Easter Egg Time!!!!

We colored our Easter Eggs today!! Grace loved it and had so much fun. However..... once again I under cooked the eggs!! BUMMER. They were very runny. Grace wanted to eat one and so we cracked it open. YUCK!! The yolk all came out. But- it ended up being so cool to her. She had to crack and squeeze out the yolk in ALL of them. So... tomorrow I will go to the store and we will redo our Easter Eggs!! I was going to call my mom (as I always do) for directions again on how to cook boiled eggs properly. But- it was so early that I didn't want to wake her. Oh- I guess I better call her tomorrow before round 2!!! Oh well- it was still fun and the kids enjoyed it. I remember coloring eggs growing up. So many fun traditions that we did when we were young. I want to pass them on to our kids!!! Plus- it's like I'm a kid all over again!!!

I AM 9 Months Old Today!!

WOW... 9 Months!! I remember it like yesterday. He is growing up so fast. He has his 9 month apt. on Tuesday. So.... he's been sleeping great!!! I love it. He is eating solids better too. Today he had some baked potato and liked it. He really will open better for solid food.... what he doesn't know is that I dump pureed food in his bottle. He will get it one way or another!! It just melts in with the milk- and he sucks it down. So I really do feel better. That just means he will be eating more table food and a WHOLE lot sooner that I expected. At his last OT apt. she said he is doing fine and that he's just one of those that prefers table foods. He will shut his mouth and shake his head when he knows it's pureed. Oh well. He is doing better so that's what's important. Oh and his favorite snack are Cheez - Its. I know.... crackers!! He munches them with his front teeth then puts the food in the back. The OT lady said he has good control of food and chews with his tongue too. So that's another bonus!! Good boy John... you're turning it around!! Happy 9 Months!!!

Pretty Girl

Yes.. a tornado hit just 15 miles from us... but nothing here. We are ok. Actually here is what happened. We were all at the park when a mom said to her kids, "Come on girls,,,, we have tornado warning!" I over heard and was like... "WHAT?!?!" Come on Grace and John... lets go!! So I put them both in the stroller and took off running. I don't think I ever ran so fast in my life. Man- it's like your motherly instincts sometimes go in over drive and you do whatever you need to, to keep them safe. So when we returned , Grace still wanted to ride her bike- so I let her. We got a few rain drops on us- but we made it in!! It really wasn't that bad here. I watch the news and see Dexter and it's so sad. One house was completely gone!! I mean GONE!! A few had horrible damage. I just haven't seen damage that bad in Michigan before. But perhaps it happened before, I don't know.

Anyway- This picture was Grace waiting to go to school. I was almost ready and she looked so sleepy and cute that I had to take her picture!!

Walk Walk Walk

This RIGHT HERE is ALL John wants to do. And if we aren't doing THIS.... then good luck with a happy boy!! He is so funny. He hardly sits to play any more. Now he just wants to walk with you ALL THE time. I say this in bold letters b/c sometimes it gets VERY tiring. Love him to pieces but I wish he would just play for at least a tiny bit instead of wanting to walk. Not complaining- but he really does need more floor time. He still is not crawling and most of it is b/c he doesn't try. So I am putting my foot down- he will spend more time on the floor starting tomorrow. ha ha. I did get him a walker today and Grace got a new bike. Pictures are still to come!! We had a blast outside. We stayed out from 4-6:15. They love being out... and so do I!!

John is doing ok eating. We had another OT apt. today. He likes to eat solids rather than puree food, and he likes to play in it and do it himself. So- whatever works I say!! Oh and he is eating his bottles better. Still while he sleeps, but at least he's getting it! The OT lady said she can't figure that one out, but soon I will be transitioning him OFF bottles - so why fuss now. So that's ok. We will make it work for a few more months!! His 9 month apt. is next week. Can't wait to see how much he weighs.

His sleeping is going great. Day 2 with sleep training. So far he woke up once the first night, and once the second. Lets just say I have TONS more energy to keep up with these two. Boy it sure does help to get some sleep. Plus being outside- one goes one way- and the other goes the other way. I really don't even need to work out any more!! ha ha.

Swimming pool fun!!

The other day I brought the pool up and so far they love playing it. I already took it down stairs.... come on I have to keep it interesting. Ha ha. I love the top picture of John. He's been such a busy bee lately that sometimes he wears me out. I have pictures to post with him "walking", but that's what he wants to do all the time. He still doesn't crawl... tries to.. but not yet. He also really doesn't like baby food. He does like adult food. He's had just about everything we eat. Not much, but he will try it. I can't say that for everything- most things I still have to shove in his mouth- but at least he likes adult food. He still sleeps while he eats his bottle. But it's ok- he won't be on the bottle much longer anyway.

Grace is doing great. She still loves school and loves to be outside. We are loving this warm weather. We went to the park today.... and will go everyday this week. LOVE IT!!

We had a great weekend at my parent's house. I still have to post those pics too!! I have some more cute ones coming. Other than that, nothing else is new. House hunting is still going. Slow... but going. We are just going to be patient and who knows... we may or may not find something this year. I am ok either way. I don't want to rush a big decision like this!! OK more pics to come later. Time for bed.... well almost.

Here are the last of the trip!

Here is a better one of Mummy and John!!!

John at dinner time!

Before our dinner in front of the resort. I love going on vacations/trips!!

Almost Done With Mexico Pics!!!

This was Grace coloring at the restaurant. She's such a good girl!!

This is where we stayed. It was a beautiful place.



A different view.

Sometimes I would take them out for short walks. Not many places to go since we didn't leave the resort. But they enjoyed the fresh air anyway.

Yes.... they start kicking each other this way. SO... I split them up!! Siblings. I never would do that to my sister. Ha ha.

Grace loved the sand and being on the beach!!

Auntie Keisha

I had so many cute pics of John and Auntie Keisha that they deserve their own post. No really - she took him a lot for me and it really gave me a break. I was able to sneak in a few sun minutes here and there. Ahhhh the sun!! It was so nice. Anyways , it was really nice to have some extra hands. I guess I didn't have too many with Keisha and Grace . Next time I will. Grace is obsessed with her belly. As I mentioned before, she is due in May. Grace is always saying, " Auntie Keisha's baby!?!" It's so cute. She loves to touch her belly. Gee I'm kinda jealous. Grace never even looked at mine. ha ha . She's a tad older.... it makes a WORLD of difference. Anyways- we are excited to meet the new baby. Not much longer now. We will plan to visit them after things calm down. OK that's all. Just had to post these cute pics of them.

Swimming and Hanging Around!!

Grace and John both LOVED to go swimming. I think Grace was in the water for at least 2-3 hours at one time. No.. she didn't prune!! Just had some good ol fun!! I couldn't leave John in that long. For one he would get fussy after a while, and for two his skin is so dry and sensitive I didn't want to make it worse. He still had fun too though. This dress we got at a Mexican market. She loved to wear it. I thought it looked so cute on her. I still have lots of pics so I hope no one gets sick of seeing them. Ha ha.

"Take him home!"

Now this was a blast!!! Grace wanted to ride a horse so bad- so we hunted them down on the beach. They will give you rides for 300 pesos. Or something like that. So we got on our horse and took a nice SLOW walk down the beach. I started to get scared a few times when the horse refussed to do what I wanted him to. Grace would say, "mom is scared- mom is scared!" I couldn't believe it. She was such a trooper - not an ounce of scared bones in her. I rode a horse a while ago and I did get scared then too. But it went well and we made it for the half hour we payed for. John stayed with Auntie Keisha. That was nice. If he would have started arching his back - I would have lost control I'm sure. Ha ha. Plus it was hot and he would have been uncomfortable. OK that's all tonight. BED TIME!!

Oh and when we were all done, Grace got off and cried. She wanted to ride him longer. She kept saying, "My horse.... take him home..... My horse ... take him home!!" So cute.

At the Beach!!

Here are a couple pics Adeyiza took of us at the beach. Grace loved the sand- and John didn't mind it either. However,,,, see that first picture??? Well about 2 seconds after Adeyiza took it, a wave came up and knocked Grace down in the water. It was so scary and since he was so far away I had to grab her arm while holding on to John. She started to cry a little and then said, "Ocean gonna get you!" It was hilarious. She soon wanted to go back to the Ocean. Of course repeating- "Ocean gonna get you!"

Sisters From Another Mother!!

Here we are... Sisters-in-law!! Kiesha ( the one in the middle) is Adeyiza's brothers wife, Oiza (is Adeyiza's sister). Kiesha is pregnant with their first child. She is due in May. We all had a blast together!! We always do......

"What's her name? " ............."Margarita"

So Grace does this new thing where anyone who walks by she will say, "What's her name?" Then I will either respond,,, "I don't know... ask them!" OR "Mary". I will make up a name and then she will call them by that name. It's sooooo funny. I die laughing. In the plane she will ask that and some people tell her... some people don't hear her. She's very quiet about it. Anyway- my point is.... I wanted to get her hair done. So off we went on the beach to hunt down a braid lady. So many people try to sell you stuff- so I knew the hair braiding is what I wanted to get done. So we left John and Adeyiza in the pool and walked and walked. Finally someone approached me and I said yes- come with me. See you can invite them to your hotel (well outside around the pool) but they can't approach you if you are on the hotel grounds. Anyway she came with us and Grace looked at her and said, "What's your name?" She looked at me... and I said, "She wants to know your name? Can you tell her your name?" She said si (yes in Spanish - I don't know how to spell it.) She said, "Margarita!" And Grace kept saying over and over again... "Margarita... Margarita... braid my hair!!!" It was so cute. So she sat down and let her the WHOLE TIME. A band started playing on the beach and Grace starting moving her body. I said... " NO dancing... stay still!" Again- so funny. She loved it and kept repeating her name. We were all done and she told her thank you. I kept her braids in for a few days and then had to take them out. They were starting to look fuzzy so I knew it was time. I am so glad I did it though. I thought it looked sooo cute!! I think I am going to start practising how to braid like that. Man are they fast and good. 20 minutes was all it took. Great experience!!!

Oh and I realize my pictures are backwards. OOPS

Forgot one!!

I forgot to add my sis in law to the pics below!!!