Melissa’s Blog

The weather is getting nicer-yeah! This morning we went to the park before music class. The kids got to see the ducks and played on the swings a bit. They had a blast in music class. It is fun to watch them. They liked playing with the sticks. Grandma and grandpa had to take their cars in for service so they came over. The kiddos and I walked with the doll strollers while waiting for grandma/pa. The kiddos played in the loaner car while I washed my car. Both kids took pretty good naps. After nap we went to Pavillions. The kiddos got to push the little carts. They had a great time pushing them, putting food in them, and taking and putting the groceries on the conveyer belt. Then it was just dinner, bath, and bed. Bret went out with some work people that are here this week from Texas. He got home just in time to say goodnight to the kids.

We went to our Little People’s Morning class. We had a great time, lots of pics too. We first did some free play. Justin’s favorites were the trains and the painting. Nicole loved playing play doh and painting. The craft was so cute. They kids put paint in a shoe box and rolled marbles around in it that made a pretty picture. Then we had a little snack and songs. The kids played outside at the park for a while. After was songs and dance then story time. It was really cute and the kids had a great time. After we met Neyha, Krish, and Isha at Mimi’s. The kids did pretty good at lunch. It took the kids a while to go down for a nap but they are both napping. After nap, we just played and had fun. The kiddos were acting so silly. They were playing with the train table and looking through magazines. They were so happy to see daddy and showed him their pictures. Nicole was playing with baby toys tonight and Justin was into playing catch.

This morning we met some friends at the MV mall. It was a last minute thing. We went before the mall opened and let the kids run wild. We played at the play area for a while. My kids were jumping off the baseball. As you can see by the picture Justin would lay down to prevent Nicole from jumping and vice versa. Then we went to Pottery Barn story time. The kids were more interested in playing. They played with the kitchen, rocked on the elephant, played on the toddler beds, pushed carts and strollers. After we went to the Babystyle story time since it was right there. The kids sat for a bit as there were cool chairs (see pic). The story person wasn’t very animated but like I said the kids liked the chairs. Nicole even had to kiss and hug the chair goodbye. Then we went in front of Old Navy and let the kids jump on the lights. Justin loves it-I think he could be there for hours if we let him. After we went to the pet store and saw doggies. The play area was so crowded so we decided to head home. Well Justin fell asleep right away but Nicole was babbling for 30 minutes then I heard “mommy I pooped”. Well I went up there Justin woke up too and was as happy as could be. Nap time over! I decided to give the kids a bath-there is rarely screaming in the bath. They both had fun coloring all over the tub. Luckily the kiddos were not too cranky from bad napping. We were hoping to get them down a bit early but we were having too much fun playing with them.

Hopefully this is the last of the rain. We are so spoiled here. And I hate to complain but I am so sick of the rain. This morning I took the kiddos to Target. They needed new sippy cups as all their other ones were leaking. I let the kids pick out which ones they wanted. Nicole picked a purple one and Justin an orange one. They have been holding on to the cups all day. Of course when we were ready to leave Target it started pouring rain. We waited by the exit a bit and the kids carried their cups showing everyone. Today called for rainy day activities. We colored a bit, played music, etc. After nap we were playing with the race cars. Nicole’s car went behind the entertainment center and she was so upset. I couldn’t get it, so we called daddy. She was so funny telling daddy what happened. It was almost time to come home, so Bret came home. The kids ran up to him telling him what happened. Daddy saved the day. The kids are trying to do the Dora and Diego puzzles and we played catch for a while. Nicole is wearing big girl panties tonight and is doing well going on the potty. Justin wants to go on the potty so badly but he just doesn’t get it yet (soon buddy).

This morning we went to Target. Nicole picked out a dress she wanted for springtime. In fact she loved it so much she carried it around. Then we went to the Discovery Science Center with Andrea, Scott, Abi, and Jake. They have changed the exhibits and our kids were a little small for most of the stuff. They enjoyed seeing the Clifford stuffed animals in the gift shop while Nicole was still carrying her dress we bought at Target. Nicole loved seeing herself on TV with daddy playing volleyball. Justin loved the magnetic ball thing on the wall. Nicole played with the mail box and all the letters. Both kids liked the polpropulsion bottles. After we went to Pat and Oscar’s for lunch. The kids had a later than usual nap and Justin woke up after 45 minutes. It rained so much at nap time. We just played at home after nap then the weather cleared up. So we bundled up and went for a little walk. I am listening to Nicole on the monitor right now. Justin went right to sleep. Nicole is saying Neyha, Krish come over, and Krista and Paula come over. Then she has decided Paula is sleeping.

A week of rain and we are so happy today was a nice day. This morning was the garage sale for the mom’s club. The kids played in the garage and had fun. The excitement and craziness was enough to keep them occupied. After we went to the store as we needed to stock up on diapers. Then we took the kiddos to the marketplace and had lunch outside. We moved the car seats to the next shoulder strap-the kiddos are getting big! They had fun sitting in the van without the car seats-not sure they will ride in car seats anymore. Maybe we shouldn’t have taken them out in front of the kids. They were silly before nap bopping their heads in their cribs to my singing and laughing at one another. I guess the last laugh was on us because Nicole didn’t nap again. Silly girl. Luckily she wasn’t cranky at all and she amused herself for a bit. After nap we went to Grammy’s. Grammy’s friend of 40 years passed away plus she is leaving for NZ soon so she wanted to see the kids. The kids were as funny as ever. Making a tower out of CD’s, grammy played guitar and sang their favorite songs, etc.

It was a short week since Bret had Monday off, but it didn’t feel any shorter. After nap, the kids and I went over to Kristen and Teagan’s to play. The kids had a great time with all the new toys. I think they were just happy to get out of the house. Then we decided to go to open gym at the Kid’s Gym. I haven’t done that with them since they were just walking. It was fun and wasn’t crowded at all. The kids played on the roller coaster, went down slides, cooked in the kitchen, jumped, played with balls, etc. They had a great time and really needed it since they have been stuck indoors with the gloomy weather. Tonight was just a normal night with bath and running up and down the hallway. They say “daddy hide” and then go find him-at least most of the time.

My poor kiddos just want to play outside. This morning we went to morning class. It was so much fun to watch the kids in the class; they love it. They both try and follow what the instructor is doing, dance, play, etc. At the end Nicole said “I hug Ms. Judy (the instructor)” and Justin gave a big high five. You can just tell they really enjoy this class. After we just played at home. We turned on some music and danced for a bit. The kids wore their play shoes and made lots of noise with them on the floor. We went to Pavillions and the kids pushed the little grocery carts around. So stressful on me but they love it. The kids put all the food on the conveyer belt for me-they were pretty proud of themselves. We have a pirate ship and they have decided to call one of the pirates-Uncle Todd (see pic below). It is too funny. I just got Justin a Diego scooter so we brought that in from the garage to play with. Justin is getting the hang of it. Nicole was doing pretty well with it. Now I need to look on Craigslist for one for Nicole.

Today we started a new class called Little People’s Morning. It was really cute. First the kids have some free play with trains, legos, play doh, paints, kitchen, puzzles, etc. Then we did a craft, made snowman out of marshmallows (see picture). There was snack, songs, outdoor play time-we had a great time. It was a cute class and I am glad we are taking it. After nap we just hung out at home since it was raining outside. I decided to give the kids a bath and hope the rain would stop so I could go to the grocery store. Well the rain didn’t stop so we went to the store anyway just to get a few things. Tonight the kids colored and played with their stamps. They have stamp stuff ink all over them. After we put the kiddos to bed I am going out to Mom’s night out with the multiples group. We are making picture necklaces. It should be fun but I may be so tired tomorrow.

Yes you read the title correctly, Nicole did not nap! We started off the morning with the kids fighting over everything. At 10:00 we went to play group and it saved us all. We went to Jen’s and celebrated Christy’s baby shower there. The kids had a blast at play group and played well with the other munch kins. We ate lunch at Jen’s too. And came home to a clean house 🙂 The cleaners came. After Justin’s nap, we went to Carin’s and played. The fighting continued there a bit. But they had fun playing with play doh, coloring, and Justin loved the train she had. And Nicole did not fall asleep on the way to Carin’s (Ladera Ranch). After Carin’s I decided to take the kiddos to the MV Mall. We had a great time. The kids had endless energy because the minute we got into the mall, they ran. We ate dinner at the food court then the kids played with the lights on the ground by Old Navy. Justin loved it, stepping on all the pictures. We walked around a bit until we finally ended up at the play area. I had so much fun with the kids. And you would think Nicole would have fallen asleep on the way home, but no. Finally at 9:00 she has crashed.