Family Friday

Dearest Blessings~

Today was Family Friday!  Daddy took off so we got to the spend the whole day together!  What fun!  :-)

Grace, you slept in your bassinet until 7am this morning!  Wow!  Daddy changed you and then I nursed you.  Joshua, you slept in your toddler bed but daddy had to sleep next to you all night.

Our oatmeal breakfast was not as successful this morning as in the past, little lady.  You fought it and it went everywhere.  Joshua, you ate some cheerios though!  :-)  While you two were playing with daddy, I steam sterilized the pump pieces and straightened a little of the kitchen.  Then, we all got ready for the day.

We went to a consignment sale late in the morning.  The 'Kids EveryWear Exchange' was going on this weekend and we wanted to look into a few things.  I want to get a toddler bed for Joshua and convert his back into a crib for Grace to use.  Also, we're looking into getting a little kid size table and chair set for you all to use.  There were a few other things on the list, but we ended up not getting anything.  Lots of things were picked over when we got there, but it was nice to stretch our legs and get out of the house.

We ate lunch at the Q-Shack, a BBQ place near one of the malls.  We've all been there before (daddy and I love BBQ).  ;-) Joshua, you ate some mac and cheese, fries, and hush puppies.  Grace, you slept the entire time.  After we left, we made a quick stop at Lowes to look at lawn movers.  We've been borrowing Grandpa Mike's and it hasn't been working very well recently.  :-P  Daddy wanted to research different brands more, so we went home.  Plus, I needed to feed Grace and Joshua was getting grumpy.

Joshua took a little nap on the drive home.  Once home I nursed Grace and then Aunt Katie and Betsy came over to visit.  Grace, this was your first time meeting Aunt Katie's mommy!  She brought both of you two a toy.  Grace, your toy is a 'Indestructible book - chew proof - rip proof - nontoxic - machine washable' .... I've never seen something like it!  You love chewing on it but we have to continually tell Joshua not to take it from you.  He's still learning how to 'share' toys.  Joshua, you got some stacking toys .... they're rectangles and diamonds .... and they're soft so you can't hurt other people with them (since you still throw things!).

After everyone was fed, changed, and content, we headed back out.  We went to Home Depot and daddy ended up getting a lawn mower there.  Then, we made a quick trip to Target and got some groceries.  We ran into Uncle Brennan there picking up food for his cats!  Joshua, they didn't have any cookies out, so you didn't get one.  Maybe next time.  :-)

Everyone was cranky in car driving home.  In fact, Joshua had a public tantrum in every store we went into today .... you were very crabby.  Is it your age or did you just not want to be out today?

Joshua had a great dinner!  He had some hotdog, cereal, chicken, and brownie pieces.  Yippie! Afterward, we watched part of an 'X-Men' movie in the playroom.  It was cooler today (in the 60's), so everyone wore warmer pajamas to bed since it was only going to get cooler overnight. 

Grace, you woke up at 11:40pm from your bassinet .... one hour after I had put you down.  Daddy changed you and then I nursed you back to sleep.  I continued to hold you through the night. 

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both!

~Mommy