Our church service was perfect.
The weather was amazing.
The babies were fun.
Family was all smiles.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Easter
Easter was beautiful.
Our church service was perfect.
The weather was amazing.
The babies were fun.
Family was all smiles.
Our church service was perfect.
The weather was amazing.
The babies were fun.
Family was all smiles.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza
We are entering the age where the twins are beginning to understand things that are going on around them. One of my favorite things about this time in our lives is the "newness" of everything they do and see. Macy plays tug-o-war with Scout and laughs so hard when she tries to pull the rope out of his mouth, succeeds, and he comes back for more. Johnny has the biggest grin on his face when he sees or hears a truck and tells us what it is and then follows that by saying, "Vroom!" in what I like to call "boy fashion." (What girl knows how to make car sounds at 20 months of age?!) It is amazing to me the things they know and the things they learn so quickly!
So we decided what better way to spend a Saturday than to take the babies (I am not going to be able to say that much longer...) to Tower Park and participate in the big Easter Egg Hunt. It was technically their first "egg hunt" (aside from practicing in the back yard) and it went over just as we expected.
Macy absolutely LOVED it. She is the cleaner/organizer of the two and she loves putting things "away." Once she realized there were eggs on the ground and she was allowed to put them in her bucket she did just that until she collected so many eggs that her basket was completely full! You could see the pure joy on her face. She may have even gotten a little over zealous and looked for eggs in other kid's baskets to take for her own. We had a little talk and she quickly got over it relishing in the fact that she could pull her eggs out of her basket and open them up to find these mini surprises (that she couldn't even really eat).
Johnny, on the other hand, was very interested in the trucks in the parking lot making noises near us. While we were waiting for the hunt to begin John took him over to the trucks so he could see them. As the countdown for the hunt began John quickly ran back over to the Easter egg hunt so that Johnny wouldn't miss anything...and boy was he mad. He started crying and parked his fanny right in the middle of the grass refusing to pick up ANY eggs while he moaned, "trucks..." over and over. It was a sight. Eventually he leaned himself over five eggs in his near vicinity and stashed them into his bucket, but not without a continued frown. We laughed over that moment and then as all kids do he got over it and ran through the grass while Macy continued moving her eggs from the grass to her bucket.
I could not ask for better memories of this day. Every single thing my two kids did made my heart smile. To make it even more of a great day (if that is possible) we rounded out the afternoon in our hammock eating ice cream in the backyard! I even read a few chapters of my latest book obsession (The Antelope in the Living Room) while the babies napped. I guess as John would say, "We're living the dream..."
I am looking forward to tomorrow, Easter Sunday, even more because that is when we truly celebrate Jesus and his death and resurrection. My kids get to learn that it isn't about the Easter Bunny or about the Easter Egg Hunts, but instead about Jesus' sacrifice for us. It is the first time I can begin to teach my two kids what Jesus did for them on the cross while enjoying the company of my entire family. What more can I ask for?!
So we decided what better way to spend a Saturday than to take the babies (I am not going to be able to say that much longer...) to Tower Park and participate in the big Easter Egg Hunt. It was technically their first "egg hunt" (aside from practicing in the back yard) and it went over just as we expected.
Macy absolutely LOVED it. She is the cleaner/organizer of the two and she loves putting things "away." Once she realized there were eggs on the ground and she was allowed to put them in her bucket she did just that until she collected so many eggs that her basket was completely full! You could see the pure joy on her face. She may have even gotten a little over zealous and looked for eggs in other kid's baskets to take for her own. We had a little talk and she quickly got over it relishing in the fact that she could pull her eggs out of her basket and open them up to find these mini surprises (that she couldn't even really eat).
Johnny, on the other hand, was very interested in the trucks in the parking lot making noises near us. While we were waiting for the hunt to begin John took him over to the trucks so he could see them. As the countdown for the hunt began John quickly ran back over to the Easter egg hunt so that Johnny wouldn't miss anything...and boy was he mad. He started crying and parked his fanny right in the middle of the grass refusing to pick up ANY eggs while he moaned, "trucks..." over and over. It was a sight. Eventually he leaned himself over five eggs in his near vicinity and stashed them into his bucket, but not without a continued frown. We laughed over that moment and then as all kids do he got over it and ran through the grass while Macy continued moving her eggs from the grass to her bucket.
I am looking forward to tomorrow, Easter Sunday, even more because that is when we truly celebrate Jesus and his death and resurrection. My kids get to learn that it isn't about the Easter Bunny or about the Easter Egg Hunts, but instead about Jesus' sacrifice for us. It is the first time I can begin to teach my two kids what Jesus did for them on the cross while enjoying the company of my entire family. What more can I ask for?!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Less Than Perfect
Some say we are cool parents, some say we are crazy; our two kids don't say anything. They're 7 months old and just along for the ride; looking forward to dipping their toes in the water. And so begins our first vacation as a family...and let's just say, it was a little less than perfect.
It all started at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday March 29, 2013. Everyone was cozy in their car seats and our tubs (this is a new phenomenon...more on this later) were packed and neatly stacked in our car.
It was going to be a trip we would always remember. And then it happened, not two hours into the trip we heard something that sounded like spit up, but so much more! Now we know about some spit up people. Since our two were born we have seen more half digested food than any one human would ever care to see. When we heard the "spit up" it sounded more like "throw up" and to be honest I thought a cup of water had spilled in the back seat. We turned, looked, and saw more spit up than we had ever seen (actually it looked like more than we had even fed him) drenching Johnny and his car seat. So we pulled over {quickly} and changed his clothes. We cleaned up his seat and saw a sad lethargic look in his eyes. He had a fever and looked extremely unhappy about being in his car seat. This was our beginning...
We made it to Florida at about 10:30 a.m. Friday morning (much later than we anticipated) and took the babies into the condo to finally stretch out!
Before we reached the condo we captured these videos of the whole family. Johnny was not very happy but you can still catch a small {almost} glimpse of a smile towards the end of the video as we reached Florida.
Before we got out of the car Macy shared what she was going to do once we got there.
Actually, all things considered, we didn't really hear one single whimper until about 45 minutes away from the condo. They did amazing, but we were all still exhausted so we cleaned up the babies, fed them, and laid them down for a short nap. We then assessed the damage in the car. It was a good thing we had seat protectors under their car seats because everything was covered, I mean covered in spit up. We cleaned it all up, did a load of laundry, unpacked our things for the week, and grabbed a few things at Target that we forgot at home before the babies woke up. We pretty much laid low and recuperated from the drive down with the help of Gigi (who was already there, thank goodness!).
My parents arrived Saturday and Kari, Philip, and Kiley also made their way down, late Saturday evening. The gang was {finally} all there and the fun would soon begin!
Sunday morning (Easter) we took the babies to their first church service since they were born. They absolutely LOVED the music and spent a lot of the time eating breakfast. That afternoon we rested by the pool and ate an Easter ham dinner. We also took a walk around Baywood Colony, Gigi and Poppy's condo.
The week continued with Little Johnny sicker than we have ever seen him. He was so tired and fell asleep anywhere we laid him. He was miserable; I could see it in his eyes and it broke my heart, but he kept on smiling until we finally started seeing his normal happy self midway through the week. Then wouldn't you know it, Macy and I caught whatever it was he had. I had an ear infection and Macy's eyes got pretty gunky, among other things. We visited the Urgent Care Clinic twice (maybe a record on vacation?). But we were all good sports and made it to the beach three times and spent the rest of the week at the pool.
We were also able to spent a lot of time with my family too. Macy and her cousin Kiley loved playing together, Kari and I enjoyed our conversations face to face (instead of on the phone), Johnny, Dad, and Philip enjoyed a round of golf, and Lolli (my mom) and Gigi (Johnny's mom) played with their grandchildren to their heart's content!
We now know that vacation is going to look a little different than it used to (aka, a lot less laying out for this momma) but overall it was a great learning experience. We wouldn't trade their first trip for anything. Actually with family, sunshine, and ice cream our less than perfect trip turned out pretty perfect!
It all started at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday March 29, 2013. Everyone was cozy in their car seats and our tubs (this is a new phenomenon...more on this later) were packed and neatly stacked in our car.
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| Florida ready! |
It was going to be a trip we would always remember. And then it happened, not two hours into the trip we heard something that sounded like spit up, but so much more! Now we know about some spit up people. Since our two were born we have seen more half digested food than any one human would ever care to see. When we heard the "spit up" it sounded more like "throw up" and to be honest I thought a cup of water had spilled in the back seat. We turned, looked, and saw more spit up than we had ever seen (actually it looked like more than we had even fed him) drenching Johnny and his car seat. So we pulled over {quickly} and changed his clothes. We cleaned up his seat and saw a sad lethargic look in his eyes. He had a fever and looked extremely unhappy about being in his car seat. This was our beginning...
We made it to Florida at about 10:30 a.m. Friday morning (much later than we anticipated) and took the babies into the condo to finally stretch out!
Before we reached the condo we captured these videos of the whole family. Johnny was not very happy but you can still catch a small {almost} glimpse of a smile towards the end of the video as we reached Florida.
Before we got out of the car Macy shared what she was going to do once we got there.
Actually, all things considered, we didn't really hear one single whimper until about 45 minutes away from the condo. They did amazing, but we were all still exhausted so we cleaned up the babies, fed them, and laid them down for a short nap. We then assessed the damage in the car. It was a good thing we had seat protectors under their car seats because everything was covered, I mean covered in spit up. We cleaned it all up, did a load of laundry, unpacked our things for the week, and grabbed a few things at Target that we forgot at home before the babies woke up. We pretty much laid low and recuperated from the drive down with the help of Gigi (who was already there, thank goodness!).
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| Johnny the first night in the condo |
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| Macy (not sick at all) the first night in the condo |
My parents arrived Saturday and Kari, Philip, and Kiley also made their way down, late Saturday evening. The gang was {finally} all there and the fun would soon begin!
Sunday morning (Easter) we took the babies to their first church service since they were born. They absolutely LOVED the music and spent a lot of the time eating breakfast. That afternoon we rested by the pool and ate an Easter ham dinner. We also took a walk around Baywood Colony, Gigi and Poppy's condo.
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| John and Johnny resting in the condo |
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| Macy, always ready to play |
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| Family picture by the bay |
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| Our first picture (of many) at Gigi and Poppy's condo |
The week continued with Little Johnny sicker than we have ever seen him. He was so tired and fell asleep anywhere we laid him. He was miserable; I could see it in his eyes and it broke my heart, but he kept on smiling until we finally started seeing his normal happy self midway through the week. Then wouldn't you know it, Macy and I caught whatever it was he had. I had an ear infection and Macy's eyes got pretty gunky, among other things. We visited the Urgent Care Clinic twice (maybe a record on vacation?). But we were all good sports and made it to the beach three times and spent the rest of the week at the pool.
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| Family time in the pool at Gigi and Poppy's condo |
We were also able to spent a lot of time with my family too. Macy and her cousin Kiley loved playing together, Kari and I enjoyed our conversations face to face (instead of on the phone), Johnny, Dad, and Philip enjoyed a round of golf, and Lolli (my mom) and Gigi (Johnny's mom) played with their grandchildren to their heart's content!
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| Macy and Johnny relaxing by the pool |
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| Kiley and Macy playing in the condo |
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| Family picture on the beach |
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| Family picture on the beach |
We now know that vacation is going to look a little different than it used to (aka, a lot less laying out for this momma) but overall it was a great learning experience. We wouldn't trade their first trip for anything. Actually with family, sunshine, and ice cream our less than perfect trip turned out pretty perfect!
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| Family picture at Midnight Cove |
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| Ice cream at Big Olaf's (my favorite spot in Siesta Key) |
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