Technology...

So I don't have very many photos to share this week. Some days I take pictures with my fabulous DSLR, some days I whip out my old trusty digital elph (usually keep that one in my purse)

, and some days I snap pictures on my ipod.

Well, something happened to my ipod, grr! I'm heading to the Apple store tomorrow, but for now this is what I have:

 

Wednesday JJ had beach day at preschool, for the rest of the week JJ and Eva have played "Beach" at home. Swim suits, towels, flip flops, goggles, dive toys, and a whole lot of imagination. I love it!

 

Day 2 of beach day. When it was time for their bath the kids asked it they could wear their swim suits. Why not?

 

Friday JJ's preschool class went to Harmon's on a field trip.

 

Friday night MaryKay, Didi, Michelle, my Mom, and I got away for a mini Girls weekend. We went to dinner, stayed down town, played games until the wee hours of the morning, got mani/pedis, and went to lunch. Thanks gals, I had a fabulous time!!!

When I got home I found this cute note:

 

"We Cleaned Up    I Love you Mommy"

To cute!!! Thanks to my cute family, it was a relief to come home to a clean house!!!

It's a...

BOY!!! JJ is sooooooooo excited that he will have a brother! 

  

Saturday was Grandma Julia's birthday. We went bowling, everyone had a great time! JJ got his first strike, and Spencer scored his highest ever, 5 strikes in a row!!!

 

I went to our RS Birthday Party this week, I brought home some cupcakes, check out this happy face!!!

 

Running around at the skate park!

 

JJ got his face painted at a friends birthday party, how cute!!!

 

Happy  St. Patrick's Day!!! Green milk, green eggs, and sort of green shamrock pancakes!

Truth be told...

I was horrible at taking pictures last week. I have been a mean Mom lately, maybe it's the hormones. JJ has had some major separation issues, and it's really taken a toll on my mood. I've just been dealing with life, and not enjoying it, and I don't really have much to show for this last week. The other day I posted this question on FB:  
My 5 year old has a serious case of mommy clinging going on. Any advise?
 There were numerous "enjoy it" comments. I guess I needed that, yesterday the kids and I had a great day, and when I dropped JJ of at Preschool this morning there were NO tears!!! I guess every now and then we need to be reminded to enjoy life. So thank you for the wake up call!!!

 

JJ practicing the splits. 

 

My boys playing soccer.

 

The little spectator.

Family Home Evening.

 

Enjoying the beautiful weather yesterday!!!

Fun Fun Fun!!!

 

JJ has really been into Cross Training these days. He runs around our front room for a while, then drops down and does push ups, then he tucks his toes under the couch and does sit ups. Then repeats, again, and again, and again. Of course he has to work out with his shirt off, because he gets sweaty. ;)

 

Friday was an especially fun day, it started off with a Preschool Field Trip to Kneaders. The kids loved decorating cookies, but really LOVED eating the frosting out of the bag. Yuck! JJ said his favorite part was to see the big oven. It was pretty cool, I think we could have fit our whole family in there. After Preschool we went over to Aunt MaryKay's house and had lunch and let the kids play. Did the fun stop there? NO! Then we met Jason, Kris, and the girls at the Children's Museum, and later dinner at Rumbi's. Wow, quite an exciting day!!!

 

Saturday, JJ runs out of his room wearing this, he tells me, "Mom, I'm wearing a disguise." OK, I thought. Then he asks me how he can talk like a girl. What? Well, he really just wanted to be Eva, because she got to go on a "Date" with her Dad.

I took JJ for a date too. We went to Cabellas for over two hours. Shooting Range, Aquarium, Feeding Fish, "Shooting" all the taxidermy with a Pop Gun, Hanging out in the tents. This was definitely all about JJ, he had a fabulous time, in the end he seemed to think that a date with Mom was A-OK!!!

 

Our Author, JJ! 

JJ loves writing stories. His preschool teacher sent this special paper home, so he has room for an illustration, and lines for his story. I love to see his work, I'm so proud of him!

 

Monday at Preschool JJ learned that Wednesday would be Wacky Wednesday, so he decided he had to get prepared for it. I'm glad I took a picture on Monday, because come Wednesday he had a major case of the grumps, and didn't even dress wacky. 

 

Swingin in the Snow!!! It looks cold, but the sun was out, and there was very little wind, so it was a good chance to get outside!

 

Yes, this is a picture of Girl Scout Cookies...

Yesterday my sister mentioned to me that she had got her Girl Scout cookies, I was like WHAT? I didn't even know they were being sold yet. Spencer comes home from work with what? Girl Scout Cookies!!! What a surprise, it made my day! To top it off, Spencer had picked out Tagalongs just for me!!! Bless his heart!!!

 

While I help JJ with "homework", Eva has to color. Looking at her in her Sleeping Beauty dress, and crown I thought even Princess' have to do their homework. :)

This, That and The Other...

Wow, I can't seem to keep up these days. Maybe it's a little because I can't seem to put my Kindle down, oh, and I'm totally addicted to Angry Birds. So I try not to waist the day, I usually dedicate these addictions to the evenings, but I have a problem. OK, I've admitted that I have a problem, now I've got to get my butt in gear. Maybe it's creative avoidance. Like avoiding the ironing that needs to be done, or the taxes I need to prepare for. Tis Life. On that note, here are pictures from our lives from the last week+...

 

The kiddos opening a Valentines surprise. Hope everyone had a Happy Valentines Day!

 

I caught Eva checking herself out in the mirror, Our Little Princess!!!

 

WARNING!

Soap box moment. I bought this luggage two days before our trip, not only did my luggage get delayed on a lay over, but it arrived broken. Grrr!!! Seriously, you'd think if they(Delta) charge to check your bag, they might actually take care of it. WRONG!!! So they offered me a credit voucher for the next time I fly with Delta. Oh, so thoughtful!!! Blah!!!

 

On a happy note... JJ is a reader!!! He has been doing reading lessons with his Dad for some time now. Over time we've seen amazing progress. One day he said he wanted to read a "real book", so he read Little Star to the whole family. All 469 words long!!! We are so proud of JJ!!! 

 

Tubing at the park!

 

Saturday, Spencer took JJ skiing for the first time. JJ earned his trip to go skiing by finishing his reading lessons (Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons). Again, we couldn't be more proud!

 

Sunday Eva spent about an hour brushing my hair. Loved it!!! It was kind of like getting a scalp massage. She loves brushing Barbie, and Dora's hair, Why not Mom's?

Day 2 of skiing. Saturday was a cold and wet day, by lunch time Spencer had had enough, so he promised JJ they could go on Monday. Wow, the difference a day makes, by the second trip JJ was getting on and off the lift by himself, and skied down the mountain without any help from Dad! 

Way to go JJ!!!

 

Yesterday  was a chilly day, but there was no wind, so I took the kids out for a bike ride. Of course we had to stop at the park too!

Home, Cruise, Home.

 

Eva loves to do what I do. When I put on my moisturiser, she wants to too. Of course she loves to see how pretty she is in the mirror. 

 

Last week I was busy preparing for our cruise. JJ and Eva didn't come with us, but it was a lot of work getting my self and the kids ready. Here JJ and Eva are pretending to go on a cruise. 

 

Love the little piggies!

 

Trying to pack... JJ got a hold of the snorkel gear.

 

Saturday was a little cold, but there was no wind, so we took the chance to get out of the house. Eva rode her tricycle, and JJ rode his scooter on our favorite trail. We packed a picnic, and stopped at several parks. We had a great time!!!

 

Sunday night Spencer and I took a red eye for Florida. Here we are on South Beach. We both got a little sunburned that day. My luggage got held up on a connection, so we didn't have our towels, sunblock, ect. Luckily I had packed a swimsuit and a spare outfit in my personal bag. We had a great time despite our troubles!

 

Relaxing in Freeport Bahamas, the first stop on our cruise.

 

Nassau, Bahamas

 

Our third stop was a private island in the Bahamas (cant remember the name). Spencer found this crab on the beach. Here we went snorkeling, it was fun!!!

 

On Friday we went to Everglade National Park. We saw 25 gators, and a ton of different kinds of birds. It was super cool!!!

 

 

We really missed the kiddos, I was so excited to see their smiling faces at the airport. It's good to be home.

Eva got a Princess crown from Lily's Birthday party. She loves it!