Easter

Easter was busy and fun.  I got to make rolls with honey butter and mini cheese-cakes.  I love to bake.  But, it can get tiring.  I made three batches of these...

 












First stop was my mom's house.  The kids got Easter baskets with toys and candy.  Next, was Shaun's Aunt Sherri's house.  Every year the kid's have an Easter egg hunt.  Emma loves it!  Spencer was only interested for a little while.  They played and played outside.  On a slide, go-cart and of course in the dirt.  Here are some pictures from our Easter day. 

Disneyland

Shaun and I had a blast this weekend at Disneyland!  We got to our hotel on Friday afternoon.  Our room had a big jacuzzi tub.  So, the first thing we did was turned the jets on and sat in there for a while.  Sitting for so long in the car sure does make your body hurt.  Then we went to Red Lobster for our anniversary dinner.  And finished out our night at Disneyland.  The next day we spent our whole day and night at Disneyland.  We ate at the Blue Bayou for lunch.  We have been there a few times before.  The atmosphere is cool, but the food really isn't that great.  The sad part is, we didn't even take any pictures.  The only one we have is from the Buzz Lightyear ride.  Shaun beat me pretty bad.

  










I can't wait until the kids are little bit older, so we can take them.  We had so much fun.  And felt so carefree.  We came back Sunday afternoon.  I was pretty excited to see the kiddos.  But, Monday morning it was really back to reality when the kids shoved a whole roll of toilet paper down the toilet and flooded the bathroom.  And broke a snowglobe.  Glass, water and glitter everywhere! 

It's Our 5th Anniversary...Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our 5 year anniversary.  The time has gone by so fast and it has been a great 5 years.  We have a wonderful, simple life with Emma and Spencer.  We have had great times and rough times, but I wouldn't change it for anything.  I love Shaun more than anything and am glad I get to spend eternity with him.  He works so hard so that I can stay home and raise our kids.  I am so thankful to him for that.
Tomorrow we are leaving for our first alone trip in 4 years!!  We are going to California for the weekend.  We love Disneyland, so we are going to spend our anniversary there.  We also went there for our honeymoon and 1 year anniversary.  My mom is very excited to finally have the kids stay with her over-night.  I have never been away from them over-night before, so I'm kind of nervous.  But, I know they are in good hands! 
I'm sure everyone has already seen these, but here are some pictures from our wedding...

Better

The kids are better now.  No more runny noses or coughs.  But, now Spencer is getting all four of his first molars.  Last night we were at a birthday party and he just started screaming and crying.  Nothing made him stop and he never gets like that.  He must have been in so much pain.  It didn't help that he didn't take a nap either.  This was him earlier in the day, happy as can be! 

We haven't been up to too much lately.  Just hanging around.  Going to the park, playing outside (when it's dry) and trying to have a date with my husband every once in a while.  We got to have another dinner date, just the two us, last weekend.  It's amazing how enjoyable a meal ALONE is!!  My mom is great, and is always willing to watch the kids for us.  Even on short notice.
Below are some pictures of what Emma does when she is full.  She shows me just how full her belly is and that she couldn't possibly eat one more bite! 

Sick of sick!!!

The kids have been sick for the last week and a half.  I am so sick of them being sick.  The runny noses, the coughing, the medicine, the whining and the staying indoors.  I have had enough!  So, yesterday they seemed to be doing a little bit better.  I put on their silly "play outside" clothes (does anyone else do this?) and let them out.  They had so much fun.  If they didn't have snot running down their faces and weren't coughing up a lung, you would never know they were sick. :)  Emma loved finding the oranges that have fallen from the citrus trees in the backyard.  She put them in her bike basket and rode around.  And little Spencer followed behind.

 

Shaun and I got to go to dinner and a movie for Valentine's Day on Saturday night.  It was so nice to get away for a few hours.  We saw the movie Valentine's Day.  It was okay.  I think I was expecting more out of it, since there were so many famous actors in it. 

Emma has been doing great with potty training.  She even goes in public restrooms now.  It's really nice when the store has a kid sized toilet.  Like Target at Arrowhead.  She was so excited about that tiny little toilet. 

Success!!

Today has been one week since I started potty training Emma.  She has done great.  Only three accidents in the whole week.  She even stays dry all night.  She wakes up at about 3:30 in the morning to go potty.  She will now at least sit on the toilet in public restrooms, but won't go pee.  She just holds it until we get home.  It is kind of nice to only change one kid's diaper. 

We went to Encanto Park again this weekend with Kevin, Jeanne and Charlotte.  They got the kids year passes for Christmas.  The kids love going there so much.  Emma had a blast, as always.  She rode the rides and fed the ducks.  As we were leaving it started to sprinkle on us. 

Here are just some fun random pictures from the past week. 

Potty Training Question

I think I am the only mom who doesn't really care about potty training.  It's really not a big deal to me to change a diaper.  It actually seems much easier than having to worry about accidents and cleaning up messes.  But, I have really started potty training Emma this week.  She has been doing great.  Only one accident since Monday.  I think she has gotten the home training down, but am worried about taking her out.  She is afraid to go in public bathrooms.  Does anyone have any advice on how to break her fear of public bathrooms??  I have a travel potty seat to take with us.  But, if I take her in the bathroom she won't go, and then ends up peeing in her diaper.  I don't want to freak her out by forcing her to sit on the toilet....Please help!!
If you have advice, please either leave a comment or e-mail me.  blondiesurgtech@yahoo.com
Emma told me today that she doesn't pee-pee in "bipers" (diapers) anymore.  She cracks me up.