Melissa’s Blog

I got to ride my bike this morning with a friend. Boy it was a workout, I was dying riding up Hicks Canyon, but it is good for me. After we got ready to go to Home Depot. Of course we had to go to the one with the car carts. They just love them and going over bumps outside (kids call them bubbles) makes it even more fun. We had to check on Grammy’s house. She is still in NZ and it feels like we hadn’t been there in months. The kids were excited to play with all the toys and wanted to put their feet in the swimming pool (too cold today). They were a little scared of the planes but I think they have now conquered their fear. Justin waves bye to the plane but Nicole still runs over to us when she hears one. After nap we went to check out Sam’s Club. We had a free trial day offer. We still like Costco better. The kids were a bit whiney and kept on saying they wanted a snack. They had fun sitting in Sam’s Club and reading books. We had an early dinner and that fixed the whining. Then the kiddos were wild and crazy. It was bath night and they just love their bath. Nicole tried to play with the shampoo in Justin’s hair. She was laughing but after 10 times he had enough. They played in their tunnel tonight and like I said were crazy. Then they jumped in their cribs for a while. They are just getting too big for those cribs. It is exciting but sad. It was a fun weekend now time to go in the jacuzzi.

We love Saturdays. This morning daddy got up with the kids and I stayed in bed just a little longer than usual (15 min more but it was nice). We played at home for a while this morning. The kids were really into reading all their books. Today was Bree’s (Mindy) birthday party. I walked with the kids to her house and Bret met us there a little later. The kids are really into the jogging stroller so it was so easy to walk there. Justin wanted out of the stroller and was so excited picking up sticks. We had a nice walk. The party was fun. There was a bounce house and a balloon animal lady. The kids got duck balloons. Justin kept hitting his on the grass so it kept on popping. The kids had a great time at the party and love cake! On our way out the duck balloon blew off the stroller and all we heard was pop pop pop…we were all laughing. We came home and put the kiddos down for a nap. We were busy at nap time, filling the jacuzzi, gardening, watching TV, lawnmower shopping, etc and before we knew it the kids were up. Time flies during nap. After nap we headed to grandma/pa’s for Passover dinner. It was decided just to have a normal dinner. We brought the kid’s trikes and they were so excited to ride them. They are so cute riding up and down the street and going so fast. The kids entertained us all tonight and kept us giggling. We have found the less toys the less fighting and more fun! So the kids did ring around the rosey, made every animal sounds they knew, showed us what animal do flap wings, swim, did some dress up, got naked, tried to put diapers on themselves, got Starbucks, played with cars, played with doggie clock, etc. It was a nice night at grandma/pa’s. The kids were pretty tired tonight and went to bed pretty easy.

Thank god it’s Friday. Oh man, I didn’t sleep last night. Ugh I hate that! We had a little play group here this morning. It was fun! The kiddos enjoyed having friends over and it was nice to catch up with some of my friends. But the house is trashed-what a mess! All the sand was out of the sand box, toys everywhere, food everywhere…but the kiddos had fun and that is all that matters. I made chocolate covered strawberries and Justin said he wanted a strawberry. I got one out of the fridge with no chocolate and he told me he wanted a brown one, it was funny. I love the things they say. The kiddos took a great nap. After nap we took a bath. The kids just love their bath, so they just played for a while. Then we went outside and rode tricycles for a bit. When daddy got home from work, we went to Carin and Nu’s (Sofi and Mylee) for dinner. Mylee is only a couple weeks old and Nicole just loved her. Gave her a blanket and wanted to give her lots of kisses. We had dinner there and just played. It was fun. I got to hold the baby while daddy chased Nicole and Justin around. The kids were a bit hyper when we got home. Then I met a friend for a walk. It was nice to get out and walk.

We started a new class this morning. It is called Paint, Paste, and Pour. It was a cute class. When we got there, the kids ran straight to the play doh then the glue. We pasted cotton balls on clouds. Of course the kiddos hands were all sticky and they were bothered by the cotton sticking to their hands, it was funny. The next thing was sponge painting. There were huge tubs of rice and the kiddos were really into playing with it. They poured it, dumped it, etc. Rice everywhere and I am glad we didn’t have to clean it up. After we played at the park for a bit then headed to Costco. The kids were so good at Costco for me. We came home and had lunch and the kids were as silly as ever. Both putting dip all over their faces and taking forever to eat their lunch. After nap, we went to Castle Park. We met Neyha and Jacole there. Of course my kids were so excited to ride Krish’s bike and play with his bubbles. Other people’s toys are way better than ours. My kids wanted to take off their shoes but the ground was too hot. It felt like every minute they were taking off their shoes saying they were sandy-so annoying! Anyway the kids had fun playing at the park. We are starting to use our jog stroller again-for some reason the kids really like it now. After the park, we took a free class from a place called Little Gym. The kids liked it but My Gym is way better. We are going to stick with My Gym. We got dinner on the way home at Wahoo’s. The kids ate a lot tonight and went to bed pretty easily. We like that.

We ran to the grocery store this morning. Of course the kiddos pushed the little carts. I need those carts to be a little bigger, so I can get more stuff! They were so good for me at the store. We then went to park day. I felt like I haven’t been to park day in a while. It was at Lower Peter’s Canyon Park. The kids had a great time. They were really into playing in the sand today. I swung Nicole for a while and Justin wanted to play in the water fountain. After we picked up grandma/pa at the car dealership. The kids were happy to see them.They swung and played in the back yard for a while. They both took a great nap today 🙂 After nap Paula and Krista came over to play. It was a short play time but fun. Dad went to mow the lawn and the lawn mower isn’t working. We are still tired, recovering from Nicole waking up I guess. Time for bath then I am going to take a walk with a girlfriend.

I did laundry this morning and Nicole informed me baby’s shirt was dirty and it needed to be washed too, silly girl. The baby is so dirty but she doesn’t care about that just the shirt! This morning we met Vena, Candice, and Stacie at the park. We were going to swimming but it was too cool out, so we played at the park. The kids had fun playing. Justin was really into climbing, little monkey. We came home and packed up a lunch and strolled/walked to pre school. The kids and I had a picnic lunch outside of pre school, it was fun. Nicole refuses to sit on the grass so she sat on her blanket and was perfectly content. The kids were excited to go to mommy and me pre school. They changed the structure a bit, so we first played outside. The kids had a blast using spray bottles of paint. There was a big piece of paper on the fence and Justin loved it! We did loads of bubbles and painting. It was a great time at pre school. Then we went inside and did play do and painted/glued and used feathers. The kids of course had to wash their hands a lot. Snack time and circle time then time to walk home. Surprisingly the kids stayed awake in the stroller, so when we got home I put them down for a nap. Well they didn’t nap too long-ugh. Nicole says her teeth hurt. She was a little cranky when she woke up, so after nap we just stayed home. We played with lots of toys, did puzzles, balls, etc. When daddy got home we ran to the marketplace for dinner. They of course like the fountain and were so happy to be running around and really into jumping. We ran to Target and came home played and then to bed.

Well this morning, we were supposed to go to the Flower Fields in Carlsbad. But the kiddos woke up a ton last night. I didn’t want to take them just in case they weren’t up for it. So we played it safe and took it easy. We stayed home and played for a while and watched a little Sesame Street. We ran to Target as I needed a gift for a birthday party this weekend. Then we went to Hush Baby at the District for story time. This story time was awesome. She sang a lot and had a bunny. The bunny was a big hit. Justin and Nicole loved it! At the end of the story time the kids got to pet the bunny and was just all smiles. Then the story lady painted a flower on Nicole’s hand and a snake on Justin’s. It was a great morning. We came home and had lunch then nap. The kids took a great nap today, probably since they didn’t sleep that well last night. We decided to take it easy after nap. We went and got a see saw for the yard. The kids love the see saw. We played out front while waiting for daddy to come home. The kids kept saying about the see saw “no big kids, just for Nicole and Justin”. They decided they have assigned seats on the see saw and that their friend Ryan would sit in the middle. We played in the backyard for a bit, the kids swung and then it was time for dinner. After dinner the kids had a blast painting. So cute to watch them. What a mess, paint everywhere. It was ghetto painting as we used a pizza box taped to the table as an easel. It was pretty funny but they loved it. Plus they were naked so that they didn’t get paint on their clothes.

I went for a bike ride this morning with a friend. It was a nice ride. This morning we went to go pick up Minnie Shoes for Nicole. She loves them! They are a little big but she didn’t care one bit. We went for a walk in Lake Forest in the woodsy area. It was fun. Although Nicole kept saying “shoes all sandy” and kept on wanting to dump her shoes. Justin loved it. They absolutely loved throwing rocks into the little streams. They also loved picking dandellions and blowing the white stuff everywhere. I picked the flowers (weeds) for them and Justin would say “I want two”. It was cute and just a nice time out with the kids. Then we met grandma/pa at The Hat for lunch. The kids were so excited to see them but they barely ate. They had more fun playing. After grandma/pa offered to take the kiddos for the afternoon. So we drove the kiddos there and luckily they took a nap there-we went the long way so they got a little more sleep. It is still so hard for me to leave the kids, but I knew they would be fine. We came home for a bit. So weird but nice to be home without the kiddos. Then we hooked up the hitch and put the bikes on the car, and went down to Newport. We biked around a bit and biked to dinner. We had dinner at a place called 3thiry3. It was such a beautiful day in Newport and was great to have alone time with Bret. The kiddos were so happy when we picked them up. They had a great time. As the kiddos say “we did it again”. I am so tired, off to bed.

It was so hot today! We played in the garage this morning a bit as it was a mess. Kids played, we cleaned. Then we went to the MV mall. We played in the play area for a bit. The kids had to take off their shoes. Their big thing is climbing on everything, the cow, the cars and jumping off. Then they had to slide down the slide (little slide) on their backs and head first. It was then time for Justin’s haircut. He did so well again, we went into the quiet room again and he got to watch Thomas. He looks like such a big boy. He got to pick out a lollipop at the end too (his favorite part). We played on the lights for a while. It was a fun mall day. We then went to Aliya’s 2nd birthday party. The kids were so excited for the Barney party, but it was hot. She had a bounce house there but the kiddos were a bit too hot to jump. They were so excited for the cake. I guess birthdays are the only time they get cake. We pushed a little late nap and the kids were having melt downs. We got them home and into their cribs. They only took a short nap. So after nap we did the water table. They love it. I think we filled it up about 10 times. We went over to Neyha’s complex and went swimming with them. The kids looked so cute in their bathing suits, with Nicole’s tattoo on her belly of Abbey Cadaby. Swimming was so much fun. Justin loved it; he was literally smiling the whole time. Justin and Krish were so happy to be in the water. Nicole got used to it but was a little nervous. She just wanted to be held while Justin was busy jumping, kicking, etc. Nicole didn’t like when the big kids splashed. I didn’t even think about dinner, so it was getting late-we ran to Woodbury Center and got a pizza. The kids had their baths and were pretty tired tonight. Nicole is wearing big girl jammies tonight. I need to get Justin some new jammies. They are growing up so fast.

This morning we met Andrea (Jake and Abi) at the MV mall. We played in the play area for a bit. Justin asked for the lights. So we went down and played on the lights. He just loves that, stepping on the balls, etc. It was so cute to watch him. We looked at the water fountains a bit and the kids loved throwing in money. Then we went to Pottery Barn Kids for a sing-a-long. It was really cute. The kids really liked it. Nicole danced a bit but mostly the kids were on my lap. I am glad we went. We walked around the mall a bit and all ate lunch together. It was so cute watching all the kids share their lunches. We came home and the kids took a little nap. I caught up with a friend I hadn’t talked to in a while on the phone during nap. Then after nap Jen (Ryan and Matthew) came over. Justin and Ryan were so excited to play with the water table. They pretty much played with it the entire time. It was cute they both copied each other. Then they get into the dirt and were just boys or should I say naked boys. Nicole played a little with the water table but she just enjoyed pushing baby Matthew in the swing. She was also playing in her house, getting us Starbucks. The weather was so nice today that we were just outside almost the entire afternoon and evening. The kiddos are starting to play the piano and sing while they pound the keys. It was just a nice night since daddy was home. The last two nights we haven’t seen much of dad with Sea World and work.