Getting things together...

May and June have been packed tight with activities! I have been going full blast and it has started catching up with me. I have been having some contractions but usually can just drink some water and lay down and they ease up. I decided since we were take a trip to Arkansas for Sarah's Wedding I better take this week nice and easy since it will be pretty hectic all weekend. I was leaving the packing (for all 3 of us) until today (Wednesday) and we are leaving tomorrow. I got an email this morning that Jahno's niece and nephew wanted to see Maddie (which I wanted them to see each other also) and Jada was going to take them to either Discovery Green or The Museum. Ok no real big deal, I mean Maddie needed a nap so she won't be whinny tomorrow but I can work around that. Well, then the kids were going to spend the night with us...a bit of a problem because I would have to clean the guest room and tomorrow I have a Dr. Appt and have to run by the bank before we leave for Arkansas...Not to mention I still haven't packed! Then it turned into I am watching all 3 kids for the day, then going to the museum tonight and then the kids are spending the night! OMG!!! I HAVEN'T PACKED!!! And have no idea when I was going to be able to. And I still have to get my dress! So once everyone thought about it the kids aren't going to spend the night but I did have them for the day and we are still going to the museum. I will have to pack tonight when we get home but everything is clean and it is just a matter of getting it together. Tomorrow I have a Dr. Appt, trip to the bank and then over to Jada's to wait on Jahno so we can leave. We are leaving Jahno's truck with Jada, that is why we are meeting over there. Needless to say I was slightly stressed! I am so glad the kids got to see each other and play together though if I had a heads up I would have packed yesterday...but either way. The kids had fun and will have even more fun at the museum. More over the weekend.

Madeleine's Birthday Party

After lots of stress and running around like crazy Madeleine's Party finally came. Everyone showed up and visited for a little bit and then we opened presents. Madeleine did great and only got side tracked a couple of times. After that we had cake and hot wings...not sure why wings but they were there. Then we went outside to play in the pool and on the slip-n-slide. It was great!
Opening Presents

And we are side tracked

Madeleine's Cake

She got scared when everyone sang

Maddie and Elijah splashing.

The little kids playing in the pool.

Maddie and Cousin Emory

Jahno had to get Sadie...refreshing his memory for Gianna

Jahno Slip-n-Sliding

And he slid right off the end

The kids on the Slip-n-slide

Daddy throwing Maddie

Natalie was trying to pull me so I could slip-n-slide too First attempt failed and we are cracking up.

Jahno pushed while Natalie pulled...

Nat slipped and kicked me in the back.

My baby turned 2!

June has begun...

Saturday we had my cousin Krystal's Grad Party and had a blast. She had a Slip-N-Slide that Madeleine loved and of course the pool! I will post pictures as soon as I can figure out how to on this computer...I will get to that in a sec. After the party we went to drop off the bike because we finally sold it! When we got home I set the mail on the table and got Maddie dinner, Jahno brought my computer to the table like he often does. Maddie was eating and I was going through the mail and Jahno decided to reach across the table to grab a piece of mail instead of asking for it and knocked over a glass of soda right onto my computer!!! He tried to turn it off, turned it to its side and soda just poured out. He took it apart to clean it and let it dry but it died! We were able to get everything off the hard drive which is a good thing but I had not even had my computer for a year. :-( Well, Jahno has to have a computer to work so all Sunday afternoon we went looking for a computer but not just any computer, the perfect, newest and greatest computer that apparently isn't in stores yet. So he talked about just replacing mine and getting his later. Not an option because we have a baby on the way and don't need to spend excess for no reason. Finally I talked sense and reason into him and He got a Mac Book. He has always wanted one and now you can put windows on there so it is the "perfect computer"! I really think he meant to ruin my computer so he could get his, but whatever. Needless to say I am on the little computer that he had to have 3 years ago but never used and can't download pictures or see the screen very well but hey it is a computer right......
Monday we went the the first Summer Bible Reading Club and Madeleine did ok considering it is geared more for older kids. We will keep going and hopefully she will get use to it and learn to sit down. Her Birthday party is Saturday so I am getting ready for that along with trying to squeeze tons of other stuff in. We are heading to Ikea in a little bit and hopefully to some other places for party stuff. I will have Jahno help me download pictures later.

Madeleine Turned 2!!!

Yesterday was Madeleine's 2nd Birthday!!! I cannot believe it has been 2 years already! We went to the Astros game Thursday night so she was up late and then up early for whatever reason Friday. She was a bit whinny which worried me. I made cinnamin rolls for breakfast and then we got ready for the gym. She found another new friend at the gym...she only plays with the older kids, if there aren't older kids she plays alone, not sure why but hey as long as she is having fun I am happy! After the gym we ran an errand to get 2 and a half trash bags full of little girl clothes! They are really cute and season appropriate but only go to 6 months. Then home for lunch. On the way home Madeleine asked for a hamburger so we stopped at Whataburger. After she ate most of her food we went to take a nap. She only took about a hour and half nap...which is not like her, especially since she was up late and early. Not to mention I wanted a little nap and as soon as I layed down she was up. She was pretty whinny when she got up but I was being extremely patient because it was her birthday. Jahno got home and we headed to Chuck E. Cheese to meet both sets of Grandparents.As soon as we got there Madeleine wanted to go to the cars. We finally got her to go to the table to eat the Pizza. She loved watching Chuck E. sing but wasn't sure about him when he tried to give her a hug. We played lots of games...I played too much Ski Ball because I can hardly move this morning. We did fins the Monoply game and all love it and Kimmie and Madeleine (Maddie pushed the button) got the bonus light and won 96 tickets on that game alone. You would have thought we had just won a million dollars! We ended up with 519 tickets and Madeleine got a nice little took set. Her Party is next Saturday and we are going to have a slip-n-slide and a nice little pool. We are excited...now I just need to finalize everything!
Maddie driving the car!

Driving with Chuck E.Cheese

Madeleine wanted in this truck until Jahno asked for the token.

Maddie thought she wanted to play this game until it started moving.

Getting ready to eat Pizza

Maddie playing Ski Ball

Giving Chuck E. Cheese high five. (Those windows were killing my pictures)

Where are those basketballs?

She shoots...kinda.

Maddie and Kimmie's Birthday Cake.

Sonic Failure

So tonight was the Free Root Beer Float at Sonic from 8-12pm. The line went down the street on both sides. We did not even try, we turned around, went to HEB and just bought the stuff and are about to have our own homemade Root Beer Floats! We had to let the ice cream firm back up so we gave Madeleine some Banana Split Ice Cream that we had in the freeze. So she had a little treat also.

Maddie and Daddy

After dinner Jahno decided he was going to play Guitar Hero/Rock Band...which ever, we have both. Madeleine decided she needed to play also. She is naked because we just had dinner and she had ketchup.

Weekend #4 and Fire Station...

This is going to be a long one...

Friday morning I had a lot on my plate and finally realized I was not going to be able to get everything done that I wanted to. Madeleine was in a little bit of a "I can do it" mood but a little clingy also. We went to the Fire Station with Mom's Club. Madeleine was scared of everything, she wanted to go Stop, Drop and Roll but when we got up there she wanted up, She wanted to give the Fireman high five but when we got up there she wanted up, she went to the front of the line to go inside the fire truck and then didn't want to go and she was not having anything to do with Sparky! She did turn the water on and off though.

Madeleine and Elijah held hands the whole time!

Madeleine in the Fire Truck with Aimee and Grant.

Madeleine on the Fire Truck.

Madeleine turning the water on and off

Madeleine and Mommy with Sparky.

Madeleine and her Fire Hat.


After the Fire Station Tour Madeleine, Kimmie, Nat Nat and I had lunch together and then I met up with Jahno and had Lunch with his parents (Yep, I ate 2 lunches...but they were small) and then Jahno and I were off to Austin. We got to the hotel and it was super nice, we had the King Suite with a living room and TV and a bedroom and TV. We relaxed a little bit before heading to dinner with one of Jahno's old college roommate. We had real authentic Chinese Food. It was family style and the best food ever. I was a little bothered by the Ducks hanging in there and extremely bothered when the guy walked by with a pan of duck heads! We hung out and had a blast. When we got back to the hotel we were waiting for the elevator in the parking garage and there was a roach on a chicken wing...I was terrified! (Stay turn on the roach stuff) The next morning Jahno and I got up and had the cook to order breakfast which was great. Jahno went to work and I went back to the room to get ready for a relaxing day. I was going to the movies but couldn't really find a theater so I decided to go on an adventure. I went to the parking garage only to see the roach pushing the chicken wing...EWWWW! I drove for over 30 mins and finally found a theater in a another dirty away. Most of the areas I drove around were dirty. UP was sold out for the next 2 and half hours so I bought the ticket and ventured off again. I forgot to bring Jahno underwear so I had to find a store. It took a hour just to find anything other than a Walgreens. The streets have 2 different names and go in circles and my navigation was so confessed that it quit! I finally found a Target and spent time stolling, got Jahno's undies and a lovely pool for Maddie's Party. Got to the movies ordered a Ice Tea and Fried Pickles. The movie was great but I was annoyed that when I got the bill and the Ice tea was $3.99, that should be illegal!!! Went back to the Hotel to see the roach and a bird eating the chicken wing! Jahno finally got finished around 8:30pm and we went to dinner. We were going to go to Freebirds but we drove by a Joe's Crab Shack and coconut shrimp sounded great. We were eating a lovely dinner on the water and half way through the dinner 2 roaches run under our table. Geeees!!! We moved tables, finished our dinner and left. We hung out with Jahno's roommate and his wife again and had a great time. So South Austin was extremely dirty, Longhorns obviously designed there terrible road systems but enjoyed time with my hubby and friends!