Wearing out the kids

We had fun today, and I sure made them tired. We went to Sugarhouse Park to play today. We were supposed to be meeting another mommy there at 10:30, but of course we were late, so it was closer to a little before 11. Mara was having so much fun with her new friend Jack, and I was enjoying chatting with his mom, so we ended up not leaving until 3. We had packed a lunch and everything, I just felt horrible that I forgot the sunscreen. Mara wore her jacket all day and was in the shade a lot, so she is good. But Asher has red cheeks and arms, and my face is a bit crispy. I just feel guilty. Bad mom. I guess it isn't too bad though.
After the park we went to pick up a prescription for me, then went home and had an early dinner of hot dogs and yummy cheeseburgers. After that we went out to Baskin Robbins for ice cream because it was 31 cent scoop night. Then it was home, bath, and bed. I love filling up the whole day, especially when Tim will be home late. It was a good day though. At least I got the kids nice and tired. They zonked out nicely tonight. :)

Yay for me!

There is this window in the dining room that is painted shut that I have always wanted to get open. The big bay window in the dining room is unopenable, like, it don't even have hinges, they are just panes of glass. So I have always wanted to get this other window open because it can get kind of hot in the front of the house. And I finally got it open today, woo hoo! So exciting, but it was to me. I just need to get a screen for it. Small victory. :)
Anyway, I also registered Mara for school today, which was crazy. I felt so old when I was filling out the paperwork. I can't believe she is going to start school. Her school is year round, which I'm not sure how I feel about, but oh well. And they offer full day, which we originally didn't want to do, but otherwise she only goes for 3 hours, and that seems like kind of a waste. She gets out at noon on fridays as it is, so I put full day from 8-2:45 as my first choice. We go back in July for placement testing. The school seems nice though. It is brand new, and the ladies in the office were really friendly. School starts on July 30th, which kind of sucks because that is going to be RIGHT around the time I have the baby, so it'll be one big transition on top of another. I am excited though. I think she will enjoy it. I will definitely miss having her here to help with Asher, especially with the new baby coming, but oh well. Maybe the baby will help calm him down some. Ha ha.

Lazy Sunday

Yesterday was a nice day. We woke up a little late (I miss church at 11 :( )so Tim went without us. I have been sick and Mara got it and since Asher was still sleeping we thought he may have been coming down with it and didn't want to wake him up, so I stayed home with the kids while Tim went and taught our class. When he came home, we decided to watch a movie as a family so I cut up some strawberries, popped some popcorn and we layed out a blanket in the family room and watched Wall E. When that was over we decided to watch the Lion King. It was nice because it was mainly an excuse for Tim and I to get some rest. Then we wasted away the rest of the gloomy day playing Mario Galaxies. Then we had yummy pot roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, and homemade rolls for dinner. It was a nice relaxing day though. Now today I have a lot of cleaning and laundry to do, and I have to go register Mara for school. Apparently they did kindergarden registration on the 17th, but I had no idea. I was going to wait until the summer. Oops!

Friends and fun

Friday I took the kids to Jumping Jacks, which is an indoor bounce house place. It was their grand re-opening so it was a free day and they had free hot dogs and balloons. Mara had a blast, and was really good whenever I called her, so I was very happy about that. Asher, who doesn't like to bounce, was a little stinker and kept running around while I was trying to keep an eye on Mara. I kept trying to hold him to keep him by me but he kept kicking and kneeing me in the stomach, which really hurts when you're pregnant, so I finally gave up and we just went outside for a hot dog.
Friday night we went over to our friend's house that used to be in our ward. They have a daughter just 2 weeks older than Mara, and they were the best of friends. It was a lot of fun. We made pizza and visited, the kids played, and we all played Rock Band. I must have worn the kids out good during the day because by the time we got home Mara was asking to go to bed. We said she needed to brush her teeth and she said if she did it would make her want to go to bed even more. She just wanted to go straight in there. Which was funny because it was only an hour past their normal bedtime, and they are usually still awake by then playing in their beds anyway. But within three minutes they were both just conked right out. So that was good, it's nice to wear them out once in a while.

Pretty little princess

I had to post this picture. A couple weeks ago the kids were supposed to be going to sleep and I went in to check on them. As soon as I opened the door Asher started climbing back into his bed, and Mara asked for a drink. In the 30 seconds it took me to go and get her a drink and come back, Asher had fallen asleep. Apparently before I came in they were playing in the closet, and Asher looked like this:


Unfortunately, I didn't think to get a picture before, because if you can't tell, it is a Tinkerbell costume, and he had the wings on and everything with his little butt up in the air. But I took them off before I thought to take a picture. And since this night, there have been other times we have gone in his room and he was wearing it again. I think Mara keeps putting it on him, but last time we tried to take it off he put up a big fuss, so he slept in it.

Baby updates

I Just realized that I haven't updated any baby news. We had our second ultrasound and they said everything looked normal, but that they can't rule out Downs with an ultrasound alone. The second blood draw came back normal, but is still pretty much not going to be completely ruled out until the baby comes. I'm not too worried about it though, I think everything will be fine. They kept my due date the same based on the baby's measurements, but my uterus is measuring a little bigger, and I've only gained a pound and a half since my last appointment. I really think baby might just be a little small. That's all the news I have on him for now. Oh, yeah...It's another boy!! I don't remember if I said that in another post or not yet. I was so sure it was a girl, so I was very suprised to find out boy. Mara is excited, she said whatever we had was what she wanted. She is just excited for another baby. I think Asher will be a different story though. He enjoys having all of our attention. I'm sure he'll adjust ok though.

The bump

Nothing exciting. Just thought I would post this picture I just took.

Updates

It has been forever since I have posted, but there is nothing going on. We went to Idaho for the weekend, which was fun. My dad was home from Colorado so we picked him up from the airport on thursday. The original plan was that we were going to take him up to Idaho on friday afternoon so the whole family could spend some time together, but I had an appointment in the afternoon and Tim had to work, and my dad forgot that he had to be there by early afternoon to speak somewhere. So he took the shuttle up on friday morning. I had my doctor's appointment that afternoon. All looks well and I have gained a whopping pound and a half since my last appointment, and I actually don't think I have even gotten back up to what I was at the beginning of the pregnancy, thanks to all my morning sickness.
We headed up to Idaho friday evening, getting a much later start than we should have because of trying to run some errands and things, but the drive was uneventful. Saturday we just spent mostly playing Mario Galaxies with my brother and sister. Asher really took to his uncle Brett, and as always just loved being with and helping out Grandma and Grandpa. The Easter Bunny came Sunday morning and the kids hunted eggs in Grandma's backyard. They had a lot of fun. Then we came home Sunday afternoon, because my dad had to fly back to Colorado. He rode back with us so we could take him to the airport. Or rather, we rode, since I had him drive because I was so tired and I would rather not have Tim drive my van. :)
That is really it. The kids and I went to the park today and soon I will give them a bath and straighten up the playroom, since they got cereal all over it AGAIN. Tim has class monday nights, so not much fun for me. I end up counting down the hours to bedtime, trying to find things to fill the space faster. Almost there...