Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A Three Day Break

The time is almost here. What am I talking about? The weekend when my husband is taking the boys down to see his parents for July 4th weekend. They are leaving at noon on Friday and Returning around 3 or 4pm Monday.

Oh. My. GOSH! I never thought this was going to happen anytime soon. I was shocked when my husband mentioned that he wanted to do it by himself and that I could stay here and have a weekend to myself/do do work around the house. LOL! Which is okay b/c i need to finish painting the bathroom, Clean out almost all closets and donate to goodwill, rearrange sippe cups in cabinets in kitchen and much much more.

I am really going to miss those boys, I mean really. I will get lonely quick, but will enjoy what I'm going to accomplish and the errands and shopping(wont' be much of this) I can do in peace. I'll be down again probably for Thanksgiving or Labor Day(slight chance) to do stuff with them. I think my husband wants to take them to Moody Gardens in Galveston. I would love to go, (i've never been) , but I will go next time and plus they won't remember that I wasn't there. :)

Once they return, that following Saturday or Friday early evening we are taking them to their very 1st Movie! Cars 2!! We've debated on whether 2.5 is too early for a movie. It may be and they won't remember, but I can only imagine their faces when the big movie starts and how loud its going to be!! We'll see how long they actually sit and watch it. Maybe 45 minutes? We will even let them eat candy, but Chase doesn't really like candy. Preston does!!! LOL! He is so me!! So I'm really looking forward to that on July 9th!

Okay, back to me, so yea. Just me , myself and I starting this Friday to Monday. I know some of you are probalby like (I can't believe she's doing that, leaving her kids with her at such a young age, but its' their nana and papa and my husband. I don't think we need any more adults helping out! LOL! To each their own right? I think what's going to happen is that once they hit like 4 or 5 years old, we'll let them spend a week down at nana's in the summer or maybe even longer since my parents are in town. Otherwise, that won't ever see them that much, u know one on one time....

Tonight and Tomorrow, I am going to enjoy my time with them as much as a I can b/c I know I'll miss the WAAAYYY too much this coming weekend.

I'll post what actually happened next week.
Ciao!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

What a Great Father's Day!

What a wonderful Father's Day we had! The whole weekend was fun actually.
Friday- I went to my softball game while the hubby and the boys ventured to the mall for some indoor play area fun, Dick's Sporting Goods, Barnes & Nobles reading time and a Cookie! LOL!

Saturday, I was able to run in the am. About 9:30am is when its TOO hot to run now in DALLAS. I started at 8:45 and by then, I was dying of sweat and hottness!

Then I went to a friends birthday party at Gymboree with my mom. My husband had his monthly guys golf thing at a country club in Flower Mound(suburb of Dallas). Then I went back to my mom's house after the party for a bit and then I left to go to a friend's, husbands sisters house Juneteeth celebration. It's only celebrated in Texas and if don't know what it is. Google it. :) So there , they have a pool(which me and the boys got in to). Well Chase basically sat on the edge and put his feet in and kicked them. LOL! Preston and I were in the intertube ring, but he didn't want me to hold on to him. He was like "I don it"!. That boy is something else. They also smoke chicken, pulled pork, brisket, hotdogs, links. Delicious! They have a 6 year old boy, so there were plenty of toys upstairs for MY boys to play with and plenty of other kids that age to keep them entertain and helped them. Their favorite? A bullet train on a track that was remote controled. Preston NEVER came downstairs. I had to bring the food upstairs and feed him b/c he was so into that toy! LOL!
We didn't get back home until like 10:30pm that night.

Sunday, while hubby went to work till 2, The boys and I went out to Target. I told them, that when we go to Target they HAVE to stay in the basket and sit down. Low and behold, they acutally did! It was totally sucessful. They didn't even ask to get out and see the toys!

Then we headed off back to my Parent's house to celebrate Father's Day. My mom cooked ham, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls and for dessert she fixed Banana pudding. Yummy!! :) The boys spent almost 2 hours outside with the sprinkler/pool. Okay maybe 1.5 hours. I don't know. Lost track of time. They had soooo much fun!

It was a fun weekend. I didn't get my husband a present Sunday, but I'm getting it this weekend. He just needs a new belt for his work pants. We aren't getting each other any lavish gifts b/c we see the light at the end of the tunnel to become debt free! :)

Okay, so here are some photos!!!
LONG over due!


Friday, June 17, 2011

It happened Again!

Two nights in a row!! Preston was mad and at every little thing. It started both on the way home telling me which way to go. Preston saying " This way!, No this Way, Mommmy!! I want to go this way!! This way Fire Truck house!" Then he would wine and cry while saying this. I try to tell him we cant' go that way, and this way is home and we'll go see Fire truck house later. It doesn't work, b/c he keeps saying it. By that time, he's upset. He doesn't want to get out of the car, screaming. We get in the house and he's still crying and that's when Chase starts crying just because. Then they both want to sit on my lap and then Preston doesn't want Chase to sit on my lap also. This time, I gave Presotn a fruit snack and told him I had to cook dinner and if he would sit in his chair for me and he actually did while saying he wanted apple juice. So I gave him that and he actually say and watch the whole Dora while I was in the kitchen cooking. Chase on the other hand didn't want to watch tv and wanted to be in the kitchen with me and saying "pick up", "I pick up" reaching his arms for me. He's been really bad about wanting to be picked up all the time now!

Then he got mad when we were leaving in the car to go to Target. I needed to get a few necessities, like milk for the night and Preston wanted to buckle his car seat belt. The bottom part is really hard and they aren't strong enough, but HE wanted to do it. He'll say, "I Do IT" "I Do it!"

Not going into any more detail, it was a disaster but we were able to leave and they actually did good in Target and I didn't have to go to the toy section. Thank goodness b/c they always want to get out and then its hard to put them BACK in the basket. It's only good if my hubby is there.

By the way, I'm by myself on Wed and Thurs nights b/c my husband works a 2nd job , so these are the worst nights for them to throw tantrums. I did manage to pick up some Moscato on the way out! LOL!!

I'm already over this!

Anyways, on a new note, I boubht some shoes the other day that i've been wanting. It's those wedge heel strapy sandals? Black leather straps at the Grapevine Outlet mall here in the area. YAY for me.
Also, the boys have another birthday part at Gymboree, but this time its twins girls that are turning 3. They LOVE gymboree!! Too bad, I can't afford to put them in that sort of thing.

Also, we plan to visit my parents for Father's Day, so that'll be fun. My mom is cooking dinner, not bbq ing thank goodness.

So my husband is trying to take the boys to visit his parents house in Houston which is a 4 hour drive from here, BY himself!! I don't know. The boys are 2.5 and I just think it's kind of dangerous to travel with them by himself, but maybe I'm just over thinking and being protective as a mom. What do yal think? I'll have the whole weekend to myself , where I can get stuff done around the house, re organize, shop, relax, etc... It's hard to pass up. Maybe this could be a yearly thing. My husband and the boys go down to Houston for the weekend to visit and mom stays home! :) Then it can turn into a week and then just send the boys off and me and my hubby stay home. Sounds good!! :)

Happy Friday!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Some Advice, Please!!

So, both my boys are throwing their terrible two's tantrums. Chase will get upset and cry for a little bit and then he's done. You can easily get him to stop crying or start doing something to get his attention off the fact that he can't have whatever it is he wants.
Preston on the other hand, while cry for like 20 to 25 minutes. I mean screaming. On the floor and hitting stuff, i.e. door, bed anything that he can hit and he will kick whatever it is that he can hit. Then he'll just say no, no, and no whenever you asked him stuff. Like, does he want some juice, or come it with mommy, or do u want... I am not sure that's what your supposed to do, but that's all I know. Try to see if they will do something else to make them happy. I have left him there just screaming and tried to ignore and do stuff with Chase, but it doesn't work. He's just soooo mad!!! If he ever did this in public, this would be embarassing...

How do yal deal with your kids throwing tantrums and screaming and kicking? At one point last night, I didn't know if he would ever stop crying. Nothing I was doing was helping. He didn't even want me to touch him. He would get more mad.

What I did to get him out of his funk, was blow bubbles and he popped them and starting smiling and stuff. What will I do next time??

Please , I need some advice! I'm new at this whole thing. :)

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

My boys... Boys will be Boys

My boys.. My boys like to use a stick and play with the dirt in the cracks of our driveway, you know the different sections of it and play with the little bugs in there. Get their knees dirty, hand etc...

My boys.. My boys like to play in the sprinkler and when the water rolls down onto the sidewalk in the front of our home, they splash their little feet on the cement where our driveway hits the street, along with all the other junk that's outside on the ground. I was hoping and praying there was no glass or anything to hurt their precious feet.

My boys.. My boys like to wrestle. This involves Preston laying on top of Chase while Chase is face down and putting all his body weight on him until Chase stops laughing and starts whining/crying because he basically can't breathe! Chase does the same, but Preston is a little be stronger and can ususally get up.

My boys.. My boys like to pour water on their heads now in the bath tub and then attempt to do it to each other! LOL

My boys... My boys like to mimic everything I do and or say.

My boys... My boys like to sing songs with Dora and Yo Gabba Gabba. They also sing their alphabet and certain songs I think they learned at school. It's the cutest thing every b/c they don't quite know all the words and their voices are so cute! :) I 've been trying to video tape it.

My boys... Preston likes almost anything sweet. When it comes to cake, he likes the icing and Chase likes the cake and any kinds of bread( he gets that from me).

My boys... My boys LOVE to play basketball, where they often say, "I shoot it" , "I get the ball" , "Me Ball".

My boys... My boys are trying and attempting to go pee pee in the toilet and now wear pull-ups 50% of the time. Accoringing to Chase though, (also known as Chase Man, at daycare, which Preston now calls him that like its his name) pee pee goes in the tub, not the toilet.

I love my boys to death and while I enjoy my time away from them(i've only spent 3 seperate nights away from them since they were born), I enjoy my TIME WAAAAYYYY more when I'm with them! :)

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Snooze You Lose

I accidentally, wrote this post yesterday on my old blog.. Oops!


Unfortunately , waiting till the week before to register your kids into swimming lessons on saturday mornings for 2 months, fills up fast. Especially , if you have 2 spots to fill in the same class. I didn't technically wait till the last minute. On May 27th I called to pay over the phone and there were 3 spots left. The girl told me I had to come into the pool to pay. I was leaving that day for San Antonio and didn't have time before we got on the road. Well, I find out from a friend who is going to the same pool, that she paid over the phone no problem. Soooo..... So mad and of course when I call back last week , that one 2 year old class they offer was booked.

The next saturday class the offer is not until August 6th. I really wanted them to start now, but what's 2 more months, I guess. Bummer. Is it like that with all kid activties?

On the baby note, Preston is saying more and more sentences and likes to repeat everything I say back to himself. So cute. Chase also is doing the same thing. I wish they didn't fight so much when they play together and I wish they werent so rough when they are wrestling. It's so interesting that Preston is such the leader since he was 2nd born. Preston basically tries to tell Chase what to do and how to do it and Chase just listens and does it. Most of the time, let's Preston take his toys from him without a fuss.

Tried to potty train this past Saturday. Wasn't sucessful. I think I need to buy a book on this. Really want to get this over with.

We have 3 birthday parties coming up this weekend and next and then I have a baby shower the last Saturday in June. IT's going to be some busy weekends coming up!

Maybe July will be a slower month? This summer I can already see is going to go by fast!!

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

We're Back from San Antonio/Austin

It was so much fun! The boys did great in the rented Minivan. They enjoyed watching their shows on the portable tv's. That really helped. Most of the time they were sleep. We leave around naptime. :) LOL!

We were able to stop and have dinner with my brother in Austin, see my friend from college Nathalie in San Marcos and finally make our way to San Antonio late that night. We took the shuttle to Sea World at 9am for our breakfast with Sesame Street characters. I'm sorry. I don't have the pictures to post, but I PROMISE I will do it tonight.
It was nice to be inside and avoid the crowds to be in the park early! There was already a line to get inside at 9am, so people must have come out there at 8am. Craziness!

They loved feeding the dolphins, Shamoo show, sea lions, penguins and the aquarium with all the fish! They went to the spray park, but Chase didnt' want to get sprayed! LOL!

We left at 1:30 b/c it was sooo freaking hot and plus it was pretty much nap time. Went back to the hotel, took showers/changed clothes and heading out to the Riverwalk. Hubby and I didn't eat at Sea World, so we drove to pick up something while the boys napped in the car. I think we stayed in the parking garage for 30 minutes at the Riverwalk to finish out their nap.
We then ate dinner(boys ate) at Sbarro in the mall and then did the boat ride. It was a little too long for them or me, I don't know.
Afterwards we left San Antonio on the way back to Austin. We got in the hottub at the Austin hotel that night and just chilled.

The next morning I went and got Mcdonald's pancakes and Bagels for us and then headed over to see my fried Sara from my old job in FW. She has a little 16 month old boy named Ford. Christina you remember Sara right? So we went by her house and chatted and then head to HEB and was back on the road to DFW.

Then at 5 we headed to our friend's house in our neighborhood where he grilled some declious steaks , yummy! I brought our inflatable pool and Preston, Chase and another little girl went swimming. Preston decided it would be more fun to run and then jump/slide into the pool. He had a great time. Chase. Not so much! LOL! I can't wait to bring it back out this weekend in our yard. We had a blast! :)

Monday was relaxation day, even though we did go to the Allen Outlets and stop by my parents house or and looked at some gorgeous Highland Homes in Allen. I LOVE highland homes. I really hope we can purchase our next home Highland. That would be awesome! Anyways, that was fun. These were 400k-700k homes. So we wouldn't ever be able to afford that, but it's nice to look and dream! :) Highland offers lower priced homes from the 200's-300's.

Then we had Babe's Chicken for dinner and we took the boys to the park that evening. ALL in ALL it was a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Both of us enjoyed getting away and the boys did an awesome job. I really want to take them to Virginia next to see my sister. Not sure when though.

I have more to talk about, but that will be in another post tonight.
CIAO!