Children's Museum

Today we went to the Children's Museum. Owen, Max, and I went with Grandma Debbie and Papa Steve when they were here visiting in March. I purchased a family pass good for unlimited visits for a year. I thought this would be a perfect break from the heat for the boys in the summer, while I am at work. Anyway, since being there Owen has talked nonstop about the activities there and has been begging to go back with Daddy, so we made sure to include it in our Spring Break activities! Owen had a blast. This visit the two activities that held his attention the longest were the grocery store and this giant wheel that he turned to make the foam blocks go up the conveyer belt. While Owen was busy with that I put Max in the "Oasis," which is a no shoe zone for 0-18 month olds. He had a blast, he was a crazy man crawling super fast around and around!

He even climbed up onto a second level part, I was shocked!
We were home in time for lunch and for Max to take a nice long afternoon nap (that was the plan anyway)!

We made a trip to the gym and Owen insisted on wearing his Santa socks!











The rest of the day was spent relaxing and enjoying the last offical day of our Spring Break!

Change in Plans!

Thursday morning, Owen slept in long enough for Gavin and I to watch a show. Max, however, was up bright and early lounging with us. Gavin and I were sitting on the couch with our coffee and Max thought he should be "grown-up," too and asked to sit in the chair. We put him up there and he was so silly. He sat back, then got his milk, sipped it, then put it back on the table. Then he would sit back again, rock the chair a little, ect. It was quite amusing for all three of us!

When Owen got up, I decided we had plenty of time before we had to leave the house to bake the two batches of cookie dough we had in the fridge. We were doing great, Owen and I were rolling the dough and Gavin was decorating. But then Owen's patience wore thin, he wanted to start the second batch, he got it out of the fridge, set it on the counter where I was still finishing up the first batch. He kept pushing it trying to get it open, until he pushed it right off the counter. It was an accident, but it still ended the cookie baking session!

The plan for the rest of Thursday was to meet up with the Oranchaks and Rudolphs at the Shark Reef! Between Gavin, Steve, and I we were going to be able to get all the adults in for FREE! When we got there, the line for the Shark Reef was at least a quarter mile long, it was insane. We only had a two hour time frame before we had to be at Max's head doctor appointment and even if Owen would have stood in that line it would have been a quick and crowded visit with the sharks! So, instead we decided to head to Town Square and let the kids play at the park there!



The weather turned out to be gorgeous, that is of course, until we decided to go get ice cream. Then the clouds came over head and dropped the temperature a good 5 degrees! This did not stop us from indulging in the ice cream!





The head doctor gave Max great news, we will be taking the helmet OFF next Friday! It will be a whole hour appointment as they will take three D images of his head again and compare to the original images taken so we can compare his old head with his new and improved head! We are all very excited for April 16th!

Play time and Date Day!

Wednesday morning, we woke up to cloudy skies. The high temp wasn't as low as originally predicted, but we had a lazy morning anyway. Max and I stayed in our pajama's until well after 10:00. Owen got dressed a couple of times and ended back up in a pair of pajama's for the rest of the day. You never know what a three-year-old will want to wear!

The morning was spent doing dishes, catching up on laundry, and just plain lounging. Owen and I did make a couple batches of sugar cookie dough so that we can make the actual cookies tomorrow!

At one point during the morning Owen decided that an empty laundry basket was a boat. So, he got inside and I put Max in too and took them for a ride. This was quite a work out! Afterward, Owen and Max took turns riding in the boat. I sat and pushed them back and forth while singing "Row, Row, Row your Boat." I was shocked that Owen was being so good about taking turns. When I finished the song with his turn, he jumped righ out and said it was Max's turn! Then he decided to give Max a ride himself!

In the afternoon, Tobie came over to watch the kids so that Gavin and I could have a date day. We went 1:00 Bingo, then rushed to Target for Easter Basket goodies, than back to Aliante for 3:00 Bingo. Of course, we did not come back winners, but I was so close so many times at the last session! I was one away in multiple games, so annoying, but the cocktails were yummy!!

Now, Tobie and Gavin are out meeting up with a childhood friend for a drink! We have apparently tuckered Max right out the past few days with all our activities, because he demanded to go to sleep at 6:30 this evening! Owen is just as tired, but fighting it. Instead of letting himself fall asleep while watching Thomas the Train right now, he got up to play with his train!

Family Hike and Ice Cream Treat!

Tuesday morning, immediatedly after breakfast we headed out to Red Rock Canyon to take a kid friendly hike. This was supposed to be the last day of nice weather before the wind picked up and the temperatures dropped for the rest of the week. When we got to Red Rock the wind was blowing so hard that I could hardly get my door open. This did not stop us from hiking. Luckily, once we started the hike we were sheltered and the wind didn't bother us.

I had read that this hiking trail was easy for children and had a seasonal waterfall. I love waterfalls so I decided this would be the hike for us. I did actually think Owen would walk, but turns out he is just more comfortable on his daddy's shoulders! Therefore, I had to wear the backpack with Max. It wasn't that bad though, except for when I was trying to balance to get across the river on the rocks. But Gavin carried Owen across and came back to guide me. It worked and we got to see the waterfall. Gavin and Owen even ventured close enough to feel the water on their faces from the water hitting the rocks at the bottom.
Owen did walk for a little while until dirt got in his shoe and he asked to ride on shoulders again!









After the hike we treated ourselves to an ice cream treat! Owen decided he was a big enough boy to have an ice cream cone instead of the usual scoop with m & m's.

At first Max was not happy, thinking that no one was going to share with him.

But then he settled down once a spoonful of ice cream came to his mouth and he enjoyed every bite!

Then we headed home so that Max could take a nap. I just couldn't get enough of the nice weather, so I sat outside with a book, while Owen played. Later, Owen insisted on going to play at the gym so I decided to get off my butt and go work out. Even though I did go for a hike that day! But it was refreshing, I do enjoy my time on the treadmill with my IPod!

Get with Technology!

Click the title to listen to our infomercial about using technology in the classroom.

Group members: Monica, Jennifer, and Claire

Dinosaur Park and Spring Shopping

The boys slept in today!!!! Max woke up around 8:30 and Owen slept in until almost 9:00, I was very excited! While, I was getting breakfast for the kids I heard on the radio that the weather was going to turn drastically colder by Wednesday, so I thought we better take advantage of this gorgeous weather and head to the Dinosaur Park.

In the meantime, while we waited for Gavin to get home from the doctor (just a check-up) and the grocery store, we enjoyed the nice morning weather by sitting outside in our pj's, me sipping coffee, Owen playing with his cars, and Max rocking on his tricycle!

Max enjoyed the swings at the park again today. But he also got a chance to slide. Owen actually decided he would hold his brother when going down the slide, so they did that a couple of times. Then I took Max over to the little playset, where he slid down the slide and crawled around. He had a blast.











Owen remembered to take his shovel and pail to dig in the sand pit today. He spent the majority of his time there.

After the park, we came home, had lunch and laid Max down for a nap. Then I headed out to do some summer clothes shopping for Owen, shoe and pj shopping for Max, and sandal shopping for myself. I got all of this accomplished, plus some new shoes for Owen, too.








I also successfully found a decently priced "Cars" bathing suit, but Owen doesn't know that yet! If I was smart, one of each pairs of shoes I bought for the boys would have been hidden until Sunday, too. But I wasn't thinking.

Later, Gavin took the boys to the gym so that my group and I could work on our class project in peace, see "Get with Technology."

Then we treated ourselves to take out. We got Chinese and Owen got a Happy Meal!

It was both a fun and productive day!

Owen Talking

Here is my post testing a podcast upload. I will be posting something for my Master's class assignment for my classmates to view, so I was trying it out tonight. Click on the title to listen to Owen say hi to Grandma and Papa.