father's day and a visit from grandma and grandpa!

wednesday 6/11: these kids LOVE art! 

malloy's bumblebee

drawing a picture of daddy in the shower :)

thursday 6/12: we ran around doing errands today. the kids were troopers - it didn't hurt that they got to pick up some crafts at michael's! i think their favorite place was home depot. they were so excited that there were kitchens and washers and dryers and refrigerators! they also loved the aisle with the the lights. it's amazing to see the world and experience things through their eyes!

 friday 6/13: malloy had donuts with dad  at school to celebrate father's day.

both kids napped! wooohooo! that hasn't happened in a long time! then we did some painting while we waited for grandpa don and grandma val to come visit.

saturday 6/14: we went to the farmer's market with grandma, ate lots of goodies, and did some crafts. then we headed to michael's and did more crafts! the kids napped (well, malloy did) and i made a strawberry rhubarb pie for the daddy's for father's day! mmmmmmm! we went out to dinner with grandma and grandpa after the guys were done painting, then came back for some pie and ice cream!! 

sunday 6/15: happy father's day! we hung out with grandma and grandpa for a bit and then had malloy's gymnastics show! we went out for ice cream and then the kids played while neal and i painted the house some more. 

giving grandpa his gift! 

saturday 6/7: the kids played and watched tv while neal and i painted all day!! they're pretty good about keeping busy. hopefully we can get this housework done soon so they get some attention again!!! 

sunday 6/8: we went to gianna and kenadee's for a bbq. rex swam in the rain for a bit, malloy was in and out b/c it was chilly. they had a great time running around and being loud while the adults ate outside in semi-quiet! 

monday 6/9: we started back at the gym today! woohoo! that was the big outing of the day. i rearranged and cleaned rex's room, so he was happy to play in his "new room" for quite a while. malloy kept herself busy in her room, too while i painted the living room and stairway.

 tuesday 6/10: i brought rex to the gym this morning while malloy was still at school. he lost it and was sobbing because he didn't want to be left alone. he got over it quickly - it's been way too long since we were at the gym regularly!!! when malloy got home, we went to gianna and kenadee's for a swim playdate! they had a blast!

malloy played beauty salon with me this afternoon. she did my hair and nails and then gave me a foot bath and washed my feet. she takes her role very seriously, i love it! she was so proud to show me off to daddy when he got home from work! 

rex colored this at wkids today. he told the lady that he was going to be an artist when he grew up. he spends so much time carefully coloring every inch! it's the only time he's still!!!

we got to have dinner as a family tonight!!  it's pretty rare these days with the kids' early bedtime and neal's late hours. it was nice to sit and chat with everyone!!!

friday 6/6/14

we took a trip to the library and hung out for a while - picking out movies and books. we stayed and read all of the books we picked out. it was nice to have a change of scenery. the kids were asking to go to wkids, so we headed there and i managed to stretch my shopping trip out a bit so that they could play. we had a nice afternoon of outside play - sprinklers, palace pets, sidewalk chalk. then it was dinner and a movie. malloy's new favorite is annie. it's definitely one i can stand to watch repeatedly!!!

they kids got to pick out a toy at toys r us because they were so super well behaved on our trip and at auntie's house. rex picked this viking hat and axe. he hasn't put it down yet! he wore it to gymanstics, to the library, to the store. malloy picked the palace pet salon. i really am so proud of how well behaved they were!!! they were different kids! 

 the library has a piano outside for the kids to play. such a fun little surprise!

 grandma val gave us a kit to make puppets. they took 2 days to make, but we did it!!!

ROAD TRIP!!!

we took a spur of the moment road trip with jamie, gianna and kenadee to south carolina!!! it was the longest that my kids have ever been in the car. i was dreading the ride a bit, but they all did amazing!!! 

all ready to go! 

we stopped at a hotel around 4am to get a few good hours of sleep! it wasn't the best sleep with malloy moaning and whining because she didn't have her own space. rex, on the other hand, passed right out! 

being silly 

and then he cracked his head open on the ottoman in the room - yuck and ouch! 

we made it!!! the kids love myra and all of her toys!! 

a POOL! 

bath, then movie and popcorn before bed

playing in nini's hotel jacuzzi

jumping on the bed! 

swimming! 

 we decided that we should definitely go to myrtle beach while we were so close! such a fun day!!!

 auntie set up a salon so she and nini could do the kids' nails and hair. they drank juice out of fancy cups with umbrellas in them and got pampered. rex was all about it! malloy had a bit of trouble because she thought that she was going to do everyone's nails and hair. she insisted on doing her own nails and then she painted mine.

pals

my gorgeous pedicure

 back on the road heading home!!!!!! we had a great time and were sad to head home but excited to see daddy!!! the drive seemed to take forever!!!  we stopped at a hotel, swam, watched a show and had some popcorn at 11pm and then went to bed! we dragged the kids out of bed to get back in the van. we made a pit stop at grandma val and grandpa don's for lunch, treats, and running around. we stopped at nini's for a potty break and made it home by 8!!! phew!

looked back and saw this <3

burger king play place! 2nd one of the day! 

malloy sobbed for a long time after gianna and kenadee dropped us off because she missed them already!!!!