Memorial Weekend...Part II

So, on Friday the kids wanted to go swimming, and that's exactly what we did!  The weather was amazing, so we headed over to Grammie and Grandpa's house for a dip in the pool.  Sydney showed off some of her skills that she has been learning at swim class, and little Lizzy was fearless, which was kind of scary for me.  Of course, I would always keep an eye on her around a pool...but I REALLY had to keep an eye on her.  She had no problem just jumping in and I just had to be prepared to catch her.  After that we all went to Olga's ( I just love that restaurant...but as Jason says, every restaurant is my favorite).  They were a little slow that night, so Lizzy started chanting "I want food, I want food, I want food."  It was actually kind of cute! 

On Saturday, it was another great day!  The weather was perfect, so we literally spent the entire day outside.  I set up a kiddie pool, and water table, and later on Jason blew up the giant waterslide.  It was all about fun in the sun!  Grandma Sharon joined in the fun too!  Later that night, we had a last minute get together with great friends.  Lily, Jake, and baby Nathan (one day he won't be called "baby") played in the water and then we ordered pizza and salad.  I love last minute, unexpected plans.  It only added to the great day and weather.

On Sunday (I feel like this is the Hungry Caterpillar book...naming the days of the week...) Jason and Nate BEGAN to put the swingset together.  It is not easy!  I played with the kids outside while they worked in the hot sun.  We had to go to Julie's baby shower/housewarming/BBQ that afternoon, so Nate was left to work alone.  The food was awesome at Julie's (as usual), and it was a nice night visiting with everyone and watching the kids play.  The swingset however...is not done!

Nate came back on Monday to work on the swingset again.  They made a little progress...but then it started to pour!  I told them to just wait it out a little and get back to work.  But these two guys looked at the forecast, which said 80% chance of rain...they were a little pessimisic.  Me, being the optimist, was focusing on that 20% of  no rain and thought they should wait a few and get back to work.  But boys will be boys, and they quit.  It didn't rain again until like 5 hours right.  The whole point is...I was right and they were wrong!  I guess Nate will be back for day 3 tomorrow.  However, we all have to work, so I'm not sure how much will get done. 

Speaking of work...for as much fun as I had this weekend, now is the moment I dread and totally was NOT looking forward to!  I don't want to go back to work tomorrow...boo!I was enjoying my time at home. Bug again, I know this is not reality...too bad I can't work like every other season! I just love being outside in this nice weather and spending time with the kids. On some days, I don't even see them until dinner and then it's time for bed. But oh well, back to work I go tomorrow. I guess that I wouldn't appreciate these days as much if I didn't work...I'll go with that theory to get me through tomorrow! 

Memorial Day Weekend...Just the Beginning

I decided to take Friday off of work to spend with the kids.  This wasn't a day to run around and do errands, but a day to just do nothing (except be with the kids).  I must say, I am totally digging this stay at home thing.  However, it's not reality.  If I really did stay home, there would be plenty of running around, cleaning, etc.  But I would like to think it's all fun and games, so I will think that just for today!

The weekend kind of began last night on a Thursday night.  We took the kids to a JARC fundraiser at the zoo.  It was closed to the public, so we had the run of the zoo.  The kids had a blast.  Lizzy actually appreciated the zoo way more than Sydney, which was surprising!  Lizzy thought that every single animal was a "doggie", but that's okay, she had a ton of fun, and obviously has a lot of learning to do!  But, she was really alert and looked at all of the animals in amazement.  It was definitely worth going, and great weather!!

Today, I was able to eat breakfast with the kids which was pretty neat.  Sure, I get to do that on the weekends, but today just felt different because it was Friday and I'm in a really good mood knowing that there will still be three more days left in this weekend!  The kids are also really happy because they got to sleep in!

So, after breakfast we played outside, watered the flowers (because Sydney loves to water flowers, which is fine with me!!), went to the park, played in the play room, and read books...all before lunch time!  Now the kids are taking a nap which gives me time to write all of this...I am enjoying every minute of it.  I did throw in a couple loads of laundry, but I'm making sure that I don't do too much cleaning today, that's not the goal!  The kids really want to go swimming after naptime, so I'm thinking that there isn't anything stopping us...it might just happen!  It's a great day....so far!

A Sore Weekend

So, Jason and his old buddies that he grew up with in Midland decided to have a JKI (Joe Klesney Invitational) basketball tournament reunion.  Yeah, they have fun playing, but I think deep down, they really just want to go out, party, and drink after! They used to have these tournaments yearly, but as they got older and people got married, had kids, etc., the tournaments kind of tapered off.  But every once in a while they decide to reunite.  I think this is the first time where they all kind of realized that they might be getting a little too old for this.   They did have some REALLY cute cheerleaders though!  They were yelling "go Daddy go, go Daddy, go."  And every time Jason came off of the court, Sydney brought him his water!

 

Despite the not so fast pace that the boys were moving on the court, things seemed to going well (besides the fact that Jason's team lost 21 to 6).  That is until I heard a loud scream.  I jumped up and guess who was laying on the ground...I'm sure you've guessed right...Jason!  Then, I saw blood on his head which kind of freaked me out!  Even though he had blood coming from his head, he refused to go to Urgent Care...you know guys...they have to be all tough in front of their friends, so of course he said he was fine!  I know he wasn't though!  But whatever, he's fine now...he has a nice cut on his forehead and his entire body hurts, but apparently he had fun!  I wonder if they will be doing another one of these tournaments any time soon!  Maybe they should take up a new hobby, like euchre or something!

 

The next day we had to be home for Sydney and Lizzy's friend Lily's birthday party at Bounce U.  The kids had a ton of fun, but man it was a workout for the parents!  Jason was kind of out of commission to be jumping and climbing, so I was the parent of choice.  Unfortunately, almost every boune house involved climbing up really steep stairs which Lizzy was too small to do.  So, I climbed up these darn bounce house stairs way too many times to count!  It was like climbing a stairmaster holding weights.  I had to hold Lizzy in one hand, and hold the ropes on the side to avoid slipping.  I only wiped out once and took out three kids on the way down...it wasn't easy...I have burns on my elbow to prove it!  But so much for the workout...I was so starving by the end of all of it, that I ate 3 big pieces of pizza, salad, and cake!  I could have eaten more, but you know how it goes when you're at an event...everyone always takes one or two pieces.  I swear, in college...I would eat an entire pizza in one sitting!  I'm glad the kids had fun though!  I for one, am hurting big time today!  I must be out of shape and getting old like Jason (ha!).

 

A Special Daddy Day

Today, Sydney's class was going on a field trip to the petting farm.  A parent always has to attend, so Jason took the day off to spend with Sydney.  Sydney was so excited to go.  She was all smiles and was totally looking forward to it.  She's always wanted to go on a school bus, so this was her very first chance.  Jason said that she loved the bus!  However, unfortunately she was not a fan of the farm.  My little Sydney who doesn't like messy or stinky things, was not impressed!  When I asked her how the farm was, all she said was, "it smelled".  Jason thinks that Lizzy would have enjoyed it a lot more!  So, maybe we'll have to go to the farm as a family and see if Sydney's opinion changes...but it probably won't.

After the farm, Jason decided to take Sydney to the Tiger's game...how cool is that?  It was a make up game from a rain delay, so the tickets were super cheap and there was hardly anyone there.  They had the whole row to themselves.  Jason said she had a blast and loved yelling "boo" at the Yankees.  She definitely enjoyed the game more than the farm.   She was also very proud of herself for going on the merry go round all by herself!  I'm glad that she was able to spend quality time with Jason...she felt special!

Jason was beat after the long day...but alas...the day was not over!  When I got out of the shower, Lizzy was bawling.  I couldn't figure out why, and she wasn't acting herself.  Sydney said that she fell on Savannah, but that didn't sound right.  She was acting really weird and wouldn't stop crying, even when I was holding her.  She wasn't really using her left arm and cried even more when I touched it.  I asked Sydney again what had happend.  She said that Lizzy fell off of the bed...which I know was a lie because Lizzy can't reach to get up on my bed.  In any event, I couldn't get her to stop crying, and since I had just gotten out of the shower, I made Jason take her to urgent care.  He was a little resistent, but I wanted them to go...it made me feel better.  As they were walking out the door, Sydney kind of whispered "I pulled Lizzy's arm."   And sure enough, her elbow was out of socket (the doctor called it nursemaid's elbow).  The poor kid was in a ton of pain!  I'm so glad that they went.  The doctor put it back in place and she came home a lot happier!  It was a really long day....for Jason.

Mother's Day Weekend

We had a jam packed mother's day weekend, but I spent it exactly the way I wanted...with my family!  On Saturday, we went to the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum with some good friends.  The kids loved playing in the water table, but only until they saw the giant bubble.  Sydney was all about the bubble.  That's the way Sydney is.  When she finds something that she likes and is comfortable with, she will do it over and over and over again until you pry her away.  So, while Jason followed Lizzy around the museum, Sydney kept going inside the giant bubble.  It was fun to see her having fun!

After the museum, the kids were absolutely exhausted, afterall, Sydney had swimming lessons right before we went, so she has already had a long day at this point and was in desperate need of a rest.  Lizzy went right to sleep, but Grammie and Grandpa ended up coming over when we got home, so lucky Sydney got to stay up, and I took off and went to Target...there is always something to buy at Target...and Jason went to workout at the gym!  When they woke up, we went out for dinner with the same people we went to the museum with (The Schwartz's and Becker's)!   Champps had this great deal where if you went to eat there that weekend they gave you a discount card that was loaded with $15 each month for the entire year...I was all about that...I see a lot of Champp's in my near future!  Not only do I like food, but I like anything free!  I'm Jewish afterall...I like a good deal!  After the whirlwind of the day, it was time for the kids to go to bed!  And, it was time for Jason to give me an unexpected massage!  I needed it!

The next day was mother's day, so Grandma Sharon came over for the day.  Jason helped to make us a feast (oh, and he bought flowers)!  We had pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruit, muffins, and some yummy desserts I picked up at the bakery.  The best part was that Jason cleaned up afterwards and I was able to relax a little.  Then, I was able to open my presents from Jason and the girls.  Jason took the girl out shopping for me and let them pick out whatever they wanted...so of course I ended up with a pink gift...it was perfect...lotion for my really dry hands and other shower goodies...all pink!  Jason bought me a giftcard to Marsahlls/Home Goods because I'm always wanting to buy things for the house.  My mom and I immediately went shopping while Jason stayed home with the kids.  It turned out that my mom really needed new shirts, so she ended up buying the giftcard from me and I bought curtains for the living room next door at Bed Bath and Beyond.  I was a little worried about hurting Jason's feelings by not using the giftcard, but I think he knows how much I appreciated the effort and everything kind of all worked out!  Don't get me wrong...I could have spent the  money at Marshalls in lightning speed, but I REALLY wanted curtains...I couldn't stand looking at those god awful, silvery, aluminum blinds anymore!  I'm happy with how everything turned out.

I really enjoyed my Mother's Day!  I'm very appreciative of my great family!!  And check out the cute little picture frame that Sydney made me at school!  She said she painted it pink for me.  The little message says " I love my mommy because she gives me the best dinner." (I guess I'm really good at opening up yogurt, lol).

Oh God!

This is God.

Okay, really it's a McDonald's toy or something, but there's a funny story behind it.  Jason and I are not extremely religious, so any God talk has not come up in any discussions with the kids.  However, I'm pretty sure that a few songs on the kids' CD's might mention God.  Well, they must, because I have no clue how Sydney came up with the name, but she named this toy God and loves playing with it in the bathtub.  So, the other day she couldn't reach the toy and said, "hey Mommy, can you pass the God?"  It just sounded weird!

While we're on the God subject...might as well throw in a cute Lizzy story, right?  Every time Jason changes Lizzy's poopy diapers, he says, "Oh God" in a really deep silly voice and Lizzy thinks it's so funny.  So now, every time we change her diaper, she says, "oh God."  It's really cute hearing it come out of her mouth. 

Jason sure is going to teach this kid a lot of crazy phrases.  She's going to go to school one day and people might give her a weird stare when they hear the things she says!  When Jason washes Lizzy's face after dinner, he always says "ocho".  There is absolutely no rhyme or reason for this, it just came out of his mouth one day when he was being silly and it just kind of stuck as an inside joke.  However, now Lizzy actually things that "ocho" means to get your faced wash.  So now, whenever she is done with dinner, she says, "Daddy, ocho".  Or she'll get a wash cloth and "ocho" her own face.  She says, "ocho, ocho, ocho, ocho." 

I can't wait to see what Lizzy picks up next...I have a couple of characters on my hands!

Cute Little Sydney Story

I went to pick Sydney up from school today and her teacher told me that she had a funny story to tell me.  Apparently the kids were sorting animals.  I'm not exactly sure how they were supposed to be sorting them, but the bottom line is that Sydney's did not make any sense.  So, the teacher went over to her and asked her how she was sorting the animals and she said, "these are the loud snorers, and these are the quiet snorers." 

I have no idea where Sydney came up with that!  Her teacher said it was a first, and that it was so precious that she wrote it down.  Sydney always has a method to her madness!!