Pictures From Last Week & What We've Been Up To

What are all these pictures from that I showed last week? Let me break it down for you here:

Monday was during one of our many car rides this summer so far. The kids and I were waiting for Daddy to pick something up at Target so we chilled in the car. The boys were so excited for our mini adventure and were having way too much fun in their car seats!

Tuesday and Wednesday were from our trip to Gig Harbor last month for cousins Elijah and Angelina's birthday parties/BBQ. The weather was gorgeous and the boys had so much fun diving into the berries and jumping in the bouncy house that Noelle and Adrian rented. Jaxson also had a blast swinging in the baby swing (while Big Bro Jayden tackled the slide) and running off with the birthday balloons. Jaxson loves balloons more than any kid I know... he goes wild!

Thursday and Friday are pretty obvious: Fourth of July (once again, in Gig Harbor!). We've been up in GH a lot lately. If it wasn't for our jobs keeping us here, Aaron and I'd be tempted to move there. It's so lovely. Anyway, we had a good time. Jax didn't really care about the fireworks, but Jayden thought they were awesome, so we made sure to get a lot of pictures of the first 4th celebration that he actually got into.

Saturday was from a recent trip to Cold Stone. It was particularly hot out that day and we thought it would be a nice way to cool down. I can't remember what kind of ice cream that Jaxson got (not like it mattered as he sampled everyone else's anyway) but Jayden got their Blueberry Ice Cream... he seemed to like it well enough (he loves blueberries) but I tried it and it was disgusting! I think I'll stick to my favorite Cake Batter ice cream...

Sunday was just some candid shots from the boys sleeping. With the heat wave we've had, the boys have wanted to sleep in the two rooms that have the fans: our room and the living room. The heat made the boys just pass out and for some reason I just can't help myself but take pictures of them sleeping. They are just too darn cute!


What have we been up to lately? Well, here it goes:

Everything on the job front is going well for both of us. Aaron seems to be enjoying his job so far. I know they spent a great deal of time training him on all aspects of the business, but I'm not sure if he's delved into actual PM work yet or not. Things at my job are the same: busy and relatively stressful, but still good. My boss is on vacation this week so it should give me plenty of time to get completely caught up.

On Friday, I took a half day at work and surprised both boys with a trip to the "Day Out With Thomas" festival in Snoqualmie. They both love Thomas and Friends so it was really fun for them. The jury's still out for me... it was smaller than I thought it would be and there wasn't as much there as I thought they'd have either, but the kids seemed to enjoy themselves, so that's all that really matters. I'm really excited for all the upcoming fairs though... the kids will really enjoy those. Anyway, we got to meet Sir Topham Hatt (barely, but we made it), there was live entertainment, food, and train tables. Jayden jumped in the bouncy house for a while and the boys even got temporary tattoos: Jaxson got Thomas and Jayden got Harold the Helicopter. Needless to say, I will also make sure next time that Aaron is with me. Both my mom and mother-in-law were late getting there so I had to chase after 2 children by myself while pushing my hearse of a stroller through big chunks of gravel and rocks in a large group of people in 90 degree weather...while also making sure I got enough video and pictures for my husband so he got to be part of the experience since he had to work. Let me just say this: Pain. In. The. Ass. Never again!!

All was well when we got to see Thomas though. Jayden absolutely LOVED the train ride which made the trip completely worth it. We got to pose with Thomas for pictures and the boys each got a cute little certificate. Pictures are to come... I uploaded them to my home computer and then cleared out my memory card, so I have to e-mail myself the pics from home.

Saturday, I went to my friend Devinne's baby shower while Aaron watched the kids. Devinne and I go to the same church and our kids are around the same age. Her oldest, Dylan, will be 3 in August (Jayden will be 3 in December), her daughter, Alana, will be 2 in September (Jax will be 2 in April), and she's due with their third, a boy named Isaiah, in August (while Little Sprout will be here in February). I see lots of play dates in our future... not to mention she lives just down the street!

Also, we took the kids to Willis Tucker Park after the baby shower since the weather was so nice. Jayden enjoyed it a lot, but Jax was too small to care last summer so this was the first time that he really got his feet wet (yes, the pun was intended!). He's such a water baby so I knew he'd love it. Jayden for some reason started calling the Splash Pad the "slide pool" which I find hilarious as it's not a pool and they don't have slides, but oh well. He's 2...and I'm not going to burst his bubble. We got some good pics, but for the same reason above, I can't post them until I e-mail them to my work computer.

Oh, and then my not so favorite thing... grocery shopping at night with the kids. They were maniacs trying to run through the store. We strapped them in the seats which prompted them to scream...and of course no shopping trip can be quick. I think the staff was more than happy when we left. Then... with two cranky kids who hadn't eaten dinner and it was 9:00 (yes, 9... trust me, we won't be doing THAT again) my husband couldn't find his debit card (this isn't surprising as he loses EVERYTHING!) so, after we had rung up all our food and it was loaded in our cart, I had to stay at Albertsons with our kids guarding our two carts of groceries while my husband tried to find his card. The lady had to shut down her register because of this and after all of that... my husband found his card under the car seat. Yeah, you know... not embarrassing at all, right?

Sunday was a relaxing day. Morning sickness came full force and I was useless most of the night, but I did manage to do some housework and make the meals for the day. Not that I could eat much of food myself. Sunday was just what I needed: a day to relax. :)

Also, coming up... next Monday we have our next midwife appointment and our Nuchal Translucency scan for Little Sprout. I cannot believe that I'm almost 12 weeks (I'm 11 weeks today)! It just seems like this pregnancy is flying by which makes it hard to enjoy it because I feel like I don't have as much time to savor every bit (well, I don't really want to savor the morning sickness, but at least everything else...). I'm very excited to see LS again and see how big he/she has grown since our last ultrasound. Plus, I always fear things like miscarriage even though I know my risk is low, I think I'll feel a lot better seeing and hearing a heartbeat at 12 weeks.

Well, I hope that everyone has a great week and I'll be back at some point this week (hopefully!) to update on our adventures this past weekend...with lots of pictures! :)