3 day weekends

For a change this 3 day weekend did not mean do a bigger project.

This really was a relaxing weekend.

Friday Joel and I went out for dinner alone. We love our baby sitter. We also love that she picked up both the girls from day care on Wednesday and took them home so Joel and I could play softball. Normally she would bring them to the game, but it was 40 degrees and rainy, yuck (but we won).

Saturday

Walk to Starbucks

On our way back from Starbucks we went to our Farmers Market

Played outside (and did some yard work)

Ate dinner outside

We had one issue with Emerson and running down the driveway and not stopping when you tell her too. So after dinner we practiced for awhile...of course I thought of this after we had changed her diaper for bed.

Sunday

Walk to Starbucks

Went to a new park (Emerson loved the slides and tunnel)

Brynn had fun too.Catch up on house work while the girls nap.

Make beer can chicken, which Emerson proceeded to devour.

I finally got the iPod back working on our computer and then we had a dance party on our deck...sorry no pictures of that it was getting dark;) Emerson likes to dance like a dinosaur, Brynn fell asleep on Joel's shoulder.

All was well until bed time. Brynn is getting her first tooth and she is not happy. So she ended up in our bed about 11:00. Then about 1:00AM we heard a helicopter go over our house, really loud and it wasn't 5 mintutes later Emerson was crying (scared me too). So I slept in her bed with her and Joel slept with Brynn. They both are all over, so it isn't really sleeping with them it is more like protecting your face.

Monday

We did not get in the car once (that was really nice)

Walk to Starbucks (See a theme, coffee first then play)
Went to see duckies

Early nap

Walk to parade

More to come something weird is going on with this post...

Mother's Day

Since my last post we have all managed to stay healthy. No 'come pick your kid up from day care' calls which is always a nice break.


We had a very nice weekend. Saturday we took our walk to Starbucks then we stop by the waterfall and park to see the duckies. Emerson looks forward to this all week and we are happy to oblige. Plus the park is a 5 minute walk from our house, so it is quite convenient. We played outside and did a little bit of yard work because it was a beautiful day.


Sunday we went to Panera for breakfast. Always a good place for a quick breakfast and a place were Emerson is always good. We ran a few errands and did some more work outside (Joel had to fix all the gutter downspouts. We never quite know what the guy who lived here before did with some stuff...he nicely piped the gutters in to the ground, but we can't figure out where they drain and no it isn't the sewer drain we already tested that, so now they just drain on the ground away from the house. ) Then we all got cleaned up and went to dinner at our favorite local restaurant, Glen Park Tavern. This is the place that we have gotten to know everyone over the years...my favorite story is...we were there on a Saturday with Emerson a year or so ago and Emerson proceeded to get sick. I mean throw up all over me and the booth. They immediately swooped in with little fan fare, cleaned us up, sent us out the door and the owner was at our house 15 minutes later with our dinner and beers (pint glasses covered with saran wrap) in hand. We had just ordered when this happened. Now that is something that will keep us coming back forever.

I hope all the other mom's out there had a great mother's day as well.

Tomorrow is Brynn's 6 month appointment. This time I have vowed that I will remember to bring Tylenol, so when we drop her off at day care she doesn't scream all day. She does good with the shots, but Emerson never cried during any part of it, so I have been forgetting the Tylenol. Brynn is fine while they are giving her the shots, but her legs really bother her afterwords.

PS GO WINGS

Jinxed

I jinxed myself with my last blog. Yesterday I picked the girls up from day care and someone had been sent home from the infant room with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Sounds worse than it is. They get little blisters on their hands, feet and mouth, and sometimes a fever. Nothing you can do about it, but let it run its course. I also can't complain because when Emerson was in the infant room...she was the one who brought it in. Plus I know the parent who's kid it is probably feels horrible, they don't need to be thinking other parent's are mad too.

So far we are good, but I dread the call from day care telling me that one of them is sick. Joel comes home this afternoon, so if something does happen it won't be as bad with another set of hands.

Happy May!