Swimming Good Time

This is just so you know things are not always smooth sailing in this house.  Colin woke up unhappy one morning.  There was nothing I could do to make it better.  He had an appointment with the pediatrician just for a check up since I was worried about him this particular morning too.  He hadn't been himself and had just had the ear infection and Scarlet fever so I felt a follow-up was in order.  The pediatrician said he still had some redness in his right ear but the left which had been oozing was clear.  We also started him on allergy medicine. (He is still a little off and was even wheezing the other morning and I had to give him a breathing treatment)  I just want my sweet boy to be healthy and happy.

This little gal has the bottle holding thing down since last week.  I don't often give her bottles so it was exciting to see her handling it like a pro.

Last week while Liam was at school, I took the kids to my mom and dad's since Sadie was on spring break.  Colin grabbed my purse and came into the room and said "I just momma" Ha! He's a cute boy.

Last Friday my mom took off work and we all loaded up to go see my grandma in Lake Havasu.  We took the kiddos swimming and they had a fantastic time.

Grandma and Amelia

She enjoyed her sweet ride

The boys were all over the place in their life jackets.  It was neat seeing Colin going out all on his own because in Phoenix he wanted us to hold on to him even with the jacket but one week later and he was cruising around.

Riding in their car and rocketship 

This little lady loves the water

Great Grandma, Colin, me, and Amelia

Aunt Sadie blew up this shark.  It was a little awkward for the boys and Liam fell off more than once but he had fun.

Colin's turn

Colin also insisted on trying out Amelia's floatie

Happy guy

It was such a perfect day.  The weather was amazing,warm with no wind and after swimming we all went and had lunch at Red Robin.  It was great and all the kids crashed on the way home.  They were worn out.

Opening Ceremonies

Before I talk about Liam's opening ceremonies I have a couple things to jot down.

1. I was feeding Amelia one day and she kept looking up and smiling at me.  I said something along the lines of "are you going to eat or give me smiles"  Liam immediately chimed in and said "Mom it's because you are interrupting her." Ha! 

2. Liam and Colin pretend to play the roles of mom and dad.  One day Liam asked Colin "Hey dad can I play on the ipad?" and Colin immediately responded "Not today it's late."  Their conversations are hilarious some days.

3. One night the boys were playing superheroes and Colin would say "This is not your problem, it's mine problem"  Chris and I were busting up

4. One day we were talking about Virginia and how we used to live there.  Liam told me that it would be okay to move back so he could see the sights.  WHAT??!!  It was so funny that he even realized or knew there was so much to see there.

5. Amelia rolled front to back on 3/18!  She has done it a couple times since.

6. Amelia can hold her own bottle and looks super cute doing it.

7. On Tuesday the boys woke up arguing with each other.  I was ready to pull my hair out.  Then they wanted to watch a show.  I told them no not until they could get along and be nice to each other for at least an hour.  Colin then said "Please mama, look at my smile" and gave me the cheesiest grin ever. It was awesome and I laughed but no they still did not get to watch TV ;)

This boy had opening ceremonies March 17th.  He was so excited once he put on his uniform and dad took some pictures.  He looks super cute in his oversized Red Sox gear.

He's pumped

Red Sox!

Team being introduced. Neely and Liam

Neely and Liam

Liam giving the giant guy a high-five

Cousins

Avery, Liam, and Neely.  It could be a very entertaining year.

Phoenix/Tucson Trip Part 2

Saturday morning we left Phoenix and made our way to Tucson to UofA for the book festival.  We made our way straight to the kids area.  The first stop was checking out this robot.  They each had a turn controlling it.

Liam's turn

Then they did a little painting

Colin looking very professional

Amelia took a good long nap in her carrier with me

We wandered around and checked out many little stands and the kids picked out some books and Spot stuffed animals.  Then we went to watch Pete the Cat theater.  Liam was super tired and had a couple moments earlier in the day but seemed to perk up at the storytime.

Doing the chicken dance

Amelia watching her brother

After the storytime the kiddos ran in the grass 

and Liam did a little tree climbing

He was pretty proud of himself

Family photo

Everyone

Grandparents with the grandkids

We eventually left and went to the hotel to do a little swimming per the boys' request.  When we arrived at the hotel there was a Toys R Us next door.  I looked at Chris and gave him the "Oh No" look and he said something along the lines of Liam might not know what it is since he can't read.  Literally seconds later Liam said "Look it's a Toys R Us!"  HA! Anyway, we took the boys swimming, ate dinner, and let them go to Toys R Us.  They had so much fun! The next morning we ate breakfast and loaded up to head home.  When we got to Phoenix we made a pit stop at the McCormick-Stillman Train Park.  The kids had a great time running around.  Colin lost his marbles a couple times but it was because he was so tired!

Amelia playing at the park

Colin being a climber monkey

We didn't catch a picture of Liam because he was sprinting everywhere and we were just making sure we didn't lose him, ha!  I'll have you know he had a great time.  G&G took the boys the rest of the way to Kingman and Chris, Amelia, and I met up with Jenna and did a little bridesmaid dress shopping for her big day.  It was a wonderful weekend.

Phoenix/Tucson Trip Part 1

We took a little a mini vacation to Phoenix and Tucson last week.  We drove down on Thursday and immediately checked into our hotel and took the boys swimming.

They boys were so excited to get in the pool.

There was lots of jumping, splashing, and just plain old fun

It was Amelia's first time swimming and she LOVED it.

Attempt at a family photo

Sweet baby girl

Later that evening we went to the Lewis household and the kiddos played.  They had a good time together and I failed at taking any non blurry pictures.  Friday we went to the zoo with Johanna and Norah.  These two year olds were super cute and held hands.

Amelia's 1st trip to the zoo.

Kiddos

Tractor riding

Milking a cow

Brushing the goats

Checking out a big old tortoise 

I wanted to ride a camel while we were there so that's exactly what we did.  The boys were very willing and Johanna stayed back with Amelia since she couldn't exactly ride with us.

It was fun and I think the boys got a kick out of it.

Big ole lion

This little gal checked out the animals and looked pretty awesome in her new hat.

On the way out the boys wanted to ride the Merry Go Round.  Chris took them and they were very excited.

They had a great time

After the zoo the boys took naps and we did some more swimming.  Then G&G took the boys to dinner and Chris, Amelia, and I met up with some friends for dinner.  It was a good day!