excitement...

on wednesday we spent most of our day at the pediatrician and e.n.t. because austin stuck a foam craft shape up his nose!!! ryan went in to the offices with austin while caitlin and i waited in the waiting room. she was not happy that her austin was away from her!!! the e.n.t. finally removed the thing (with ryan and 2 nurses helping to hold austin still). when they came out i held austin and the poor thing was drenched with sweat. he took a great nap in the car on the way home and is fine now. hopefully that was the first and last of our "foreign objects" dr. trips!

today's news...

well, the kids had school this morning...here's what their teachers told me...caitlin needed to get a diaper change so austin had a fit that she was leaving the room without him. when caitlin returned, austin ran over and gave her a big hug. how sweet is that? apparently caitlin was going around asking each kid if they'd like a hug too. :)

then a & c "double teamed" one of their classmates who was riding in a fire engine. they both stood next to the fire engine then caitlin climbed in over the back while hooking her arm around the little boy's neck. she finally got in and sat next to him...he was not happy about that so he got out and ran....austin jumped in and they rocked back and forth in the fire engine for a few minutes. it's funny to watch them with other kids when they don't know i'm there!!! :)

we finally had a decent day of weather over the weekend so the kids were able to try out the new swingset...they loved it! poor ryan got quite a workout pushing the swings! it's going to be so much fun having that this year!

we are excited too about the vacation we have planned for this year...we're taking the kids to the beach in florida! (no disney for another couple years) ryan found a nice condo to rent on the beach in siesta key so we are looking forward to some nice relaxing family time!!! we're driving which will be an adventure in itself...hoping the kids will be potty trained by then so between a, c, and me i'm sure there'll be a ton of stops!!!!! my poor hubby!! ;)

another funny thing...caitlin had a hangnail & she told me..."have a toenail on my finger mom." then i looked over and saw austin trying to pull it off for her!

why are these two so funny?!

this is gonna be quick...

1st, austin is going through a great phase where he prefers to be bare from the waist down. this wouldn't be a big deal if our guy would use the potty! however, last night, unbeknownst to us, he took off his pants and diaper at bedtime and woke up crying b/c he was sleeping in a puddle!!! see, never a dull moment around here. tonight i did a check once the kids settled down and the pantsless wonder struck again. thankfully i re-diapered him before he had an accident!

2nd, the kids are sooooo loving toward each other lately...seeking hugs from each other and once hugging, they will say "missed you aussin" and "missed you keekee" (don't know why they would miss one another since they're usually attached at the hip, but whatever...i love watching it!). at bedtime tonight they gave each other hugs and kisses and said "love you aussin" and "love you keekee". dang, they're the best!

ODDS & ENDS...they made up a game of putting plastic eggs on top of a blanket and shaking them off...they loved that! caitlin said her tights were "really socky" (which i found HILARIOUS!)...dang, i know there's more but my brain is fried at the moment...perhaps i'll think of it later......