I Am an Idiot

As usual, I know nothing. I told Lauren to take a nap. She said no. Of course, makes perfect sense. Why should you take a nap if you aren't tired, right? BECAUSE YOU ARE TIRED!!! She fought and cajoled, whined and cried for an hour. Here she is 15 minutes after I finally let her up. We only had half an hour until tae kwon do, so I gave up. This time she was too tired to even discard her milk. She fell asleep on the couch against my clean laundry. Sigh. What do I know, I'm just a mom.

Spider girl

She uses her purse to fight crime. With great power, comes great accessorizing.

Science in Action

It's true! Fresh pineapples do float! Jack heard about this and wanted to test it out. They thought it was hilarious!

No Privacy

Seriously. We get NO privacy. Jack just pulled up a chair, grabbed a blanket, and camped out while waiting for Daddy this morning. I think Rob looks forward to going to work every Monday so he can use the potty alone!

Super Jammies

Jack and Lauren love their super new super hero jammies. Sweet dreams little heroes :-)

Belt Ceremony

Jack earned his brown stripe belt in tae kwon do yesterday. He and his buddy Connor were both super excited about their new belts. To celebrate, we all went out for pizza.

Dinosaur Heaven

We hit the Lis Angeles Natural History Museum today with Grandma Laura. Daddy headed to San Diego for work, so we decided to have some fun. The dinosaurs were super cool. Jack got to see a pteranodon, his favorite. The brontosaurus and T. rex were also a big hit. We also saw bugs, gems and lots of mammals. It was a fun little day trip on a beautiful Southern California spring day.

Cuteness

Here is one of my new favorite pictures of the kids together. I had just changed Lauren's bed linens and she was enjoying her new safari sheets. Jack brought all his lovies, pillows and a blanket from his room to help her get cuddly. They were pretty stinkin' cute! They laughed and played for quite a while. It was so heartwarming it almost made me forget about Monday morning...when they rubbed buttered bagels in their hair 15 minutes before school started and I had to put them both in the tub for a fresh shampoo! That was NOT sweet, nor was it heartwarming. Although I must admit I got pretty heated ;-)

El Borracho

The drunk...milk drunk! Lauren would not take a nap because she wasn't tired. She insisted, whined, cried and finally entertained herself for over an hour, so she wouldn't have to take a nap. So I gave her a cup of milk which she drank in Jack's room and then fell sound asleep on the floor while drinking it. But she's not tired, right? She looks like a drunk passed out on a sidewalk next to a bottle of tequila. Now let's all pray she doesn't pee her pants! Lord help us!

Kinder Checkup

Jack had his physical for kindergarten today. Passed the hearing, vision, color blindness tests. Got a clean bill of health. His only shot was a TB test, so he did pretty well. The highlight was the cool paper gown.

Bat cave

Batman and Batwoman. This was a brief moment in time when they were sweet today. Otherwise it was hellish. All my plans for the day got turned upside down due to babysitting issues, there was bickering, teasing, crying...aaawk! Mommy wanted a glass of wine--for breakfast! Fortunately we all survived, potty training is still going pretty well, and the kids fell asleep easily tonight. God makes them cute so you don't kill them :-)

Happy Birthday to Me

Around age 30 I quit celebrating my birthdays. Never been that crazy about getting ANOTHER year older, but not neurotic about it. Yesterday was a perfect celebration. Cards, phone calls, texts from friends and family. Flowers and dinner out with Rob and the kids. And cannoli! Thanks everyone for making my day so great :-)

Easter Weekend

It was a perfect mountain weekend! Our plans were touch and go up until Saturday morning, as Jack battled a nasty 24 hour stomach flu bug on Thursday. Thankfully he rebounded very quickly and we set off Saturday morning for Lake Arrowhead. This was our first time staying at Troy and Nikki's mountain home, and for sure not the last! We had such a wonderful time. We ate, drank, and relaxed on Saturday. We took a walk on the golf course behind their home, dyed eggs and entertained the kids with crafts and games.
Sunday morning was bittersweet, as the kids had a great time collecting eggs, but then Max got hit by a stomach virus, too! We decided to save brunch at the club for next year, and opted to keep eating our way through the full refrigerator.
In the afternoon, we made our way to Big Bear for Easter dinner with family there. More eating, drinking, Easter eggs and laughter. Lauren found Uncle Daniel's lap in no time, and proceeded to flirt with him shamelessly for hours. We headed back with Grandma and Grandpa after dinner, where Lauren climbed up on Grandpa's lap and cuddled with her milk and blanket. Lucky for Rob, he can always count on a good cuddle with Jack because Lauren left him hanging Sunday.
Home today, and Lauren was back to snuggling with her daddy...it's always nice to get back home :-)