Melissa’s Blog

Well Bunco was fun last night but for some reason I just wanted to  be with my hubby. He was bored without me. I just love being married to Bret. Him and I were meant to be together. This morning the kids stayed in their jammies for a while, we just hung out at home. The kids played Wii a bit then played trains. Trains isn’t lasting too long lately. I let the kids play Leapsters for a bit as I couldn’t remember the last time they played them. I had to do a bunch of stuff for membership at pre school. The kids played all over the house…got their journals out. Then we played play doh. The kids loved making the hair grow and cutting it on the play doh guy. They also made ice cream out of play doh. At lunch and still in their jammies  they were singing and dancing around, so funny. They were running back and forth in the kitchen just hopping around. This was a day of getting things done for me, love it. I have been putting off doing returns, calling people, scheduling things, etc. I took the kiddos to there get ready for kinder class. On the way there they said they wish they were in each other’s class. But when I dropped them off they were happy to go into their own classrooms. Justin walked Nikki next door to her class. During class Nikki visited her brother and she wanted to hug him. Justin said he already hugged her. Justin told the teacher “he wanted to be a race car driver but he will wear a helmet”. Funny how when he is with Nicole he wants to be a police officer-Nikki switched to a race car driver. I picked them up and Justin won some play doh. The teacher used the sound for the letter M and he knew it was the letter M. Nikki came out and said she made drawings for her whole family, so sweet. She scribbled a race track. We had to stop at pre school for a bit. They were having a board meeting and the kids played really well. I love that the kids hug people goodbye-it is so sweet. When we got home we went in the jacuzzi. The kids had a blast! They were in for a really long time. When dad came home he jumped in the jacuzzi with us. It was a nice night. I tried to play doll house with both kids. Nikki definitely does not like the way Justin plays. So I played with Nikki a bit while dad played cars with Justin. The kids were pretty tired and went to bed easily. I went for a walk with a friend, now to relax.

We went back to pre school today. I was wondering if the kids would have a hard time going since they were off, but it didn’t phase them at all. They were excited to see the bunny, Marshmallow and all their friends. While they were at school I ran to the grocery store. I picked the kiddos up and they told me all about their morning, riding bikes, snack, books, playing, etc. We played outside for a bit and came home and had lunch. Then we went to Target as I needed a few things. The kids just wanted toys, kept on asking over and over again. Nicole was sweet to Justin and moved from in the cart to the top part, so Justin could fit in the cart too. I love when they are nice to each other. I bought some bedding stuff again for the kids. We will see what they pick, I have a lot of returning to do. We stopped at Chick Fil A as they were giving away free parfaits. The kids loved it. They saw lots of police officers there and said hi to all of them. We were in a bit of a hurry as we were meeting friends at the park. I let the kiddos finish their parfait in the car, so funny they think eating in the car is the best. We came home and walked over to pirate park. The kids played really well and had a lot of fun. When we got home the kids helped me make meatballs. They were calling it dough. They loved helping in the kitchen. Dad got home and the kiddos played Wii for a bit. We had dinner and the kids ate a lot, meatballs were a hit. We decided to go for a walk on bunny path. The kids brought food for the bunnies but I think we went out too early as no bunnies were out. So nice to be out having fun with the kids. They were trying to get passed us just laughing. When we got home we had to clean up dinner, ugh and we headed upstairs. I am off to Bunco tonight.

I was sad Bret had to go back to work this morning, it was nice having him home yesterday. This morning the kids played Wii a little bit and we also got ready for the cleaners. Luckily it wasn’t too stressful getting all cleaned up. We walked over to Blue Gum park and met some friends. The kids played so well together. Although Justin did drop a bucket full of water and sand on his big toe. Ouch, he is ok but I know it really hurt. Nicole was busy making cakes with blueberries with one of her friends. Justin dug holes, the kids really played in the sand most of the time. We got home and the cleaners were still cleaning so we decided to go out and get some lunch. The sandwich place I was going to closed, so we just ran into the grocery store. The kids were not too happy at first about the grocery store but then they picked out a lunchable and loved it. It even came with a butterfinger-I only mention this as this is the first time the kids had one. Needless to say they loved it. We ate in the car on our way for get ready for kindergarten class. The kids loved eating in the car-I don’t want to see how many crumbs are in there now, but oh well. It was so sad separating the kids. This is the first time the kids have been separated without each other and without mom or dad. Both kids did great though. The classrooms are right next to one another. Nicole walked Justin to his class-silly. I was able to only talk to Nicole’s teacher-she said Nicole wanted to visit her brother so the assistant took her over. It was sweet! Justin said he loved being in his own class. Sometimes I worry about him and he is the one that is always fine. I am so proud of my kiddos. It really amazes me how fast they are growing up. I am still remaining impartial and will let the teachers decide if they are ready for Kindergarten or not. We came home and the kids got a project from the readiness class. In celebration of Earth Day they are to collect recyclable things. My kids take this very seriously and they couldn’t wait to get started. We started with the junk mail, etc. Then I gave the kiddos a shower. They were asking about taking a shower in the downstairs bathroom so I let them. Wow I can’t remember last time that shower was used. Of course it was exciting for them. Justin just wanted to cuddle a bit after shower while Nicole went in the play room and got all her little pony stuff out. Then Justin wanted to drive his car, so we went outside and Nikki too. The kids had fun driving together. We came in and played a little Wii and made dinner. The kids were in such good moods tonight. They were running around the little table in the kitchen and on the stools, sliding the stools-just having so much fun together. Upstairs continued with good craziness. The kids were pretending to cry then I would chase them, they would run to daddy, we hid and popped out on them, etc. I would chase them and they would shut the door in my bathroom and I would quietly wait, they would come out and just be laughing. Dad and Nikki played some doll house while I hung out with Justin. I also worked on Nikki’s top of her bed, we are getting closer to making it work. Surprisingly the kids went right to bed tonight. Although, I had to act out things with Nikki’s animals, she wanted Thumper to give Fluffy a ride, etc.

Yesterday I guess I was too busy too blog or just tired. We just took it easy. Dad went and got an oil change in my car. He enjoyed his Sunday morning out by himself. He walked around and discovered new things in Tustin, organic coffee shop, etc. I gave the kiddos a shower. Justin wanted to take one with me. We decided to go to lunch @ Little Pickle then to the swap meet. The kids wanted to buy something. Justin was begging us for a car the entire time. At the end we let him get one, a Lamborgini. He was so excited. Nicole picked out cheap crappy binoculars, but since they were a $1.00/pr we let her get one for Justin too. We got home and spent some time with Zoe. We threw balls then mom and dad went out for date night. It was so nice to be together. The kids had a great time with the sitter. Now on to today. Bret took the day off so we could go to Disney, but it was rainy and cold.  I had a doctor’s app’t , just endocronoligist and Bret came with me. My doctor is so awesome Bret may start seeing him as well. Guess back on a diet but I am not starting until tomorrow. Our neighbors came and stayed with the kids. The kids had Krista read a ton of books. We decided to take the kiddos to lunch. We told the kiddos they could turn in the pennies they earned for something. Justin wanted Chuck E Cheese and Nicole still wanted her doll. So we divided and conquered. Bret went with Justin and I ran to Wal Mart with Nicole. She finally found a doll, one of the ones from best friends club. She is a little young for it but cheaper than the American dolls. We met back at Chuck E Cheese and stayed for a bit. But after I made everyone go shopping for bedding for the kids beds. I have some ideas on how to do Nicole’s canopy, I am just wondering if it is something I can do. After getting home we went in the jacuzzi. So much fun in there with the kiddos. They pretended to be Shamu and dogs and did a ton of tricks. After the jacuzzi the kids were a bit fighty, so annoying but that’s siblings for you. After dinner Nicole wanted to play doll house with me. Justin and dad played games. It was a nice night but for some reason we didn’t get the kids down until 8:45ish.

Nikki got up with me to walk Zoe this morning. She loves to help and to walk Zoe but she was hungry for breakfast so we didn’t walk too long. We all walked to soccer this morning. We took Zoe with us too. Zoe was a big hit, everyone loved her. The kids had fun at soccer. The girls and  boys played together. Nicole was always running and trying to get the ball but kids who knew how to play mostly got it. But Nicole just kept on going in and trying to get it again. Both kids even if they don’t have the ball really stay with it, running and running. It was so cold this morning at soccer. So crazy how the weather had been changing so much. On our walk home from soccer we just took our time for a bit. The kids had a great time waving to all the cars and trucks on the freeway overpass. Justin just loves it, so funny. We decided to go out for lunch. The kids would take a quick bite then they would chase birds. They had fun running around and Bret and I liked being able to hang out a bit. There was a grocery store over there so we ran in to grab a few things.  We came home and did home things. Bret put all new jets in the jacuzzi and cleaned it out. Hopefully it will be ready for us tonight. I can’t remember the last time we used our jacuzzi. I planted the new flowers we got yesterday. The kids kept busy playing in the backyard. I also cleaned the windows in the back. The kids like doing that so I let them do it for a bit too. It was nice to get some stuff done at home. I have been sneezing all day-I am hoping it is just allergies. The kiddos watched a little bit of Blues Clues after dinner. I took Zoe on the greenbelt and threw some balls for her. She is so psycho for the ball. The kids got to go in the jacuzzi tonight. They loved it! It was so cute two naked kids playing. They were in for about 20 minutes just laughing and having so much fun. It was hard to get them out. Dad read books and I almost fell asleep in the kid’s beds. The kiddos were pretty tired tonight.

I am going to miss when the kiddos go back to school. It ended up being a really fun week. At home this morning the kids played Wii for a bit then played with each other. We headed out to go to Partyopolis, jump house place. Some friends met us there as well. The kids had a great time. I can’t believe how much energy these kids have. Nikki and Justin are such great kids. I witnessed a kid (older than my kids) having a huge tantrum today. Wow, I am so lucky my kids never have those. I was so hungry so we stopped to get lunch. We got some pizza then walked over to Home Depot. I wanted to get some flowers for the front of our house. I have been trying to get the kids to do this but they keep saying they want to go with daddy to get me flowers. When we got home the kids played fire engine and pretended a dog leash was the hose, so cute. I was showing the kiddos some old pics of them, going down memory lane. That lasted a bit but then they wanted to watch the Blues Clues video from the library. It was a little babyish but they didn’t seem to mind. After we went outside to plant our new flowers. The kids were helpful and helped dig holes. They also helped garden and loved learning how to trim the plants. We just had fun outside. Our neighbors came home and the kids went running over to tell them about the flowers and had them come over to see them. Dad came home a little early today. Just as I was about to plant he wanted to put in another sprinkler. So dad went to work. The kids were busy playing and having fun together. Then we threw lots of balls for Zoe. So fun to have Zoe around, she is such an easy dog. After dinner we just played. We played “cars” bingo and Cariboo. Upstairs the kids played hide n seek and got ready for bed. We read books then Nikki and I played doll house a bit while Justin and dad played cars. The kids were so cute tonight so we cuddled and talked. Time to walk Zoe.

This morning was a nice mellow morning at home. Nicole walked Zoe with me this morning. Justin came in our room bright and early, woke us up but then he fell back to sleep. He heard the Wii come on when Nikki and daddy were playing and he came down. The kids played Wii for a little bit while I got ready. They were playing so nicely and having fun together it was hard for me to make them stop. We played a little bit this morning, mostly in the backyard. The kids helped me clean up the backyard and cleaned the play house (paint brush and water). They aren’t really playing with toys anymore, mostly pretending things, talking to each other, etc. We walked over to Blue Gum to meet some friends from pre school. We all had a great time. The kids played really well together and the moms got to talk a bit. I didn’t want to leave as I was sitting in the shade relaxing while the kids played. We ended up staying way longer than I thought we would, like I said they were having a great time and didn’t want to leave. We ran home and the kids ate lunch as fast as they could then we were off to My Gym. They are having camps over spring break and the kids were so excited to go. It is a drop off for 3 hours. The kids ran in and barely said goodbye to me as they were so excited to play. They told me they played hide n seek, jumped on the trampoline, watched a monkey puppet show, climbed, slid down the slides, and even asked where the ball pit was (they were washing the balls). It is a little expensive to take two kids there but so worth it every once in a while. I got a nice break too. I tried to go clothes shopping, have I mentioned I hate all my clothes. When we got home I convinced the kiddos to take a shower (faster than baths). They pretended to be dogs in the shower and wanted to shampoo their own hair, etc. They were good sports about taking a quicker than usual shower. Then dad came home. The kids played Wii for a bit while I threw some balls for Zoe. I am loving having Zoe here, I really miss having a dog. But don’t miss the guilt of leaving the dog all day. After dinner Nikki and I went over to the library for a puppet show. Justin wanted to stay home with daddy. Justin rode his bike up the path with daddy holding onto the back. Then they went to the park for a bit, seemed to have a really good time. The puppet show was awesome, Nicole loved it. At first she sat on my lap but then moved onto the floor as the show got going. I always like to see how the kids act without the other one around. Nicole wanted to check out a new DVD. So we ran over and she got a Blue’s Clues one then we came home. We didn’t get home until 8:00, so we put the kiddos to bed. And I took Zoe for a walk.

We had a busy but fun day. This morning we went to probably our last mom’s club event. It was the spring fling, totally cute and fun. We couldn’t stay very long though. The kids played a bit and did a quick Easter egg hunt. The pictures aren’t great but here are a few:

Then we headed to Zoomars to meet some friends. First we had a nice lunch. We ate right by the train tracks so that was a big hit with the kids. We had fun at Zoomars. The guinea pigs and bunnies weren’t too hungry though. The kids were so excited to feed them but the animals weren’t really interested. The goats were a little nuts so we didn’t feed them too long. The goats were just jumping on us and surrounding us scaring the kids there. So funny that we went to see the animals but the kids were more into the play structure. They had a great time. It was pretty hot so I wanted ice-cream. We walked over to Ruby’s and the kids got cones and I got a shake. It was so fun. That Ruby’s had a train going around it so the kids loved that as well. It was just a fun thing to do. We went to grandma/pa’s after. The kids were so excited to see them. They ate a lot and got to watch TV, but they were happy. We had dinner and then we headed home. I wanted to get home so the kids could see Zoe for a while before going to bed. Justin went outside with dad to see stars while Nikki and I played doll house. Bret was exhausted and ended up going to sleep early while I watched TV and relaxed a bit. Since we were gone all day I felt like I needed at home unwindy time.

I didn’t sleep that well last night and now I am so tired. I am just tired all the time! We ran an errand this morning then came home and got ready for play group. It was a small group but the kiddos had fun. The balloons were the best toy ever, so funny. The kids were not behaving that well at lunch. They kept on moving their little table back and forth. Finally everything spilled on the floor. Then they did it again with fewer things falling over. I was not happy. I don’t mind accidents but when it is intentional it makes me mad. With the second time I ended up taking away the Wii. The kids were just bothering each other for a while then started playing nicely. I finished making a certificate for a photo shoot then dog proofed the house for Zoe to come. We played in the backyard for a while. The kids played with their t-ball thing while I cleaned up the yard a bit. It has been windy so leaves everywhere. We got the mail and Nicole got a note from Katie. It was so sweet saying she hoped Nicole felt better. Zoe came over and the kids were so excited. We got out all the dog toys we had and the kids played with her in the backyard. They were really great reminding me she needed water and wanting to brush her. Since it was nice out we went out on the greenbelt. We threw some balls for Zoe. Another friend was walking a dog so we walked a little bit and the kids loved holding Zoe’s leash. They kept running to keep up with Zoe. They were laughing. Dad came home and we came in to make dinner. I love hearing the kids be so excited when dad comes home. After dinner the kids watched a Clifford show. Then we went upstairs and took it easy. The kids threw more balls for Zoe. It took us a while to get them in their jammies and teeth brushed. Then we read a ton of  books, I was ready to fall asleep.

Oh today the kids saw a cricket near the ceiling. They were throwing balls at it to get it down.

We decided to take it easy this morning. It was rainy and gloomy out anyway. I needed to get a blood test so we went out and did that. The kids were so well behaved. The kiddos have been playing so well today-it has been so nice. I got a few things done this morning like laundry, clean up around here, etc. The kids played Leapsters, with Geotrax pretending to tractor tip (from Cars movies), and marble games etc. They also were giving animals a bath in the Easter baskets. I rewarded the kiddos with TV. Then we headed to do a few errands. The kids always complain about errands but it always ends up fun for them. Justin got a new hula hoop since his got bent. Then we went to Costco to pick up some pics for me. I love the new pics and I put them on the piano. The kids watched a little of the Alvin and Chipmunks the Squekel a bit in Costco and they ate lots of snacks. When we got home they played a bit and I debated about giving them a bath. But I decided I better give them a bath and get it out of the way. Nikki started out first in the tub and she was pretending to be Biscuit the dog. Then Justin AKA Zoe the dog got in with her. It was nice to see them in the bath together again and they had a lot of fun. Dad got a great review at work which followed with a great bonus. I was so proud of him that I booked a massage for him for tonight. When he got home I told him I had a surprise for him. I knew he would figure it out and it didn’t take long for him to figure it out. We had dinner and then the kiddos played Wii for a bit. We were blowing up balloons for the kids and not tying them. The kids were letting them go as rockets. It was so funny. They were racing whose would run out of air first. Dad and I were very dizzy from blowing up so many balloons. Upstairs we bopped balloons and the kids played with money. Dad left for his massage and the kids and I read books. It was hard to visit both kids. So I went into Justin’s room first as he goes to sleep much quicker than Nikki. I gave Nikki a flashlight and books and let her read. Then I visited Nikki. Now time for me to relax.