Story Time!!

The San Marcos library does a toddler story time once a week, and I decided I wanted to take the boys to it. Parker's mom and dad were a ok, so off we went! The boys were great in the truck ride over. Mason loves looking at trucks and I think Parker was just not sure what to think. We got to the library and somehow got all three kids inside and the first thing the boys tried to do was run off. They saw all the aisles and wanted to run. We got them into the kid section where they had these cute tables and the boys sat down long enough for me to get a few pictures. The library has a room specifically for story time. The lady came out ringing a cow bell and we were led into the room. The first thing we did was make a circle with everyone and sing a song. Parker loved it and he jumped along. Mason was kinda shy and stayed right next to me. When the lady was ready to read we all sat down and listened. Again, the entire time Parker was clapping and talking all at the right moments-it was too funny! Mason was shy, just not his day I suppose. After each story we would sing some songs, and the boys liked that. The last part of storytime is playtime, where they get out blocks, puzzles, balls, etc. It was definately catered to 2 and under :)
Storytime was over, and we thought we would get a book off the shelf anf just sit and read to the boys. Yeah, that didn't work. We just packed up and headed out. Mama was hungry so we stopped at Chick-fil-a on the way home. Boys did great there, ate all their nuggets and finished their milk. By then it was nap time, so we came home where both boys crashed out!
It was a fun outting and the boys enjoyed themselves. If I get the chance to take them again-I will! Of course, I must admit I had help in the form of my nanny Lauren and her friend that came by.
Here are the few pics I got-enjoy!!

Working from home....

Ok, so I really love working from home. My stress level right now is very low and I love not having to wear dress clothes everyday. With that said, I can hear the kiddos now and I will admit I am a little distracted. I want to go out and play with them and see what they are doing but I know I can't. What do I do instead? I blog!!!

Birthday Weekend

This past weekend was my birthday weekend. On Friday we went to dinner with the kiddos and Mason helped me eat a peach cobbler a la mode. Well, Mason let me get a few bites in. That kid loves ice cream! On Saturday my family came over and watched the kids so Robert and I could go to lunch w/out the kiddos. My friend Lauren met us for lunch and its always great to see her. She keeps me informed of the latest gossip :) On Sunday Robert took Mason to the pool while I stayed home and made dinner. For those of you w/out kids, this is a treat! Beinig able to get stuff done w/out your toddler there is a blessing!
Mason did make me a great birthday card, he traced his hands on the card and colored it-I am surely keeping this!
Overall it was a great weekend-another birthday has gone bye bye :)

4th of July

We decided to give the fireworks show a try. Mason did great!! He loved the fireworks and kept saying "more" the entire show. Afterwords, we hit some major traffic in Kyle-who knew! We thought we would be smart and try to cut through a neighborhood but we just got confused and it took us just as long to find our way out of the neighborhood. Oh well, the kids were passed out anyway and we made it home eventually :)

Family Pictures

We had our family pictures done a couple of weeks back, and I am VERY happy how they turned out. Here are a couple of my favs.

Nanny

This week was our first week with the new nanny. Robert is still home so he has been helping and also using this time to figure out the best way to set up/schedules, etc. I have to say its going great so far. Mason is much less fussier in the evenings and has a better temperment (sp?) overall. Parker's mom says Parker is also less fussy in the evenings.
I guess I should go back and say we are sharing a nanny with some friends. Our plan was to alternate houses and the nanny will go to each house with all the kiddos. This week we started at our house. Its been an adjustment for all of us, but I think hardest on me-go figure! I will have to be disciplined to work and not be tempted to go play.
We will do themes each week, so we decided to start with transportation because thats what they were doing at their previous school before they left. We did simple stuff, like coloring pictures of cars and trains. We tried an activity called "tire tracks" where they run the cars through paint and make tire tracks. It worked ok, the kids had more fun just playing in the paint. The next day was "car wash" where they washed the cars they got covered in paint. That worked out great!
Next week we decided to start a theme of colors. My friend from college gave me some great ideas, and as she is a teacher it seems silly not to use them. Let's hope it goes as well as this week has!!
So far, I am glad we made this change. Fingers crossed that all remains ok :)

Grandma's Galore!

This weekend Robert went to the coast (it was his daddy's day present) and me and the kiddos hung out. Saturday my folks came down and spent a few hours with us. It was very nice to have the extra hands and someone else to help play with Mason. Mason very much enjoyed his grandma and wore her out! Grandpa helped keep Autumn happy. Mason was so well behaved he has my folks completly fooled :) The plan is for Mason to have his first overnight with grandma and grandpa next month...we will see how that goes.
Today the other grandma (Roberts mom) came over to stay with the kids until Robert got home from the coast. I left before Mason woke up from his nap, but I am sure he was excited to see her. It was grandma's galore this weekend at our house, and I could not be more grateful for the help!!