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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
First Tooth
Matthew lost his first tooth on July 14th. It had been really loose for a couple of days and finally fell out when he was brushing his teeth. We tried to have him let us pull it, but he wouldn't let us near it. I think the idea of his tooth falling out grossed him out a little and he was pretty nervous about it. Once it was out, he was extremely excited to put it under his pillow and loved looking for his 'prize' from the tooth fairy when he woke up the next morning. Hopefully he'll let us (by us, I mean Dave, because I don't want to do it) pull the next loose tooth out so the process won't be as long.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Almost 4 months?
Has it really been that long since I did a post? Time flies.. and yet it feels like forever since I've been pregnant. This is going to be a summary post of some highlights of the last 4 months. No pictures; it would take too long! Good luck reading through all of it; I'd recommend skim reading.
A FEW TRIPS
In April, my hubby took on the kids for a weekend and I went on a trip ALL BY MYSELF. I was amazed at how easy it was to travel and pack for just me. I went to see my brother and his family whom I hadn't seen in 6 years in San Antonio...way too long. It was a great weekend and I was able to see my cute niece get baptized while I was there. My other Texas bro and his family also came up so we were all able to spend some time together. Loved it all. Thanks guys for letting me come visit and thanks Dave for taking on the kids by yourself!
At the end of April, Dave & I took the kids to Vegas. We booked a package with our timeshare that included a lot of free stuff, so we did some stuff that we wouldn't have done otherwise. We went to the wax museum and went on a Gondola ride in front of the Venetian. We went and saw the dolphins and tigers at the Mirage. Dave took the kids swimming. It was really fun.
Over Memorial Day we had a week up in Park City at the Mountainside Marriott. We did a lot of swimming, relaxing, outlet shopping, & the Alpine slide. They had a great internet connection up there so I was able to stay longer and just work from up there. We'll definitely be going there again since we can get a week for super cheap. They also had activities for the kids, which they loved.
MATTHEW
Matthew is done with Kindergarten. Can't believe how fast it went. He got a great teacher for next year and his really good friend is in his class. He's very excited.
Around April his eye doctor told us that he needed to start wearing an eye patch for 1 hour a day. The first few days were REALLY rough. A lot of screaming and throwing things. It really wasn't a pretty sight. Luckily that only lasted a few days and since then he's been doing great with it. He also decided that his stronger prescription glasses were better and now wears his glasses all the time.
This spring he took t-ball and soccer. It was a little crazy, but it was the last time that he could do t-ball because of his age. He loved both of them and it going to do soccer again in the fall. He also took a golf class for 4 days this summer and loved that too.
ALLISON
Allison has become a girlie girl the last few months. She is always wanting to wear a skirt or dress and some of her princess dresses are definitely showing the wear. Her friend Emily grew out of some of her princess stuff since she's now almost 9. She gave Allison a bunch of her stuff and Allison was in heaven. It's a princess vanity, princess bed, cute fuzzy phone, plus a bunch of other cute things. Allison would pretend to paint her nails, put on lipstick, talk on the phone, etc constantly. She loves that vanity. I said no pictures, but I can't refuse this one with her on the fuzzy princess phone.
Allison is also now potty trained. Yea!!! She went a few weeks without an accident and earned her underwear that her Grandma gave her, but then she had a couple of accidents. Since then, we've gone back to pull-ups and she's done great. At some point we'll go back to underwear, but I'm not in a rush to possibly be cleaning up pee again from our carpet (and Dave was the one that cleaned it up).
SWIMMING LESSONS
Matthew & Allison have been taking swim lessons this summer. We've never done them before because Matthew was so afraid of the water when he was little. They've been taking semi-private lessons with a teacher, so it's just the two of them with the teacher. They are on the same level and it's been working great. They love it.
BABY
The baby comes in about 4 weeks! My doctor said that he'll induce me a week early. He's growing as expected and so far all looks good. I'm really ready to be done with this pregnancy and see the little guy. Not really ready for the lack of sleep for the first little while, but I don't sleep that well now anyways.
A FEW TRIPS
In April, my hubby took on the kids for a weekend and I went on a trip ALL BY MYSELF. I was amazed at how easy it was to travel and pack for just me. I went to see my brother and his family whom I hadn't seen in 6 years in San Antonio...way too long. It was a great weekend and I was able to see my cute niece get baptized while I was there. My other Texas bro and his family also came up so we were all able to spend some time together. Loved it all. Thanks guys for letting me come visit and thanks Dave for taking on the kids by yourself!
At the end of April, Dave & I took the kids to Vegas. We booked a package with our timeshare that included a lot of free stuff, so we did some stuff that we wouldn't have done otherwise. We went to the wax museum and went on a Gondola ride in front of the Venetian. We went and saw the dolphins and tigers at the Mirage. Dave took the kids swimming. It was really fun.
Over Memorial Day we had a week up in Park City at the Mountainside Marriott. We did a lot of swimming, relaxing, outlet shopping, & the Alpine slide. They had a great internet connection up there so I was able to stay longer and just work from up there. We'll definitely be going there again since we can get a week for super cheap. They also had activities for the kids, which they loved.
MATTHEW
Matthew is done with Kindergarten. Can't believe how fast it went. He got a great teacher for next year and his really good friend is in his class. He's very excited.
Around April his eye doctor told us that he needed to start wearing an eye patch for 1 hour a day. The first few days were REALLY rough. A lot of screaming and throwing things. It really wasn't a pretty sight. Luckily that only lasted a few days and since then he's been doing great with it. He also decided that his stronger prescription glasses were better and now wears his glasses all the time.
This spring he took t-ball and soccer. It was a little crazy, but it was the last time that he could do t-ball because of his age. He loved both of them and it going to do soccer again in the fall. He also took a golf class for 4 days this summer and loved that too.
ALLISON
Allison has become a girlie girl the last few months. She is always wanting to wear a skirt or dress and some of her princess dresses are definitely showing the wear. Her friend Emily grew out of some of her princess stuff since she's now almost 9. She gave Allison a bunch of her stuff and Allison was in heaven. It's a princess vanity, princess bed, cute fuzzy phone, plus a bunch of other cute things. Allison would pretend to paint her nails, put on lipstick, talk on the phone, etc constantly. She loves that vanity. I said no pictures, but I can't refuse this one with her on the fuzzy princess phone.
Allison is also now potty trained. Yea!!! She went a few weeks without an accident and earned her underwear that her Grandma gave her, but then she had a couple of accidents. Since then, we've gone back to pull-ups and she's done great. At some point we'll go back to underwear, but I'm not in a rush to possibly be cleaning up pee again from our carpet (and Dave was the one that cleaned it up).SWIMMING LESSONS
Matthew & Allison have been taking swim lessons this summer. We've never done them before because Matthew was so afraid of the water when he was little. They've been taking semi-private lessons with a teacher, so it's just the two of them with the teacher. They are on the same level and it's been working great. They love it.
BABY
The baby comes in about 4 weeks! My doctor said that he'll induce me a week early. He's growing as expected and so far all looks good. I'm really ready to be done with this pregnancy and see the little guy. Not really ready for the lack of sleep for the first little while, but I don't sleep that well now anyways.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Allison 3 Year Portraits
Monday, March 15, 2010
Orlando!
We had a great time in Orlando at the end of last month. We spent a little bit of time at the resort, but spent the majority of the time at Disney World. The kids liked the swimming at the resort and luckily we took them one of the first days when it was still warm. We had a few pretty chilly and rainy days while we were there.
The kids also had a lot of fun at the miniature golf course and playground at the resort.
The kids met about every character that they have there and some of them several times. We did see a few characters that we'd never seen before like the UP characters, Princess Tiana, Mike from Monsters Inc, Pinocchio, etc.
Oh and even the evil step mom and step sisters from Cinderella. Allison wasn't sure what to think of them at first, but thought the one in pink wasn't too scary and she actually smiled for a picture with them. 
Matthew was a good sport and went up to see some of the princesses. Some of them he refused to see, but Cinderella & Ariel talked him into giving them a hug. He's going to love these pictures when he's older...
We have a Disney credit card and they do special character meet and greets for card members. The kids loved that one because they were able to spend quite a bit of time with Minnie and Goofy and even dance with them.
Oh, here's another dancing picture of the kid's in front of the castle. Allison even got Dave to dance with her. She's definitely the only girl on the planet that could get him to do that, including me. :)
We ate breakfast at the Tusker House with Donald and friends at the Animal Kingdom.
The Animal Kingdom also had a good parade,
An ostrich that blocked our safari jeep for a little bit on the safari ride,
and my favorite part, an AMAZING view of a tiger that was luckily behind very thick glass.
I was able to go on most of the rides with every one since our kids still mostly just do the little kiddo rides. Our favorite was Toy Story Mania and apparently every one else loves that ride too because the ride wait at one point was 80 minutes! No, we didn't end up waiting that long for any of the times that we went on it thanks to timing and fast passes. Here's a picture of Allison on the ride. I'm sure the people next to us loved my flash going off in the middle of the ride. :)
Dave also took the kids on a few rides that I couldn't go on. He took them both on the Barnstormer roller coaster and Matthew went on Fast Track at Epcot. 
Well, I'm sure I've bored you all enough. We did have a lot of fun and all came back pretty worn out.
The kids also had a lot of fun at the miniature golf course and playground at the resort.
The kids met about every character that they have there and some of them several times. We did see a few characters that we'd never seen before like the UP characters, Princess Tiana, Mike from Monsters Inc, Pinocchio, etc.
Oh and even the evil step mom and step sisters from Cinderella. Allison wasn't sure what to think of them at first, but thought the one in pink wasn't too scary and she actually smiled for a picture with them. 
Matthew was a good sport and went up to see some of the princesses. Some of them he refused to see, but Cinderella & Ariel talked him into giving them a hug. He's going to love these pictures when he's older...
We have a Disney credit card and they do special character meet and greets for card members. The kids loved that one because they were able to spend quite a bit of time with Minnie and Goofy and even dance with them.
Oh, here's another dancing picture of the kid's in front of the castle. Allison even got Dave to dance with her. She's definitely the only girl on the planet that could get him to do that, including me. :)
We ate breakfast at the Tusker House with Donald and friends at the Animal Kingdom.
The Animal Kingdom also had a good parade,
An ostrich that blocked our safari jeep for a little bit on the safari ride,
and my favorite part, an AMAZING view of a tiger that was luckily behind very thick glass.
I was able to go on most of the rides with every one since our kids still mostly just do the little kiddo rides. Our favorite was Toy Story Mania and apparently every one else loves that ride too because the ride wait at one point was 80 minutes! No, we didn't end up waiting that long for any of the times that we went on it thanks to timing and fast passes. Here's a picture of Allison on the ride. I'm sure the people next to us loved my flash going off in the middle of the ride. :)
Dave also took the kids on a few rides that I couldn't go on. He took them both on the Barnstormer roller coaster and Matthew went on Fast Track at Epcot. 
Well, I'm sure I've bored you all enough. We did have a lot of fun and all came back pretty worn out.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The Home Depot
Matthew loves to build things. Dave signed him up for a class at Home Depot yesterday to build a rain gauge and Matthew was in heaven. He wore his Home Depot apron all day and is wearing it again today. I guess I know what we'll be doing the first Saturday of each month.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Allison turns 3!
Allison turned 3 on Saturday. We decided to take her to Jungle Jim's for her birthday, which is an indoor place that has rides similar to the kiddie rides at Lagoon. Allison & Matthew had SO much fun there. Allison got over being sad that her friends were not there for her brithday 'party' really quickly once she got on the first ride. I'm not sure why she thought she was having a birthday party this year with friends...after all, she's only 3.
This one is the only ride that Matthew would not go on. It was way too fast for him. It was just like the musical express at Lagoon and I'm certain that it would have made me sick. Allison loved it though.
After a few hours there, we went out to eat. And Matthew actually tried pizza. Amazing! So amazing that I had to take a picture!
Allison loved eating her cake and we ended the day watching a movie of her favorite princess, Snow White.
This one is the only ride that Matthew would not go on. It was way too fast for him. It was just like the musical express at Lagoon and I'm certain that it would have made me sick. Allison loved it though.
After a few hours there, we went out to eat. And Matthew actually tried pizza. Amazing! So amazing that I had to take a picture!
Allison loved eating her cake and we ended the day watching a movie of her favorite princess, Snow White.
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