Phew! I am falling so behind on blog postings.... hoping it doesn't become a trend this summer. I will just have to do the best I can and post pictures to remind me of everything going on.
Last weekend, Eddie played in a golf tournament, so I was pretty much on my own with the kiddos.
Friday, I got the kids ready to go to the pool. We were going to the gym first, but I just put them both in swimsuits to save one extra step. Cal LOVES wearing matching suits with Andy. I have no idea why, but I am not complaining-- it makes it easier to spot both of them at the pool.
This won't end well...
Walking out of the gym and heading to the pool...
Both kids LOVE the pool so much. It is a LOT of work for me, but it is sooooo worth it because it almost guarantees a nap out of BOTH boys that afternoon.
Last weekend, since we were on our own, we did two-a-days at the pool. We went in the morning, came home for naps, and then went back after naps until bedtime. I even bathed them at the pool and put them in their pjs so we just came home, brushed teeth and crashed-- it was pretty awesome! No complaining from momma!
Before we headed back for our afternoon swim, the boys each had their suitcases and said they were going on a trip. Too funny....
Andy rocked his Camp Sea Gull shorts...
And we both rocked our TCU hats back to the pool. (I am wearing a strapless bathing suit.... I am not naked. Not that that needed clarifying....but...you know).
It's a process to get out the door. It seems to take forever to go to the pool. I have to pack their changes of clothes, extra swim diapers, snacks, etc and then they debate shoes. Cal loves wearing his flip flops to the pool and Andy tries to wear his, but he can NOT walk in them. But they are cute still...
Saturday morning, we had a birthday party at the club for Anna Claire. It was a princess theme and she even had a princess come and read a story to the kids. My boys looked at her and then headed outside to play- ha!
She had cakepops as favors and the Williamson boys thought these were pretty amazing...
Check out Andy's face in this one...
After the party we went to....you guessed it.... the pool!!!!
Saturday was also a special day... it was my mom's birthday!!! She went out that night to celebrate with my dad so I called the restaurant and had a bottle of bubbly sent to their table. She's a special lady who deserves the most special day ever!
We celebrated my mom's birthday on Sunday at the pool. We all met there when it opened and had fun with the family there. I didn't take any pictures....! But we spent the morning there too.
We certainly had our fill of the pool this weekend!
I took this picture of our playroom using the panoramic view on my phone. This was after Cal had "quiet time" in there. Seriously. I walked in, looked around, and walked out-- after shutting the door. Out of sight, out of mind? Nah. I cleaned that mess up. Couldn't take it.
Monday morning, I had to take my car in for an inspection and to have my brakes checked. I got Andy dressed---
...and then Cal HAD to wear the same shirt. I swear, he loves to match his brother!!!
We dropped my car off and then walked over to U Mall to kill time. It was not a whole lot of fun. I let the boys go into Roses and each get a $5 toy to help keep them occupied.
It turned out I needed brakes replaced on my car so my mom came and picked us up and brought us home for naps.
I honestly have NO idea what we did Tuesday. Not a clue. I worked out. We might have gone to the pool? I have no idea....but I DO know that I threatened to cal Manning, our Elf on the Shelf. Yes, I sure did.
Wednesday morning, after the gym, we headed back to the pool. Brad was there and Cal was SO excited to see him!!! Cal and Brad have always been buddies, but they went to school on opposite days this past year, which made play dates super hard. Hopefully they will get to play a ton this summer.
Speaking of calling the Elf on the Shelf.... I put these two in time out. You can see how scared they were of their punishment. Trembling in their boots, really.
And on Wednesday..... this happened.
Well, sort of happened. Andy tells me when he pees (in his diaper) some of the time, but not all of the time. He always tells me when he has to poop and when he poops. He has not gone pee or poop on the potty ever.
He walked into the bathroom Wednesday afternoon and said "I poopoo!" So I walked in to check his diaper and there wasn't anything in there. I told him to go ahead and go and he replied, "no! I go here!" pointing at the potty. So, I took off his diaper and sat him on the potty and he pooped! It wasn't a full poop--at ALL. Turns out, he was a bit constipated (TMI...sorry!), and the poop was super hard. He had a hard time getting the rest out in his diaper (again, sorry). BUT, he did go on the potty and we made a huge deal about it. He loved calling people on the phone so we called Mimi, Poppy, Grandma, and Grandpa.
Look familiar????
Thursday morning, I took my first Zumba class is almost three months. I have missed it!!! It just always happened that I had something on a Thursday morning-- field trips, doctors appointments, out of town, etc etc... anyway... it felt good to be back!
My friend Julie was in town helping her sister-in-law register for her new baby, so she brought her son over to to play with us. We had so much fun!
Cal had "quiet time" in the playroom and wasn't being very quiet. He stood at the top of the stairs asking me for his super heroes, which woke Andy up after only sleeping for an hour and a half (grrrr). That sounds like a great nap for some, but for Andy, Mr. 3.5 hour napper, it was NOT enough time. He got up crank-tastic.(I will be writing a whole post on the terrible threes.....)
I didn't know how to kill the time between then and bedtime since it was pouring down rain. So we went to get frozen yogurt! A treat for all!
And finally, today... FRIDAY! I have been doing metabolic effect workouts. My friend is an ME instructor and I talked her into posting daily workouts. They only take 25 minutes and they are KILLER. This was the picture I sent her after today's workout.
I was a sweaty, exhausted mess!
If you want to try one of the workouts, here is the first video she sent me
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It is a nasty POURING rain day here today. Hoping the rain leaves us so we can have some outside time this weekend. We need it!
