Growing Toddlers......

Just a little story from our life......recently Maverik who has NEVER really loved shoes was complaining to me that his shoes hurt....I thought that this was another sorry excuse for not wanting to wear any shoes. I was wanting to buy him a pair of sandals that he could run and play with but still stay on his feet so I brought him to a shoe store for a quick shopping trip to measure his foot.....now I would know the real truth behind the shoe drama..... As the man measured his foot he pointed me to the boys section and stated "He measures a 12.5 and all of our selections for boys sizes are on that wall over in that direction." WHAT!!!! I guess the size 11 that he just was into for growing room was not going to work anymore.....yowsers! I was wrong and Maverik was right! He has been growing like a weed lately.....I can't believe it......so needless to say a new pair of keen sandals were purchased and old shoes were put away.......Soon he will be 3.5, I guess I will have to measure his foot every month now!

Rowynn also went for her yearly physical without me Andrew took here while I was gone alone with two kids shots and all! He did a great job! Now he knows how it is when he is on the road and I am home alone with the kids going through daily life! I also know how it is to travel and work away from home.....both not easy! Anyway if you want to know what kind of stroller pushing workouts I have been getting lately here is what I have been pushing around:

 

Maverik weighed and measured in later May at the Doctors......

Weight: 48 lbs

Height: 45.5 inches tall

 

Rowynn weighed and Measured at 13 months at the Doctors....

Weight: 27 lbs

Height 31.5 inches tall

 

Over 75 lbs in my stroller plus the weight of my stroller.......that is one great workout!

Here are some pictures from Easter.....I will post new ones soon!

 

Swimming with Dad on our journey home from Wichita, KS

Big Jump....Maverik loves the water!

Kitchen Sink Cabin Bath....she is still small enough to fit!

Rowynn on her MN birthday celebration with PAPA......she is spoiled!

 Rowynn and Nana on Nana's birthday.....which was also EASTER

 Egg Hunt at the Cabin!

Rowynn is on a Mission!

Bodie won! Maverik was to busy opening and eating chocolate as he found eggs!

All 3 Kiddos were spoiled! Hope you had a good Easter!

Traveling Fool

I was trying my best to catch up with Easter and coming home to MN........wow I did not get to it!  I think I will just skip ahead to the present.  I will try to keep up to speed on the blog so I don't always feel like I have to "Catch Up."

I recently took my first flying trip alone EVER since the kids have been born. Yes I have left them plenty of times for a weekend or two but never I have I flown away by myself.....which was a totally new experience for me! I am usually chasing children, getting full pat downs from security and wiping bottoms....instead I was lounging around, chatting on the phone drinking Caribou & reading a book......wow! That never happens ever! I read the book Water for Elephants on the plane ride to and from the Houston, TX......it was a wonderful book off my newly created "summer reading list"....now I can see the movie!

Once I got to Texas it was all work, I helped my mother in law Diane with Art in the Park to help raise money for her newly created non-profit FFAI.....here is the website if you want to check it out: http://www.FFAIonline.com I quickly learned that working for a non-profit is twice as hard as a real job....but it was so much fun! I helped with a lot of different aspects graphic design, art projects and coordinating the volunteers.  Diane had everything beautifully organized so I was just on hand to assist her in what she need me to help create or finish. I know that FFAI is going to become even more successful and keep growing.....inspiring young and old in the Friendswood Area!

I missed my kids everyday and felt weird for someone not to need me to help them. I loved the free time but I was happy to see them after a few days!

 Here is one cool picture of a chalk artist at art in the park.....is that not amazing!

Here is our FFAI booth!

A little collage of pictures/thank you from the FFAI AiTP event!

It was so much fun! Thanks for inviting me Diane & Frank!