Field Trip

Aiden had his kindergarten field trip today and I have been hearing about this trip for approximately 2 weeks now.  Even this morning when I was telling the boys it was time to get out of the shower, Aiden's response was... "I don't mind getting out of the shower today because it is my field trip."  Well... ok then.  Yep, he had been counting down the days/hours and today had finally arrived. 
Ryan was able to go with him on his field trip (yes... I am a bit jealous!) so I got some pictures.  I got 2 of Aiden...


I think the horse was blowing in his ear.

and I got about 6 pictures of these little things...

Cute puppies!  I am starting to wonder if I will find a surprise when I get home.  I better not have any more four legged friends at the house but they are adorable.  We just aren't quite ready to add to our family yet and when we are... I want to have a say in our newest addition.
I can't wait to hear all about Aiden's special day!
 

Sleepy Girl...

Little Miss Priss has been sleeping like a champ and has even tried to sleep in the last few days.  I would love for her to try and sleep in on the days I can actually sleep in too.  I am in need of some sleep.

Love these little piggies!

For some reason, Isabelle doesn't take naps at daycare so she likes to go to sleep really early at night. I on the other hand, miss her so I want to play and do her therapy exercises. Some nights, she wins but most nights... Mommy wins.
She is learning so much and progressing each day. I am excited to see what she will do next.

Jealous much??

Isabelle and I were having some bonding time last night and I look over to see Daddy doing this...

I think he was a little jealous of our girl time! 

The huge ruler in the background...  craft project #4= epic fail!  I love Pinterest but I am learning very quickly that just because I think something looks easy... it isn't for this crafty challenged individual.  At least there are 2 sides so I can attempt one more time. 

I did however make these for our foyer...

I am not completely sold on the look just yet but it is slowly growing on me.  We haven't had anything in our foyer since we moved in so it is adjustment but I do like the pop of color.

Family fun...

Saturday, we started our morning off with baseball (of course!) and it was hot! 

After Ethan's game we raced home to get ready for a birthday party.  After the gifts, we headed to the neighborhood pool so the kids could swim.  Isabelle was a little jealous so she and I put on our swimsuits and jumped in too.  She looked much cuter than I did!  We quickly discovered she loves to be in the water.  She splashed and laughed and would have been perfectly ok with staying in all day.

In order to get all the kids out of the pool they were bribed with a pinata.  Ethan is now banned from ever coming in contact with a pinata again.  This is the second pinata in 2 weeks that he has destroyed and by destroyed... I don't mean breaking it to get the candy out.  The first one, he hit it so hard that it broke off from the string and then this one he hit it so hard that he broke the stick.  He has out grown the pinata stage!
After the party, we headed out to do a little shopping for Daddy. 
Can you tell the kids were a little bored?!?

It is hard being this cool!

Rolling...

Isabelle has been busy these last few days.  I can no longer put her on her blanket and expect her to stay put and I love it!  Sister is rolling all over the place.  She prefers to be close to the action.

Whatcha doing?!?

Or glued to her brother's hip...

  I love to watch the kids interact.  She kept trying to roll just a little closer to him and he would lean down and kiss her forehead every now and then.  These boys are in trouble... she has them wrapped around her little finger!

Or Isabelle likes to mess up Mommy's folding...

Now just to teach her how to refold after she is finished.

Why did I just say that??

I found myself in an awkward situation last week.  I was asked if I had pictures of Isabelle (doesn't sound awkward right??).  This person didn't know anything about Isabelle.  I pulled out my cellphone and I found myself saying before I even showed her the pictures, now Isabelle has Down Syndrome.  What?!?  As I was saying the words, I was trying to stuff them back in my mouth and as soon as they left my mouth, I was thinking...why did I just say that?? 

It was almost as if I was so afraid of her response to seeing a picture of Isabelle that I felt I needed to prepare her.  Prepare her for what... seeing a beautiful baby?  It is so important to me that Isabelle isn't defined by Down Syndrome but here I am trying to "soften the blow" and let someone know before they even meet/see her that she has DS.
I was very ashamed of my reaction but with every situation...I learn and hopefully I grow. 
Sister is beautiful just as she is and I am proud of her.  I see things in me that I know I need to work on and situations like these remind me that Isabelle is helping me grow as a person.  Sometimes there are growing pains but I will become stronger and more confident as a person and her mother with time.  

My little water baby

Milestone...

Isabelle is sitting!!  She has been doing great the last few days.  She has been sitting up like a big girl.  Although, she was still losing her balance pretty easily until today.  Sister has figured it out!
Check her out...

I walked into daycare this afternoon and she was sitting all by herself like a big girl.  I left with happy tears.  I have been waiting for this milestone for quite some time and it was worth the wait!  I can't wait to see what she begins to conquer next.
*I just realized the volume no longer works on my video.  I will work on that and repost.