Three Babysitters

Dearest Angels~

You two both slept in your own beds all night!  Woo hoo!  Way to go you two!

You all had a slew of visitors come by today.  Penny had to go to a funeral this morning so Aunt Katie and Uncle Brennan came over to watch you two while she was gone.   The four of you all had fun playing together, but you two apparently put up a fight with nap time.  You two were finally going down when Penny was returning. 

Today was a hot day.  At one point, you two were able to play in the water table with your bathing suits on.  I'm sure that cooled you all off.  

I was home early .... around 6:15pm.  We played this evening and then you two had baths. 

Tomorrow's another work day for me, so you two will have daddy day.  I'll come home as soon as I can little ones!

Sleep tight you two!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Rain To Sun

Dearest Gifts~

What a rainy morning!  It poured on my way to work this morning.  :-P  We had some extra playtime this morning since I didn't have to be at work until 9am.  Since the new operatory chairs were installed yesterday, we had a meeting this morning as the assistants restocked the rooms. 

It ended up turning into a sunny day this afternoon.  So, you two got to have some outdoor play with Penny.  You two also had some art time.  Penny got you two some new finger paints with stamps and I came home to some beautiful artwork from you all.  :-)

I was home a little late .... it was around 6:40pm.  You two were both eating some applesauce.  I had some of the pot roast.  I started the crock pot before leaving for work this morning and it was good!  :-)

Daddy played the guitar for you all this evening and then you all had some art time with crayons before bed. 

Joshua, you messed with your diaper and peed all over yourself and the bed this evening.  Ugh.  Our best investment has been the vinyl mattress protector on your bed!  

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Deer

Dearest Joshua David and Grace Elizabeth~

Grace, you cried last night and ended up going to bed in our bed to sleep.  Little man, you ended up waking up at 3:30am coughing and coughing.  Daddy put you back to bed. 

Guess what we saw this morning during snack time .... a deer that was so close to the house it could touch our back deck!  It was so pretty!  Speaking of snack time, little lady, you did not eat your applesauce, but Joshua, you gobbled it all up!  :-)

Joshua, you had speech therapy this morning with Kim.  You imitated everything she was saying .... not perfect words, but you were doing sounds and inflections.  

We were home by lunch.  Grace, you ate your yogurt since you didn't eat the applesauce earlier.  You two helped me make my lunches for this week.  I have to cover the clinic on friday this week so I have a longer work week.  Daddy is watching you two on friday, so he has a shorter work week!  :-P  We're getting new chairs installed in our operatories at work (because of a grant), so the clinic is closed today.  Instead, the patients have been moved to friday and Dr. Rickert can't cover.  So, daddy took off so I could save the day.  ;-)

We only had a little bit of playtime before we headed out again to Rex Hospital to see Krista for Joshua's feeding therapy appointment.  You did well today man!  You ate half a hotdog, 4oz purée, and half a container (2oz) of yogurt.  Krista was impressed by your word imitation.  :-)

We were home by 3:30pm and did some laundry.  You two helped me prepare the crock pot for a pot roast tomorrow.  I'll start it before I leave for work in the morning. 

We had some leftovers for dinner.  Joshua, you surprised me and ate some of my corn on the cob!  I cut pieces off and you ate it right up!  Then, we played this evening!  

Tomorrow I'll come home as fast as I can!

Sleep tight you two!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Memorial Day

Dearest Miracles~

Happy Memorial Day!  Today we honor and remember all who fought and died for our country and our freedom.  You two have a lot of military personnel on my side of the family .... and they represent all the branches of the armed forces. 

This morning you two helped us clean the house.  We also had to prepare some of the food for our lunch cookout.  Then, we had some playtime upstairs.  We read and had some music time before people started to come over for a visit.

At lunch, everyone came to our house for the cookout.  We saw Gigi, Grandpa Jim, Uncle James, Aunt Katie, Uncle Brennan, Mimi, and Grandpa Mike.  There was lots of good food too!  We had corn on the cob, hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, cole slaw, beans, squash, tuna salad, chili, cookies, and brownies.  I doubted if I'd even eat dinner.  ;-)

Grandpa Mike was back from his work trip to Asia and brought you all back some teddy bears.  Then, we walked up to the park with Grandpa Jim and Uncle James.  You two had fun on the swings, but we didn't stay long since it was such a hot day.  

Once we got back home, people were leaving, so we went upstairs and had a family nap time!  ;-)  That was much appreciated.  We played on the porch this evening as it got cooler and then you two both had a bath. 

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Relaxing Day

Dearest Blessings~

Guess what .... daddy made pancakes for us for breakfast!  Grace, you ate one and a quarter!  Joshua, you only had a bite.  :-P

Once everyone was fed, we headed to church.  Gigi was playing in the praise team, so we got to see her.  You two walked around some during the sermon though because you were getting restless. 

While we were out, we went to Shane's Rib Shack for lunch.  You two both ate well.  Then, we went to Target for some quick groceries.  You two ate a lot of cookies while there!  We're having a cookout at our house tomorrow at lunch, so we needed to pick up some things for that and some other groceries for the week.

Joshua, you went down for nap once we got home but Grace did not since napped in the car.  She ended up playing around as daddy and I did some chores around the house. 

We all had leftovers for dinner and then cleaned the downstairs to get ready for company tomorrow.  You two helped us vacuum, sweep, and wipe the counters.  :-)  We played downstairs after while daddy worked on some clogged drains upstairs.  It started to rain after dinner, so we watched it come down through the windows.

 

Overall it was a pretty relaxing day!  Hope tomorrow is as well!

 

Sleep tight little ones!

 

I love you both so much!  :-)

 

~Mommy

Hillsborough Visit

Dearest Angels~

For some reason this morning I woke at 6am and couldn't go back to sleep.  :-P  I ended up doing some work on the computer and read until the three of you all were awake .... around 7:30am.  

Once everyone was ready for the day, Gigi came over and she and I drove you two to Hillsborough.  Daddy stayed here to do some yard work and things around the house (plus there was no more room in the car).  :-P  Your Great Grandfather from Tennessee was in town with Rosemary so we all went to (Great) Uncle David's to see him.  Tomorrow, Rosemary and Great Grandpa are flying out to Europe for two weeks.  We also saw Kevin, (Great) Uncle Lawrence, and Cousin Mia.  

Gigi played the piano for people.  You two played and behaved yourselves.  :-)  We went on a little walk outside and saw (Great) Uncle David's neighbor's horses.  Also, the pond near him has geese.  We saw a mommy and 6 fluffy babies! 

We left around 2pm when you two were getting fussy for a nap.  We got home around 3pm and you two napped in the car.  I felt like napping too since I was awake early!  ;-)

We ended up having an early dinner with daddy and then we all played outside.  We saw a bunny in the backyard!  Then, we walked to the park and you two had fun on the swings and jungle gym.

Sleep tight you two!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy

Out For Dinner

Dearest Blessings~

This morning you two helped me around the house.  We paid some bills .... boring.  :-P  Then, we organized a little upstairs and ran some laundry.  Joshua's diaper leaked everywhere through the night, so we had to run the sheets and pillow cases.  :-P

We read some books together this morning and then had snack time.  Joshua, you're getting a little better with your words.  I have you say some words after me as I read them to you and Grace.

After some snacks, we ran our errands.  I picked up Joshua's new prescription from the drug store and then we ran to Target for a few quick things.  We had run out of applesauce and milk.

We were home by lunch .... both of you two ate your puréed foods!  Woo hoo!  I ate a baked potato once you two were settled and playing.  However, while I was eating, Joshua ended up biting Grace on the back and boy did she scream!  I gave little man a pop on the bottom .... I'm getting a little tired of this biting phase you all are into! 

We had more story time after lunch.  I had Joshua repeat works after me for the story 'Hop on Pop' by Dr. Seuss .... he almost read the entire book!  :-)

Grace, you really fought nap time but you two were eventually sleeping by 1:30pm.  I felt a little sick this afternoon, so I laid down with you two as well. 

Daddy was home early at 4:20pm to start the holiday weekend!  Since we had some extra family time together, we went out for dinner for fun!  We went down the road to the 'Village Grill' .... you two had been there before but it's been a long time.  You all split some chicken tenders, fries, and a cookie!  ;-)  Once home, you two had a bath and then we all headed to bed.  

Sleep tight you two!

I love you both so much!

~Mommy