This weekend is flying by! This past week was great but by Friday it was showing in my house that we were all having a hard time adjusting back into this reality of daily early wake ups and school routine!
Friday was quite a busy day as well! The morning began with Colby's Award Ceremony! I love that they do this after every quarter! This quarter Colby got Beta Honor Roll so we were all so excited to be there to support him and show him how proud we were! The ceremony lasted over an hour so I was worn out trying to wrangle Lindsay after that! Only our day wasn't nearly over! Next she had a dental appointment. This was her 3rd visit there. I knew she would freak out b/c she freaks just when we brush her teeth. The dentist did ask about her pacifier use and said it was starting to affect her teeth. I told her we would be getting rid of them as soon as we get back from Disney and she was ok with that! We really would have gotten rid of them this month had it not been for that! Poor baby has about 3 more weeks of those things! Then bye bye paci! The dentist also brought to my attention that she had a chipped front tooth! Another surprise! I guess I was in shock so I really didn't ask questions or get upset but had this been Colby at 2 I would have freaked! She has fallen a couple of times and busted her lip or bit her tongue so I am sure one of those times is when it happened. She's just rough and tumble =) So that evening Colby had Movie Night at school. It was put on by the Beta Club. I really debated back and forth about going but Colby found out about it and really wanted to go. They told us during Awards Day that it was a drop off event but he was already planning on us going so we just stayed with him. I brought him and Lindsay at 6. I think she enjoyed watching all the big kids. He was a little shy at first but quickly warmed up when he found some of his friends. It was a really nice evening. They had board games out for them to play as they arrived then they fed them hotdogs then turned on the movies about 6:40. They had 2 movies to choose from: The Lorax or Despicable Me 2. Colby hadn't seen either. He chose the Lorax which is where I think all the younger ones ended up. Austin showed up about 6:30 so it was nice to have him there. Lindsay and I left at 7 and he stuck around with Colby until about 8. I think it meant a lot to Colby to have daddy there!
Saturday it was just me and the kids. I really look forward to Saturdays the sleeping in and slower paced mornings. I love that we don't have to rush off anywhere. I get more housework done on Saturday mornings then any other day of the week. We did eventually get out the house though. We went to B&N to get my Mary Poppins books I ordered. The kids love to go play with the train table and look at the books. Its a nice cheap outting! Afterwards we picked up a kingcake for the big Saints game! That afternoon our friends Honey and Max stopped by. We don't really see them much anymore since they moved uptown. I try to get the boys together occassionally but the thing is they don't really "bond" anymore. Almost the entire time Max was over they were fighting and fussing. I am not sure what the deal is b/c Colby plays so well with his school and church friends. I am not sure if its b/c they don't see each other often or what. Anyways I was exhausted after the visit. I mean it was good to catch up with her but I was tired of all the whining. After they left Austin got home and we watched the Saints game. The kids were crazy wound up! I think it was a combo of overtired but also keyed up b/c with the cold and rain they haven't played outside much this week!
Sunday again was just the kids and I. We went to church that morning. I was able to go to big church which was so nice! I really needed it! It had been a few weeks since I sat in worship and I could tell with my attitude! The kids as always enjoyed their classes as well. We had a low key afternoon. My parents then came over and watched the kids so I could go to Grouplink for Lifegroups. We are switching groups this semester. We just needed a change. I was anxious to bond with our new group plus interact with other friends and people at church. Again it was a nice getaway after a busy/stressful week! The kids ofcourse enjoyed having the grandparents around!
It was a busy and fun weekend! As always they go by WAYY too fast! We have another busy week ahead and trying to get everyone used to being back in school!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Storytime & Getting back to school
So we are slowly getting back into the swing of things around here. Both kids started back to school yesterday. I think both were happy to get back although I did have to drag them both out the bed. I am so glad they love school and their teachers! I was glad to have them both at school it gave me a little time to myself to go to Target and then get some housework done. I do miss them but I am thankful for my alone time! The temps have stayed in the 20s/30s the last couple of days which has made getting up and getting out the house a little harder then usual.
Today since Lindsay was home I wanted to take her somewhere but its really too cold for the park. We decided to go to library storytime in Algiers. We haven't been since Thanksgiving. Just seems like life gets busy and we are always involved in something else so we don't go very often. A couple of our friends met us there plus we ran into a couple other moms we know from Mops. Its always fun to get to chat with a bunch of moms. Lindsay was pretty shy but warmed up towards the end. I think she likes the stories and songs though. Its just a nice free thing to get us out the house!
The rest of the week will be pretty busy with chores and errands and appointments!
Today since Lindsay was home I wanted to take her somewhere but its really too cold for the park. We decided to go to library storytime in Algiers. We haven't been since Thanksgiving. Just seems like life gets busy and we are always involved in something else so we don't go very often. A couple of our friends met us there plus we ran into a couple other moms we know from Mops. Its always fun to get to chat with a bunch of moms. Lindsay was pretty shy but warmed up towards the end. I think she likes the stories and songs though. Its just a nice free thing to get us out the house!
The rest of the week will be pretty busy with chores and errands and appointments!
Monday, January 6, 2014
The End of Christmas Break
Well we are still enjoying our break...and honestly this break has seemed SO long! Not in a bad way...we have had a few frustrating moments but nothing too bad! This is probably my fav Christmas break since Colby was 2! When he was 3 we had a newborn so things were a lot more complicated and we stayed home a lot more and when he was 4 Lindsay was still little and couldn't stay up late or do as much but this year holy cow we have been so busy and its been so fun y'all! I really wish my kids could stay 5 and 2 forever?!?
So Thursday was another free day...we had plans to help undecorate the church for Christmas but as fate would have it by the time we got there they were finshing up?! Oh well we still got to visit with some peeps and the kids enjoyed running around the church. We ran a few other errands then met our friends Audrea and her 3 littles at Chickfila. The kids had a blast! I am so thankful for mom friends and other littles. Going to eat chickfila is so much more fun with friends! Colby had a blast playing with Tripp and Cash and Lindsay and Maggie were content to visit at the table with the ladies ;) We came home and just relaxed and vegged out the rest of the day!
Friday my parents came to pick up Colby to let him spend the day with them. I was honestly a little relieved. I really have needed the quiet and time away. He's pretty much been with me every moment since Dec 20th and I could tell we were starting to annoy each other. Plus today was my grocery shopping day so I knew he would much rather be hanging out with my parents then stuck at home with me all day. Its been good too to have Lindsay to herself and also allow her to nap and rest. Friday night we went out with our friends Rick and Tiffany. they are in the process of moving to Houston. We are going to miss them and their girls so much! We had a great dinner at Des Familes. It was nice just to have a liesurely dinner and visit with one another.
Saturday has been a great day so far! We all slept in this morning! Gosh I love these cold mornings but I also really dread waking up Monday when we have our coldest yet! Anyway we slept in then all got up and dressed to go out to City Park. We don't get to go nearly as often as I'd like but I wanted to go to one more "fun" thing before Colby gets back into school. The rides and Storyland weren't open but we still had fun. We got beignets and coffee first and boy did the kids love that!! The last time we were all there the kids hardly touched the beignets but they scarfed them down this time! Then we played in the park for awhile. It was so fun seeing the kids run around. Austin kept up with Colby though and I chased Lindsay around. Its hard to stay together b/c they are at 2 different ages and want to do different stuff plus the park is pretty spread out so you can't just sit on a bench and watch. Lindsay had the time of her life! She has really changed in the last month. Ofcourse its different when Colby is around she is more brave. She ran and played with the best of them! She climbed on the highest stuff too! This girl she's a mess! I loved watching her just have the best time! So finally after they were bored with playing we took a walk through the sculpture garden. Its such a beautiful, peaceful place although it was pretty crowded on a Saturday. The kids did enjoy running through all the paths and bridges though. We finally made a quick exit though when all they wanted to do was "bang" on the art =) We headed home and picked up a kingcake. We enjoyed some downtime that afternoon. That evening we kept our friends the Stewarts. This meant we had 5 kids in the house! Talk about a fun and busy evening! We had a 6 year old, 5 year old, 4 year old, and two 2 year olds. I really can't imagine having 5 kids all the time! Although for having 5 they all got along really well and honestly wasn't that hard. The boys played really well together and were pretty low maintenance. We had hotdogs and fries for dinner. After dinner I put the little girls in the tub together. Then they got in the jammies to play. The boys brought pjs too but rather then bathing all them they just got in their pjs too. I think they all enjoyed being cozy. I let them watch a few shows on tv while they played. They all kept each other busy so that was great!
Sunday Austin was home again. Its always nice to go to church as a family! I had to work in preschool though. I think the kids were glad to go to church and see their friends. The rest of the day was really low key. We just enjoyed being together and going to bed early so we would all be ready for Back to school!
So Thursday was another free day...we had plans to help undecorate the church for Christmas but as fate would have it by the time we got there they were finshing up?! Oh well we still got to visit with some peeps and the kids enjoyed running around the church. We ran a few other errands then met our friends Audrea and her 3 littles at Chickfila. The kids had a blast! I am so thankful for mom friends and other littles. Going to eat chickfila is so much more fun with friends! Colby had a blast playing with Tripp and Cash and Lindsay and Maggie were content to visit at the table with the ladies ;) We came home and just relaxed and vegged out the rest of the day!
Friday my parents came to pick up Colby to let him spend the day with them. I was honestly a little relieved. I really have needed the quiet and time away. He's pretty much been with me every moment since Dec 20th and I could tell we were starting to annoy each other. Plus today was my grocery shopping day so I knew he would much rather be hanging out with my parents then stuck at home with me all day. Its been good too to have Lindsay to herself and also allow her to nap and rest. Friday night we went out with our friends Rick and Tiffany. they are in the process of moving to Houston. We are going to miss them and their girls so much! We had a great dinner at Des Familes. It was nice just to have a liesurely dinner and visit with one another.
Saturday has been a great day so far! We all slept in this morning! Gosh I love these cold mornings but I also really dread waking up Monday when we have our coldest yet! Anyway we slept in then all got up and dressed to go out to City Park. We don't get to go nearly as often as I'd like but I wanted to go to one more "fun" thing before Colby gets back into school. The rides and Storyland weren't open but we still had fun. We got beignets and coffee first and boy did the kids love that!! The last time we were all there the kids hardly touched the beignets but they scarfed them down this time! Then we played in the park for awhile. It was so fun seeing the kids run around. Austin kept up with Colby though and I chased Lindsay around. Its hard to stay together b/c they are at 2 different ages and want to do different stuff plus the park is pretty spread out so you can't just sit on a bench and watch. Lindsay had the time of her life! She has really changed in the last month. Ofcourse its different when Colby is around she is more brave. She ran and played with the best of them! She climbed on the highest stuff too! This girl she's a mess! I loved watching her just have the best time! So finally after they were bored with playing we took a walk through the sculpture garden. Its such a beautiful, peaceful place although it was pretty crowded on a Saturday. The kids did enjoy running through all the paths and bridges though. We finally made a quick exit though when all they wanted to do was "bang" on the art =) We headed home and picked up a kingcake. We enjoyed some downtime that afternoon. That evening we kept our friends the Stewarts. This meant we had 5 kids in the house! Talk about a fun and busy evening! We had a 6 year old, 5 year old, 4 year old, and two 2 year olds. I really can't imagine having 5 kids all the time! Although for having 5 they all got along really well and honestly wasn't that hard. The boys played really well together and were pretty low maintenance. We had hotdogs and fries for dinner. After dinner I put the little girls in the tub together. Then they got in the jammies to play. The boys brought pjs too but rather then bathing all them they just got in their pjs too. I think they all enjoyed being cozy. I let them watch a few shows on tv while they played. They all kept each other busy so that was great!
Sunday Austin was home again. Its always nice to go to church as a family! I had to work in preschool though. I think the kids were glad to go to church and see their friends. The rest of the day was really low key. We just enjoyed being together and going to bed early so we would all be ready for Back to school!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
More Christmas Break
Well we are still enjoying being on break in this house. We have managed to keep ourselves busy since the Mississippi Christmas! On Friday we tried to get back into routines around here just without school. Grocery shopping was what we had on our agenda. I have a lot of friends who don't bring both of their kids to the grocery but I don't understand why...honestly its not that big of a deal. Mine are usually very good and enjoy themselves. I try to involve them in the process...especially Colby. He helps me pick out stuff and is very helpful. Lindsay sometimes fusses and wants out of the cart but right now I just can't watch them both in the store. Colby probably was walking around 2 in the store but with keeping up with him too I am afraid it would be a disaster so she still rides. That day was low key we did play outside some which was nice!
Saturday we were ready to get out the house but it was a really rainy and nasty day. Mrs. Eva was moving out of her house that day to a smaller apartment in an assissted living type place and all Elizabeth's family and my parents were over there helping so we decided to stop by to say hello. Afterwards I took the kids to the library. No storytime but we checked out several books and Colby played on the computer. It was nice just to get out. I picked up Chickfila for lunch as a treat and we came home. It was a pretty lazy rest of the day with the rain. The kids and I just stayed in and watched tv all afternoon!
Sunday was back into our normal church routine. I think we were all glad this week to get back to see our friends! I worked in the preschool...we only had 3 kiddos though...guess a lot of people are still traveling. That afternoon was again relaxing. We did get to spend some time outside though!
Monday Austin was off so we wanted to make it a fun family day! We let Colby choose where he wanted to go. He settled on the Children's Museum. We did go there over Thanksgiving break but the kids love its so much I figured it was fine to venture back. They both had a blast! We stayed for 2 solid hours. Lindsay mostly wanted to follow Colby around. They did do a lot of playing together which was nice! I have to say this age is so much easier then last year when Lindsay had to mostly stay in the stroller. She did finally let me bring her into the toddler room and she had a BLAST in there! She and I stayed for quite awhile. Austin and Colby joined us too for a little bit but then he got bored and moved onto bigger and better things. We all joined up together downstairs to see the new exhibit. They both loved the GIANT water table. So after finishing up we decided to go out to lunch. We tried a new place Reubens. It was very tasty. Its just a sandwhich and soup place. It was nice to just spend time the 4 of us. We came home to rest and hang out. That evening Austin and I went out to see the movie "Saving Mr. Banks". It was SO GOOD....we both really loved the movie. We enjoyed that then went and ate dinner at five guys. I couldn't have asked for a better day really...time out as a family then a date night! So blessed!
Tuesday Austin went back to work so the kids and I were on our own. We had a few errands of must do's that the kids and I did. I hated we couldn't go somewhere "fun" but all of it had to be done plus it was rainy and cold so really no where we could go. They enjoyed Barnes and Noble though...that's always a hit with them! We rested that afternoon but then headed out that evening for a New Years Eve party with friends.
Saturday we were ready to get out the house but it was a really rainy and nasty day. Mrs. Eva was moving out of her house that day to a smaller apartment in an assissted living type place and all Elizabeth's family and my parents were over there helping so we decided to stop by to say hello. Afterwards I took the kids to the library. No storytime but we checked out several books and Colby played on the computer. It was nice just to get out. I picked up Chickfila for lunch as a treat and we came home. It was a pretty lazy rest of the day with the rain. The kids and I just stayed in and watched tv all afternoon!
Sunday was back into our normal church routine. I think we were all glad this week to get back to see our friends! I worked in the preschool...we only had 3 kiddos though...guess a lot of people are still traveling. That afternoon was again relaxing. We did get to spend some time outside though!
Monday Austin was off so we wanted to make it a fun family day! We let Colby choose where he wanted to go. He settled on the Children's Museum. We did go there over Thanksgiving break but the kids love its so much I figured it was fine to venture back. They both had a blast! We stayed for 2 solid hours. Lindsay mostly wanted to follow Colby around. They did do a lot of playing together which was nice! I have to say this age is so much easier then last year when Lindsay had to mostly stay in the stroller. She did finally let me bring her into the toddler room and she had a BLAST in there! She and I stayed for quite awhile. Austin and Colby joined us too for a little bit but then he got bored and moved onto bigger and better things. We all joined up together downstairs to see the new exhibit. They both loved the GIANT water table. So after finishing up we decided to go out to lunch. We tried a new place Reubens. It was very tasty. Its just a sandwhich and soup place. It was nice to just spend time the 4 of us. We came home to rest and hang out. That evening Austin and I went out to see the movie "Saving Mr. Banks". It was SO GOOD....we both really loved the movie. We enjoyed that then went and ate dinner at five guys. I couldn't have asked for a better day really...time out as a family then a date night! So blessed!
Tuesday Austin went back to work so the kids and I were on our own. We had a few errands of must do's that the kids and I did. I hated we couldn't go somewhere "fun" but all of it had to be done plus it was rainy and cold so really no where we could go. They enjoyed Barnes and Noble though...that's always a hit with them! We rested that afternoon but then headed out that evening for a New Years Eve party with friends.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Mississippi Christmas
We had our annual Mississippi Christmas on Thursday. We always go up before or after Christmas to do Christmas with Austin's family. We headed out early that morning. We had a good drive up...kids did really well. Once we got there the kids went straight to playing with their cousins. It was SO much easier this year with Lindsay! She was able to play some with the bigger kids or keep herself occupied. Last year I had to watch her a lot more closely she was also not walking yet so things were harder. Plus she had a HUGE meltdown when we went to unwrap presents. Colby loves playing with Shelbi and Maggie. They mostly played Wii Disney Infinity before lunch. Both kids ate a great lunch. Lindsay ate and ate and ate! Colby sat on the porch with his cousins. I love that he's independent now so all I have to really keep track of is Lindsay. After lunch the kids decided to all go play outside. The weather was gorgeous too! Colby and Lindsay had a blast riding their bikes. It was good to see them enjoying the outdoors. They finally decided they were ready for presents. Colby opened all his presents pretty quickly. Lindsay even got into it. She did start to get tired around this time but no meltdowns she just wanted her paci and blankie. Again it was so nice to not have to deal with a screaming toddler. After presents we ate desserts and just enjoyed some visiting time. The cousins played some more video games. Afterwards we went back outside for a family picture and we let the kids play a little while longer before packing up and heading home. The car ride home was very peaceful. Colby again watched a movie and Lindsay slept the ENTIRE way home!
I have loved all our Christmas celebrations but I have to say I am ready for some downtime now! We have been so blessed though this Christmas season. I am so thankful that we have 2 families that live close enough we can see everyone without too much stress or hastle during the holidays!
I have loved all our Christmas celebrations but I have to say I am ready for some downtime now! We have been so blessed though this Christmas season. I am so thankful that we have 2 families that live close enough we can see everyone without too much stress or hastle during the holidays!
Friday, December 27, 2013
Christmas 2013
So Christmas Eve didn't start as planned but we worked through it and had a great day! Well we all slept in due to the late night the night before. We woke up and were planning to have a lazy morning around the house. We were cooking our annual breakfast of sausage balls and cheese grits when the doorbell rang! It was our maid who we had no idea was coming to clean that day. I was a little flustered at first. It meant now we had to rush around to get ready and leave the house b/c having 4 people at home while she tries to clean is always chaos!! We made it through the getting ready part and the kids and I left the house for a couple of hours. I was sort of grumpy but once we left I got back into the spirit of things. I had a great time just getting out and spending time with them. We hand delivered Christmas cards to our neighbors. Colby loved this! He was so sweet to hop out the van and put them in everyone's mailbox! We also went to the park for about 30 minutes. It was pretty cold but it felt nice! The kids had a blast! I am so glad they now can keep each other entertained. We can stay at parks longer b/c of this! They ran around and laughed and played which was nice to see! We left there and ran a couple more errands. I decided we needed a Starbucks fix so I got a coffee and got them cake pops! They had never had one before but were quite pleased! Once we got home we just tried to stay out of Maria's way. We ate lunch and Lindsay napped and Colby rested while watching a movie. When she left we enjoyed a little quiet before heading out to my parent's for Christmas Eve dinner. The kids were very excited to go over there! I love our tradition of having a family dinner that night. The kids were very well behaved and cooperative! The holidays were the easiest this year in a couple years! Lindsay is WAYY easier and can stay out later. She has been quite a trooper! Plus the kids play together more which is also nice! After dinner we have the tradition of singing some Christmas carols and reading Luke 2 and the Night Before Christmas. Its fun participating in that together as a family. I think the kids enjoyed it too. We ate our happy birthday Jesus cake and visited a while longer before heading home to get ready for Santa. It was fun this year feeding the reindeer and leaving Santa cookies! The kids were both SO into it! Luckily both fell asleep very quickly so Santa and Mrs. Claus were able to get things into gear! Luckily Austin had put the kitchen together earlier in the day so nothing took us very long this year! Colby got a new bike, a play city set, a couple car/plane type toys, spiderman, a couple movies, a book, and a few other small things. Lindsay got a kitchen, some cookies for it, some outfits, jewelry, a horse, and a Cinderella carriage!
Christmas morning Colby was up bright and early. Well he actually came out of his room at 5:30 to go to the potty and we don't think he ever went back to sleep and neither did we! Austin got up at 6:15 to make sure the cats didn't disturb any of the presents well when Colby heard us up he was up by 6:30. We went to wake Lindsay up but I think she was already stirring too! It was nice we got an early start though b/c it gave the kids plenty of time to play with their new toys before we had to dress them and rush out the door! They both loved their new toys! We went to my parents house at 8:30 to have our annual Christmas breakfast and presents with them! I love keeping this tradition. We don't really exchange presents much as adults anymore but we enjoy the kids opening things up and having fun. The breakfast is also a HUGE hit! We always just stay and visit for a few hours before heading back home. Once we got home we let the kids play for a bit before having lunch and putting Lindsay down for a nap. It was nice to all relax for a bit but we couldn't rest long b/c we had lots to do for that afternoon. We chose to stay in this year and cook dinner for ourselves and invite some friends over. It works out really well b/c we don't have to get the kids out and about again and we enjoy the fellowship with friends. This year we invited Samantha and Ryan over. They are actually our neighbors...they couldn't go visit family this year b/c she was on call. It was nice having someone to visit with us. The kids also really loved it! After dinner and visiting Samantha got called into work so we quickly bathed the kids and put them in pjs and went to go look at lights. We wanted to go somewhere more elaborate but we just ran out of time this year. Well glad we didn't b/c Colby fell asleep like 5 min into the trip. Lindsay stayed awake though and seemed to enjoy the lights!
We really had a great christmas. I love that it was mostly stress free! I love that we have scaled back and focused more on helping people. It was so nice to have the time and ability to help out others this season. Hopefully we are teaching our children that is what matters most! We have lots to be thankful for! I am a little sad that the season has already come and go and that next Christmas we will have a 6 and 3 year old! Wow how time flies!
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Christmas Break
So we are really enjoying Christmas break now! Now that Colby is in school full time the holiday breaks mean so much more! I really look forward to them and cherish them! Yesterday afternoon we enjoyed playing outside! It was so nice outside...70s and very breezy! I enjoyed just letting the kids play. We don't normally go out much during the school week b/c we just have to much to do! Anyway I think they really enjoyed the fresh air and it helped tire them out by bedtime!
Saturday was our first full day off school. We woke up a little after 7 and got busy getting ready and eating breakfast. We met a friend and her little girl Esther who is 1 at the mall to play. It was a nice change of pace for the kids. I think they both really had fun. Colby and Lindsay play soo well together now! Its SO nice! They can pretty much entertain themselves! Usually when I bring Lindsay by herself she gets bored pretty easily. We stayed for over an hour which was nice just to get out the house and let them burn off energy. Afterwards we had a couple of errands to run! The kids did really well and I am thankful for that! The rest of the day will be pretty quiet. We will probably hang out and watch movies b/c the weather looks like it will get nasty.
Today has been another great day! Today we ventured over to our old church. We like to go visit there around the holidays and my parent's birthdays. We decided this year it would be fun to go this particular Sunday b/c they were having a Happy Birthday Jesus party for the chidren. With my mom being over the nursery she was a big part of this. Colby was very excited to go back. He spent the first 4 years of his life at this church so it still means a lot to him. Lindsay doesn't remember as much. He did great going to his class. His 2 teachers he still knows very well so he was very comfortable. Lindsay was now in the 2 year old class which she has never been in. I tried to just let her go in and leave her but she flipped out and was crying, screaming, and kicking the door. Again my child humbles me b/c the very things I said I wouldn't do I am now doing. Well first I went in and sat just to see if she would warm up. She stuck close to me. Finally the teacher said she would get bubbles out if I left so I took that as my cue to leave. Well she screamed and cried...I tried to let her work through it. I waited over 5 minutes but I felt bad. Now I would never let her get by with this if this were our regular church b/c she goes to our church and school just fine. But this was all new to her so I understood it could be frightening for her. I finally gave in and went to get her. I am not sure if the teacher was upset but I really couldn't let her scream and kick and cry like that. Plus I didn't want it to disrupt the rest of the class. My mom took her back to the 1 year old room so she started having a blast. She even let us leave her with Jessica who worked with her when she was much younger. I was glad she was able to have fun. They did a Happy Birthday Jesus party for the last 30 min. She and Colby were both in there so it was fun to see them and hang out with them. They both enjoyed the cupcakes and little party. It was sweet! Afterwards she was having a really good time playing so I was able to slip out and go pick Colby up and head into big church. My mom did stay back there to keep an eye on her which I was thankful. I know she probably would have been fine but I just didn't want her getting scared in a place she isn't that familiar with. This was Colby's first official time to sit in big church. We have brought him in on occasion for like special music and services and a time or two when he was sick but he hasn't sat through a Sunday morning service in a long time! Anyway he did great! I was so proud of him! He stayed busy looking at the hymnal and coloring in a coloring book. Finally around the time of the invitation he whispered he was ready to go but other then that he never complained! Needless to say I was a proud momma! We did our normal McAlister's after that. It was a very fun morning and I am so glad we got to go visit our old friends and go to church there but it sure was tiring! I have no idea how we used to do that every week!
So far today has been a very fun yet busy day! We woke up early to head out to breakfast with my family. This has become a tradition for us to have breakfast at a local restaurant before Christmas. We have so many things to celebrate in December now its just become easier to just do a breakfast with everyone the week of Christmas. I think it was fun for the kids to see everyone. I enjoyed it and the kids ARE def getting easier to take out but it still felt like a whirlwind. Again why we don't eat out much b/c I hardly feel like I taste my food at all. But it was nice to see everyone and spend some time together. Just one of the many celebrations in the next few days! Afterwards we went to pick up Colby's friends Tripp and Cash. They are 6 and 4. They go to our church. Lindsay gets to hang out with them a lot b/c we have playdates with their sister Maggie a lot but Colby is usually in school. Maggie just had tonsil surgery and is trying to recoup so we thought it would be fun for the boys to come over here and give mom and dad and sister some much needed rest time. The kids had a blast! it was a great activity for them too! We played outside for quite some time! It was wonderful for our riding toys to get so much use! The kids also played inside and enjoyed themselves. They stayed until after lunch then Austin brought them home. That afternoon we relaxed. We had our new Lifegroup Christmas party that night. The kids had a blast but it was a late evening for us. They party didn't start until 7 and we didn't leave until almost 9 so the kids were 9:45 going to bed. It was fun though and thankfully Christmas break so bedtimes have been a little lax anyway! We really love our new lifegroup already. There were a ton of kids there and that wasn't even all the families. Colby and Lindsay had a great time. 4 of the kids also go to Calvary school so Colby will have some buddies! So far we are def enjoying school being out and this Christmas season!!
Saturday was our first full day off school. We woke up a little after 7 and got busy getting ready and eating breakfast. We met a friend and her little girl Esther who is 1 at the mall to play. It was a nice change of pace for the kids. I think they both really had fun. Colby and Lindsay play soo well together now! Its SO nice! They can pretty much entertain themselves! Usually when I bring Lindsay by herself she gets bored pretty easily. We stayed for over an hour which was nice just to get out the house and let them burn off energy. Afterwards we had a couple of errands to run! The kids did really well and I am thankful for that! The rest of the day will be pretty quiet. We will probably hang out and watch movies b/c the weather looks like it will get nasty.
Today has been another great day! Today we ventured over to our old church. We like to go visit there around the holidays and my parent's birthdays. We decided this year it would be fun to go this particular Sunday b/c they were having a Happy Birthday Jesus party for the chidren. With my mom being over the nursery she was a big part of this. Colby was very excited to go back. He spent the first 4 years of his life at this church so it still means a lot to him. Lindsay doesn't remember as much. He did great going to his class. His 2 teachers he still knows very well so he was very comfortable. Lindsay was now in the 2 year old class which she has never been in. I tried to just let her go in and leave her but she flipped out and was crying, screaming, and kicking the door. Again my child humbles me b/c the very things I said I wouldn't do I am now doing. Well first I went in and sat just to see if she would warm up. She stuck close to me. Finally the teacher said she would get bubbles out if I left so I took that as my cue to leave. Well she screamed and cried...I tried to let her work through it. I waited over 5 minutes but I felt bad. Now I would never let her get by with this if this were our regular church b/c she goes to our church and school just fine. But this was all new to her so I understood it could be frightening for her. I finally gave in and went to get her. I am not sure if the teacher was upset but I really couldn't let her scream and kick and cry like that. Plus I didn't want it to disrupt the rest of the class. My mom took her back to the 1 year old room so she started having a blast. She even let us leave her with Jessica who worked with her when she was much younger. I was glad she was able to have fun. They did a Happy Birthday Jesus party for the last 30 min. She and Colby were both in there so it was fun to see them and hang out with them. They both enjoyed the cupcakes and little party. It was sweet! Afterwards she was having a really good time playing so I was able to slip out and go pick Colby up and head into big church. My mom did stay back there to keep an eye on her which I was thankful. I know she probably would have been fine but I just didn't want her getting scared in a place she isn't that familiar with. This was Colby's first official time to sit in big church. We have brought him in on occasion for like special music and services and a time or two when he was sick but he hasn't sat through a Sunday morning service in a long time! Anyway he did great! I was so proud of him! He stayed busy looking at the hymnal and coloring in a coloring book. Finally around the time of the invitation he whispered he was ready to go but other then that he never complained! Needless to say I was a proud momma! We did our normal McAlister's after that. It was a very fun morning and I am so glad we got to go visit our old friends and go to church there but it sure was tiring! I have no idea how we used to do that every week!
So far today has been a very fun yet busy day! We woke up early to head out to breakfast with my family. This has become a tradition for us to have breakfast at a local restaurant before Christmas. We have so many things to celebrate in December now its just become easier to just do a breakfast with everyone the week of Christmas. I think it was fun for the kids to see everyone. I enjoyed it and the kids ARE def getting easier to take out but it still felt like a whirlwind. Again why we don't eat out much b/c I hardly feel like I taste my food at all. But it was nice to see everyone and spend some time together. Just one of the many celebrations in the next few days! Afterwards we went to pick up Colby's friends Tripp and Cash. They are 6 and 4. They go to our church. Lindsay gets to hang out with them a lot b/c we have playdates with their sister Maggie a lot but Colby is usually in school. Maggie just had tonsil surgery and is trying to recoup so we thought it would be fun for the boys to come over here and give mom and dad and sister some much needed rest time. The kids had a blast! it was a great activity for them too! We played outside for quite some time! It was wonderful for our riding toys to get so much use! The kids also played inside and enjoyed themselves. They stayed until after lunch then Austin brought them home. That afternoon we relaxed. We had our new Lifegroup Christmas party that night. The kids had a blast but it was a late evening for us. They party didn't start until 7 and we didn't leave until almost 9 so the kids were 9:45 going to bed. It was fun though and thankfully Christmas break so bedtimes have been a little lax anyway! We really love our new lifegroup already. There were a ton of kids there and that wasn't even all the families. Colby and Lindsay had a great time. 4 of the kids also go to Calvary school so Colby will have some buddies! So far we are def enjoying school being out and this Christmas season!!
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