Bubble Mania

We were doing so many random things over Memorial Day weekend that I forgot to write about the bubble machine we bought for the kids! They LOVE it! Now they walk around the house saying "bubbles, bubbles" all day! It was a great investment, we have already gotten our money out of it in just 3 days! As you can see in the pictures from the weekend they love watching and chasing bubbles. (and as you can see in one of the pictures we were all dressed and ready for our pictures before they got cancelled.)

Last night I let the kids try pickles for the first time! :) It was hilarious. They would put a piece in their mouths and then spit them out and make a really strange face, but they kept wanting another piece. Sometimes they are quite entertaining!

Memorial Day Weekend

On Saturday I took the kids to the NEW Zoo. The plan was to meet a friend and her kids there but it didn't work out so it ended up being just me and the kids! Overall they did really well. We took a break to share some popcorn and water and Abby is not a big fan of sharing! Everytime Gavin tried to get some popcorn she would scream. Gavin on the other hand is very good at sharing with his sister...but I am not sure if he likes sharing or just doesn't like hearing her scream!

On Sunday we were supposed to have pictures taken at a park in Neenah but the weather didn't cooperate so we have to reschedule. I was not too upset about this because Gavin's mark on his face from when he fell at daycare was not cleared up yet so hopefully he will have a nice mark free face for the rescheduled date! In the afternoon the kids went to visit Grandma & Grandpa Kennedy while we went to Celebrate De Pere for a few hours. The weather was great while we were there...it didn't start to rain until after we left. It was nice to have a few hours with no kids to just sit and relax and listen to some bands.

Monday was a very long day! Gavin was up a lot Sunday night coughing and did not take a very good nap on Monday so he was really over tired and crabby all day. Abby was also a bit cranky so there were lots of tantrums and crying at our house on Monday.

Boys will be boys!

Why is it that when you have pictures coming up at least one child will mark up his/her face! I was out of town for a meeting yesterday and when I got out of my meeting I had a voicemail from Patrick just letting me know that Gavin fell at day care and cut/scrapped up his lip. He told me Gavin was fine but wanted to let me know before I saw him! We have pictures scheduled for this Sunday and I am pretty sure the mark/bruise on his face will not be cleared up yet! Guess Gavin will get to wear some of mommy's make-up;) (Dad will love that!!)

Not much new with Abby...she still likes to tell mom, dad, her brother and the two cats "no, no" while pointing and shaking her finger at us! We have Grandma Julie to thank for that!

Weekend update

I finally attempted to give Gavin is first hair trim (I don't think you could call it a cut) I just needed to shorten the long wispy hair around his ears. He was not very cooperative so I have some touch ups that need to be done but it looks better than it did! Definitely have to get it fixed by picture day on Sunday! I will try to post a before and after picture in the near future!

Abby has pink eye and needs 1 drop in each eye 4 times daily. Now 1 drop doesn't sound too bad but anyone with a toddler knows how difficult it is to pry open a toddlers eye while holding the head still and getting that one drop to fall into the eye! Now she sees us grab the eye drop bottle and takes off running...only 7 very long days of drops left!

One exciting thing that happened this weeekend...we have battery-powered 4-wheelers for the kids and Gavin finally figured out how to put his feet up and push the power button all at the same time. He was just cruising through the yard yesterday. Abby has not quite put it all together yet but she is getting there. I personally think she just prefers mom to do the work for her and run beside her while pushing in the button and steering! This is very hard on the back!

Here We Go...

I am new to this whole blogging thing but it looked like a great way to keep family and friends updated on what the kids (and Pat and I) are doing!

This week has been an eventful one! Tuesday night after bath Abby was throwing a tantrum because she didn't want me to dry her off with a towel, it is much more fun to run around naked, dripping wet! She was standing up bouncing up and down and as I reached down to try to dry her off she bounced up and her head hit me in the chin which caused me to chip my top two front teeth! So Wednesday was off to the dentist for mom so her two front teeth could be repaired!

Wednesday was also shots day for the kids. I absolutely hate those days. I feel so helpless as my kids are screaming and there really is nothing I can do for them except comfort them when it is over!

Hopefully the rest of the week is much less eventful!