worried. I called Jenny, but no answer, so I called my friend Lisa who suggested calling poison control (duh, I didn't even think of that. . .luckily I do have it programmed in our cell phones in case of emergency). I forgot about the time change (sorry guys for calling just before 11 PM). They told me the iron content she took for her weight was not too concerning but told me to watch for vomiting or diarrhea and to call if she had a problem. Well, about 4 AM she threw up all over me, her, and the bed! Boy was it was disgusting! Brock was sick too, mild flu-like symptoms, so he had gone out to sleep on the couch an hour earlier. I cleaned everything up called poison control and tried to sleep again. Needless to say none of us got much sleep so our plans for SeaWorld the next day were postponed and we just hung around the house and rested.

Friday we went to SeaWorld and had a blast! They loved most of the shows, definitely the animals, and Brady liked the rides and playing in the water (Lauren of course wanted to go on the ride, but freaks out mid-ride). The 4-D movie was especially entertaining for Brady. They both loved petting the Bat Rays, and Lauren got soaked when 1 came up to the top of the aquarium and slashed it's arms.

We spent a couple days at the beach. The first was a little cold and rainy. Lauren wasn't sure about all the water, but loved the sand. Brady loved the water, but hated the sand on him when he was done. I should have taped him walking away with his arms straight out, fingers splayed, legs straight. It took him forever to walk to the car! Lauren unfortunately got sick on the ride home and threw up all over her and the car seat. Twice in 1 week, no fun. The next time we went to the beach it was warm, sunny, with a light breeze. The water was fun and the kids loved it!

Our trip ended by going to the 'bucket park.' Where some of us got a little too much sun. Brady loved playing with Taggart and Lauren just chilled on the beach chairs and actually took a nap. Then off to the airport for the trip home. While we were waiting for our flight Lauren started developing what looked like a little red rash on her forehead, but by the time we got to my mom's car she was covered in hives. Her eyes were almost swollen shut, even her forehead was swollen. Kidscare was closed unfortunately since it was just before 11 PM, and we decided to just watch her and wait it out since she wasn't having any breathing difficulty. I gave her some Benadryl, that helped a little, and the hives are now slowly disappearing.

It was a fun trip, full of activities, delicious food, and good company. Thanks Donohue's!

Last Day of Preschool

His last day of preschool was this past month (May 21, our 8th wedding anniversary too!). So we met at the park by Ms. Wendy's house. The kids had fun with the parachute and eating Popsicles. Then they got there 'yearbook' from Ms. Wendy. We love her! She was such an awesome teacher, and will miss her next year. Brady still asks almost everyday if it's time to go to school. I feel like a broken record. . .after Summer is over you get to go to school again, but without fail a couple days later "is it school time?" He's very persistent.

Mother's Day Program

Brady had his typical preschool program, where he rarely (if ever) sings with the other kids. He got upset before it started so it took almost the whole short program to even convince him to go back up. I still think he looks cute. . .now if he would only sing the whole time:)

H2O Fun!

I finally opened the water ball I bought Brady when he turned 2. . .the kids had SO much fun with it. I'm sure they will have a blast with it this summer. The first day they wore there skivvies. The next day it took us all day to find swimming suits for them so they went out at ~5 pm (brrrrr. . .but I promised they could go out). They had fun, even though it was chilly. Here's hoping for some warm, sunny days in the near future.

Easter +

As usual, it's a long post. . .lots of little things, and several pictures! Brady had his Easter program @ Ms. Wendy's. Mom, Dad, Lauren, and even Grandma were able to come! Brady mostly starred at everyone, and participated when the teacher reminded him. He kind of sat in a weird place on the end facing the parents rather then straight ahead.Next we dyed Easter eggs and Papa Mark and Ya Ya happened to come over. It was our first year dying eggs. The kids had fun and it wasn't too messy.Easter morning Brady woke up and asked if the Easter bunny came in his bunny car. I thought it was pretty cute. They had a fun Easter morning before church, then we headed out to Grandma Jenny and Papa Greg's house for more Easter fun and a delicious dinner. They collected Easter eggs and even flew a kite! It was such a nice day.

Well, here's to hopefully posting a little at a time (rather then all at once!).

Bowling!

We finally went bowling. . .I have wanted to go for weeks. The kids had fun. Lauren was more excited about the ramp and the people who worked there. Whenever she did bowl, she always started to walk away before the ball hit the pins. On the other hand, Brady wanted every turn to be his! It was fun to get away and do something other then the ordinary, mundane, everyday things.

The Daily Happenings

Yeah! My headaches are gone after a month of physical therapy. I am so amazed at how well it worked. Well, I still keep finding projects to do. . .here are the mid and after pictures (I always forget to take before pics). I finished the surround sound wiring and patching of holes. It was not too fun, especially with 2 little "helpers" running around but I love the finished project. In -ceiling speakers are SO neat! They really are hardly noticeable. . .
o.k. it's kind of hard to see because the flash made extra circles on the wall, but there were 7 holes at the top of the walls from adding an extra speaker and moving 2 existing lines (they were put in strange places when we got them wired before the sheetrock).
This was after playing in all the packing material for the subwoofer speaker. . .two little cuties!

In the midst of playing with the packing peanuts. . .fun, but definitely messy!

Earlier this year I was trying to get a couple things done, and here is what happens when you leave 2 little ones alone for only a few minutes! Needless to say, another bath that day and cleaning of the carpet. It definitely took more time to clean up then I actually got accomplished by leaving them for those few minutes :o

Lauren with her first pigtails! She has had many more since then. Love the family resemblance?

Valentines day @ Ms. Wendy's. Brady could hardly wait to see his valentines!