A day at the zoo

Monday the kids got to go to the zoo in Greenville. Some friends of ours were brave enough to take them! Before the zoo they took them to IHOP for breakfast and I was told they were angels there! One woman even commented on how well behaved they were...I still don't think she was really talking about my children but that is what I was told!

When they arrived at the zoo Gavin got freaked out in the gift shop on the way in but once they got past all that scary stuff he was okay! When they went in the petting zoo section Gavin had to be carried because he is easily spooked but Abby was brave and went on her own!

Tuesday was Patrick and I's 8th wedding anniversary! To celebrate I went to an Uppercase living party with a friend and Pat got to watch the kids! We actually celebrated a couple weeks ago when we went to see Trace Adkins:) The Uppercase living party was a lot of fun but now I have to try to make some decisions on what I want to purchase! I cannot afford to purchase everything I would like to! So tonight I will go home and do some measuring and imagining and hopefully have my order ready!

Little Escape Artist!

We have a little escape artist on our hands! Abby will not keep her diaper on unless we put on a onesie or a one piece outfit! I am sure it will not be long before she figures out how to unsnap her clothes so she can get that diaper off! Usually we catch her taking it off but on Sunday she got her diaper off before we could catch her and of course she had pooped! So we had a mess on the kitchen floor where she dropped her diaper and then she squatted on the living room carpet so we had a huge mess to clean up! And when I was trying to put her diaper back on and dress her in a one piece outfit she kept pulling the tabs off her diaper so it was a long process to get her dressed again!

So far Gavin only tries to take off his diaper if he sees Abby doing it but when you tell him no he usually stops! I am sure this will not last too long!

I also learned over the weekend that markers that say washable are not as washable as one would think! Abby found a green "washable" marker and decided that the walls, table, refrigerator and herself needed to be colored! It came off the fridge and Abby really well but took lots of elbow grease to get it off the wall and table. There is still some on the wall that is visible but I will just wait until they outgrow coloring on the walls and paint!

One night last week the movie "Ice Age" was on television and Gavin really seemed to get into it so we bought the movie and now Gavin keeps asking for the movie to be on. He watches for a while and then goes off to do something else and then comes back and wants the movie on again. I think we have seen Ice Age about 15 times over the weekend! I tried putting a different movie on and he did not want anything to do with it...he just kept telling me "movie on, movie on" so we put Ice Age back in and he was a happy boy! I might try sneaking in the 2nd Ice Age movie just to watch something different!!

Talking up a storm

I am just amazed! Less than a week ago the kids were saying a word here and there...now they are constantly talking and repeating everything they hear! Now we really have to watch what we say!

Monday night Gavin was playing with the radio and must have turned up the volume before he turned it on! When he hit the power button it was really loud and I said something about the music being loud. For the next 10 minutes Gavin was walking around the house saying "loud, loud" but it is so cute when he says it...he puts his tongue way out to say the L! It just cracks me up!

Last night I met a fellow member of the Mother of Multiples club to do some shopping for the summer picnic and while I was at Wal-Mart I puchased some tiny barrettes for Abby. This morning we tried to put some pretties in her hair but she just doesn't have enough but she still wanted me to try. and then she had to bring the whole strip of barrettes to daycare to show them off! when we were at daycare Gavin decided he wanted a pretty in his hair so I put one in for him! Daddy would not be happy!!!

Repeat after me!

Once again I am WAY behind on blogging! I will run down the more exciting events from last week and weekend!

Beginning of the week was fairly uneventful! On Thursday I picked up a patio set for the kids. it is a small table with a little umbrella and 2 chairs. It is so cute and the kids love it! When I got home from picking up the patio set the kids came running up to me and I saw that Gavin had a little pony tail on the top of his head. He must have wanted "pretties" in his hair when the teachers at day care were putting them in the little girls hair. Abby wants nothing to do with pretties in her hair...might be because she still doesn't really have enough to do anything with! hopefully soon but then she probably won't let me touch her hair!

Friday night I went to see Rodney Atkins at the Brown County Fair. It was an awesome show and we had excellent seats! I had a great time! Saturday morning we took the kids to the Little Gym because we didn't make it Tuesday night. They did really good until about 10 minutes before the end of class and then they lost interest and were just running around like the wild children they are! :) Saturday night we got a babysitter and Pat and I went to Fox Cities Stadium to see Trace Adkins. That was also a great show and it was nice to have a date with the hubby! It isn't very often we get to enjoy each other's company anymore!

Sunday we went to the in-laws for dinner. The kids were good most of the day but shortly before dinner (or supper depending on where you are from) Abby wanted a toy Gavin had and Pat told her no. She started throwing a fit and wanted her Nuk and blankie. I gave her the Nuk and told her that we left her blankie at home...wow, wrong thing to say! After that she was in a full blown tantrum. We tried giving her a small towel and a knit blanket but that didn't work so Pat made an emergency run to Target and saved the day! Now we know...never, ever leave home with out the blankie!!!

I am way behind on blogging!

I will try to give a quick recap of the past week and weekend! The week was just a normal week, the kids went to daycare, Pat and I went to work and we played and cleaned in the evenings! The weekend was fairly uneventful. Saturday the in-laws came over and some of Pat's relatives stopped in for a short visit. His cousin, his wife and her son and their new puppy came over for a while. Pat's cousin and his wife just recently moved to Wisconsin from Hawaii! I bet they will LOVE winter! Their puppy was adorable and even though it was almost small enough to fit in the palm of your hand my kids were afraid of it. they have a huge fear of dogs which I think is from the neighbor's dog barking in their faces this past winter but I am not sure!

After our company left we got ready to go to our babysitter's graduation party. The kids had a great time and are quite spoiled. She had juice boxes and cheese it crackers there just for the kids!

Sunday we took the kids to High Cliff for a little while. We went for a walk and then took them down by the water. They really have no fear of water, they both just started walking in! And then of course had to squat down so they got their butts all wet! but they had fun!

Last night Pat and I went to the Packer pre-season game. It was very strange watching a Packer football game with no Brett Favre. It didn't seem real! I thought Rodgers looked okay but I am still not on the Rodgers band wagon!

Slammin' the salmon 2008

This past weekend was our annual fishing trip in Algoma...only this year neither Pat nor I fished. We just went to visit with family we don't see very often. The trip is a bunch of my aunts, uncles & cousins on my mom's side. The group that did fish had enough people for 2 boats and between the 2 boats they only got 9 fish. In the past we have gotten more than that on just one boat so it was a pretty slow evening!

Pat, the kids and I arrived on Thursday evening. We stayed at a house along with my mom, my aunt Anita, my cousin Tracia, her husband Adam and son Mason. The kids had a great time together...they really enjoyed playing the piano! The kids did pretty good sleeping Thursday night but were up at 4:45 AM! Friday we hung out at the house and played outside. In the evening everyone came to the house to grill out and play games. Gavin went bed great and Abby not so great. She usually has to cry herself to sleep and since we were all in one bedroom I couldn't put her in her pack n play to cry herself to sleep since Gavin was in there...so I rocked her and walked with her and sang to her in the living room but she was fighting it! I finally got her to bed around 10 and went out to visit with my family for about 10 minutes and then went to bed myself!

Saturday most of the group went to Green Bay to watch the Packers practice but Pat and I thought it would be kind of stupid to drive to Green Bay, back to Algoma and then back to Appleton the next day so we stayed back in Algoma with my mom, my aunt Marlene and my cousin's two daughters. We all went to the beach. The kids had a great time! They loved the sand and Gavin liked throwing rocks into the water. He also decided to taste the seaweed and some sand!

My aunt Anita and cousins Tracia, her husband and son left Saturday so that night we had an extra bedroom so we could separate the kids. Everyone slept much better! so I guess from now on we need 2 bedrooms just for our family!