*Aleks has a tradition of playing golf with a good friend on the 4th, so he was with us in spirit :)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Independence Day!
On New Year's Eve we found out that the kids really love fireworks (who doesn't?). I spent the day with the rascals making burgers, getting burned, and smearing patriotic icing everywhere.
Summer Fun: Field Trips
The kids are going to R'Club right now, which is driving me crazy because I am home! But then I see how much they like it and it makes me feel better about sending them and Gabriel really shouldn't stay home all summer then start kindergarten in August. Paying every week is getting to me, too, though. So, I came up with a plan. They are both going to stay home 4 weeks, the maximum amount of vacation time in R'Club rules. During those weeks, so far, we have been doing special trips to pass the time and allow me to actually be a mom.
The beach, of course!
One day we went to Adventure Island with our friend Angelica. Our kids are really water babies!
We enjoyed a day at Heritage Village (after we were lost for like 2 hours getting there:/) I love history and I think that is going to rub off on the kids. Gabriel enjoyed hanging the wash and completing other domestic chores. Any lady will be lucky to get him!
The beach, of course!Sunday, July 5, 2009
Summer Fun: Dallas
I am not quite sure who has enjoyed getting a break more, me or the kids?! Lying, it's me:) Anyway, I am a total bum and haven't posted in for ever, so I am going to try to catch up.
June 11th we flew to Texas to visit with Aleks' dad's family. The children have already met Doc and Mom Mom, but Granny, Uncle Rob, Aunt Donna, Cousin Kenya (who I think they were calling aunt?), Ray, baby Kolton, and friends Jilly Bean and Callie were all new. The visit was really about seeing family, but I couldn't have the kids in the middle of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and not do a little something touristy. We went to the old Fort Worth Stockyard area. Cow poop was on the street, a longhorn was available for photographs, a dude was dressed as an Indian with his pony that had hand prints painted on it...perfect lesson for the kids. Texas=lil' dohggies. That was all I wanted.
At home in Mansfield Gabriel and Allison got to become bikers with Doc, be totally spoiled and loved by Mom Mom, eat really good Mexican food, play with Wolfie and Maggie, and play Scrabble with Granny.
June 11th we flew to Texas to visit with Aleks' dad's family. The children have already met Doc and Mom Mom, but Granny, Uncle Rob, Aunt Donna, Cousin Kenya (who I think they were calling aunt?), Ray, baby Kolton, and friends Jilly Bean and Callie were all new. The visit was really about seeing family, but I couldn't have the kids in the middle of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and not do a little something touristy. We went to the old Fort Worth Stockyard area. Cow poop was on the street, a longhorn was available for photographs, a dude was dressed as an Indian with his pony that had hand prints painted on it...perfect lesson for the kids. Texas=lil' dohggies. That was all I wanted.
At home in Mansfield Gabriel and Allison got to become bikers with Doc, be totally spoiled and loved by Mom Mom, eat really good Mexican food, play with Wolfie and Maggie, and play Scrabble with Granny.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Adoption Day
After lame classes taught by a total wet blanket, months of harassing case-workers, a few let downs, multiple paperwork disasters and seemingly endless trips between the "new mommy" and the "old mommy" we FINALIZED our adoption!! On May 28th at 2:00 in the afternoon we testified that Allison Elizabeth and Gabriel Joshua would be our children forever. It was emotional and amazing. Gabriel shook his head no when the judge asked him if Allison is a good sister. Allison tried to make Aleks say that her name would be Allison Elizabeth Carrie Ann Preston II. The next morning Allison was sitting with my mom at the breakfast table and said "this doesn't feel any different", it starts...
Friday, May 22, 2009
4 Years...seems like more...
Aleks and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary yesterday. I think it seems longer because it really has been, we dated for 6 years before we got married. Yes, that said 6 years. So, when I think of our 10 year anniversary coming up in 2 weeks that makes much better sense than this 4 year nonsense.
At Disney last week I was sooooo tired the whole time. I take coffee intravenously now, so I was really needing a fix. We were getting dinner at the Magic Kingdom and I told Aleks I wanted cookies and coffee. You who know Aleks at all know that he is a total health fanatic and would never approve of such a meal. Look what I came home to last night...
At Disney last week I was sooooo tired the whole time. I take coffee intravenously now, so I was really needing a fix. We were getting dinner at the Magic Kingdom and I told Aleks I wanted cookies and coffee. You who know Aleks at all know that he is a total health fanatic and would never approve of such a meal. Look what I came home to last night...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
DISNEY!!!
We did it, we made it through 3 days in the most magical place on Earth. We saved Animal Kingdom for the last day because it closes early and we wanted to get home at a reasonable hour...yeah, Gabriel was asking to go home by 3 o'clock that day. They were super tired and for good reason.
On Friday morning we set out for Orlando. Allison usually rides the bus and Aleks drives Gabe, neither of them brought up the fact that we all go into the Camry (Aleks in shorts vs. slacks and button-up). Somewhere on 275 N Allison asked if they were driving me to work and we confirmed, she never said anything else about it...for 70 odd miles the girl said nothing. As we got closer I did distract her from the signage by making her take her biography project out. When we got to the All-Star Resorts she asked if I had a field trip, um, yes Laura and I have a field trip. Not "Holy Toledo, we are at Disney and I am getting suspicious", but "Can I see your class?". Okay. Aleks checked in and got our tickets while we waited on the bench along the wall, not even the uber pale Europeans in sandals with socks tipped her off! I made a fake call to Laura asking her to ride the bus with my kids b/c we were running late and in turn "Laura" told me that she couldn't wait any longer and we'd have to meet her there...where ever 'there' was supposed to be. Allison blindly got on the bus that was plastered with the mouse-nothin'. After we got in Magic Kingdom Aleks told her and she was crazy excited.
Uh, some highlights and picture explanations (you'll fully understand when you watch the slide show):
-Gabriel loves princesses and Aleks said that his look in the Belle pic looks like "I'm gonna put you in the trunk..."
-Allison is a total ham and tries to do what the princesses do in the photos
-after 3 days at Disney we are all ready for a vacation ;)
On Friday morning we set out for Orlando. Allison usually rides the bus and Aleks drives Gabe, neither of them brought up the fact that we all go into the Camry (Aleks in shorts vs. slacks and button-up). Somewhere on 275 N Allison asked if they were driving me to work and we confirmed, she never said anything else about it...for 70 odd miles the girl said nothing. As we got closer I did distract her from the signage by making her take her biography project out. When we got to the All-Star Resorts she asked if I had a field trip, um, yes Laura and I have a field trip. Not "Holy Toledo, we are at Disney and I am getting suspicious", but "Can I see your class?". Okay. Aleks checked in and got our tickets while we waited on the bench along the wall, not even the uber pale Europeans in sandals with socks tipped her off! I made a fake call to Laura asking her to ride the bus with my kids b/c we were running late and in turn "Laura" told me that she couldn't wait any longer and we'd have to meet her there...where ever 'there' was supposed to be. Allison blindly got on the bus that was plastered with the mouse-nothin'. After we got in Magic Kingdom Aleks told her and she was crazy excited.
Uh, some highlights and picture explanations (you'll fully understand when you watch the slide show):
-Gabriel loves princesses and Aleks said that his look in the Belle pic looks like "I'm gonna put you in the trunk..."
-Allison is a total ham and tries to do what the princesses do in the photos
-Gabriel makes friends with random strangers (girls with autograph book waiting to meet Mary Poppins)
-Teacups are gross
-Allison loved the Swiss treehouse, so booyah ( we have been making the kids watch tons of Disney so that they'd recognize everything-Swiss Family Robinson was $13 so I got it and we all watched it Wednesday night and Aleks was saying it was terrible and cheesy, but Allison loved it she was screaming and laughing the whole time, she even said she would love to live there etc. haha so she majorly appreciated the real thing in Adventureland that she would have otherwise not felt particularly attached to)
-after 3 days at Disney we are all ready for a vacation ;)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Adoption
We got a date, May 28th at 2 p.m. the children will be ours officially. We are going to Disney for the weekend to celebrate so I'll make a good post after we get back...sometime.
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