Happy Easter!

We had a great day today despite the fact that my eye was again swollen (worse than last night), I did however have trouble getting out of bed.  Jason got up with the kids giving me a few minutes to get my eye open, wash it off and get my first dose of drops in.

the kids were very excited about finding eggs in their rooms again however Evelyn was disappointed that she did not get to take a picture of the Easter Bunny despite having a camera in her bed.  The first thing that she said to me was "I'm sorry that I didn't get a picture of the Easter Bunny." and she sounded to sad.  But that quickly dissipated once she started to help her brother find his eggs.  She seemed disappointed that the eggs had daddy's cereal in them.  but i am still thinking that having breakfast cereal in them may be a good tradition and get them to eat some breakfast before the real hunt begins. 

 Evelyn still got the egg...

Evelyn was eager to go downstairs and did a great job finding eggs.  it was hard to slow her down so that William (wh kept stopping t eat what was in his eggs) could get some too.  The eggs were stuffed with oreo minis (the biggest favorite) Amy's cinnamon bunnies and pennies.  They both ate all the oreos before breakfast.

After lunch we had out typical failed nap time so I took the kids outside.  Evelyn was excited to get her bike out for the summer.  She will son be ready for a big girl bike!  and william is starting to get teh hang of the bike as well.  We also took the time to play out in the front yard with dad taking a break from cooking to come out as well.  Eventually it got colder and windy which bothered my eye so we needed to go inside.

We had craft time however the kids were not interested in doing what i was hoping for so I had to settle for them scribbling (and not leting me cut up their pictures and made my own to make eggs for easter cards.  Hopefully I can get them out tomorrow though i am disapointed that the eggs were not decorated by the kids this year.

Dinner went well though william (thaks to the eggs) had crackers stashed everywhere and so he didn't eat too well but evelyn did a great job and both sat relativly still.  Okay william was in his high chari but still.  after dinner we had an early Yellow bath with bubbles whic went well untill William decided to jump wich means I take him out usually kicking and screaming.

Daddy got him ready for bed as evelyn cleaned up her blocks so that she could have a mani & Pedi.

A little spring gardening...

After work today both kids got the shovels out today.  Evelyn went in after dad opened the door however William insisted on staying outside.  Daddy wrestled Him into his jacket which he is refusing to wear these days and we were off for some spring gardening.  I can't wait until it is warmer and we get to play outside after work for real!

Proof that although spring is here winter will not go...

I dressed Evelyn's dolls in one of Aunt Sarah's old Pajamas and Evelyn got super excited.  She said "Oh mom, she looks like she is getting married!

It's amazing how a day can go.

The day started out rough enough trying to get Evelyn going - we really need to find a solution to that issue.  and got a little better as the day wore on.  William had a great swim class, he chose his own noodle (a thick yellow one) and told me in no uncertain terms that he was to use it alone.  I helped him position it (to which he told me again  "no do it myself")  so I let go.  He did an awesome job swimming around the pool.  It will take some more time to develop the muscles that he needs to do it on his own, but using the noodle will help more than me holding him up.  He did eventually get tired and tell me enough was enough.  At which time we switched back to me keeping him afloat.  During back-floats I even tried to get him to do Chicken, airplane Soldier.  All i can say is that one victory is good for the day though that could have been worse.

During Evelyn's class she wanted me to watch her which since the water was freezing I was more than happy to do.  But then came time for jumps - she has in the past done huge jumps into the pool telling me I need to get back.  But since the new class she will barely agree to a wimpy jump.  Last class I hopped into the water hoping that she would give me a good jump but she would not.  This time the teacher told me to toss her (a short distance) to her and I did.  Okay I admit freely that that was not a great idea.  She didn't go under water but she was still very upset. Lesson learned.  She is still willing to do the next session of swim lessons so at least there is that.

After swimming we meet up with one of her oldest friends so we could play in the play gym for a bit.  Okay the reason for the meet was to had of and Easter bunny costume as my mother is the BEST GRANDMOTHER ON THE PLANET!  Then we got to hang out and play for a bit.  It's hard to believe how far these girls have come.

Evelyn ate a great lunch at grandma's house then settled down for a brief quiet time.  Even William was not going to take a nap today.  After a brief try we got the kids up and gave them a small snack. Jason came over then we went to Sesame Street Live as a surprise for the kids.

They loved it and sat enraptured the whole time. 

We came home and all was fairly smooth until bedtime.  William wanted daddy and so did Evelyn.  William won out this time and Evelyn got mommy which she was not happy about.  She fought me and delayed,  I lost count of how many times she told me she hated me.  I was very frustrated.  I finally told her that I had had enough and that she needed to get into bed.  She started to cry and said "but It's not fair I didn't get to spend any time with daddy."  FINALLY something reasonable came out of her mouth that I could address.   We found a solution.  She apologized to me then daddy could read her one book and spend more time with her tomorrow.

Kindergarten Sign Up

Today I signed Evelyn up for kindergarten. It was exciting and sad at the same time.  It is so hard to believe how fast the time has gone.  I of course was the first person there (and 15 minutes early).  The Greeter made me wait for a minute before starting but then decided that she would be nice and get started a little early.

I have to admit that i was a bit in shock as I drove away.  It was kind of an odd feeling part of me wanted to cry (though I've been pretty emotional anyway) and the rest of me just can't believe that Evelyn is old enough to be signed up for kindergarten.  I have heard some good things about the school both from co workers and a drug rep so I am hopeful that it is indeed a good school.

I'm married!

Today we had a busy day,  gymnastics in the morning which we barely made. Then a trip to the store and a play date with one of William's friends which went fairly well all before noon!  After the playdate we came home for lunch and didn't have enough time for nap time before seeing daddy's arrival from Hawaii. So I did what any good parent would do and let the kids watch a movie :).

The kids had a blast picking him up from the airport and seeing daddy arrive. After seeing J we raced off to the library for another play date with a different friend of William's.  As we were in the car I found Evelyn's goodie bag from a friends party.

Evelyn: Mommy what's that?
Me: that's the gift bag from N's party.
Evelyn: Can I have it?
(hands it to evelyn)
(Evelyn takes out ring and puts it on her finger)
Evelyn: singing "I'm married, I'm married, I'm married".  See mommy I just wanted my ring.  I'm wearing a ring does that mean I'm married?

Bath time memories

Really having two kids makes bath time so much fun though I wish William were a little more cautious in the tub.  his latest favorite activity is jumping in the tub.  I can't seem to diswaid him even when i take him out after doing it.  he screams his head off then does it again the next night. he also likes to sit on the back ledge of the tub and slide down the side of the tub.

Tonight was actually a great bath time.  I sat back on their stool and watched the kids play nicely.  Evelyn sang whatever came to her mind for half of the bath.  and as a bonus I didn't get soaking wet from William's splashes.  After bath time I read Williams current favorite books Dazzling Diggers and Silly Sally and he didn't do to bad going down.  Evelyn got two of her favorite books from the big purple book for beginners.  She was exceptionally patient with me as I seem to be coming down with something - again.  She is such a sweet girl.  I love it when she randomly pipes up with an mommy I love you - I'm not even going to call the cops to arrest you (Idon't know where this one came from) and my personal favorite from when she was a little younger mommy I love you so much.  I'm going to have to through you in the garbage"  You may be able to guess she was fond of Oscar at the time :).

So tonight I am reflecting and thinking of all the memories that I have left out of this blog by not following through with it and will now make sure to take a few minutes to recap my favorite parts of the day.  Because once a memory is gone it is gone forever.

It is finally here - AKA Happy Halloween

Today the kids had a blast.  William was a skeleton - He didn't wear the wings trick or treating.  and Evelyn was a cow again.  After school we had a quick dinner and Grandpa showed up with christmas cookies from panera for the kids and gave them to them for their treat buckets.  William had another idea and I had to take it away (crying) I finally gave him a small piece so he would calm down and go trick or treating.  J and dad took teh kids and I stayed behind in case there were more trick or treators after evelyn's friends came by (there were not).  Dad ended up going with Evelyn so that Evelyn could catch up the the group of neighborhood kids.  William stuck with dad and William did indeed say trick or treat tonight! the kid learns fast with proper motivation.

After trick or treating they watched Dora's Halloween at ate the well deserved cookie, bedtime was something else.