Happy St. Patty's Day!

This is a busy week! Tonight the kids and I joined the Gardiner Clan at the Plymouth Meeting Mall for an informal supper. It was fun to visit for a little while in a place where the kids could run around! We had a nice time!

We tried out the carousel too! That was a blast and the kids even got a horse stamped hand after the ride... that was a hit!

We also saw the Easter Bunny from a distance... kind of... Morgan started crying hysterically at the thought of coming within ten feet of the Bunny, however RJ ran towards the bunny and clung to it's leg... How to split yourself into two? I ended up prying hysterical Morgan off my leg and rescuing the Bunny from RJ's death grip. Poor Morgan... she still doesn't like characters without human faces! Give it time and I think she'll begin to like them, I hope!!

Note to self: Morgan is also scared of escalators!

OH... and a big THANK YOU to Aunt Jo for taking Morgan to the potty to go poop in the mall. Public Restrooms and dirty toilet seats = my fear! Morgan... next time hold it please!

Outside!

Outside weather is coming... even with heavy jackets on the kiddos really wanted to play outside with the dogs... after a long day of work I decided some cold fresh air would do us all well!

Cabinet Play

What is so exciting about a kitchen cabinet? Somehow it is the best toy!! Both RJ and Morgan love to climb in the cabinet and 'hide' in their 'house' as Morgan calls it! Too cute! However it means Momma is forever cleaning up the floor! Because first they usually empty the cabinet so they have enough room to climb in... It is really a harmless game, so I just let them play it! They are learning how to clean up when the game is over too... but the clean up song only goes just so far...

Pizza

The new, cool way to eat pizza!

Woodhecker!

Today when we got to the sitter's house Morgan heard a woodpecker and said, "Momma, what is that noise?" I answered her with a woodpecker and explained to her that the woodpecker had a long nose and liked to bang it's nose again trees to try and find bugs to eat. She was ok with that explanation. When I picked Morgan and RJ up from the sitter, the sitter told me Morgan said she heard a woodhecker outside and then explained what the 'woodhecker' was doing. Cute saying!!

Day 3.... we made it...

AGAIN.

Can you believe it? RJ has yet another ear infection and cold... Poor little guy! He came down with a fever last night of 101.9 and I was hoping it was just a passing thing... Today he woke up with a 102.9 fever. Urgh... and he was very whiney! What to do, what to do... I left school about an hour early and took him to the doctor. He fevered in with a 104.5 fever *yikes* and had yet another ear infection. Oh my Bubba, oh my. We skipped swimming today because RJ wasn't up to it. He loves the pool, but I can't take him if he is going to be grouchy the whole time!! I sure hope tomorrow is a less painful day for my little guy!!

Day 2 done with Daddy away. (He left yesterday morning to go to a Fingerprinting school in Raleigh North Carolina. It sounds like a really neat school!!)

Early Morning Friend

As I was up washing dishes early this morning I saw my friend came back for a visit! Wonder if he (she?) likes the snow. How can you tell if a fox is a male or female from looking from a far? Hmm...

Today I had a graduate class starting at 8:30. It was nice to come home! RJ and Morgan were both down for naps, but it was still nice to come home and sit on a comfortable chair!! I think that was the worst part of class today! Sitting on the hard small desk attached to chairs. The information presented is interesting, so we'll see how the rest of the class goes! Working on finishing 3 more credits!!

Enjoyed the rest of the night with the family!

No time

No time to write, but enjoy some pictures!

Out and About!

Today was a long day!! But a fun day!! After we all woke up we headed to Aunt Jo and Uncle Sean's house to see the family! We haven't seen them since New Year's Eve! We missed them! The girls had a blast playing together and I enjoyed chatting with Jo and Sean. Morgan and Claire made cookies Aunt Jo style and then Morgan ate 1/2 a cookie to Claire's 4.5 cookies... Morgan is the delicate eater for everything! Morgan especially liked the fact that Claire had princess dresses... above is a 'sad' smile as I had just made her change back into her clothes before this picture was taken... not a happy camper!

We left their house and went to a place called Monkey Joe's. It is a moon bounce palace. Jocelyn had her birthday party there. It was a zoo!! Literally!! I thought it would just be our party, but it was actually five or six parties plus any body would walk in! It was very crowded and very germy... guarantee we will all be sick with something in a few days! I think RJ had more fun than Morgan. Morgan had a good time but she stayed on the smaller moon bounces... RJ wanted to go for the big kid bounces, and was bounced on a few times, laughing the whole time! When it was pizza/cake time we went into a party room and Monkey Joe made an appearance for the birthday girl. Let me back up, before he entered the room RJ was squirming so much I gave up and let him down... straight to the triple chocolate cake he went , sorry birthday girl!! I felt so bad... her birthday cake had a RJ hand print in it. Then Monkey Joe came in and all I heard was Morgan wailing over the group of kids cheering... poor Morgan, she was scared to death of this mascot! RJ on the other hand followed him out of the room and grabbed his leg. When Monkey Joe looked down at him RJ started waving at him. Two opposite personalities!!! By the end of the two hour party I was exhausted! Chasing after RJ, trying to keep an eye on Morgan and keeping my cool in the 85 degree room... I will not go there again until RJ is at least 4 unless I have a second pair of hands! My goodness, I needed a nap!!!

SNOW DAY... again!

Another day off of school... it is nice now (although I am getting more and more swamped with work at school), but I'm thinking about June... we will have to go longer... that will be a bummer!!

RJ's comment about more snow... OH NO!

Morgan decided to help shovel! Double fisted!

Relaxing Together

Not too much to report today. Long day with school then class. On a bright note we got out of class before 7 instead of 9pm! Yea! I got to join MeMom, Pop Pop, and the kids at Red Robin for supper! Boy do I love their freckled lemonades! MMMM! The kids were very well behaved at supper, thank goodness!

Gotta love big slobbery kisses!

How could you resist that face?

More snow to come...

More snow is on it's way! Possibly another snow day tomorrow...

Our snow mounds are beginning to melt,

Bring it on Mother Nature!

New Toy

My new toy... just played with it for a few minutes... Not too good of quality, but it works for $30.oo!

Snaggle Tooth

The bottom Snaggle Tooth is no longer alone!!! RJ's next tooth has broken the surface of the gum and it will only be a matter of time now before it grows and he will have two teeth on the top (for a long time now) and two matching teeth on the bottom! Way to go little man!! That tooth FINALLY cut the gums!!! Yippee!! Hopefully the drooling and the cranky behavior will die down for a little while... at least until the next tooth starts its journey!! ... so that probably gives us what a week before the crazy drooling begins again?

Stair Slider

I don't think I mentioned it before... but for a good month now RJ has been not only an expert stair climber, but a fantastic stair slider! He automatically turns around at the top of the steps and does the belly slide all the way to the bottom. Great job Bubba! One more trick under your belt!

Fat Tuesday!

Enjoy those donuts! Happy Fat Tuesday!

Today was my first day back after a snow week off! I loved my time off, but boy going back to work was rough this morning!

Another donut anyone?