Who even remembers what happened last night. Justin had a rough night early on. I think around 11:00 I was reading him a book by flashlight. One book and he was out again. I woke up with Nicole yelling for me and found dad not in our bed. Dad slept with Justin for a bit and I slept with Nicole for a bit. Nicole doesn’t leave much room for me. Anyway Justin seems to be much better today. I haven’t needed to give him any tylenol or anything. We decided to take it easy. Although I wasn’t sure if he would feel yucky later so I did some errands. We stopped at the recycling center and the kids recycled their first cans/bottles. They had to take each can/bottle out one by one. They were loving it. They made $5.73. They were really happy and proud of themselves. Of course they wanted to spend the money right away. I had to go to the grocery store though. We went and got a few necessities. I am an old softy I let them go to Toys R Us and pick out something. Nicole picked out a Chipmunk Fur Real animal and Justin picked out a car that has interchangeable parts. I tried to teach them the value of money but you can’t get much for $5.73. We came home and had lunch. Justin hasn’t been too hungry today but seems much better. I let the kiddos relax in front of the TV for a bit. After we played, I tried to bring out everything the kids hadn’t seen in a while. We did artsy things, Geotrax, Don’t Spill the Beans, etc. We also played out in the yard for a bit. I watered plants and Nikki helped with some of the gardening. I swung the kids a bit until Justin got cold and went inside. We were happily playing Geotrax until dad came in. The minute dad walks in the kids want to play Wii. I played a little as well. After dinner we went outside for a bit while the kids played with the remote control cars. We came in and went upstairs. Dad and the kids played hide n seek. Then read some books and off to bed. Hopefully everyone sleeps tonight. Justin is feeling much better but I think I am going to keep him home from school tomorrow. Nicole won’t go to school without her brother. We will take it easy one more day. It may kill me-I need to get out! HA
Last night Nikki woke up looking for her fairy animal then wanted covers on…then wanted the covers on again…then had to pee. Justin woke up feeling much better today. He cracks us up as he is such a funny guy when he isn’t feeling well. He did complain that he was cold but that was due to cold milk and apple juice probably. We decided to play it safe and dad stayed home with Justin while Nikki and I went to pre school. It was so strange for me without having Justin. I missed him so much. Dad and him had fun. They ran an errand and took some pics too. Pics are from a cell phone so the quality isn’t great.
Nikki and I had fun at school. I was finally snack mom, so Nikki wanted to wear an apron too. She even put on a chef’s hat! She did great without Justin. My table was in charge of dying Easter eggs. The kids loved it. They even ate them at snack time. I made a fruit rainbow, it was so cute. Of course I didn’t have my camera to take pics of it. When we got home Justin was feeling well. The kids watched Sid the Science Kid then we played. We played Memory, finally the kiddos decided they were hungry. After lunch I gave the kiddos a bath. Justin started getting so cold in the bath, even though the water was really warm. I got him out and wrapped him up. Now he is doing much better but I did give him Tylenol. I snuggled him in my bed and let him watch Thomas. By the end of Thomas he was his crazy little guy again. Nicole took a bath next and she wanted all the toys she could think of in the tub even my kitchen tools. I gave her the basting brush and she decided it was a toothbrush. The kids were wild and started cleaning everything. This was their hope of getting pennies. But the cleaning got out of hand. The kitchen floor was so wet. They were giggling and laughing. We played with toys in the futon room and puzzles. Dad came home and we went and got dinner to go. After we all went outside. Dad and Nikki mowed the lawn, it really needed mowing. Justin and I swept out the garage. Justin found the new remote control cars daddy got; he was so excited. They charged them up and raced them for a bit. We went upstairs and read a few books then it was off to bed.
Bret counted Nicole woke up 5 times last night. She needed her blankets on, pee, etc. I had coffee this morning. Nicole woke up this morning and was crying. She was complaining about her ear which probably explains why she was up so much. I wish she told us her ear hurt last night. Luckily we got her back to sleep this morning and she did sleep in. This morning I played Memory with Justin, over and over again. When Nicole woke up, I read the kiddos lots of books. I was falling asleep reading. Nicole had breakfast and Justin had breakfast #2. Justin was really cuddly this morning. I love when he comes up to me and says “I love you mommy”. The kids played a bit this morning. They have also been so needy, Justin has wanted me to hold him then Nikki comes and cuddles. I tried to get everyone to take a nap. We all went into my bed. The kids read books for a bit then I tried to get them to sleep. When that didn’t happen I turned on the TV and I ended up napping. The problem is every time I fell asleep the kids would wake me up. We went out to Costco to get snacks for school tomorrow. The kids wanted to watch all the TV’s. We shopped we watched TV we shopped, etc. Nikki started complaining about her ear again. We also split some pizza for lunch. We got home and the kiddos just wanted to rest so I turned on George for them. I brought in all the groceries and got some things done around here. Of course after getting back from Costco the pre school called and wants me to bring in eggs tomorrow for the kids to dye, to the grocery store we go. Nicole went outside and decided to clean the windows. Bless her heart as my windows are dirtier than ever. She sprayed them with water and a spray bottle but then took the broom to the windows. Justin was just needy and say on my lap. I brought out toys and played on the couch with him. Nikki came in and we all played Mr. Potato Head and army men. Andree and Zoe stopped by so we went outside to play, the kids threw some balls for Zoe. Dad came home and the kids played Wii with him. After dinner I ran out to the grocery store. When I got home we read the kiddos books and got them down a little earlier. Hope everyone is better in the morning. Now to put together fruit rainbows for pre school snack for tomorrow.
Justin slept a lot last night and did end up in our room. I tried to enjoy the snuggly time since when he is older he won’t want to snuggle. When Justin saw himself in the mirror this morning he said “my haircut looks good in the mirror”, so cute. Justin was in a great mood this morning so we decided to go to pre school. I was working so we figured we would call dad if Justin wasn’t happy. The kids brought their new backpacks from the hotel with their disc shooter to share. We had fun at school; the kids wanted me to be blue mom. A birthday was celebrated at school today. I was glad both kids got picked as candles. I always feel bad when one doesn’t. Justin seemed a little tired after school. We came home and rested a bit. He didn’t eat too much at lunch but that made Nikki happy as she got to eat his noodles. I decided to let the kids rest and watch Alvin and the Chipmunks. I finally got Justin to go to sleep. He slept on me for a while, what a snuggly guy. I brought him to our bed and laid down with him a bit. Then Nikki and I played doll house. She loves doll house and I had fun playing for a while. We also played baby together. I love spending alone time with the kiddos, it is a rare thing. Nicole is better behaved for the rest of the day when she gets alone time. Justin slept for a while. Nicole and I started dinner then Justin came down. He was slowly waking up so I read lots of books to the kiddos. Dad came home and everyone played Wii while I made dinner. I made German apple pancake and everyone decided my dinner was apple pie. It was amusing. The good news is the kids loved it. Justin finally ate so hopefully he is feeling much better. After dinner we played a bit and headed upstairs. I took a nice relaxing shower. Dad read books and we spent lots of time visiting with the kiddos. It is 9:00 and Justin is still awake, ugh. I read him some books using the flashlight, I will be going back up in a bit.
Last night we spent the night in LA, so catch up time on the blog.
Sat morning I was out early to get my hair cut and highlighted. I hurried out of the salon so I could do a couple things before meeting the family at soccer. I am working on getting some new clothes and stuff. I got to soccer only a few minutes late – I was surprised to see my mom and dad at soccer. They were supposed to be at a park with Alan and family for an Easter egg hunt but T wasn’t feeling great. The kids did really well at soccer. Nicole is so loving getting goals and has this look of determination on her face. She was running around so much and it was hot. Justin was so excited when he made a goal. His soccer is a little more fun than Nicole’s. His coach is better, so the boys were playing games and having more fun. Where as the girls seemed to be all over the place and not sure of what to do. Justin was the “fox” and he had to catch the “rabbits” while kicking the ball. It was kind of like capture the flag. Justin got the most vests (flags). It was great. He was on the green team for a bit then the coach moved him to the red team. His teammates were lazy and were just sitting in the goal, Justin was a one man team making goals. After soccer we went out to the Hat for lunch with grandma/pa. We came home and packed up for LA. We stayed at a really nice hotel and the kids were thrilled to be at the hotel. The hotel gave them little back packs with toys, snacks, cups, etc. They thought it was the greatest thing ever. We also were able to jump in the pool for a bit. I sat out though but dad and the kiddos went in. Nicole was a fish, so excited to be in the water. Justin was so cold that I made him get out. I even put him in the hot shower to warm up. We got changed and headed to the Grove. It was fun but the traffic and craziness of LA was getting to us. We ate at the farmers market and walked around for a bit. Nicole discovered the American Doll store. This store was crazy and seriously you could spend a ton on a doll, plus the accessories, the ear piercing, the hair style. Nicole really wanted a doll. She took it really well though when we said not right now. I am sure she would be happy enough with any other doll that is cheaper. She may be a little young for the American Dolls. We didn’t get back to the hotel until late, so I don’t think the kiddos went to bed until 9:30ish. Dad was up early this morning to go over to work for a bit. We were able to see the LA Marathon from our hotel room. The kids played really well for me in the hotel, they played with their backpacks, ice, etc while I took a shower. Then we headed out to get breakfast. The kids were so sociable talking to anyone that would talk to them. We got a bagel and yogurt then ate it back in the room. We looked out the window and saw dad heading back to the hotel. Justin took a nice long shower and Nikki took a bath. Justin had fun with the bar of soap and shower glass. Nicole had fun with the shower cap and cups. We decided we had enough of LA so we packed up and headed home. We couldn’t believe how fast we got home, thank goodness. It’s always nice to be home. The kiddos played the Wii for a bit with daddy. I got caught up around here. Then we went around the neighborhood to sell some chocolate for the pre school. It was nice and we visited with some neighbors. Everyone seems a little tired, so we let the kiddos watch TV and dad took a nap. We played memory and watered plants. After dinner we let the kiddos play Wii, 2 quick games then we went upstairs. We went up early to try to get them in bed on time. Justin was so tired he was falling asleep as dad was reading to him. Nikki and I were playing doll house then I read to Nikki. Hopefully she will be asleep really soon.
The kids slept in this morning, so nice. Dad had to leave before Justin woke up. I went to shut the garage since daddy took his bike. Justin came running down crying since he didn’t get to say goodbye to daddy. I e-mailed dad and he called Justin when he got to work. That seemed to make Justin feel good. We were off to the trike a thon at pre school. So fun! The kids had a great time at the park. They biked and biked all around, played with their friends, got their faces painted, and had a picnic lunch. This is the first time Justin got his face painted. They look so cute.
The kiddos had a great time. On the way home they opened their windows and were barking out the window. We came home and the kids played a bit. I caught up on membership stuff and made some calls. I used the TV to get some things done as well. The kids watched George. After they went outside with me and played in the backyard. I finished all the hedging and the kids watered the veggies. We went to the Spectrum. The kids had a great time in the dog store. I so wanted to take a dog home, he looked so sad in his cage. I went to a few stores for me and the kids were crazy. But they were crazy fun. They were going up to all the people saying look at my face-I can’t believe how outgoing they were. They were having a great time and wanting to pet everyone’s dog. Dad met us at the Spectrum. We had dinner. Justin of course wanted to play games. So dad and him went with Nikki and I just walked around a bit. We came home and the kiddos called grandma/pa. Grandpa’s dad passed away. Grandma said he was putting up a good front but was a bit sad. Justin and I read books together while Nicole and dad did. I got to read all the Hot Wheel books. We spent lots of time cuddling with the kiddos and off to bed they went.
It was a rough night and morning with my never ending period-sorry for whoever is reading this. I wasn’t sure but I decided to chance it and go to Disney. We took the monorail in, so we ended up right at the Autopia. Justin was thrilled. The line wasn’t too bad either. We had a person in front of us that didn’t know how to drive or something as they kept stopping. Justin didn’t seem to complain to much but it was annoying. We then switched drivers. Disney was starting to get crowded. But we managed to get on its a small world without too much of a wait. We stopped to eat lunch then headed to the Pooh ride. Of course Nicole and Justin’s favorite rides are on the other side of the park. We ran into some friends at the Pooh ride. We had to wait in a line at the Pooh ride and rarely is there a long wait there. By this time I was done; the combination of the crowds and my period got to me. We walked through Downtown Disney and just looked around. I got the kids a smoothie and they were content. We came home for a bit and the kids got all their dogs and pretended to have a dog pound. They were pretending to play the Wii with their dogs. The kids went and got their haircut. Nicole loves the girl that cuts her hair and wants to be her assistant. The kids look so cute. Justin so needed a haircut. When we asked Nicole what she wanted to do with her hair all she cared about was the french braid. Her hair kooks so cute too. We stopped at the organic farm on the way home to get some fruit and veggies. We watered our veggies and can’t believe they are starting to come through the ground. The green beans seem to be growing the fastest. The kids were so excited and so were we. Dad came home a little late so we had dinner right away. The kids and dad played Wii then I headed out to a pre school meeting.
Busy but fun day. I dropped the kiddos off at school and went to get a pedicure. It was so nice but hard to relax as I had a million things I wanted to do. I wish I took more time out for myself. I picked up the kiddos and we hurried out to meet some friends at Chick Fil A. The kiddos had such a great time and I enjoyed catching up with my mommy friends. Justin had fun with Jane, so cute. They were totally flirting. The kids played in the play area for a bit. When we got home the kiddos watched one George then shower. We were off again to the Newport library. They did a special thing with crafts for St. Patrick’s Day. It was cute just a bit rushed. We ended up taking most of our projects home and will finish them tomorrow or sometime soon.The kids got a pot of gold, black little pot with chocolate coins, they were so excited. Why didn’t I think of doing something like that? We also read a few books at the library and the kiddos played on the computer for a bit. Then we headed to Fashion Island. So fun and such a nice day. We had dinner there then I let the kids get gelato. Everyone had ice cream at chick-fil-a and I didn’t let the kids so I let them have a treat tonight. They had so much fun playing at the Koi pond area. I sat and read a magazine while they played. It was a perfect night temperature wise and I loved seeing the kiddos so happy. We came home and played with the kiddos. I played doll house a bit with Nikki and Justin and dad played cars. I am off to relax, it was a great day but busy and I am tired.
Busy night last night, Justin coming in our room. I took him back to his bed and he was so wiggly and snorey. Nicole woke up saying “mommy”. She went to the bathroom and wanted me to sleep with her but left me no room. Then there was an earthquake. And again Justin came back to our room. Needless to say we had a hard time getting up this morning. We got ready for the cleaners. So much to put away but it does give us a chance to get rid of some things or get them organized. We headed out to the Irvine Regional Park. We had a class there called bonkers for bunnies. It was so cute. The kids got to pet bunnies and make lots of bunny crafts. The kids painted a bunny, made a bunny mask, bunny/duck puppets. They also learned some things about bunnies. The kids had a great time and were so social. They were so talky to the teachers and volunteers, I loved it. We met Roberta and T after the class. We went into the goat area. The kids loved the petting zoo. Nicole and Justin both picked out their favorite goats and got to brush them too. T was busy pointing at all the goats. We went to the story time for a bit but it wasn’t that exciting so we didn’t stay too long. We walked around the zoo and had fun. Justin really wanted to go on the train. It was a nice day at the park, but it was warm. The kids are definitely not used to the warmer weather. We came home and had lunch. T had fun playing with the kitchen, Nikki was wanting to pick her up but she is getting so big and heavy. I had to go to preschool for a bit. The kids all went outside to play, they played in the mud and played on the swings. They love pumping on the swings now. T was a hit-all smiley. I had her on my lap and she fell asleep for a bit. We came home and played. I was trying to teach T how to blow out candles for her b-day. The kids got ring pops at their class so I let them have them. Justin’s mouth and lips are very blue. The kids thought the ring pops were the greatest thing ever. After Roberta picked up T we just watched a little TV and rested. I decided we needed to go outside since it was such a beautiful day. We washed my car. Justin just wanted to spray and Nicole was busy doing all sorts of things. So nice to have a clean car. Dad came home and the kiddos begged and begged to play Wii, however, we had to have dinner first. I so didn’t feel like cooking so we went out and sat outside it was really nice. We came home and the kiddos played Wii then we headed upstairs. We need to work on getting the kids back on an 8:00 bedtime. It is so warm tonight, so nice! Went for a walk and now going to relax.
Sometime during the night Justin came into our bed. I finally left and slept in his bed. Justin got up and we got him ready for school. Meanwhile Nikki was still sleeping. Since Bret is able to work from home on Mondays we let her sleep. So strange to only take one to school but kind of nice as well. Nicole got there about a half hour late. I was working and of course Justin wanted me to be blue mom. I got the sand. It was such a beautiful day out that we got the water out and the kids had a blast. The theme of the week at school is bicycling. Ms. Donna read the Duck on a Bike book. Nicole was so excited it was a book she knew and she helped tell the story a little bit. Justin shared his seashell he painted and Nicole shared Huey, Louie, and Dewey. It was a nice day at school. We came home and the kiddos had lunch. They also decided to get all their stuffed animals out and made a huge mess. Finally I got them in the shower. They could have stayed in the shower forever. I read some books. The kids pretended to share things at home. They got their dog houses with their dogs Champ and Lollipop. I needed a break so I let them watch TV for a bit. Then it was so nice outside so we headed out. I was about to finish the hedging when Zoe came over. The kids grabbed an empty tennis ball container and put leaves in it. Then they were busy looking for bugs to put in it. They ran in and got their magnifying glass too. It was cute. Justin threw the ball a bit with Zoe. I got them to water the veggies then they just went crazy with water. They were putting buckets of water over certain plants pretending it was a campfire (from Curious George) and they were putting it out. It all ended when Justin accidentally got Nikki wet. I think Nikki changed about 10 times today.Dad came home and we finished outside then the kids played Wii while we made dinner. We had a quick dinner then I was off to my photography class. It is definitely hard to sit still in a class these days, especially with everything I need to do going through my mind. The class is mildly interesting. I just want to get out and practice. I need to take my camera everywhere. I can’t wait to go home and relax. I do need to get the house ready for the cleaners.