Sleep Over

Last was Janna's first sleep over and ours. Sarah Y came over and spent the night because her big brother was having knee surgery at 6am in the morning. She came over at 7pm and we took her to school this morning. She was really good and the kids had a good time.

Bites and Scratches

Sometime I feel like Simon is being "pushed around". He came home with a really bad bite mark on his arm last week, skin almost broken and it finally healing. The same little boy scratched up his neck and face yesterday. There was blood and skin was broken. This made me very upset. I am not mad at the teacher, even if you are right beside them it happens fast and I understand it is hard to keep them separate. I followed through with the director because I want the parents following up with the little boy. When Simon was biting we disciplined at home and there were consequences for biting at school. After two weeks of hard work he stopped and hasn't bitten another kid or Janna since.
It breaks my heart to see my little boy hurt.

Simon Sings

Simon has been singing more.

Here is how the ABC song goes:
"a b c d e f g w x y z now I know my abc next time sing with me"

It is so cute. I try to get him to sing the middle by singing with me and he says no mommy me sing!

Dad and directions

My dad is never lost. He doesn't ask for directions, he always knows where he is at, and we have made a lot of fun family vacation trips full of "easy on and easy off" exits, etc...

My mom shared this story with me today:

It was taking us a long time to get to the mall and Janna asked if we were almost there. I told her grandpa had taken the long way(he wanted to show me where is he working) but we were almost there. She thought I had said grandpa took the wrong way and she said if you're lost grandpa, mommy has a map in the car so you can find your way. It cracked us up.

Easter Weekend

We had a great weekend!

Friday: I had off work, so I got some "girl time" with Janna. We went to the mall and out her 5 year pictures taken. She did great! Then I got free coffee for Earth Day with my mug and had that while she played in the kid area. Then we went and had an Auntie Ann's Pretzel. Next we went to the Disney store and I surprised her by letting her get the stuff animal frog she wanted. We got Simon a cat. Then we headed home and packed. It took longer than I expected to have lunch and pack and we picked up Simon at school and headed out of town at three, with a quick oil change on the way. We had dinner with my parents and got to play a bit before bed.

Saturday: We played in the morning. Then my parents took Janna and Simon to the mall. At the mall they saw the Easter bunny riding behind them on the escalator. Simon said " bunny said hi on escalator". It was so cute. Isaac and I enjoyed a date. Yeah. We went to skyline for lunch then saw Source Code at the movies. Afterward we visited my friend with her three week old baby Max. He was so cute and small. It rained a lot and was gloomy all day. Tornado sirens went off during the afternoon too. We got back in time for a nice Easter dinner including Eric and Rachel. Afterwards we all colored eggs together. Oh what a fun mess. Simon and Janna loved it.

Sunday: Janna was so excited and was the first one up to see all the candy the Easter bunny brought. She noticed that he didn't bring paw paw any candy and shared some of hers. We got some cute pictures of us and the kids too. We went to the Methodist Church in town for the first time and we really enjoyed it. The kids were great. The sermon was awesome. We enjoyed the music. Afterwards we had lunch and then did an indoor egg hunt. It was very wet outside. We headed home in the late afternoon and had pizza for dinner. It was a good end to a great weekend.

Summary: Dunkin Donuts, family, candy (lots of it), movie date, baby Max, family game time playing cards, a great uplifting Easter sermon, time to relax and enjoy life:) The rainy weather couldn't keep us from having a good time!

Weekend

Isaac went on a trip with his friend Matt this past week. He left on Wednesday during the day.
The kids and I did well on Wednesday, after school,we rode bikes, picked flowers, and ran around outside. Then I made a frozen pizza. Janna ate two piece. Wow! They fought be a little at bed time but did well overall. They were quiet by 9pm and I watch America's Next Top Model that I recorded.

Thursday morning Simon had a meltdown because I put him in a shirt he didn't like. It said "My favorite color is dirt". He thought it was yucky as he put it. Once at school I changed him into a different shirt and he was calm. Still clingy but calm. That night we met Tony and Melissa at Olive Garden for dinner. The kids were well behaved overall. Janna didn't eat as much as usual though. I did get a good chance to talk and had a great time. Simon did want to go home and threw a monster fit when I was putting him in the car seat. Part of the way on the road I noticed him getting out of his seat and had to pull into a parking lot "correct the situation". I got them to bed late but they were mostly quiet by 9pm and I got to watch Nakita.

Friday morning both kids did great, running in without looking back. Grandma was at our house when we got home from work/school. We had dinner and played then went to bed. Saturday we went to the Mall and Janna played in the play area, then we had lunch at the food court. Then we went shoe shopping. I found a great pair of black sandals and Simon got light up Cars shoes. On the way home we stopped by the grocery store. Once home Simon napped, Janna and Grandma made cookies. My mom made lasagna for dinner. For dessert we went to Brusters for ice cream. Janna got her grasshopper ice cream and I got birthday cake. It was very cold but we promised her grasshopper ice cream. Then we did bath and then bed time routine.

Sunday I got to sleep in. It was very nice. We played outside, rode bikes, etc then we had lunch at Craker Barrell. It was delicious. Then Simon napped while us girls cleaned the car and did some yard work. When Simon woke up they played in the water table. Grandma left after dinner then I put them to bed. It took awhile for Simon but Janna crashed.

Hightlights: The kids loved holding and playing with the worms while worked outside. They giggled and laughed so much. Janna love her chicken that lays eggs/bubble gum that she got as a treat from Cracker Barrel. Simon whenever upset screamed for Daddy. When asked if he wanted Daddy to hold him he said no, just want him home. He likes to know he is in the house. Thank you mom for the great weekend!

Isaac got home around 11:30 pm. The kids were very excited to see him. Their faces this morning where so joyful.

Party Tme

Janna had a great birthday party on Saturday. We had a Purple Unicorn theme party.
When Janna saw the decoration in the morning (picture below) she said " woaw" this is all for me!

The kids loved the balloons, all of them.

Our friend Shawn made this awesome cake!

Janna got a lot of fun gifts. She is loving them all.

She had two of her school friends over for the party too. Her teacher Ms Alison and director Ms Michelle even came too. She is such a special little girl.

It rained, thundered, and stormed, but it held off while Isaac cooked out.

We had a house full of friends and family and a great time.
At bedtime that night Janna gave me a big hug and kiss and said that was the funest party ever mommy!

Happy Birthday Janna!

Janna is 5 years old today!

Children's Museum

Cupcakes

I made these very late last night for Janna's class. Due to poor planning she didn't get to help out. They aren't perfect, but they look yummy.

Swinging

Janna had a very hard morning today. I am not sure what was off or why, but I had to pry her fingers off me and leave fast. It always makes the mornings hard for me. She usually doesn't want to come home the end of the day so I know she enjoys school. She has been doing great at this transition time in the morning this week, until today. I messaged the teacher to see how she was doing...she said she cried a bit but then went to swing with a friend. The teacher was pushing her on the swing and Janna doesn't like to go too high or fast. Then she told the teacher this: "When you're scared of something all you have to do is try it over and over again and you're not scared anymore! Swinging is helping me get ready for kindergarten!" She had fun going higher than she was use too:) Kindergarten...wow! She is growing up so fast!

Spring Break

For our mini-spring break we traveled to Indiana for the extended weekend. Mom and Dad moved/transitioned up there in January and we haven't seen them much since.

Friday:

Left after work and arrived in Greensburg around 9pm

After letting the kids play a bit we all went to bed

Saturday:

Leisurely morning

Lunch at old time soda shop that had great sandwiches

Columbus Children's Museum

(see separate post for pictures)

The kids crashed on the way home and stayed asleep as we put them in their room

Slept til dinner ( I got to nap too!)

Dinner with Tammy and Gary-spaghett(Janna's favorite)

The women stayed at Tammy and Gary's while the men watched the butler game at mom and dad's.

The kids took a long bath in their huge bathtub and got stories read to them.

Took the kids back to mom and dads then straight to bed before the UK game.

Watched the game, such a close game, but we lost.

Sunday:

Church in Columbus with mom and dad

Lunch at logan's

Packed to go to MawMaw's

Arrived at mawmaw's around 5pm -Isaac made us all pizza for dinner.

Walked around the lake with mawmaw-the kids liked the Geese but not their droppings:)

We got some good quality time in with MawMaw.

My favorite memory-watching cops with her.

I like the show but wasn't sure she would want to watch it, until she said she watches too.

Bed

Monday:

Isaac and Simon slept in. Janna played while mawmaw and I visited.

MawMaw made breakfast including the best coffee I have had! Yum!

Around 11am we headed back to Greenburg to mom and dad's apartment.

The kids stripped and did this as soon as were were back at mom and dad's apartment.

The kids napped while mom and I went to Walmart and shopped.

It was so nice to get out and browse without having to be anywhere.

Dinner with mom and dad-tacos! Then the kids did crafts.

Since it was storming so much we didn't get to play outside.

It took a long time to get the kids to sleep with the Butler vs Uconn game on

After the game which ended very late-Bed

Tuesday:

Packed and headed home.

The kids and I ran to a few stores while Isaac worked.

Then I unpacked and did laundry.

It was a great weekend full of fun and laughter and love! Thanks for the memories!