WEEK THREE - SO MUCH, IT'S A PICTURE POST

We have had a busy three weeks! It is flying by so fast. I really need it to slow way down!!!

Monday, Maggie and I went and hung out with Jenny and Will. (Yes, we hang out with them all the time, but it is so much fun!) We live three blocks from each other!!! Will had his 18 month appt. so we made our way back home and ate lunch and just hung out for the afternoon. I got busy and made dinner while Maggie napped. It was Maggie's first night to try Spaghetti! She made a big mess. Next time I will put something down on the floor! It was a big mess, but fun to watch her! That was the only day we got a solid meal down her. She now has a habit of chewing for a bit, then hoarding food in her mouth and finally spitting it out! Yuck is right!!! If you have any suggestions or tips on stopping this, let me know.


Tuesday, Maggie and I walked to the park to meet up with Michael and Stacy. We played at the park and then hit the splash park. It was so fun. Michael is a fun playmate! He just had so much fun! Afterwards, we headed over to Stacy's house to hang out with her mom, Jenny, Will and Stacy's other little boy Jonathan! We ate pizza and hung out. The kids had a lot of fun, and the moms enjoyed our time as well.


Wednesday was a boring day for Maggie. I cleaned! Yes, I cleaned. My wonderful husband who cleaned the last time was nowhere to be found! I guess his one stop cleaning gig is over! It is up to me now to keep up with the house. It is not my favorite job, so I put it off as much as I can! I am really bad!! I think I surprised Jack with a clean house! After dinner we headed outside to play. It was s hot night, but I felt Maggie needed to play with her backyard toys! She had a blast and once again cried for 20 min. when we came inside.


On Thursday we went and met dad for lunch, saw my friend Teresa at work, and stopped by my mom's work and went and saw the airplanes.


Maggie, didn't want to leave her daddy. Can you tell from this picture who is a daddy's girl? This is what happens every time he leaves. We might have to cut out lunches with daddy. Car rides home are not fun for mommy!!!

Maggie also didn't take a nap on Thursday. It made for a long day. Daddy was not home for dinner, so we hit our favorite spot with Will and Jenny and had dinner. It was great, the kids were great, and we had leftovers!!!

We hit the library on Friday again with our friend Will. They really love hanging out and having fun. After the library we made our way to run some errands and then met back up with Jenny and Will for our leftover lunch! It was a lot of fun.


On Saturday we spent the day doing my favorite thing, shopping for Maggie! I can't get enough of it. When we got home Maggie wanted to be like me. She took my car keys, got her purse, and my glasses and took off for her car. I guess we go to many places in one day.

I have to add in the picture as well. Everyday I tell Maggie it is time to go. She has it in her head that she needs to gather up everything and take it to the car with her. It is amazing what that girl gets into her hands. I had to take a picture to show you how funny it is!


On Sunday I went to a baby shower for my friend Jenni, and afterwards we went to the lake. Here is Maggie hanging out in the air condition! She is one smart cookie!


After two attempts, she finally decided she wanted in the water! She had so much fun. She would sing and talk and try to dip her head in the water. The life jacket holds her back from doing that. Overall, it was a great day!!!

WEEK TWO! FATHERS DAY

Week two has come and gone. I am very sad that it seems to be going so fast. On Monday, Maggie and I went to explore daddy's new office. We stopped by our friend Will's house on the way and played a little bit. Of course mommy didn't have her camera with her as we played and visited daddy. While at daddy's office we toured and met a lot of people. We had a lot of fun. Maggie did walk away with a prize from daddy's office. She got a ball. We have had so much fun with that ball.

On Tuesday, Maggie and I ran some errands and ate lunch with Jenny and Will. I had a workshop to go to, so Maggie hung out with Jenny and Will. They had lots of fun taking naps together and then playing. Wednesday was pretty much the same way. I had a workshop, so we went to the park in the morning and then ended up for lunch at Aunt Amy's where Maggie hung out and took a nap. Her cousins were so upset, because they wanted some play time with her.

Thursday was a fun day. We went to Stacy's house to play with Michael, Jonathan and help watch Will. The kids made a mess. It was so fun. We stayed for lunch and then went home and took a nap. It was a long week!

Friday is our library day. We meet up with Kinsley, Madison, and took Will along. The kids just have a good time. Here is a picture of Will and Maggie waiting on the bubbles. I have to get the other girls as well.



After the library we headed out to feed the ducks. Maggie loved this. I was so worried that she would fall into the lake. She did great, and we had lots of fun!!



Saturday Maggie and Jack had a father daughter day. They went to the park, ran some errands, and just hung out at home. I on the other hand went to Student Teacher training. I will have to keep you posted on that!!!

Sunday was Fathers Day! I can't tell you how much I love Jack and the fact that he makes a wonderful father. Maggie is a daddy's girl! She loves him so much and runs to him everyday when he gets home. He takes such good care of her and I and has been so wonderful. He wins father of the year in my book. (Don't tell him I said something so cheesy!!!)

After some yummy cinnamon rolls for breakfast we meet my dad for lunch at the lake. It was a lot of fun testing out the new restaurant.



After nap time, we went to Lori's house for a continued fathers day celebration. We had burgers and a great dessert. It was just a portion of our family, and it turned out to be a great time. Maggie and Kennedi (Kiki) had so much fun. They played all night! Maggie didn't make it to be until 10:30. Wow! She slept great for me the next morning!





Wow, we have really done a lot! I promise this week has been a lot better with my camera! I have been taking it everywhere! I really have been enjoying every moment of our time! We have no plans this week, so we will see where it will take us!

WE'RE BACK - WEEK ONE DOWN

We made it! I survived yet another school year. I would say out of 10 years of teaching that it was the longest one. I am done, so I guess you can say how exciting it is! Last week was my official first week of summer. It was a great first week. Maggie and I did something everyday!!! Here are our journeys!

We kicked off summer with a visit from Thomas and Amy. (Jack's brother and sister in-law) Caroline, their little girl, is about a year older than Maggie. She is a pretty amazing kid. She does so much and is fun to be around. I had to work on the Saturday of their visit, but they made their way to the splash park right by our house. From the million pictures that they took, you can tell they had so much fun.


On Monday Maggie had to go give blood. It was not a good experience. She gives blood about every quarter if not more for her thyroid. They have to check and make sure it is all good. Let's just say it took them four pokes of a needle to draw the blood. I had to hold her down as three different people poked her! It was awful! We did however follow it up by going swimming with my sisters. Maggie had the best time.

I once again forgot my camera on Tuesday, but we delivered mommy's kids Six Flags tickets. (Yes, I forgot to pass them out, so I hand delivered them!) Then, we went to our friend Stacey's house for lunch, nap time, playtime and dinner!! We had a lot of fun hanging out!

On Wednesday we did a day full of laundry, hanging out with mommy, and celebrating my sister Amy's birthday. We baked her cupcakes, and went to Jason's deli for dinner. It was lots of fun! We are going on a big family vacation this summer, so we had to make the big decision to cancel our trip. We are no longer going to Gulf Shores, but we are going to hit the friendly Texas beaches. We will be staying on Crystal Beach. It should be a much different experience for us. We are very excited just to have a place to go.

Here is where I remembered to bring my camera with me!

On Thursday, we headed out to Northeast Mall. We meet up with one of my best college friends and her daughter. Janet and Maddie are always fun to hang out with. Maggie and Maddie played in the play part, and put up with us as we went shopping. It was lots of fun. Maggie got pushed down by a little girl and suffered a busted lip. It was not a pretty sight. She did bounce back up and kept on going. She is one tough cookie! (Better than her mom!)

We also went and got a hair cut. Maggie set on my lap, and did an okay job. It will just take going more and more to get her use to it. Here she is pre-hair cut! We just did a little trim. She looks so much better. No bangs as of yet. I still love the pony in her hair or a bow!


Friday we went to the library for Story Time. Maggie had so much fun singing and dancing. At the end they had bubbles! "Bubbles," Maggie yells! Can you tell she is so excited. We went from the library over to our friend Jenny's house. Maggie, Will, Michael, and Jonathan all played. We stayed over all day. We even made a night of it! Lot's of fun!!



On Sunday we made our way to the lake for our first trip of the summer. Maggie had so much fun. We hope to do it again over and over. Here she is as we start off on a boat ride!


The first week is down! We had so much fun. We are already halfway through this week. Check back next week for our new adventures!!