Melissa’s Blog

This morning we got ready to go to pre school and get the house ready for the cleaners. It is hard to get out the door. I dropped off my munch kins and decided to embrace the time I had to myself. I went to the Spectrum and worked out. This gym is awesome, each machine has its own TV. I ran some errands as well, Nordstrom, Target, etc. Then it was time to pick them up. I was so excited to see them. Where I parked I could see Nicole riding the trike outside. I need to get over the fact that they are having fun with someone else. It was so cute to watch her but made me sad as well. The pre school teacher said they don’t miss me which is a great thing-I am very proud of my munch kins. Justin kept his underwear dry even at pre school, again I am a proud mom. We came home and the cleaners were here and it was so hot. So we took off for the RSM lagoon. The kids had a blast as did I. They played in the sand for a while then we all went in the water. I had fun playing with them and carrying them around in the water. We played with the rope and played with the water that was filling up the lagoon. The kids had a snack then we just played by the edge of the water and sand. The kids made sand castles and we made a water way. I thought the kiddos would collapse from exhaustion but we managed to make it to Target and Payless Shoes. The kids got new shoes, Nicole picked Princess and Justin picked Cars. At Target I wanted to buy Nicole shoes for her Halloween costume but she didn’t understand she could have both the princess one and these, so she said no to the shoes. We met daddy at Soup Plantation for dinner. We go there a bit early so we just played outside with the kiddos. We came home and the kids put on their new shoes then read us books. They stood on Justin’s bed and read. If we talked we were told to be quiet-it was hilarious. Nicole had a hard time unwinding but finally fell asleep.

All of a sudden we woke up to rain this morning, very weird but nice. Our playball class was cancelled so we decided to go to a bounce house place, Hullabaloos. It was cute but I like other bounce house places better. The kids had fun so that is all that matters. The bounce house was an obstacle course one that ended with a slide. The kids went through it together and slid down together. They followed each other around. There was also a toy area the kids liked and a clubhouse thing. The kiddos were starving after all that jumping, so I found a McDonalds nearby and we had lunch. I thought the kiddos would fall asleep on the way home but no. So we headed to Wal Mart as I needed a bunch of things. It was the longest shopping trip ever and the kids were great. They helped me wherever they could. Justin did great at the potty. He is probably sick of me saying do you need to use the potty. The kids helped put the stuff in the car and bring it in the house too. They watched TV and I swear they ate snacks all day. After TV we played a bit inside then went outside. We went to the front of the house and the kiddos rode bikes for a bit. We were hoping we would run into Zoe the dog and we did. The kids were so excited-they threw the ball for Zoe and the kids were all laughs and smiles. After dinner it was shower time and read books. Nicole was sad she couldn’t find her sparkly baby-it is actually a little teddy bear. The kids went right to bed.

This morning we were out bright and early to go to the swap meet with Grammy. We were looking for things to decorate the play room with. I think we decided on a beach theme. The kids loved the swap meet but were into everything. After we went to Grammy’s and the kids played in the play room and we all had lunch. The kids put toys in the zebra tent and were playing balls. They rode their trikes all around the outside of Grammy’s house. We came home and the kiddos played. They played all over the house. They had fun with blocks, and flying their “kites” balloons around the house. They were playing outside a lot too. We tried to do some gardening up front and the kiddos lasted a short time then they started wandering. We decided to go to Home Depot and buy some plants for the backyard. The kids had fun picking out plants with us. Then we just went to Northwood pizza for dinner. The kids were more into the games than eating. They had fun driving and trying to play air hockey. We came home and the kids helped unload all the plants and then used their squirty toys to water them. Then they were wild. Our grass can finally be walked on in the backyard and the kids loved running around on it. They were playing tag and they kept on saying tag carrot instead of your it. It was pretty funny.  Justin had a potty accident today. I predict a few more but besides the one he did great. He is still having trouble pulling up and down his pants.

I was up and out the door early. Every month the pre school does a huge clean up and you have to volunteer for one Sat for the year. I decided to get it over with, so it was my turn today. Luckily it only took 2 hours rather than the expected 4 hours. When I called Bret was taking the kids on their bikes to Castle Park. We all got to Castle Park at the same time. The kids had fun playing but it was hot. Then we drove daddy car home since I brought it to the park. The kids loved sitting in the back seats with no car seats. We came home and the kiddos played a bit. We decided to go to In N Out Burger for lunch then Toys R Us. We are trying to get ideas for Christmas and birthdays. They loved the idea of getting big kid bikes. Bret and I were pretty sluggy and tired today. Bret tried to take a nap and got a few minutes before he was called from work. After TV the kiddos played outside in the backyard. Justin filled up the pool and that held their interest for a few minutes. We decided to go for a bike ride. So the kids got in the trailer and off we went. We just biked to Kohl’s as we needed a few things. The kiddos had fun making a mess in Kohl’s and playing. It was a pretty mellow evening; dinner and showers. I was telling the kids a story about babies (Nicole loves babies) and I mentioned the babies pooped and the kids were in hysterics. It was so funny. Of course all this happened when they were supposed to be going to sleep. We just enjoyed the laughter.

We headed down to the zoo with our friends Maggie and Aliya. We all had a great time. Justin and Nicole had fun looking at all the animals. It was great to show them animals they have only read about, zebras, giraffes, elephants, pandas, koala bears (they were sleeping, however), hyenna, bear, etc. Justin and Nicole were really good listening to me and staying close by, I was a proud mom. Justin loved the skyway ride, I think that was his favorite part of the day. Justin did amazing keeping his underwear dry. I was a stress case and debated about putting diapers on him, but he did it! I was so happy and proud that the kids got a special treat, chocolate ice cream. I am so exhausted, but here are some pics from our day:

Today was the first time I was leaving the kiddos at pre school. I have such mixed feelings about it. I can’t believe they are old enough to go to pre school. This is a picture of the kiddos riding in the car on the way to their first day of pre school.

The next picture is me watching my babies walking into pre school. Don’t they look so cute carrying their buckets?

The last picture was taken as I was saying goodbye to the kiddos. They gave each other a hug. I kept that image in my head the entire time while I was by myself. I am sure the kiddos were thinking leave already mom.

Justin went to pre school in underwear. YEAH! I was doing ok leaving them until I saw the empty car seats in my car. While they were in pre school I went and got a pedicure then went to get the kiddos balloons. justin did really well in underwear-he went in the bathroom and no one came in fast enough to help him so he did pee (but he tried-he knew where to go he just couldn’t pull down his own pants). I was so proud of them for being so brave and so good at school, I got Justin the biggest car balloon I could find and I got Nicole the biggest Hello Kitty. It was so exciting picking up the kids. They told me about their day, painted, rode bikes, what they ate for snack, etc. We got to the car and the kids loved the balloons, biggest smiles on their faces. We decided to meet daddy for lunch. Justin did so well in underwear telling us when he had to go during lunch. By the time we got back to the car, Justin’s balloon popped. So we went back to the party store and got him another one. We came home and the kiddos watched TV for a bit. I decided to give the kiddos a shower as I had to go to a preschool meeting this evening. The kiddos wanted to take a shower, they love squirting with the shower head. Justin could have stayed in the shower all day-he just loved it. Nicole decided when she was done and was so proud of herself turning off the water. Then we headed to Blue Gum, the kiddos in the bike trailer. They had so much fun at the park. We made sand cakes and castles and the kiddos climbed and went down the slides. They enjoyed climbing up the big slide. We came home and had dinner. Then I was off to a pre school meeting.

This morning we got ready for our friends to come over., Candice, Vena, Stacie, and Victoria. The kiddos all played so well together, it was great. We made cookie shapes and cupcakes. The kids had a blast decorating them. It was so cute watching them all have fun. I kept Justin in underwear the entire time and he did so well. I am so proud of him. The kids all played all over the house and they all ate lunch together. Justin and Nicole liked showing their friends their beds. It was cute. After everyone left the kiddos and I built with megablocks. They made big towers then we watched some TV. After TV the kiddos and I just played. We played inside and out. Justiin did his squirty tool, Nicole played in her play house. Then the kiddos were banned inside as they didn’t listen with the bubbles. Inside we built with the wood blocks. I was getting bored at home, so we went to Paula’s for swimming. Nicole loves the pool, she had a blast. Both kids loved playing with the noodles. Nicole kept on jumping in the pool. I was so proud of Justin as he remembered to go pee pee in the potty even at the pool. Cross our fingers I think we are almost done with potty training Justin. After swimming we came home and got daddy and we all went to Red Robin for dinner. The kids were a bit hyper though. They loved eating corn dogs on a stick. Even at dinner, Justin wore underwear and remembered to go to the potty-yeah! We came home and the kids were still hyper but yet we tried to get them to go to sleep. Nicole wasn’t done talking though so daddy went up there for a while. And I went for a walk.

We got ready this morning and off to pre school. I worked there again today. I was in charge of the green table. Paint everywhere, what a mess! Justin and Nicole came to my table right away then they headed outside. They did really well being independent. Justin didn’t need me at all but Nicole when she saw me wanted me. They shared today at pre school. Justin brought his car (the one that is the same color as daddy’s) and Nicole brought her baby. They enjoyed sharing, it was really cute. I saw the kiddos riding trikes in the yard-I kept looking to see what they were up to when I could. They sat really well and participated at story time. It was a lot of work but fun. After we went to Costco. I needed a bunch of things. We ate lunch there and shopped. The kids were really hyper and it was a bit hard as it was pretty crowded. We came home and had some much needed down time. After I took the kiddos to 24 hour fitness so I could work out. Thank goodness they love their play area, they are always so good there. We stopped at the grocery store on the way home to get cookie stuff for a play date tomorrow. After dinner Justin enjoyed playing with the sprinklers.

The kiddos wanted to take showers tonight. Nicole sprayed me and the bathroom. They had so much paint on them from pre school. They went right to bed tonight. We heard Nicole saying Justin is waking me up. Bret went up there and Justin was as quiet as can be and Nicole said Justin talk-silly.

This morning Justin did so well again using the potty! But then we had to go to Playball class. I don’t think he is ready to go out in underwear yet-he is just too busy playing to be bothered with the potty. The kids had so much fun at playball class. They spun a hula hoop and the kids had to grab it and stop it, run then catch the ball, etc. The only thing my kids were sitting a lot waiting for the other kids. So I decided to bump them up to the 3-4 yr old class, so hopefully they will get to do more drills. Plus there are less people in this class too. After we went to story time at Hush Baby. It wasn’t crowded at all which made it nice and a couple of our friends met us there too. Nicole got a pink dog painted on her hand and Justin a duck. They have so much fun at this story time. Justin went up and participated with the story lady where Nicole was a little more shy. After we went to In N Out Burger for lunch. The kids ate a lot, they were hungry. After we took our time getting back to the car and saw so many things. We came home and the kiddos watched some TV. After the kiddos got in the bike trailer and to the park we went. We had so much fun at the park. The kids imagination is amazing, it was so fun to watch them play. Climbing, sliding, pretending to drive trains, eat breakfast, sliding down together, and me sliding with them. I biked home and they saw daddy coming home from work. So I biked as fast as I can. The kiddos played in the backyard while I made dinner and daddy planted the palm tree. After dinner we went outside to paint their pre school buckets again. The paint that I had them use before did not stick to plastic. No biggie as they had fun painting them again with the right paint and stickers. Justin put all ball stickers on his and Nicole used butterflies and flowers plus some balls. It was fun. Justin was in underwear all night and did so well even outside. We are getting closer to being potty trained. When we came in, Justin took the beads (balls) and started to bowl with them, so funny. We went upstairs and the kids were out so fast, this 8:00 bedtime seems to be really working.

This morning we got up and saw my “big sister” from the multiples club. We played in her front yard for a bit. Nicole and Justin loved the two wheeler bike with training wheels. They did so great on the bike, it was so cute. After we headed to Grammy’s. We all played for a bit at her house then went to brunch. The kids loved all the different food. After we went back to Grammy’s and played a bit. Justin filled up her fountain with the hose. Nicole read some books and played in the play room. Justin got a new truck and Nicole got a new doll. Both kids liked their new toys. The kiddos rode their trikes a bit. We came home and I was feeling so sluggy and tired. So we dusted off the bike trailer and took the kids for a ride. It was so fun. Of course, we always say why don’t we do this more often. We came home and watched some TV. Then daddy tried to fix Justin’s bed-still working on the top. It is looking way better now. The kids played upstairs while daddy worked. I decided that was a good time to give them a shower. Thought it would be fun for a change to take a shower. Justin loved spraying the shower head. Then we put Justin in underwear. He did so well. No accidents, ran to the potty. After we went into the garage to try and tackle the mess. We cleared it up enough to get the two cars back in the garage. But it still needs a lot more work. After dinner, dad went to work on the sprinklers in the backyard. The kids played out there for a bit. They were playing in their play house for a while. They rode their bikes, made baskets. Very mellow night. Kiddos seemed a bit crazy but then went to sleep. Nicole is sleeping with her new doll, Amy.