Fishing

The whole car ride Jonathan talked about how the first thing he wanted to do when he got to the cabin was to go fishing.  And that he did!  Diana was very curious about the lake and went swimming...well more like walking around in the water.  I think both kids were happy to be out of the car. 

Car Trip

We started off on our road trip bright and early this morning with Brad waking us all up at 5 am. We were all in the car and on the road at 5:25. Jonathan was so excited that he talked for 15 minutes straight, just long enough to prohibit any falling back to sleep for anyone. Diana had her first melt down around 6:20 and signed "all done". Boy, if she only knew how long she would be in the car and were we in trouble!!! At the same time, Jonathan asked, are we in Minnesota yet? After I told him that we wouldn't be there until after breakfast, lunch and dinner, his eyes got huge and said "that's a really long time!". At 7:30 I discovered that Diana had got another tooth, top front right! Might explain why I was up with her at 1 am last night. 8:00 o'clock we were at the windmills in Indiana. The kids thought the windmills were pretty cool, Diana even was entertained by them for awhile. 8:30 was our first stop of the day at mcdonalds for breakfast and a potty break for the little guy. Diana fussed a little bit but fell asleep at 9 am and slept until 10, which was perfect timing for us to get through Chicago without her screaming. The kids did well for almost another 2 hours, we stopped for gas and think it was a break we all needed, well maybe need Brad. The traffic outside of chicago and in wisconsin was heavy, think a lot of people heading to cabins for the holiday weekend. We ate the lunch I packed in the car and by 1:30 both kids were zonked out. Jonathan had drool coming down his face and Diana was snoring. I was loving watching my kids sleep, they were so peaceful. Until it was too good to be true...Jonathan woke up with a leg cramp screaming, which of course woke up Diana. At least they got 45 minutes of sleep. Periodically I would let Jonathan open "presents" which were new toys for him, so this entertained him. Diana started to become more of a challenge as she never fell back to sleep so now she was shy about 3 extra hours of sleep she normally gets. Luckily we made it through, lots of toys were being used but we survived. Once we hit MN things started going down hill...we ran into road construction and then heavy cabin traffic. We were averaging about 70 mph which was unbelievable. Finally around 5 o'clock we met up with Grandpa Gordy in st cloud and he took Jonathan. This allowed Diana to fall asleep which was a very good thing. We pulled into the cabin at 6:20 (eastern time)...so about a 13 hour car ride. Not bad considering I thought it was going to take us 15 hours. I believe brad said it was 850 miles. The kids were wonderful and Brad did an excellent job driving! Now for vacation!

GB & Grandpa Weeks Save the Day (week)

It's been a long week to say the least. Monday I personally had a busy day with a doctors appt in the morning (GB watched the kiddos), went to the zoo with GB in the afternoon and then I had a meeting at the hospital (Devon watched the kids). I am going to sit on a board for Good Samaritan hospital regarding patient care and how to improve. I figured it was the least I could do considering I felt I got excellent care. Tuesday we had a playdate with olive in the morning but then I dealt with my truck most of the day. When I took it in on Saturday for an oil change I asked them about my brake pads, which are fairly new. Sure enough I had "faulty" brake pads, the bad news they didn't have the premium ones in stock...so it had to be brought back in on Tuesday. This was the 4th time I walked home from Carx with the kids (about a mile), wouldn't have been horrible but the weather was starting to get HOT! We all know I don't do heat well. Well then on the way home from picking it up, I realized my air conditioner didn't work anymore. My ac had been fixed by the dealership less than a year ago, so now I needed to get in there before we leave for MN. Uncle Kyle saved the day thurs night by going and getting the truck with brad and a measly fuze later ($2 part...$90 bill) my ac works. Yea! Now it was on to packing and figuring out how in the world I am going to entertain the kids in the car for 15 hours. Needless to say I didn't have much time to play with the kids this week and without a car most of the week, our options were limited anyway. Luckily for all of us GB and Grandpa Weeks saved the day. They wanted to take Jonathan swimming on Friday! Hurray! Seriously it was such a huge help and I am not sure would have gotten everything done or had my sanity. It was a break I needed plus it wore Jonathan out! Thank you so much GB and Grandpa Weeks!

(sorry for all the details, can you tell I am in the car and have time to blog?!?)

Downward Dog

Today Diana learned how to go from sitting on the floor to standing by herself without pulling up on anything.  I think this will really help with her walking.  Lately I have been seeing her do what I think looks like her version of the yoga position, downward dog.  Now I understand why she has been doing this...she was trying to figure out how to get up.  I thought she was just being silly.  :-)

Slumber party 2

Diana and Jonathan spent the night again at GB's and Grandpa Weeks' house. This has been planned for awhile as we were going to emily's in Columbus for her house warming party. Diana had a rough day, screaming her head off basically and not sleeping...think it was her teeth. Luckily she was good for them, or so they say. Sunday we met them at the pool. Diana has no fear and Jonathan is getting better at swimming. Must be those swimming lessons from GB!

Vacation Bible School

Jonathan attended vacation bible school this week at his preschool, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church.  This years theme was "Adventures on Promise Island: Where Kids Discover GOD's Lifesaving Love."  I think Jonathan enjoyed bible school and seems to have learned a lot from it already.  I do think some of the sessions when everyone was together in the main sanctuary was a bit overwhelming to him, as it was ages three to fifth grade and a couple hundred kids.  I bought the music cd and we listen to it quite frequently.  It's very upbeat music and has catchy versus.  For instance, Jonathan can now spell Bible and Promises.

First Steps

Diana took her first steps today!!!  Video hopefully to come soon.