Well another Easter has come and gone. This year all the kids were able to hunt eggs which was pretty cute. Our church had a great event that included a great puppet show, songs, loads of crafts (we now have a couple more decorated frisbees, sand art, necklaces and stained glass art projects to decorate with) and of course a huge egg hunt. Each of the boys (who I wasn't able to get pictures of) had more than 50 eggs and each found a prize egg which entitled them to something extra. Tristan chose another stuffed animal much to his Dad's delight as he is trying to get rid of them, and Jack chose a race car, big surprise. Savannah found her first egg and sat on the ground trying to open it for several minutes and when she got it open realized there was something shiny inside, candy!!! She got about ten eggs and all and had fun carrying her basket around. She didn't like the easter bunny though and wanted to stay far away. Jaesen and I were both feeling yucky that day but were bound and determined to finally go on our date night that had been continually postponed. He got us reservations at Ruth's Chris for that night and John and Jackie watched the kids. It was great, he had champagne waiting for when we arrived and we had a cozy little booth. I ordered the steak and lobster tail and I ate a total of 6 bites of food before the bottom fell out on me. I hurried to the bathroom where I was violently sick for 10 minutes. Jaesen paid (of course they had just uncorked our lovely bottle of wine which we couldn't drink), what a waste of a night! He got me home, put me in a hot bath and to bed with a 104 fever, it was awful. We didn't make our brunch the next day either which broke the boys hearts, but there was no way we could go anywhere. So it has been a wonderful weekend, I only hope next weekend is better, but then again, if you throw up in the bathroom at Ruth's Chris, I don't think there is anywhere to go but up. Easter morning was pretty funny. Savannah discovered jellybeans and horded them. We threatened to take them away and she said no. The dogs got plenty too so everyone was covered in the general sugar high. Jaesen meanwhile replanted our front flower beds and they look awesome, but it took all day so guess it was okay that we didn't get to brunch after all.
March 24, 2008
March 20, 2008
And Baseball Season Begins
March 9, 2008
Our fun Saturday at Ollie Koala's
Well since Jaesen took Tristan camping this weekend I had to find something to amuse Jack especially. He took it hard that he didn't get to go. Fortunately he is quick to recover especially if I announce we are going somewhere "fun". So I thought we would check out this new place called Ollie Koala's that I had heard about but haven't yet gone to. First of all though the weather here has been less than desireable. The winds were actually steady at 30 mph and gusting to over 55 so the drive became quite exciting. We had to go over a big tall bridge and let me tell you what, it was a bit on the unnerving side. The waves from the river were actually hitting the side of the bridge on occasion. We finally arrived at the spot and it is one of the cleanest indoor play areas I have ever seen. Savannah was walking all over the place and she finally got brave enough to let me help her up into the climbing structure and it was all over, she absolutely loved it. She was walking, crawling, making new friends and having a great time. We came down for a break and to have some water and the power went out. It had gotten so windy that it actually blew down the power poles in that area and all the power went out. Of course Jack didn't understand why we couldn't buy any food or play any games. The staff was really cool though and handed out coupons for a free large pizza, four drinks and a $5 game card. I thought that was way above and beyond so we will definitely go back. We stayed and played in the structure for a bit longer but Savannah was getting really tired and finally was laying on the floor whimpering and throwing a fit. Jack tripped over her head and fell on her. It was at this point that I decided it might be time for us to pack up and head to the safety of our car seats. Everyone was okay, no permament damage done. Other than that Savannah is all over the place walking but is in that horrible stage of falling down and smacking stuff, she had her first major mouth bleed last night and with as much blood as there was I was expecting a lot worse, but she is a champ.
March 1, 2008
RaceDay!!
And today was phase I of the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Races. Jaesen arrived home just in time to get the boys going on what designs they wanted for their cars and then cut them down. He had them help sand and paint and today we raced. Tristan came in first in every race but one and that one was so close it had to be run twice. In the end he came in second, not too shabby for his first year designing and racing. Jaesen had a lot of fun too, big surprise. And when he isn't hard at work on pinewood derby cars he is adding a screened in porch to the backyard. And mind you it isn't just screen, there is a knee wall running around and today he ran electrical (only got shocked by his dad once), there is a high speed door and then he's going to lay tile down, stucco the outside and put the rock facing on like our front. Maybe I can talk him into having a margarita machine put in out there too! Well if he did that he might not see me until the heat and humidity drove me inside again, sometime around late June or so. Savannah has waited until Daddy's arrival home to really launch into her walking and does a lot of it on her own, but I got some video of her holding onto Jaesen today at the race. She is doing well, ears are still sort of bad so we are watching her. Baseball season has started and Jaesen is an assistant coach. We are pretty busy right now. I am just not sure that he will have time to go back to work.
