Change of Plans

Today Kherington wanted to go swimming so I told her to look outside and see how the weather was.  She said it was fine so we got suited up, lathered on the sunscreen and headed out.  That's when I realized that having a 5 year old check the weather wasn't the smarted idea.  They were in the pool all of 5 minutes before I heard the first thunder and made them get out.  By the time we got back to our apartment it was down pouring.

Instead the kids spent the rest of the day building block tower and train tracks and taking pictures using the timer.  I can't wait until Jonathan is old enough to join in the fun.

Jonathan's Solids

5.5 months old and trying solids for the second time (rice cereal and momma milk). Spoon feeding my kids ranks among my least favorite activities. Here's to hoping he learns to chew and can start feeding himself soon. I'd take a mess over me feeding him any day.

What My Apartment Looks Like

The worst part about Ryan being gone is that I would put all 3 kids, the house would still be a mess, and cleaning is the last thing that I want to do. Ryan is awesome and cleans up each evening and unloads the dishwasher (kind of hard to load the dishwasher when clean dishes are still inside).

Pool Time ... Or Not

The kids wanted to go swimming so I told Kherington look outside and if the sun was shining we could go.  She said it was (I keep the blinds shut all day to keep the house cool), so we got out suits and sunscreen on and headed over.  The kids were in the pool for all of 5 minutes before it started to drizzle and I told them we had to go home (the thunder and lightening started just as we got back to the apartment).  So instead of swimming they spent they afternoon playing Legos. Legos are awesome and Duplo Legos are definitely way cooler than the little ones.

While they played Legos, Jonathan kept wiggling himself out of his bouncer.  A little later I put him in the johnny jumper while I made dinner and came back to find the couch over him.  The kids told me he was taking a shower.  I love their imagination.

Lowes Build and Grow...Oops

Everyone was up and Ryan's out of town so I did a morning class at the Y which I don't normally do in Saturdays.  We went straight from the Y to Lowes for a the build a dragon workshop.  The kids love these things.  Jonathan was a champ and sat happily in his car seat.  He didn't even seem bothered by the hammering.  We got the dragon together without any problems, then went to get passed off and get their certificate and badges.  Notice a problem? They wore their Home Depot aprons.  Kind of funny.  The lady gave the kids new red Lowes aprons :).

Packing for India

Ryan is leaving for India this afternoon (he's teaching some training and will be gone 2 weeks) so he finally decided to pack.  After he was done, I noticed that he had opted for the out blue duffel rolling suitcase.  The thing is, we've done quite a bit of traveling and out luggage has seen its days...especially that piece.  It is falling apart and you can visibly see the contents inside.  Ryan decided since he was going to India which isn't exactly an exotic location, instead of changing out bags, he would just tape it up with duct tape.  Cross your fingers everything makes it there and back.

Kevin decided he would pack the new rolling duffel I had gotten out for Ryan to switch to since it wasn't going to get used.  He figured if he packed it he could go with his daddy.  He wishes.

Let the good times roll

Just so random things that we have been up to lately.  The kids love taking my ipad and watching shows on it.  They also love that their daddy put their igloo tent up.  They had camp-outs in it together for a couple nights before Kevin got smart and decide the bed was more comfortable.  Kherington on the other hand has decided she likes sleeping on the floor better than her bed.  We went to a petting zoo for a play group with people from our ward.  My kids were definitely on the older end of the kids who showed up so we probably won't do that again.

Kevin likes lining things up.  I have normally have a no food on the carpet rule but the train of pretzels that he as working so hard to create cracked me up so I let him keep with it.  We also played around with the timer on the camera...sadly Jonathan was asleep or we could actually consider this a new family picture.