Dog "Tales"

Lasalle Library puts on this dog tales for kids.  We decided to check it out because we thought Grey would really enjoy it and it gave us time to just spend with Grey.  He has been being such a good big brother, but it was nice for him to have mommy and daddy all to himself for a little bit.

(Grey's special bookbark that he got for reading to Elli)

What it is....ok so this older woman brings in her trained type sheep dog that was rescued from a shelter.  She sits while kids read to her and her name is Elli.  She does not bark because she has been trained to do so.  There was a nice small group of children there and Grey did really good even though in between reading he asked if he could leave to get some chicken nuggets...ha!

Nate and Grey checkin' out the scene

We started in here...

and then Grey sat very nicely at a table with his Thomas coloring sheet

I grabbed a puppet book

and Grey and I did some counting

We also read Miss Wishy Washy

 Then came Elli and all the kids had to let her sniff them and then they could pet her.

Grey was one of the last kids to read to Elli

So he sat very nicely with his dinosaur book.

Then it was Nate and Grey's turn to read to everyone.

Grey did a very good job of showing his audience the pictures.

Dog Tales ended with Elli showing us some of her tricks and Grey got a coupon to Culver's for an ice cream cone along with his special bookmark.  Of course the minute we left he was asking if he could go get that ice cream cone.  We decided to save it for another night and he was okay with that.

I think we will def. go back and try this again.

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And today we were off to Peru summer camp for Grey.  It was a miracle that I had both of my kids bathed, fed, and ready by 9am.  ME - not so much but that's the way it is for the moment.

My friend Camron is actually in charge of it for the week and it's really cute.  It's circle time, book time, duck duck goose time, then the kids break out to different centers.

Grey started with decorating his race car...

 finished product - let's just say he liked the glitter.

And while her big brother was having fun with all his "projects" Sailor was perfectly content in her carseat. 

The Day/Night before you were Born

I thought I would document the day before our 2nd child was born.  So here goes...

I got up pretty early yesterday - like 5:30 because I just couldn't sleep anymore.  Turned on the news for a bit and eventually fell back asleep until big brother woke up which was pretty close to 7am.

 Daddy had already left for work for the day around 6:15 so I brought Grey into bed with me where we snuggled and snuggled, sipped on orange juice, and watched Mickey Mouse.

 It was a beautiful morning compared to what we have been having...we have been waking up to cloudy skies but today was bright blue skies and the sun was shining...

 Big brother was perfectly content snuggling under the sheets in bed

Good morning....Grey and those sleepy eyes still...

Grey and I finally got out of bed, showered, and ready around 9am.  The both of us ate breakfast/took our vitamins and then it was off for a Target/Walmart run to get a few more things before you arrived Baby E!  After Walmart we stopped at grandma Joyce's and grandpa Hank's to fill them in on the schedule of my c-section and times and so on.

Grey needed a little finger nail trim while we were there...

A little snuggling with great grandma Joyce was definitely in order

and one with Papa Hank too

Then we played a bit with our hard hat and

some playdoh... Had some lunch...

and then of course landed at the pool until nap time.

Grey wanted me to put on goggles and I was trying to get a picture of the two of us...

Today's pool highlights were him really sticking his face under water and holding his breath...

After the pool we came home and Grey slept from 1:15 - 4:30.  When he got up daddy was home and Grey was roaring to go.  Grammy Ann had called and invited us down for supper so that's where we headed.

We let your big brother run around like this because we were working on the whole potty thing.  So I just sat there with my tea in a wine glass (always more fun) while we kept asking Grey if he had to go potty.

Then we had a cheers to you Baby E and our last night as a family of 3...Some tea, some apple juice, and a corona!

Grammy Ann INSISTED that I take one last belly pic the night before having you.  So here we are together peanut.  (39 weeks & 2 days)  I'm so ready to meet you in person!

and so is your daddy and big brother!



So there you have it....what we did the day and night before Baby E joined us.

Thanks for being so good to me for 9 months peanut!

Painting

Tuesday night it was pretty stormy around here.  So it was the perfect night to pull out our paints.  You have been quite the artist lately and have been really in to painting here at home

I did my usual...write your name...I like to doodle like that...I did make you a pretty cool tractor but your daddy showed me up...(but I don't have a picture to prove that)

 You two were pretty cute painting together I must say...

 You work very hard and go through about 50 pieces of paper-ha!

 Your masterpiece...Good Job Grey...you are an awesome painter/artist...

I hope you go out and paint your own masterpiece today.  What the heck?!  Go for it!