Kid Fun

Here are the kids taking a bath. Very cute.

We've started getting these magazines in the mail advertising Halloween costumes for kids. Alex could seriously look at them for an hour. They are great! He also decided to climb into Lauren's toy to read his book while we sat on the grass.

Alex Alex Alex

Sometimes I wonder how stubborn can he really be? We had two very terrible episodes yesterday and then him again with Chris last night. He's got to be the most stubborn child I've ever known. I know that most reading this will not believe me because on the whole "out in the world" he's pretty good and delightful to be around. But at home with us, he has these moments where there's nothing that will get through to him. I feel like I'm fighting with a teenagers. He's beyond the terrible twos.

Chris and I are both so tired today. My only saving grace is that he's at day care today. and probably being really good.. We'll see how tonight goes... and Please don't say this is normal, it really won't make me feel any better. and then there's Lauren and her teething.. that's all I have to say about that.. TEETHING I hate it..

I'm happy and thankful to God to have my children, but I'm also happy to have had my tubes tied at two.

Lake Casitas or Bust

So, the plan was to go to Gita's, visit, sleep, wake up and go to the Water Park at Lake Casitas. I've been trying to go to a water park for 3 years now. I've tried everyone. No on wants to go, there's always some excuse as to why they can't go. Usually it's money. Fine... Maybe it's just me and I have some sort of strange obsession with water parks, but any hoo.. SO, Alex got sick with a fever and he slept on Gita's couch all day watching Finding Nemo, baseball, the PGA and various other things while dozing off and trying to feel better.

When he finally felt well enough for us to go home he demanded that we go to the beach. So when we were in Oak View the weather was a beautiful guessing 85 degrees. When we got to Ventura it was like 55 degrees. Seriously crazy cold. We told him it was cold, even rolled down the windows to prove that it was cold. He wasn't having any of it. So, hence the photos... the lack of preparation in clothing attire for the children and the very cold poses. End the car when we left, he said he was happy. So, yeah, our sick boy was happy. Good enough for us. :)

Reservations

yeah! We got reservations for New Orleans. We may have paid more for our plane tickets, but we got 5 nights for FREE.. Yes, I said FREE... With Chris' points from all of his traveling, we were able to cash in. Yeah!!

My cute 6 Month Old and a crazy boy.

Lauren just looked really cute today, is all.. But she started the morning out with a ton of green poop that was completely stuck to her. So off for a quick bath in the sink. Alex liked the bubbles. who doesn't? She's very cute in the sink too.. and yes, he has no bottoms on. We are potty training and he's doing great as long as he has nothing on.. The second he puts on under ware or a pull up, it's all over. And he has also pooped in the back yard twice this week. (and once on the living room floor). But 3 other times in the bathroom, in the toilet.. so there's progress. My goal is to have him pretty much done by the time Miss Vikki is done with her vacation and he goes back to day care.

A day in the neighborhood

We went for a bike ride to water park for a free day of entertainment. We're very poor these days. So on the bikes and off we went. Lunch packed and sun-block.

Lauren is very cute in her ladybug bathing suit. And Ales LOVES his turtle shorts.

Daddy's Finally Home!

Here is the very nice sign that Alex and I colored. Lauren was too sleepy for the home coming. But asleep or not, people still want to touch her in the airport. :) Welcome Home DADA!! "airplane done dada? big airplane done dada? work done dada?" over and over again. very sad!

He had to wear the necklace that he made at Mrs. Vikki's. He's been saving it all week.

so now begins my new status of chopped liver.. or in reality, more than chopped liver.. Chopped liver covered in dog pee and covered with bugs.. I'm not allowed to hold his hand crossing the street, change his diapers, get his juice, buckle his sea tbelt, and pretty much anything else that daddy can do that I've been doing for the last 2 weeks. It's like an unwanted vacation from mommy hood. It's okay for some things, and not okay for others. Oh well. I asked for a break and well, here it is.

Welcome home dada!