Bret had to work for a while today-ugh. He has a really busy month, so this is just the beginning. The kiddos and I played at home for a while. We made tracks and played trains, we read books, Justin used the sit and spin, dress up…we made a mess. Then we ran to Kohl’s to look for new tennis shoes for the kiddos. Nicole found Dora shoes that she had to have and Justin found Car tennis shoes. Then we dropped off my car at Danny’s so it could get washed. You wouldn’t believe how many toys I cleaned out of the car. We walked over to Toys R Us while the car was being washed. The kids were in the stroller so I ran into Linen N Things real quick, with a snack in the stroller the kids were happy. I haven’t used the stroller in so long so they were ok with it. At Toys R Us, the kids were great about helping me pick out gifts for a couple of their friends. Then I let the kids play. Justin went straight for the train table. He loves all the fancy things on that table. Then we went into a couple of the aisles and played. They both had fun playing with pretend electric guitars. Nicole found a Barney doll she loved. It sang the I love you , you love me song. I thought I would have to buy it but she gave him a hug goodbye and left it for someone else to play with. Of course we had to play on all the cars. Then we walked back to get my car. The kids recognized Home Depot as we walked by and for some silly reason wanted to go in. We came home and shortly after that daddy came home. So we were all able to have lunch together. Then we just played with the kiddos then off to have quiet time. We hope for a nap but don’t expect it any more. Nicole got out of her bed a few times. She was in the rocking chair and we can hear it banging on the wall so she got caught every time. She was so upset that she was in trouble, guess that is good. We got the kiddos out of their beds, and Justin got special stamps for staying in his bed. Nicole was upset she didn’t get stamps so now she knows if she stays in she may get something special. The kids watched Barney and Elmo’s World. After TV time, we decided to go to the Spectrum. It was crazy there, lots of people. We went straight for the fountains. There were lots of big kids there so Nicole was a little intimated. Justin went right in, he sure loves the water. He kept on coming over to us with a big smile on his face. Nicole finally went in and liked the spitting turtles. They had a great time. Then we walked around for a while and of course road the carousal. Nicole was so excited to ride the bunny and Justin went right for the ostrich. We played in the toy store as well with trains, balls, looked at the baby dolls, etc. After dinner, it was time for a bath. The kiddos just love their bath. They love soaping themselves up and putting bubbles in their hair. I let them wash my arms and they love it. Daddy was making the kids laugh so hard, etc. Nicole wanted him to eat her belly and he would say I am not hungry. He said wait I found room then he would get her belly. Justin was busy laughing at everything too. They were probably just over tired. Books and off to sleep, everyone sleeping by 8:45.
June 1st, 2008 by melissa