Melissa’s Blog

Bret was off from work today-yeah! We found out that the Mission Viejo Toys “R” Us had a princess scooter in stock, so we headed down there to buy the last one. Nicole was so happy to have her own princess scooter and Justin has Diego. The kids had so much fun playing in Toys “R” Us at the train table of course and looking at all the toys. On the way home we stopped and went out for lunch at The Hat. The kids took a pretty good nap today. After nap we went and played outside for a bit. We all put jackets on and brought the bubble machine out and some balls. We had fun. I gave Bret some Ibuprofen (orange in color)tonight and Nicole saw it. She thought it was an M&M. I felt so bad so we gave them a piece of Kit Kat. Oh my god, did they love it! They both are getting really good at riding their scooters. I think we will keep the scooters in the house until they get a little better. Justin impressed us as we quizzed him on his shape, he knows circle, diamond, square, and triangle. They are both learning so much; it is amazing.

This morning we went to Krish’s (Neyha) 2 year old birthday. We had a great time. There was a trackless train there and Justin spotted it as we drove in. He said “I want to ride the train”. They both got to ride it a couple times and loved it. I know they loved it but it is funny that none of the kids smiled while on it. Of course when the kids get off they said “ride train again”. The kids had a blast playing with all the toys, the balls, etc. Justin was really into the bubble machine. He was trying to figure out how it worked. The kids both loved the Dora ATV, Nicole especially. She was on it for the longest time. It was really cute watching them have so much fun. The kids were tired and for the first time in a long time they went right down for a nap. Guess all the fun and sunshine did them in. After nap we did an early bath. They both just love their baths that we wanted to give them lots of playtime in the bath. Then we went to Toys “R” Us to buy a princess scooter that was advertised. Of course they were all out. They said to check back tomorrow. We may have to go to the Mission Viejo store but it is a good price. You must be wondering why this is titled “I like boobs”. This is a direct quote from Nicole. At dinner she made this announcement. It was quite funny!

We had two birthday parties today. We went to Sofi’s (Carin) 2 year birthday. The kids had a great time. The kids played outside with balls, parachutes, tunnels, play doh, coloring, etc. They ran around and had a great time. After we went to Joshua’s (Christine) 2 year birthday. There was a bounce house there and the kids had a blast. They walked in the door and went straight for the bounce house. They had so much. The kids were tired and took a great nap. After we just played at home. The kids are loving their Dora and Diego puzzles. The kids went for a walk and saw Tigger the cat and carried lemons home.

Before our little play group came over, we ran to the grocery store. The kids had fun pushing the little carts-it was so cute. Everyone was smiling at them. The kids did really well at play group and had fun. The house was a mess but oh well the kids had fun and that is all that matters. It took a while to get the kids down for a nap. Finally they went down and then an hour later someone rang the door bell. Luckily they were happy and ready to get up. Then we got ready for Samantha’s (Cheryl Stivers) 5th birthday at Bears, Buddies, and Toys. The party was so cute. I took both kids. But Bret got off work early and picked up Justin after a bit. Justin was just happy playing at the train table while Nik and I played at the party. Nicole and I had a great time. She dressed up as Dorothy and wore her red sparkly shoes-it was so cute. All the girls looked beautiful. Then all the kids got to stuff a bear (build a bear). Nicole picked out a dalmation doggie. She calls it polka dots. Justin was interested in figuring out how the machine worked for stuffing the animals. After there was a story time and Nicole just sat there and listened. Dad and Justin had a great time together. They went to the train station and watched trains. They got milk and a snack together and J drank milk like a big boy. The minute Nicole and I got home Justin came running up to me and said “I saw trains”. We need to separate the kids more often, we both had a great time.

Happy Valentine’s Day! We went to music class this morning. Nicole was fascinated with the instructor, Miss Judy. Nicole just stood in front of her and watched her. And tried to touch the guitar any chance she got. Both kids gave her hugs as they left. After I met Maggie and Aliya to go to the park but it was too cold and a little rainy. So we went and checked out the nature center and there was a little area for the kids to play. It wasn’t all that exciting though. After we stopped at the grocery store and came home and had lunch. The kids finally went down for a nap, after I went up there about 10 times. During nap, I made cookies and did Valentine’s for the V-Day Party. After nap we headed to Melissa’s for the party. Nicole loved Melissa’s daughter Gloria’s bed (see pic). There is one more picture of Nicole than Justin as my camera battery died on me. The kids had fun until they saw a kid dressed up as Spiderman with a mask. They were in the trampoline with him and the kids were terrified. At that point I decided to just come home. The kids opened their Valentine’s presents, books and bubble machine. Since it was too cold we just did the bubble machine in the downstairs bathroom. So Justin has been doing super on going pee pee in the potty. The special reward now is they get to flush their pee pee and say bye bye to it. They love it and pee’d a lot in their potty.

Today was our last Little People Morning’s class. The kids painted about 10 pictures each; they had a blast. It was a cute class. We brought Valentines for each of the kids. The kids made envelopes for the V-Day cards and then passed out their Valentine’s. Of course when my kiddos went to pass theirs out they put all of them in one person’s envelope-silly munch kins. After class we ran to the store as we were out of milk. Then home for lunch and nap. But I got a surprise when we got home, beautiful Valentine’s roses. It took the kiddos a while to fall asleep but finally did. After nap we went to Bears, Buddies, and Toys for story time. The train table won their attention over story time. Then the kids got to decorate Valentine’s Day cookies. It was cute, of course they needed a million sprinkles. I wanted the kids to wait and eat their cookies after dinner and they totally listened-I was so proud. Of course at dinner Bret said after you are all done you can have your cookie and Justin declared all done 🙂 HA So Nicole had to try on a bunch of clothes tonight. She is getting so girly. The kids are getting so good at telling us what words in the book that comes next.

This morning (7:45) we met some friends, Vena, Candice, Penny, Stacey at IHOP with kids all in their pj’s. They were giving away free short stack of pancakes. There were 3 sets of twins there. We had so much fun and it was something different. I have never taken the kids to breakfast. The kids learned that jumping in a booth is really fun-ugh. We left a huge mess behind. After we went to a nearby park. The kids had fun climbing, sliding, and swinging at the park. They did fight a bit over a bike that was there. I thought they were tired so we came home had snack. I tried to get them to take a nap before mommy and me pre school-what was I thinking? They just played, jumped, and threw everything out of their cribs. So I gave up, fed them lunch quickly and off to pre school. They had a blast. Nicole, of course, was busy washing her hands. They made Valentine cards, painted, played in rice and pasta-poured it, scooped it, etc. It was cute. Outside they played with bubbles, painted more, etc. They both took a nap today, maybe because it was later than usual. After nap we went to Bears, Buddies, and Toys to buy a gift for Samantha’s princess party on Friday. The kids had a great time playing with everything in the store. They both saw a dog with its tongue hanging out and said doggy like this and stuck out their tongues. We were in the store for about an hour playing since they ha so much fun. Tonight I left to go play Bunco. Daddy did so great reading and putting the kids to bed. I had a great time and it was nice to go out.

This morning we met Paula and gang at the zoo. We had a great time. The kids got to pet a snake-ewwwwww (picture below of Justin). We did the usual zoo stuff, saw the monkeys, played in the play area, rode the train, etc. The kids love washing their hands in the big basin there, hence the picture below. We had a picnic lunch there. Then we went to the multiples Valentine’s Day party. On the way there, Nicole said “I miss daddy today”-so cute. Then the kids slept a bit on the way there. Nicole slept a little longer then Justin. So Justin and I played in the car until Nicole woke up. We had fun pretending to drive, rolling down the windows, and turning on the breeze (the fan). The kids had a great time at the V-Day party. They played in tents, tunnels, did crafts, story time, etc. Since we were down that way we stopped by to say hi to grandma/pa. They had fun playing peek a boo-hide and seek at the bottom of grandma/pa’s bed. They love listening to their music cd from the south coast music together in the car. Nicole knows almost all the words to All Around the Cobbler Bench. We came home and had dinner and the kids told daddy all about their day. They were pretty tired and went right to sleep tonight.

This morning we did boring errands, but with the kids nothing is boring. We went to Target and Costco. The kids got lots of snacks at Coscto including a smoothie sample. Then we played in the backyard. We filled the sand box again, the kids were way more thrilled then I was. Sand everywhere. They loved it and had so much fun making sand castles. We ate our lunch outside since the weather is still so nice. The kids took a nap today. Daddy was determined to have them take a nap-they were tired too, so he settled them down and stayed with them until they fell asleep. After nap we walked over to Janet, Zach, Alaina, and Evan’s house for dinner. On the way over Nicole showed her baby a big red truck-it was cute. Alaina, Nicole, and Justin all sat at the little picnic table-it was too cute. The kids had a great time playing. Nicole was so into Alaina’s digital camera toy, so much in fact we may need to get Nicole one. The kids did great walking to and from their house. It was a fun night.

It was too nice out today, so we couldn’t stay indoors. We went to the Spectrum this morning and had a great time. We ran in to Neyha, Sudhir, Krish, and Baby Isha there. The kids all went on the carousal and loved it. Nicole gets off and says “I do it again”. Then we played in the toy store. Of course the trains were a big hit. Sudhir gave the kids little cars and that amused our kids for hours. After that we went to the pet store and saw dogs and birds. We had lunch with Neyha and gang at Red Robin. We sat outside in front of the carousal and all the activity, so the kids did great. We went down to the fountains and watched the water. Justin loved it and said “I get wet”. They were excited to watch the train go by. It was so weird not to be out and worried about nap. We came home and played for a bit before getting in the car to drive to South Pasadena for Jermey’s 3rd birthday party. The kids fell asleep in the car for a short time. They hadWe left a bit early to make sure the kids didn’t fall asleep on the way home. .  a blast at Jeremy’s. When I told Nicole we were going to Jeremy’s she said “Jeremy make me laugh, funny”. Their backyard is a park with a play structure, sandbox, basketball hoop, etc. The kids learned to climb the little rock wall and did great. They sat at the little picnic table and ate dinner, so cute. Nicole was pushing the big dump truck while Justin was playing with the dog’s tennis ball. It was fun watching them have a great time