Sunday, September 26, 2010

Gresham


Caitlin sporting her "Big Sister" shirt from grandpa and grandma.


Napping on daddy.

I know I've been lacking a bit on my blogging, but I do have an excuse for the last week. We all went to Gresham, OR (near Portland) with Dennis on a business trip. The trip up takes a normal person 7 1/2 hours to drive. But since we are not normal (traveling with two kids), we chose to split the trip into two days. We left on Saturday afternoon and stayed the night in Grants Pass. Sunday we drove the rest of the way, stopping twice with a total travel time of 6 1/2 hours. This wouldn't have been that bad since the kids were traveling VERY well, but Dennis was coming down with a cold....and it was getting worse every hour. We finally arrived at our hotel and I went out to stock our fridge and get dinner....soup for Dennis and a sandwich for me. Monday was my birthday and we (except Caitlin) were all under the weather. Dennis was the worst and didn't go into work until just before noon. I decided not to venture out since I wasn't feeling good and Colton was pretty stuffy. No matter how I was feeling, I was determined to get something good for dinner. I chose Red Robin which I love and haven't had for a very long time....and it was so worth it! The best thing about it was that I found a Cold Stone Creamery on my way and I picked up some ice cream cupcakes!!! On Tuesday, Colton and I were feeling a bit better so we checked out a shopping center. In Old Navy, I put Colton in the backpack and planned on putting Caitlin in a shopping cart....which I couldn't find. When I did find the ONE person who had just started shopping with one, I asked her where she got it and she told me she just waited for a lady to finish checking out. And that was all she said. So here I am obviously in need of a shopping cart way more than her and she doesn't even offer it to me!!!!! Normally this wouldn't bug me at all, but I really needed to get a few things from there and Caitlin was trying to get into everything, so this was one of the few times I desperately needed a cart! Completely annoyed, I quickly picked up what I came for and left the store. Then I promptly headed to the car to put Caitlin in the stroller. Now I know better. The rest of the outing went very well and I enjoyed browsing all the shops I never see.

That night for dinner we decided to be brave and go to Red Lobster for dinner. It was fabulous! Not just the food, but they got us in and out in less than 30 minutes!!!! Who thought that getting in and out of a restaurant as fast as possible would be so awesome? I guess that's what happens when you have two kids in tow! :)

Wednesday we checked out Target and had dinner at Joy Teriyaki The food there was SOOOO good. I had chicken teriyaki and tempura veggies. Dennis had sweet and sour chicken and kimchi. I really wish we had this place in our town! Oh so yummy!!!

Thursday was Dennis last work day and we left around 4pm. We stopped and had dinner at IHOP. I don't know if I was super hungry or the food was just that good. We devoured practically everything and Caitlin couldn't get enough bacon. Since it was getting so late, we stayed again in Grants Pass. We finally got home around 11am on Friday. Dennis had to go back into work for the rest of the day, and I stayed home with the kids in a fog of sleepyness. Somehow, we both manages to stay up long enough to watch Date Night after the kids went to sleep.....a very funny movie by the way.

Now, sleepy and suffering from hot flashes, I blog. I also am longing to finish the latest book I started.... "Living Dead in Dallas," book 2 of the Sookie Stackhouse novels. My parents gave me some money for my birthday so I ordered an 8 book set of those novels and "The Red Queen" by Philipa Gregory. They will arrive on Wednesday. I am also eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new birthday necklace Dennis got me. I have one with Caitlin's birthday and so he got me another for Colton's. I'll try and remember to take a pic when it arrives.

Alright, I'm about to fall asleep at the keyboard. Best wishes for a happy Monday!

My Apologies

My apologies to grandpa and grandma. In my last post (a gazillion years ago), mommy brain took over and I neglected to write about my parents coming over for Colton's birth. It was so nice to have them over for several days just to hang out. When Caitlin was born, they just made it as I began pushing, but this time (since my labor was so quick) they arrived a few hours after Colton was born. Caitlin certainly had a fabulous time playing with grandpa and grandma....especially outside. She showed them the garden and how she LOVES to eat the strawberries (no matter their color). It was very nice having them and my sister watch Caitlin and Colton while Dennis and I napped during the first days of bringing Colton home. They were definitely missed when they left and I feel awful that I didn't write about this the first time. But I'm sure this will not be the last time mommy brain takes over and kidnaps my memory!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Going Well

Colton is 12 days old today and we're all doing well. We survived our first stomach flu without the whole family getting it. Caitlin was the unlucky one, but with a high temp of 104 and a yucky stomach, she handled it remarkably well.

Caitlin really likes her little brother and is very motherly towards him. In fact, after we let her hold him, she tried to take him from me and was not happy that I didn't return him to her. If she was only a few years older, I could totally get her to change his diaper!!!

We had a great labor day weekend with a visit from J, K, B, and M. They had brought kites to fly at the beach, but oddly enough, it was one of the few days there was NO wind! And then the day they left, it was SUPER windy! What's that about? Anyway, it was great to get the cousins together and at times it seemed like there were quite a few more than 3 children running around the house!


And yes, I'm trying to nap when I can. Although, Dennis went back to work today so no more sleeping in for me or napping whenever Colton naps. Caitlin's nap is my only opportunity now....so why am I blogging instead of snoozing? I'm crazy!