I can’t believe it this past week Preston turned 7. We didn’t have much planned because Corey was gone to Alabama. The cake isn’t even anything to look at. We went to IHOP and had Preston’s favorite (pancakes of course). He got to bring a friend a long. Her name is Morgan. We had fun. As the pictures show preston really liked the present Nami and Nampa gave him. Also in the one with Preston holding his hand over Levi’s mouth he was just trying to stop Levi from blowing out the candles.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Car ride to Grants Pass
Posted onThe car ride to and from Grants pass was long. We got a DVD player for the car for Christmas. This trip was the test to see if it was worth it. It was great. It kept the kids occupied and us sane. Well worth it. Also we would stop and make sandwhiches to eat for lunch. Unfortunately it was most of the time to cold to eat outside so we stayed in the car. I usually ended up with Sophia on my lap playing with the stearing wheel. She loved it but what kid doesn’t? 
The coast
Posted onOkay I’m not the best at taking pictures and uploading for everyone to see. We went to Grants Pass for spring break and on one of the days we decided to go to the coast. It was wet and cold but we still enjoyed it. So here are some pictures from then. We have a lot more of our whole trip but that is on film and still needs to be developed and then scanned. This this will have to do for now.
Snow?
Posted onOkay yesterday we woke up to the ground coverd in snow. Not surprising for this area but a little depressing. Spring just isn’t coming soon enough. Still no blossoms on the trees and tulips are just now coming out of the ground. Well my 3 year old loves the snow. This past Christmas he asked Santa for snow. It snowed a ton. So everytime it snows he thinks that he was some how responsible. Very cute. Well yesterday he was pretty excited to see the snow on the ground. By the end of the day it had all melted. We were sitting at the dinner table just enjoying our meal and he suddenly turns around looks out the window and puts both fist in the air and says “OHHHH my snow is ruined!!” He then turns around and puts his head on the table like it is the end of the world. Corey and I just looked at each other and started to laugh. I wish I had had the camera ready but no luck. So sometimes snow isn’t all bad. We just need to look at it through a three year olds eyes.
Shopping madness
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Today I decided to go to a craft store to get some scrapbook stuff. I don’t normally go to these kind of places with kids because, lets just face it, that is just plain crazy. I had a gift card that some friends gave me for my birthday and I had put off going there long enough. I really wanted to get started on a scrapbook for Sophia. So I put my almost 4 year old, Levi, in the big basket. I put my 10 month old in the little basket. We were fine for a while but I wasn’t finding exactly what I wanted and it was taking longer than expected. By the time I got to the check out Sophia is screaming because, of course, she has messed her diaper and it’s leaked everywhere. This is not the worst part. I keep having to tell Levi to sit down or he might get hurt. I think about taking him out of the basket but know if I did he would make a mad dash around the store knocking whatever he can off the shelves. While checking out he stands up and tries to reach for something.  The cashier politely tells him he better sit down or he will knock the cart over. He sits down and all seems well. I turn to pay and all of the sudden CRASH, BANG, SCREAM!! Yes, he did, he stood up and the cart fell over. With his little sister in the cart with him. The screaming was horrible. She was crying anyways because of the poopie in her pants but then you add trauma like this and it’s all over. Levi a little dazed was fine. I picked Sophia up and held her tight as people from all over the store come up to me and tell me I should have her checked out that she hit pretty hard. By the time I get out to the car I’m a mess. I’m filled with anger for Levi who disobeyed. I’m scared out of my wits for Sophia. I change her diaper and give her a good look over. She has no bumps and seems to be as happy as can be with a new diaper on. She has a little bruise on her thigh but that is all. I bring her home and talked to Corey about the whole insident and we both check her for a concusion. I count my blessings that this didn’t go so horribly wrong like it truely could’ve done.  I’ve learned my lesson. It will be a long time before I take Levi to the store again and by that time he won’t even fit in the big basket so no more of that.