Patrick's:: 4/17/11

I took off blogging this week- I needed it! As much as I love that I have so many of our memories "on paper" I also was getting sick of sitting at the computer. So, I took the whole week off and I am not going to look back! :)

On Friday night we went to bed early- the boys were sleeping by 7pm and Ryan and I by about 8:15. It would be an understatement to say we were all tired.
Saturday we woke up, tired still- Why?! So, we all had a lazy morning and stayed in our jammies until 11am! :D We had breakfast and read books. It was nice to do nothing. At about 11 both Ryan and I got the itch to get moving! Too much laying around... We got everyone ready and headed to the MOA to see the Bunny!!
There was not a line at all!! We walked right in- perfect!!! Ryan and I drove separate because Ryan was volunteering at STA so he was just going to go strait there from the mall. We took the double stroller, but I wanted to let John walk. He has been loving going on walks when he gets to actually walk. So, this was the first time I have let him walk while we were in public somewhere busy. I have been practicing having him hold on to the side of the stroller while walking, and holding my hand when we are crossing a street or if we hear/see and emergency vehicle. It took us almost a half hour to walk one length of the mall- but John was in wonderland! He was pointing ot everything, laughing and cheering. He saw the Bubba Gump Shrimp man, and ran to him for a quick high-five. The bunny was on a break when we got there, so the four of us walked around ~~Camp Snoopy~~ Nickelodeon Universe. John was in complete shock, he has never been anywhere like it. He was waving at every kid, chapped for every ride and would only hold daddy's hand. Stephen was thrilled too! He was like an owl- his head spinning in every direction, trying to take it all in. He was screaming (in a good way!) and "talking" the whole time.
We walked right in to see the Bunny, he was very friendly- and it was FREE! You could take all your own pictures- LOVE IT! I was very curious to see how this was going to play out. John was scared of Santa (and the Easter Bunny last year) but Stephen was very intrigued by Santa. It was the opposite this time! Was thought it was great, he gave him high-fives and sat right next to him smiling for the camera. Stephen was un-sure, he wasn't crying, but it was scared- stranger-danger! The boys got their "treat bags" and we headed to run a couple quick errands at the mall. We got most of them done but then Ryan had to leave, so the boys and I walked around and had a lovely time. We even stopped for a kid-size dish of ice cream for the boys to share. Every two bites John had, Stephen got one.... John thought that was perfectly fair! haha
Then we went home for naps so the boys would be ready for our night. While we were napping, Ryan was at STA bartending for their auction dinner. He had an excellent time seeing friends and having some "guy-time" :)
We headed to Carlson's for a pizza dinner. Things have really changed since we first started hanging out with the Carlson's- haha We now find having a pizza party, surrounded by 3 (soon to be 4) highchairs, talking about Kristin's pregnancy, the best kind of knives for chopping up food for the kids, and singing along to the kids music a perfect Saturday night!! Thanks for having us over- it was a blast!

Sunday was date morning -- we dropped the boys off at my parents and headed to mass. Then went to Dixie's for their brunch- YUMMY! Came back to our house and did more organizing. At the end of all of this cleaning, our goal is to have everything we own to be in a bin or dresser. No more "junk-drawers" or any randoms ... we are making huge progress! I can't wait to be totally organized! :D