To Grandmother's House We Go

The weekend of April 17th-20th, the kid's and I headed down to Grandma's house. When we got there on Saturday, we helped Aunt Sarah get ready for Prom. Soon after we got there Grandma and Grandpa arrived home from a trip to Utah with Aunt Jenny and Aunt Chelsea. It was fun to be able to spend the weekend with all 4 of my sisters.

Aunt Sarah all ready for Prom holding Jilly

Aunt Sarah with Jilly, Sabrina, Benson, and Spencer. Grace got shy and wouldn't get in the picture for some reason.

On Monday, we headed to Tulsa and met some of our good friends at Chuck E. Cheese's. The kid's had lots of fun and it's always good to catch up with friends.

On Tuesday we made t-shirts for the kids and went to Sarah's last home soccer game. We think she had the cutest fan club ever!

Aunt Chelsea finally got to meet Jillian. We missed her at Christmas this year so this was the first time she had seen her.

At the end of the game we tried to get a picture of Aunt Sarah with her fan club, but the kids were pretty much done by then. I thought I'd include the picture though since it makes me laugh every time I see it.

It is definitely more challenging to travel again with a nursing baby. We had to stop half way both going there and coming home and it's only a 4 hour drive! Here's hoping that improves or it will be a LONG trip to Utah at the end of the summer!

Chopped!

We did it! I have been talking about cutting Grace's hair off FOREVER and this week we finally did it. When I called to schedule the appointment (we were driving) she started crying in the back seat and telling me she didn't want her hair cut. So we talked it up a lot and tried to make it seem really exciting. In the car on the way there I heard her in the back saying to herself, "My hair cut is going to be SO cute!" She kept telling everyone, including our friend Genelle who cut it that she wanted her hair cut a little bit long. Crazy girl. I REALLY love it and she does too, although she has still asked for a ponytail several times.

I cut mine off as well which I am really loving since I am currently experiencing massive post-pregnancy hair loss and since Jillian has the strongest grip ever and has been pulling out what little hair is left. And Sabrina got a trim. We are working on growing her hair out to see if longer will also equal thicker.

Strawberry Shortcakes!

Accident Prone

Sabrina is going through a phase. We think it's because she has grown recently and her brain can't quite keep up with the growth of her body. She gets hurt CONSTANTLY. She trips, bumps her head, pinches her fingers, skins her knees, falls off her stool (occasionally even off the counter) several times each day.

Just in the last few days she has:

• fallen off her stool at least twice during meals


• tripped and fallen on the way into swimming lessons resulting in a skinned knee (on top of the skinned knee from swimming lessons last week) and two splinters in her hand


• fallen off the counter in the bathroom and bumped her head resulting in a nice goose egg and bruise in the middle of her forehead


• burned her fingers on the straightener

Mike held Sabrina's hand on the way to the car after swimming lessons last night and she seriously tripped and would have fallen at least 5 times during the short walk.

We sure hope this phase passes quickly and without any major injuries! Doesn't she look pathetic? Poor kid!

Weekends

I remember once upon a time when weekends were relaxing, a break from the daily grind, something to look forward too. I'm pretty sure that right now at this phase of life we are in, weekends are busier and more challenging than the rest of the week. But it's good to be anxiously engaged in good causes, and we do still manage to have some fun each weekend. Below are some pics from this last weekend of some fun stuff, not the work!


On Friday night, Benson and I went on a Mother/Son date. He has been wanting to use his Applebee's certificate, so we went and had some dinner. After dinner we went to the Pet Store to look at some animals there. While we were eating Benson started filling out the Mad Libs that was on his kid's menu. He thought the result was HYSTERICAL and must have read it to me 100 times throughout the evening...ok 100 might be a slight exaggeration, but only slight. When we got home, he read it to Mike and after his first word insertion when Mike did not give a reaction, Benson looked at him and commanded, "Laugh!" Mike paid closer attention and gave better responses thereafter.

Sabrina and Grace continue to be great helpers with Jillian. On Saturday I was trying to get a few things done and Jillian just wanted to be held. Sabrina laid down next to her on the bed and Jilly snuggled right in and fell asleep. So sweet.


Could she be any cuter?


Grace's fancy hairdo for church on Sunday.


Here's hoping for a relaxing weekend sometime in the near future! :)