Girls Week

Matt and K have been off gallivanting in Colorado, so C and I had a "grils" week. We were both looking forward to some quality time together and I'm not so sure what C has thought about it all, but I am exhausted!! We have been super busy, and C has been super clingy. The boys get home tomorrow, and we are both very excited to see them.

Here are a few of the things we did this week (other things deserve their own post).

We had our driveway redone. (Obviously I didn't really have much to do with this one.)

We went with our weekly playgroup to a nearby lake that we have been wanting to check out.

I thought for sure that C would be more interested in the sand, but nope, she wanted to be in the water almost the whole time! She wasn't so sure at first about the fish swimming around her feet, but she ended up loving every minute of it. She can't wait to take the boys back next weekend.

We had her "bwest fwiends" over for a playdate and lunch.

And another "bwest fwiend" and her little bro over for dinner.

County Fair

Back in July we went with our weekly playgroup to the County Fair and we all had a great time.

K really liked the animals.

My favorite thing was the pig races. They were so cute and so quick, except for the fat ones. It all happened so quick and the cheering was so loud that the kids didn't really understand what was going on.

They had this shark display where a guy got in the tank and swam with the sharks. They had a little skit where they were talking about how thick the glass was and that a kid could come up and pound on it and there would be no problems. Well when she pounded on the glass a spout shot water into the audience and they acted like the sharks were going to get out. Well when the water started shooting K and his buddy J were ready to book it out of there! The look on their faces was priceless!

Minnesota Part 2

The second half of the trip we spent with the Hubers. There were a lot of Hubers around since Zack and Jen were having a wedding party on Saturday (the reason for my visit).

The kids had fun with their Great Uncles, who they lovingly called "that guy" the whole time. 

Gotta love the Bob-crobatics.

Two other Great Uncles joined us at a big local park, and were even nice enough to chase around the kids a little bit.

The kids would snuggle with anybody who was willing.

We spent lots of time in Great Grandmas pool. This is where I learned to swim too!

At the party there was LOTS of yummy food including gourmet cupcakes made by my fabulous Aunt Mary.

CC was literally the first one on the dance floor.

Yay, a picture of my Grandma!

Awww the lovely couple. Congrats Zack and Jen!

At 9:15 I had to literally pry CC off the dance floor and she wasn't too happy about it. She literally danced all night!

K on the other hand found a buddy and took the glow sticks that I had brought and played light sabers under the tables.

Our last night there everyone was getting good cuddles. Sadly this is the very last time that I saw that iPod that CC is holding. I am not sure what happened to it but no less than 5 adults spent hours looking for it and couldn't find it anywhere. SO sad!!

The next day we had some yummy burgers and milkshakes with some "extended" family and then caught an evening flight home.

The kids did absolutely awesome on the plane. It was late on the way home and I totally expected them to sleep, but they did not. K played with a new set of Legos almost the whole way and CC watched a new princess movie.

It was a great trip and always a good time seeing family!

Minnesota Part 1

The kids and I took a trip to Minnesota last week to visit my family and attend a wedding reception. We had a GREAT time! The first part of the week we spent with my Grandma Love. It was pretty low key, but we still found some fun things to do. 

This is the high chair that was bought for my Mom however-many-years ago, she used it, I used it and now my sweet daughter got to use it.

The Loves all came over for dinner one evening. The boys played with K's new Lego set.

These guys were watching a movie on my phone.

We heard about a fun park near Grandma's house that had a kids wading pool, so we checked it out.

 And we actually got Grandma to come with us!

The kids and I were out and about one day and we drove to the neighborhood that I grew up in. I saw the house that I grew up in (which hasn't changed at all) and I was able to find the park that I spent lots of time in and had many birthday parties at. They had completely redone the play structures but this spaceship used to be part of the park. I was happy to see that it was still around, although you can't climb in it anymore.

My cousin Tess was in town for the day so we met her at the aquarium at the Mall of America.

We ate lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.

K has really gotten into Legos recently. The small ones even! He is amazing at following the directions and putting together little cars and whatnot so we spent some time playing at the Lego Store.

The light rail stops right near Grandma's house so that's how we got to and from the mall. The kids enjoyed that.

The first half of the trip with Grandma Love was fun and low-key. I was thoroughly spoiled by her cooking all of our meals and cleaning up afterwards.

Grateful for a tantrum

How could I be grateful for a tantrum? I'll tell the long story...

Yesterday was rough. I woke up with an upset stomach, but being a mom life goes on, right? So I took my anti-nausea medicine and some Tylenol and went on with the day. We met GrandMary at the local pool to enjoy the beautiful day and I'm so grateful she was there because I was no help. It really hurt my stomach to eat or drink and I couldn't keep anything in once it went down. So, wonderful GrandMary swam with the kids while I took care of myself. When it was time to go C threw a fit about not wanting to put her shoes on and she screamed bloody murder the entire way home. I was about ready to fall over at naptime, so I threw the kids into bed and put myself to bed.

When the kids woke up from nap I literally could not get out of bed. I was horribly weak and light headed and my stomach hurt BAD. Being pregnant, I knew I probably needed to eat something so I scooted down the stairs on my rear end and got a bagel. Matt was on his way home shortly and I requested he pick up some Gatorade. I was in bad shape. I never thought about the fact that I was probably dehydrated, and looking back, I definitely was.

I didn't realize until much later in the day that in the morning when I thought I was taking my anti-nausea medicine that I actually took a muscle relaxant. CRAP! No wonder I was so out of it! I know I had a stomach bug, but that sure explains why I was so dizzy and weak! I think all of the flu-like symptoms were just compounded with taking the muscle relaxant.

So, the reason that I am grateful for C's tantrum on the way home is because there is NO WAY I should have been driving the car. Looking back, I honestly think it was her blood curdling screams that kept me awake enough to make it home safely. Thank-you C-bug for being irrational. :-)

Today I'm better. I was in bed from 1pm yesterday to 8am this morning. I feel like I have been hit by a truck, but being a mom, life goes on, right?