Our Whirlwind Weekend

My, my, my what a weekend we had. It was awesome. If you're not in for the long haul (w/out pictures we forgot the camera) here's the skinny, we went to San Antonio and had a blast! For those of you who would like to read on I"ll break down the weekend a little more.
Friday we were getting ready to hit the road right when Shawn got home from call. All was well until I got into the van in the morning and found that our tire pressure was off. I had the feeling on Thursday to go ahead and get new tires, which we really did need and it would have been nice to have it done a day early. So instead of getting the van packed and seeing Peter and the Wolf as planned we spent most of the morning at the Toyota dealership getting new tires. I had very low expectations of the kids and it payed off. They were great. Caroline and Devin literally ran in circles outside to keep busy and I tried to keep them from getting hit by a car. After 2 1/2 LONG hours we had new tires and were ready to pick up Shawn and head off to San Antonio. Other than Caroline not napping it was a great drive, but we didn't really expect her to nap anyways. We met up with my madre and Bethy and Ryan's families at the resort and went straight to the lazy river. Even with kids sitting on my pregnant bell it was really relaxing. We had dinner at Rudy's BBQ which I really miss, holy cow it was good then back to the hotel for smores and bed. My mom was nice enough to have Caroline over in her room for a party so me Shawn and Devin went to bed as soon as we got back to our room.
Saturday we spent the morning playing at the pool, lazy river, eating lunch and Devin did his best to kill himself, Caroline too. Somehow (with other parental help) our kids and Shawn and I survived and we headed off to Sea World for the rest of the day. It was really fun and VERY hot. Wow, I'm glad I didn't bother to try and look cute b/c by the end of the day I looked like mess anyways. We saw the dolphin show (very fun), Shamu show (cheesy but still cool) and the funniest water ski show ever. I'm pretty sure it wasn't intended to be funny but with all the singing and dancing that went on I couldn't help but laugh. The kids loved every minute of it which made the heat, crowds, and dehydration all worth it. I loved seeing them dance to the music, clap at the animals and Caroline thought she was the coolest person when she rode on the baby Ferris wheel. It was great. The kids were great the whole time and we only had a small meltdown, but that's expected though with no naps for two straight days and going to bed late, it could've been much worse. They were champs through the whole trip and thought it was so cool to eat fries in the car on the way home. What cuties. So thanks mom for a great weekend and spending time with us. Thanks to Shawn for driving post call and not killing us. And thanks to the Reeds and Petersons for spending the weekend with us and sharing in on the fun.

Miller Outdoor Theater

Today we ventured out and started our summer of experiencing Houston. Miller Outdoor Theater had a children's dance show and since we would have otherwise been sitting at home we braved the mosquitoes and headed out. It was really fun. It was shady and pretty cool in the seated area, much more pleasant than I thought it'd be. I must say I thought they'd do some cooler stuff but we still had a blast.

Caroline even got to go on stage and do the hand jive. I think she was a little nervous at first but started to get the hang of it. She was beaming when she came to sit back down. It was really cute.

Devin had a good time too. I think he enjoyed putting his cup in the cup holder and playing in the chairs more than watching. However, I did see him break down and dance a little bit. Overall it was a great morning and I can't wait to see Peter and the Wolf! I love that music.

Manners

Yesterday Shawn and Caroline had a lesson in manners. They were upstairs playing airplane on our bed. I thought I'd go up and see how the game was going and sat on the bed. Caroline then looked back and said, "Ok are we ready to go?" Shawn being the sensitive husband that he is said, "I don't know if we can take off with all this extra weight." Caroline then looked back at me and said, "Get off mom you're too heavy." Shawn almost fell off the bed laughing, and I had a hard time keeping a straight face, but was able to tell Caroline that she does talk to me like that. She then proceeded to say, "Mom will you get off please, you're too heavy." We then had a talk (her and Shawn) at how we don't tell people they're heavy its just not nice. I've got a lot to teach these kids, Shawn too.

Fun In the Sun

Its officially summer here and we've been taking advantage of the weather and spending our days outside. Thursday morning we spent the a few hours at the park with the ward playgroup and had lots of fun. I wish we had playgroup everyday, I can stay at the park much longer when I have other people to talk to. That afternoon we went to the pool. I was trying to make the kids as tired as possible seeing as Shawn was on call. I sort of worked. The kids stayed up later than usual and I was exhausted by the end of the day. Friday morning we got to spend the morning at the zoo with the Petersons. Caroline had a blast running around with Mabel and passing out the snacks. Shawn finally come home around noon and after being in the sun for so long we fell asleep at 9 last night. So being out in the sun is working just not on the right people. Its going to be one exhausting summer! We're excited.

18 months

Here is my studly boy at 18 months (and a day to be exact) You may not think it from this picture but he's all boy, he just likes to copy mommy and his big sister. He had his checkup today and passed with flying colors. He's 34 in tall (90%), 90% for head circumference, no surprise there, and 27 lbs (75 %) I was guessing around 25 lb and the nurse looked at me and said no way, that boy is more than 25 lbs. Overall a big kid, but we already knew that. I have to say that Caroline was a much better patient at his age. He REALLY doesn't like people touching him. He gets more like his dad every day. His favorite things to do are color, eat, play with Caroline and snuggle with mommy and daddy. He's a very sweet boy and we're excited for him to have a little brother to play with soon.

Here he is after he Dr. visit, all sugared up.

These are old pictures but I"ve been really bad at taking and posting pics so sorry. These are from when Shawn was on call last. We had a great time painting and playing with play doh.

No Devin is not in pain he just squints when he smiles. He's a goofy boy.

Date Night

Last night Shawn and I got to do something we rarely get to do. We went on a date! It started out a little rough but we ended up having a great time! We tried to go see a movie right at the theater by us but unfortunately they only take cash for parking and we didn't have cash or a debit card on us. A little annoyed we left and decided to just go to a different theater that didn't charge us for parking. Once we got there I just wanted to see the movie that was playing next and it happened to be Wolverine. Wow, what a BAD movie! I can sum up the movie right now, Wolverine flexing his muscles the entire movie. We laughed through the entire thing. We were in very high spirits afterward and decided we should go on more dates to the movies. Even though the movie was in our opinion awful, we had a great time. It was so nice to get away from the house on our own and enjoy each others company. We realized how much we like hanging out together, who knew :) And we'd also like to thank Jalei and Lane for watching the kids for us, we had so much fun! We are more than happy to watch your little one anytime when she comes along!