Day 68 and Day 69

Noticing a trend here with my posts. I can keep up with my daily posts during the week (somewhat) but the weekend comes and I always fall behind. Aye. How many days left in this year??

Okay so Saturday was a bust. Our babies are still up and down with their colds which means their moods are all over the place. We were scheduled to be at 2 birthday parties which we were not going to be able to swing due to the time and location of parties so we chose to go to cousin CJ's party. Problem was our kids had other plans. They were all sleeping soundly when Matthew and I woke them up to get dressed to go. Big mistake. Soooo...after many shed tears and a few threats of the pop spoon, we were off. We didn't even make it to I-45 before daddy was just about ready to jump out of the car and because I needed gas, he used that opportunity to get out and get some fresh air because our kids were just a nightmare. Even Eva, who is normally so laid back was fussing. After getting gas and heading onto the freeway, we noticed that it was 4:30 and the party started at 3. Time flies when you're having fun, eh? It was then that we decided not to make the additional 30 minute trip, making us 2 hours late for the party, with 3 sick and fussy kids. So we threw in the towel. 100 points kids, 0 for mama and daddy. As we were considering what to grab to eat, we realized that Skylar will have a fit if we don't do something "fun." After all we did wake her up, wrestle her in the car, and promise her a party and cupcakes. Daddy and I began tossing out ideas and he decided on Main Event. We've never been before but we figured we could spend a quick hour, let them get their party fix in, bring them home and back to bed. And for once - things actually went according to plan. The kids had a lot of fun but I think daddy had the most fun of all. He was content pushing Eva-cakes around in her stroller while he drank a double crown and coke. It was one of those days. We played all sorts of games but our favorite was the simulator that moved around like you were on a ride. We had pizza, fries, drinks, won some tickets which got us some bubble gum, and even took time for some quick pics...

Story behind the pics...I had to hold them. Which seemed okay at the time until the thing is counting down from 5 and I'm trying to lift "tugboat" (aka- Brycen) up in my arms. So that's why a few look a little...um...crazy. We got in the car and Skylar said "thank you so much daddy. That was FUN" and it made it all worth it. We feel bad for missing not just one but BOTH birthday parties but sometimes, you just gotta go with the flow and it worked out well.

Sunday was kind of a lazy day. We sprung forward for Daylight Savings (which stinks) and we were all feeling the aftermath. Slept in later. Couldn't get kids to nap. It was a mess. But thankfully it was such a beautiful day that the kids were able to enjoy a lot of time outdoors with daddy while mama tried her best to get things done around the house. I did laundry, finally moved Eva's clothes over to her sisters room, cleaned and organized a couple of closets, etc. I even pulled out the next set of Eva's clothes and was so happy to find that she can fit into her new smocked stuff. Most everything I bought starts at 6 months and my little 4 month old fills it out nicely...

Bonus! She totally looks like me in this pic!! I'm enjoying it now only because I know it won't last before she'll begin looking like daddy. My poor dear is beginning to get sneezy and sniffly as is everyone with the high pollen. Gotta love seasonal allergies. Bleh.