Totally Clueless

The kids and I went up to the mall this morning. Ryan and I are going to dinner tonight and then over to one of Ryan's friends house to hang out. So I wanted to get something to wear. Well I ended up finding this adorable necklace at Penneys! It just screams springtime! And with the sale price and my coupon I only paid $8 for it!

Well after that we went to get lunch. As I was cleaning up from lunch this lady came over with her two kids and sat at our table. Which would have been fine if we weren't still standing there getting ready to leave!! Our coats and my purse were still sitting on the chair and the kids cups were still on the table. It isn't as though there weren't any empty tables. Because most of the tables were empty. I'm guessing she wanted our table since I already had the high chair there for Cooper. Apparently walking an extra 4 feet to the stack of high chairs was just too much! I proceeded to take my time getting the kids coats on and grumbling under my breath. She was actually standing there waiting because she couldn't sit down, you know because our stuff was still there!! I looked over and a lady at another table was watching and started laughing and just shook her head. What can you do? People are stupid. Here's your sign!!

Sesame Street

This morning was the show when Elmo Grows Up. It was OK. It wasn't as good as previous years. We have gone the past 4 years with the kids. What was great was Cooper's reaction to the show! He was so stinking cute! He was dancing in his chair and clapping. When Elmo would go backstage he would say "More More Elmo Elmo"!! He would also reach over while he was dancing and push Madison or myself until we were dancing with him! I had so much fun watching him enjoy the show. The people sitting behind him thought we was delightful as well. At intermission the lady seated diagonally behind him told me that she was watching him dance in his chair more than she was watching the show!

We actually made it through the whole show. It was an hour and a half so it's pretty impressive that Cooper sat (mostly) still for it. Madison enjoyed herself as well but the poor thing was so tired during the show! We decided it was time to leave when Cooper started taking his chewed up goldfish out of his mouth and giving them to me or wiping them on my sweater.

It was fun. If only the kid in the row behind us hadn't been kicking the seats the whole show. Grrrr!!

To go or not to go....

So here is my dilemma. I have a friend who is chronically late. And I'm not talking 5 or 10 minutes late I'm talking 30-45 minutes late. Every. Single. Time. I like getting together with her but I can't stand when I'm waiting around for people. It is my number 1 pet peeve. So today she was 35 minutes late. By that point we had already been there for 45 minutes. (I'm always early!). So I said that the kids and I would be heading to lunch in a half hour. She laughed and said already! Well yeah I've been here all morning! My kids are on a schedule and it works really well for our family. Cooper always goes down for a nap at 12:30. So I feel really bad that she shows up late and then after 15 or 20 minutes we have to go so that we can do lunch and nap time. I feel like a bad friend leaving right after she gets there but then again I was on time.

My other issue is another friend of mine. We used to get together all of the time. Now she regularly cancels on a regular basis. And she will cancel like 15 minutes before I walk out the door and I get the I have to run some errands. Which disappoints Madison because she was looking forward to seeing her friend and then I have to tell her that yet again we aren't getting together with them. So either I shouldn't ask them to get together or I shouldn't tell Madison until I'm sure they are going to show up.

So.. To go or not to go??

The Big Bad Water Park!

So this blog is going to be pretty long since I have had NO time to blog!

Madison's 4th Birthday Party
This past Friday we had Madison's 4th birthday party at Bounce-it-out. The kids had a GREAT time! They were all over the place bouncing and sliding. The adults had just as much fun! They were bouncing (which they got in trouble for =)) and sliding as well! Madison was thrilled because they had a huge blow up chair in the party room just for her! Madison got a TON of loot! For the most part the place was great about everything. Here where my two issues. 1) I specifically ordered 2 sheet pizzas (I had 25 people total there). What I got were 2 large pizzas. When I asked our party person she told me that they don't do sheet pizzas. I spoke to 4 different freaking people and every time I said sheet pizzas why the heck didn't someone tell me!!! Everyone got one slice of pizza. Oh well! And 2) My Mom and Mother in law went to the potty and while they were gone our party person lit the candles and everyone started singing Happy Birthday! I wasn't ready with the camera and the Grandma's weren't there! Oh well little things I guess. I would definitely have her party there again because everyone had such fun!! As we were driving to the party on Friday Madison said to us "Did you know that I'm almost 5 now?". LMAO!! We also decided to give her the bike on Friday since it was so nice out and she was beyond excited. She rode it up and down the driveway for an hour! She fell twice but got right back on!

The Big Bad Wolf Water Park
We had a great time at the park! We went to the Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos. Madison calls it the Big Bad Wolf Water Park!

Sunday: We left our house at 10am. It is a 4 hour drive. At 10:30 Madison started with the whining of how much longer and she was tired from sitting. Neither one of them wanted to watch the movies I packed and were just bored and restless. We stopped for lunch about 11:30 because the kids were very restless and driving us nuts. We went to Burger King and they were running and ducking under the bars in line. Well the last time Cooper forgot to duck and ran right into the bar with his forehead! The rest of the ride to PA was spent with me twisted around in the seat with my arm in Cooper's car seat because he wouldn't. stop. crying! He is only allowed to have his pacifiers in bed so I didn't think twice about packing them in the suitcase. Well I found one in the console of my car but the stinker REFUSED to take it because it wasn't the same color as the ones he always uses!! He naturally fell asleep 10 minutes before we pulled up to the lodge! Good times! We spent about 3 hours in the water on Sunday. The kids had a great time. They both went down the kiddie slides and Madison was dying to ride the big slides! So she was just tall enough to ride all the slides but one. So her and I spent our entire time on the big slides. Madison is very shy and quiet but a complete daredevil when it comes to amusement parks and water parks. The bigger the better and the faster the better!!

Monday:
We got up and went out to breakfast and it didn't hit me until we got back that today was Madison's actual birthday!! Bad Mommy for forgetting! So I told her Happy birthday and she says to Ryan and I "What are you doing special for my birthday for me?". Ummm... aren't we already someplace special?!? And then she says "what are you giving me for my birthday?" and I reminded her about her party and her bike and a few other things. She says to me "that was for my other birthday!!" Madison and I spent 7 hours on Monday in the water. By 4pm I was EXHAUSTED from carrying the tubes up the stairs and feeling nauseous! I finally told her we were done and we had to find Daddy and Coop for dinner! Going up all those steps was a great workout! Cooper was pretty bored with the water because he couldn't do things on his own so him and Ryan spent most of the time running around the lodge.

Tuesday:
Madison and I went back to the watepark for a few hours before we headed home. I was so tired I couldn't wait to get in the car and head home! The trip home was much better. I kept Cooper's pacifiers out and he was happy with those and even slept for like a 1/2 hour. Madison watched the Jungle Gym all the way home (that is what she was calling the Jungle Book). We didn't have to stop at all!! So we made it home in about 3 1/2 hours!

We had a really great time at the park! It was well worth the money. Although the food was crazy expensive so we ended up leaving the lodge for all our meals but I would definitely go back when Cooper is a little bigger!!

One week ago today....

Our lives were forever changed. It is hard to believe that it has only been a week. Tim and Dawn are holding up remarkably well. As well as you can in this situation. Jeff and Sarah flew home to Hawaii and everyone is back at work. Wednesday the kids and I were back into our regular routine. Cooper has been VERY clingy the past few days. I don't leave the kids often (hardly ever) so for Ryan and I to be gone so much the past week was really difficult on the kids and Cooper hasn't wanted to let me out of his sight!

Wednesday I took the kids to Portrait Simple to get pictures taken since Madison is turning 4!! Well as you walk in there are lots of pictures on the wall and one little girl was wearing a dress that I bought a few weeks ago for Shana. Brought tears to my eyes. I have so much stuff here that I had bought for her. Toys for Christmas, her Baptism, her birthday and lots of clothes. Life sucks sometimes.

It is obviously hard for Tim and Dawn to look at a newborn and not think of all they have lost. Well a good friend of mine just had a baby 2 weeks ago. She mentioned to me today that she was thinking of bringing her new baby along to the party with her older child. And being that Shana has been gone for just one short week I had the horrible task of asking her if it would be possible to leave D at home. I feel like the WORST friend ever but I also have to consider my brother and sister in law. What would you have done people??

On a happier note Madison is very excited for her birthday party tomorrow! And she is more excited that we are leaving Sunday for "The Big Bad Wolf Water park"!! Yep that is what she is calling it!!! LMAO!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

This past weekend was very very busy and is the upcoming week.

Saturday I went scrapbooking all day it was a nice distraction. While I was there this girl told me that Joann's was having a sale on the Cricut. They are normally $199.99 and they had them for $99.99. I went over there right after I was done scrapbooking and I got the last one!! I am so excited. This is my early birthday present and as soon as I have a few minutes I can't wait to try it out!! Then I met Ryan and the kids at my Father in laws. We had a quick dinner of pizza and then Ryan and I left for Connecticut! We left at 6:30pm and got there at 12:30am. Ryan bought a Suburban off of Ebay that we were going to pick up. Picked up the car at 12:30am and found a hotel at 1:30am. Got up at 6am and headed home and got back home Sunday at 12:30pm! It was a very fast trip. We were in such a hurry to get home because I had my family coming over for dinner so that we could all get together before the wake and funeral. Yesterday is the first time I have seen my brother and Dawn since everything has happened. Dawn and I had a nice long talk and I finally got to see pictures of my Niece! She is beautiful! Last night was the first night since Thursday that I have gotten a good night sleep.

Tonight is Shana's wake and tomorrow is her burial.

I am looking forward to the end of the week. I think my whole family is. Among all the sorrow we will be celebrating Madison's 4th birthday! Her birthday party is Friday morning at Bounce it out! And on Sunday we are taking both kids to The Great Wolf Water Resort in the Poconos! We had planned this trip before everything happened and it will be a nice getaway from everything. We are leaving here Sunday after breakfast and we will leave the resort Tuesday after lunch. So Madison is very very excited about this trip! She already has all of her bathing suits out! She wants to bring everyone she has (there are 7 of them!). That should be plenty for 3 days I'm thinking! I have so much to do.

I need to get a few last things for the party on Friday plus I have to make a cake for her to take to school on Thursday and Saturday I need to bake another cake for some family that is coming over for another party for her. I also need to go shopping and stock up on snacks and juice boxes and stuff for the trip. Plus I need deodorant! Left my in CT by mistake, I've been using Ryans. I think I smell like a dude now! I need to wrap Madison's presents. We got her this bike and a few other little things. Her actual birthday is the 9th but we will give her the bike Saturday since we won't be home for her birthday! And my Aunt and Uncle bought her a set of twin American girl dolls with some outfits that I need to wrap (they were shipped here).

Now I am going to go get ready to go meet and say goodbye to my darling little Niece.