Last weekend we took a little family getaway to Minneapolis and the Mall of America! We knew a big family vacation was not in the cards this year, but we still wanted to get away and do something. And since Payton was on Spring Break from school, we thought we would take some time off of work for a 4 day weekend! We really cherish our time away. We both work a lot and with Justin working retail, it is hard to get the four of us home to just focus on each other. We try, but there are always things to get done nagging in the back of my head. When we get away, our only focus is on each other and having fun! So we drove up to Bloomington, MN on Friday night (they still have snow on the ground! Crazy!). That night we went to the Water Park of America. The boys both love to play in the water. Easton had a blast on the slides! He kept pointing to the slides and saying, “I Go!” Saturday we spent the entire day at the mall. We hit up the Lego store which was a huge hit for our family! Then we had lunch at Rainforest Café and went to an aquarium. We spent much of the afternoon at Nickelodeon Universe. It was a huge theme park in the mall! The boys got to meet Spongebob! I took Payton on his first and possibly his last roller coaster! ;-) We also went through a mirror maze and did miniature golf! Easton was done being in the stroller by that point, and it was late, so we let him run around the golf area. It was hard to keep track of whose turn it was because Easton would steal the balls from us! But that’s okay, we had a blast!
Then on Sunday we went to the Science Museum of Minnesota! It was really cute and very interactive. Payton really enjoys interacting with things at the museum. It was kind of crazy to see him looking through a microscope at things. He seemed so grownup!
Then on Monday we drove home! I think the boys had a good time and got along great for the most part. We did learn two things though. (1) Payton has developed car sickness. I have noticed a few times driving around town where Payton says he doesn’t feel good riding in the car. It was mostly in the car though and not the van. Well we took the van and he didn’t feel well at all. Luckily he never got sick, but we picked up some Dramamine and I think that helped. (2) Easton refuses to sleep or take a bath anywhere but home. We got a pack and play for the room, but figured it wouldn’t work, so we thought he could just sleep with us. We were right, he was petrified of the pack and play and thought sleeping with us was a game. It was a rough couple of nights. Then, for some reason he was scared to death of the bathtub! I am guessing he is just going through a phase, but wow! When Payton was little we traveled a lot more so I think he was used to it, but Easton doesn’t go anywhere nearly as much.
This past weekend was wonderful (almost 80 degrees!) and we went to a playground and played and kicked a soccer ball around a bit. It was so great to get some fresh air!! We have a busy week ahead of us! Tomorrow is Justin and my 8th wedding anniversary! Then on Wednesday we are going to see Toy Story on Ice and on Friday we have an assembly at school where Payton gets a student of the month award again!
Payton is back to school this week and already getting his third quarter grades! Wow, only one more quarter until he is done with his first year of school!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Way, way overdue posts!
I haven't updated our blog in forever! I am not really sure where the time went. January and the beginning of February I was extremely busy at work and was working from home a lot in the evenings. Then, the end of February, I went to Boston for work and then I got strep and Easton got a sinus infection. There is no way I can remember everything from the past month and a half, so I will just try and recap the highlights!
In January, old friends of mine came into town from across the country! It was so wonderful to spend time with old friends and was really good for the soul. Part of that weekend was going to an indoor soccer game! The kids had a great time and it was a lot of fun! Thanks Carrie and Robbie inviting us!
Then, the beginning of Feb, we had a huge snow storm! It was a record breaker for Kansas City! Basically everything shut down and I worked from home for a few days. School and daycare was closed so we were pretty much stuck in our house for a while. With that snow fall brought the boys first real sledding experience! Easton was not so thrilled!
Also, in February, Payton had his last basketball game. He improved greatly over the course of the season, but it really wasn't his thing. He is just not that into sports very much. He wanted to play soccer again, so we did sign him up for that again.
We have been sick of being cooped up in the house so my mom and I took the boys one weekend to a day of fun. We went to Little Monkey Bizness where the boys could run and play. Easton was so excited! Then we went to a little museum that had a kids area and then we went to eat at Fritzs. Foods not great, but the boys love the trains!! I also spent that weekend packing away some of Eastons baby stuff he has outgrown. With this I needed to reorganize our storage area, and I did some purging! We do not have enough space in this house to keep anything that we don't need! It feels good to purge!
The past month or so Payton has lost his two front teeth! The last one was dangling for a while so the poor guy couldn't eat! Finally it fell out so he can eat some what normal again! This one bled a bit more then others. Payton hates the sight of blood. Luckily he has rarely gotten hurt or bled at all. Later that day, he said, I'm not a big fan of blood! He looks so cute with his teeth missing.
Last week i went to Boston for work. It was supposed to be a quick one night thing. The trip itself was great, but getting home was a disaster! We got a snow storm in KC, so our flight back was delayed two hours! Then, when we got to KC, a lot of the interstates were closed, and the one that wasn't was very slick. So, I had to spend the night in a hotel at the airport! Justin had to go in and work that night, so thank goodness for my mom! She came over and stayed the night. The day before I went to Boston I found out I had strep throat! It was kind of a crazy week! This past week, Easton was sick and it turned into a sinus infection.
Overall the boys have been doing good. It has started to warm up a little bit and we have been able to play outside a few times. Payton is doing great at school and Easton is continuing to try and communicate more each day. He likes to pretend he is going somewhere and will put something over his arm like a bag or something and walk around and say, Bye, Bye. It is pretty cute!
As long as the weather cooperates, we are hoping to have a fun little getaway this weekend as Payton is on Spring Break, so hopefully I won't take 2 months to post again!
(I have updated pictures to the Beginning of 2011 album)
In January, old friends of mine came into town from across the country! It was so wonderful to spend time with old friends and was really good for the soul. Part of that weekend was going to an indoor soccer game! The kids had a great time and it was a lot of fun! Thanks Carrie and Robbie inviting us!
Then, the beginning of Feb, we had a huge snow storm! It was a record breaker for Kansas City! Basically everything shut down and I worked from home for a few days. School and daycare was closed so we were pretty much stuck in our house for a while. With that snow fall brought the boys first real sledding experience! Easton was not so thrilled!
Also, in February, Payton had his last basketball game. He improved greatly over the course of the season, but it really wasn't his thing. He is just not that into sports very much. He wanted to play soccer again, so we did sign him up for that again.
We have been sick of being cooped up in the house so my mom and I took the boys one weekend to a day of fun. We went to Little Monkey Bizness where the boys could run and play. Easton was so excited! Then we went to a little museum that had a kids area and then we went to eat at Fritzs. Foods not great, but the boys love the trains!! I also spent that weekend packing away some of Eastons baby stuff he has outgrown. With this I needed to reorganize our storage area, and I did some purging! We do not have enough space in this house to keep anything that we don't need! It feels good to purge!
The past month or so Payton has lost his two front teeth! The last one was dangling for a while so the poor guy couldn't eat! Finally it fell out so he can eat some what normal again! This one bled a bit more then others. Payton hates the sight of blood. Luckily he has rarely gotten hurt or bled at all. Later that day, he said, I'm not a big fan of blood! He looks so cute with his teeth missing.
Last week i went to Boston for work. It was supposed to be a quick one night thing. The trip itself was great, but getting home was a disaster! We got a snow storm in KC, so our flight back was delayed two hours! Then, when we got to KC, a lot of the interstates were closed, and the one that wasn't was very slick. So, I had to spend the night in a hotel at the airport! Justin had to go in and work that night, so thank goodness for my mom! She came over and stayed the night. The day before I went to Boston I found out I had strep throat! It was kind of a crazy week! This past week, Easton was sick and it turned into a sinus infection.
Overall the boys have been doing good. It has started to warm up a little bit and we have been able to play outside a few times. Payton is doing great at school and Easton is continuing to try and communicate more each day. He likes to pretend he is going somewhere and will put something over his arm like a bag or something and walk around and say, Bye, Bye. It is pretty cute!
As long as the weather cooperates, we are hoping to have a fun little getaway this weekend as Payton is on Spring Break, so hopefully I won't take 2 months to post again!
(I have updated pictures to the Beginning of 2011 album)
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