We've been quite busy over the past few weeks, but we really haven't gotten a lot done. How is that possible?
Father's day weekend, we traveled to my parents house to spend the weekend with Mawma and Pawpa, my brother Aaron, and my sister Lyn and her family. The last time we were all there together was for my parent's 40th anniversary back in December! Friday night was our typical get together - enjoying a few adult beverages, and staying up till 2:00 in the morning talking. Unfortunately, the boys didn't stay up with us, so it was another night short on sleep, as our little guys like to get up early. Saturday we went to visit Leota Maier (my Uncle's mother) as she made afghans for the boys, and she has adopted them as her great-grandchildren. We really enjoyed our visit with her. Early in the evening, we went to church where we got to see Great-Grandma Emmie. She adores her great-grandson's - we only wish we could have visited with her more. Sunday, my sister Rachelle and her kids joined us at my parents for breakfast and homemade ice cream. It was a great ending to a perfect weekend. We love spending time with everyone, and everyone adjusted well to having 4 little ones in Mawma and Pawpa's house!
However, being gone all weekend, we had a lot to catch up on at home. Monday, the boys and I ran a few errands to get some things we needed. Tuesday, Brian wasn't feeling well, so he stayed home from work. Seems there must have been some sort of bug that half our family picked up over the weekend, as Mawma, Aunt Lyn, Uncle Aaron, and Brian were all sick last week. By now, everyone is mostly recovered, but still very weak.
Last week, Brian celebrated a milestone birthday, but as he was feeling a bit under the weather on his actual birthday, we celebrated on Saturday. He requested steak and potatoes for dinner, so we grilled some sirloins, made some real mashed potatoes, and topped it all off with homemade chocolate lava cake! Very rich, but delicious. We hope that Brian has a wonderful year, and we look forward to celebrating again next year!
The rest of the weekend went by way too fast. I moved some things around in our living room, trying to make room for all of the boys things. It's official - the kids now control the family room. We tried to fight it, but the adults lost the battle. For being two little boys, they sure require a lot of things (2 bouncers, a swing, an exersaucer, 2 bumbo chairs, and an activity matt!)
Saturday afternoon, the boys and I went and had lunch with my friend Jennie, so Jackson got a little spoiling from her.
Sunday the boys turned 5 months old, so we took a few pictures yesterday that we will share with everyone later in the week. In between pictures, we went to church, then the boys and I napped while Brian went to visit Janice. She is still in the SICU at University. We still aren't sure when she will be moving to rehab. When Brian returned home, we had a quick dinner, then went and picked up Brian's Father's day/Birthday gift from Uncle Aaron's house. Just need to program the remote, then his new TV will be all set up in our bedroom.
The boys continue to grow and are so much fun. Lincoln has been rolling around for quite some time, and he rolled clear across our bedroom floor yesterday. Guess we need to start closing the door, or he'll be rolling down the stairs! Jackson finally rolled over again yesterday (from his tummy to his back), and it's only a matter of time till he is rolling both ways and chasing after his brother. We really need to get the house baby proofed!
We have a few fun activities this coming week. We take Jackson to the doctor on Wednesday morning for the doctor's to look at his head. He has plageocephaly, and he may need to have a custom helmet for the next few months to help the shape of his head. This could be really fun!
Saturday, we have Stefani's graduation party in Fort Recovery, so we'll have more opportunities to visit with family and friends. Hopefully then we can spend the rest of our weekend working on more things on our "to-do" list.
Well, I better get back to work. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of June, and we'll write more later.
Good thing you posted that you picked up the TV. Obviously I wasn't home and I didn't even look in the extra bedroom last night to see that it was gone. If I had I probably would have freaked out and wondered if someone had broke in and stole it!
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