Waiting

Well I have been waiting for Mike to produce a post. I have been bugging him now for a week... I guess you all will just have deal with me for another post...

So we finally get Tim well, and not 24 hours after that Lex gets sick. Ever been stuck in a revolving door? That is how I feel. Remember the posts at the first of the year where I wondered if this was a precursor to the rest of my year? So far that has been accurate. There have only been a handful of weekends in the last 3 months that someone in our house has not been sick. I am not sure what it is. Maybe this is God's way of keeping us home more... But why on the weekends? This is the one day of the week when we have the whole day together as a family... And we have been stuck inside most of it. (Sigh)
Well, hopefully things will change here in the next few weeks. Tim starts playing soccer the end of March, and the kids and I are taking some Mom and Tot art classes at a local Youth Museum during March and April. May will be pretty slow, But then there is June.
June is the month I know Mike and I have been looking forward to now for some time. Mike's brother, Brian, is getting married to a wonderful gal. (We are so excited!) In New York. Yes, Mike and I will be braving the fight to Buffalo, NY with two toddlers in tow. A true vacation. I am so psyched. (LOL I say that now, but we'll see after we get back how much fun we really had with two toddlers in tow.)
Then 2 weeks after we get back from NY, the kids and I are going to visit my parents in Yuma. I will be helping out at my parents church (Immanuel S. Baptist) by teaching the preschoolers during Vacation Bible School.
My kids have gone ever since they were in utero. The first year I taught I was pregnant with Tim. I have taught every year since. It's always so much fun, and I just get so attached to some of the kids before the week is over. I am so grateful God has allowed me this wonderful opportunity to help spread His word.
So the next few months should prove to be a challenge and a blessing.
Well, now you know there will be lots of pics and antidotes over the next few months... So make sure to check back often.... Take care!

I love my kids

My kids sure are cute these days!
They are both in a very fun stage.
Both kids have taken an interest in the computer as of late.
It's so cute. Tim likes to play with Elmo on the computer... I think it's great. He is learning his letters and numbers as well as the layout on the keyboard. He can type almost as fast as I can...LOL!
Lex also has taken an interest. She likes to sit on my lap and "type" IM's to daddy at work. She is so funny because she tries so hard to use both hands and really type. It got to the point I had to give her an old keyboard, just so she would not want to be in my lap on the computer ALL the time.
They are also in the love phase. I guess it is appropriate since they were both born in Feb. (The month of Love) that they are so loving towards each other.
Tim has just been so affectionate... It really is cute. He is such a good big brother. He can be a little rough, but he makes up for in effort. Lex just laps it up. She loves the attention... Drama Queen that she is.
I am very glad they get along... Check back me in a few years when they are teens to see how long it lasted! :)

Sick toddler

I know I have not posted all week. Sorry.
We are dealing with a sick toddler though. For the last 4 nights Tim has been up most of the night getting sick. It's weird, he seems fine during the day.
He and Lex had their Dr. visits the other day and the Dr. said it was some kind of virus. I think we are going to take him back in tomorrow (or today, Thurs., as the case may be) and have him do a more through check out. We will keep you all posted.

Lex on the other hand is great... She finally managed to put some weight on she is now 17.5 lbs. Wohoo! (Up from just under 16 lbs. 3 months ago) So that was nice.
Now if we can just get her up to 20 lbs, then we can turn her car seat around. Heh
Anyway, we will post more once we get Tim back to the Dr.
Everyone, take care!

A Trip to the zoo

I took the kids to the zoo yesterday. It was so much fun. I had not been to the zoo in ages.

Tim had a blast. He loved seeing all the animals. Although I think some of them scared him, as he is used to only seeing them in books, and did not realize how big they were in real life. He impressed me though when we were looking at the Lions. They had pictures posted of the all the lions they have at the zoo, there were three, a lioness, lion and then another lioness.
He looked at the pictures and told me "Mama lion, daddy lion and another mama lion." I was like wow, I never taught him the difference. Apparently Mike had been working with him on that. It was a proud moment.
He was very fascinated by the mice, and the petting zoo. He also like the farm area they have. He got to "drive" a tractor, and play in a barn area that was made up just for toddlers.

Tim also had an interesting interaction with one of the baboons. It came right up to the window and was nose to nose with him. Tim loved that. He would turn and look at me and smile and then go back to looking at the baboon.

Lex on the other hand was a little unsure.
Even with all Tim's excitement, she did not want me to put her down to much and was content to view things from the wagon. Even though, she too, liked to watch the mice scurrying about and she was also fascinated by some of the birds in the bird sanctuary.
Well I think in the future there will be many more trips to the zoo... This was a very good experience, for all of us!

Birthday #2

Mike's family decided to wait and give the kids their presents the day after their big party on Saturday.
So we went over Sunday afternoon to let them open presents... Oh my. They were so excited. They got some new toys. Tim got a truck and Lex got a new doll. They also got a plane with some of the "Little People" in it.

They both liked that.... A lot. (in fact they are in the other room as I type this fighting over it... BRB)
Ok back...
Anyway, I just wanted to post some of the other pictures of them with some of their new birthday toys.

Birthday Bash

Wow was it a busy weekend. Who knew that planning a kids party could be so crazy!
But it was well worth it.
We had both the kids Birthdays parties on Sat. at Saguaro Ranch Park. It was a perfect day, there was a breeze and the weather held at just below 80 degrees.
The kids we so excited to see all their friends and family at the park. They got to go down and play at the play ground while the adults set up and talked. We had my good friend Christy's kids go with the little one's, to make sure they stayed out of trouble. It worked out perfectly.
We grilled up some burgers, and hot dogs, and we had chili, chicken pockets, and cupcakes.
Oh my were there cup cakes. I managed to get the frosting off the first one I gave Lex... But awhile later her Grandma was near and had a cupcake, and before we knew it she grabbed that thing frosting and all, and was trying to shove the whole thing in her mouth. What a mess.
Tim on the other hand from the beginning was not going to let us take the frosting off. So he was a mess too...It was pretty funny.

They got some really cool stuff... Lex got a barbie doll (she had been going around the house playing with Tim's G.I. Joes so it seemed appropriate), and her very own chair.
Tim got a wiggles book and a water gun (the weather is nice here, but I think we will let it warm up a little more before we use it!) and they both got lots of clothes and some gift certificates. So they were set!
It was a great day!
Hard to believe that Tim is officially two and Lex will be a year on Fri.
Wow, this last year went by fast... I can't wait to start planning for their party next year. I think I will start in September.