April showers

Just as I have a day that is so frustrating that it makes me want to throw in the towel and plan an immediate vacation to the tropics (a good margarita can solve a lot of problems! lol), I have an awesome day. Logan was so good and fun today that it totally made up for yesterday. Hurray! That must be the routine around here, one good day/one bad day...

We were supposed to go to another Easter party with the moms group this morning but it started thunderstorming around 8:30 this morning. Logan is apparently terrified of thunder and would come over to sit in my lap every time! Since the party got moved to late this afternoon, we hung around the house this morning. We finally made it out of the house around 1pm for a quick trip to Target. I love when I have easy shopping days and Logan is cooperative so I can get everything on my list :) Bought two new lamp shades for our master bedroom - I'm still in the process of making over our room! If only I had unlimited funds to buy everything I want from Joss and Main, my newest online shopping addiction.

The rest of the afternoon was spent watching Cars 2 (a reward since we had a completely tantrum-free day!!!) and dyeing Easter eggs. I kind of did the eggs as an afterthought. After our debacle yesterday with the Easter egg hunt, I had pretty much given up on the idea of celebrating Easter activities and almost didn't even bother getting out the dye and eggs. But once again this little guy surprised me by loving it! He got so into stirring the dye (kool aid and vinegar, lol) and dipping his 4 eggs. After they dried he went to town putting stickers all over them. Who knew?!

This past week/weekend we spent a day and a half in Jacksonville and the rest in Titusville. Thursday was spent with the Moore clan - park and Chipotle with Melissa and the girls and then dinner at Chili's with Daniel and Greg. We had so much fun catching up with them (we have missed you guys!!).

Friday morning bright and early was Blake's orthopedic appointment. Good news from the doctor - we are weaning off the brace!! Now he only has to wear it for 12 hours a day (overnight) instead of the suffocating 22 hours a day!! So incredibly happy to have a "normal" infant life back. He now can wear cute clothes and ride comfortably in the car seat and Beco...and best of all, he doesn't stick to everything with that annoying Velcro on the brace!!! Hahahah. He also got weighed during his check up. My little Buddha baby is a whopping 15.2 pounds (91st percentile!) and in the 44th percentile for height.

Friday night we celebrated Daniel's 28th birthday at El Leoncito's with some friends. Had a blast!! Each time our server would come out to bring more drinks, another person would have showed up. We ended up with 10 of us circled around a tiny table out on the patio by the river. It was great catching up with everyone. I love that Blake is such a reliable sleeper and we can leave both boys with my parents without worrying that we're interrupting their sleep.

We attempted another Sea World trip on Saturday. And it rained, seriously. But not just rained, it mega downpoured. And just like last time, it was hilariously ridiculous. I only wish I could have been a fly on the wall to watch us gather our stuff, put blankets over the boys, and hightail it through the rain to our car. Gotta say, that double stroller can definitely be used as a running stroller! ;) despite the shortened trip due to the monsoon, we still had a great day. Stephen & Gretchen tagged along, although they wised up fast and did their own thing after we entered the park. We warned them that theme-parking with two kids is quite different from what they're used to! :) Logan persisted with his no-napping on the way home as well - we all passed out in the car for the 45 minute drive home except for him. He stayed strong, atta boy! ;)

Sunday was spent celebrating Daniel's birthday for a second time! We met up with his family at Fox Lake park for some pizza and cake. All of the kids did so good! It's so nice that they're now all at the age where they can play together. I'm so excited for the years to come - holidays will be so crazy with 5 boys :D

Ok, record length post for me. I better get back to bed, it's 3:45 am and I'm done pumping...must get some sleep before it's my turn to take over the Blake shift! :)