We were up and out the door this morning to go to Messy, Muddy, Hands, and Toes class. What a great class. It was all outside today. I tried to keep the kiddos dry until the end. We had so much fun. We first used stamps and paint. That is where the mess began. They had so much fun with the stamps. Then we used brushes with paint and painted with balloons. Some gluing as well. But once they noticed the shaving cream they were off. There was a pool filled with shaving cream. They both would touch it with a finger then have a big grin on their faces, so cute. They put it all in their hands and then would run and wash their hands. It was cute to watch them. Then they found the pool of water. The water was warm too. They went right in. They were sitting in the water and playing. Justin’s diaper weighed about 10 pounds. The kiddos didn’t even make it to the mud, they were just having so much fun playing in the water. I was a bit nervous with Nicole sitting in the water with her bladder infection but she wasn’t in it for too long. Of course Nicole was all wet and wanted to get into dry clothes as fast as possible. I got some great pictures from class. After we went over to the park for a bit. The kids played. It was so cute all the kids (Stacie’s, Candice’s, Vena’a, and mine) were all in the little play house. They were pretending that it was someone’s birthday. Everyone was singing happy birthday, etc. It was so cute. Then we had to leave to go run some errands. We stopped at Old Navy to get a gift card for Neyha since she is moving. The kids had a blast playing in Old Navy-there was a bench with a dog on it and they kids loved sitting on the bench next to the dog. We went over to TJ Maxx as well while we were over there. We came home and had lunch and played. The kiddos were kind of cranky. So I decided not to fight them on nap, instead I put them in the jog stroller and went for a walk. It was great to go for a walk but hot. Justin fell asleep first and Nicole woke him up-I was so mad. She just wanted to play with him. He fell back to sleep and she fell asleep too. They only napped for about 30 minutes but at least it was something. After they watched a little TV and then we went to Blue Gum Park. Thought I would get them out of the house since I was planning to go out with some friends tonight. Vena met us at the park. The kiddos had a great time. Vena made banana smoothies and brought Justin and Nicole some. Of course they loved it! The kiddos all played in the sand together, played in the play house, etc. It was so cute watching all the kiddos. On the way home we ran to Costco to get some fruit. Then it was time for me to leave to meet some friends at Macaroni Grill for Neyha’s going away party. It was so nice. I had a great time hanging out with my friends. It was a nice get away for me. I always say this but I need to do this more often. The kids had a great time with daddy. The best part for me was coming home. I missed the kiddos so much. I got the biggest hugs and kisses. It was so sweet. We had to sing the I love you song (Barney). Of course Nicole told me to hold hands and stand up like Barney. What a great way to come home to my family. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. Not sure if nap was a good idea as it is 9:30 and Nicole is still awake-ugh. It doesn’t seem to matter how long they nap they still have trouble going to sleep if they nap.
