Tony's trip to the dunes

Here is a video from Tony's trip down to Oregon.

It's a Tee-Party!!!

I am having a Tee Party through http://www.lovelucascreations.com/. These are adorable shirts that you custom order for your little one. Lisa does an amazing job. If you are interested in palcing an order, send me your email and I will send you an e-vite so that you can get 20 % off, plus an additional $5 off and free shipping if you order $50.
Plus the more you order, the more I can get free **hint hint** Just kidding, kind of...

Computer is in the shop...

No blog for a couple of days... But I'll have lots when I get it back :)

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Tony went on vacation down to the dunes with the guys, so since Thursday, I have been a single stay at home mom. It has been a lot of fun, and kind of trying at times, but other than the fact that I miss my husband to death, it hasn't been that bad.
Thursday day we did a bunch of running around in the morning, and then went and had lunch with my mom at Izzy's. We all ate too much, but had a nice visit.
Thursday night we went to Dawn's parents' house for dinner. Here are a couple of pictures. It was so nice to just go and have dinner and hang out.

Eli and Vinny going on a "ride" on the chair.

Double Trouble!
Vinny and Eli in the tub. This picture is Vinny crying after Eli dumped water all over him.

This picture is after Vinny tried to dump water all over Eli and dumped it over his own face instead.

I learned that we need to get Vinny a shopping cart. He LOVED Eli's. He had Mickey Mouse sitting in the seat and pushed it all around the house.

On Friday, we went and say Bryan Stratton's Imagination Nation at Tim Noah's Thumbnail Theatre in Snohomish. Dawn and I took the boys and they had such a good time. Vinny had a rough time at first, but when they let him run around like a lion, and when they brought out the instruments for him to play, he had a blast!

The show.

Can you believe it? We got two 2 year olds and a 6 month old to sit still for a picture! They might not have been paying attention to the camera, but at least they were sitting.

Here is what it was like 2 seconds before and 2 seconds after the last picture. :)

Friday night was "Girls Night In" at my place. Vinny went to Grandma and Papa Hemrich's, So, no kids (except Kai) lots of food and lots to drink. Fun times! The only problem, is drinking and picture taking shouldn't be combined. Good thing I was the one taking the pictures... wait... did Dawn have a camera too?

Silly Girls!
This morning was the March of Dimes, March for Babies. Our First Heritage Bank team raised $5210! It makes me so proud to work for a company with such generous and caring people. When we woke up in the morning, it was pouring down rain. Luckily it held out for us, and it was cold, but not raining.

This walk was extra special for me this time. I am not sure how many of you know, but my cousin Cassee just lost her baby last week at 19 weeks. She delivered the baby, but it had already passed. I can't imagine what it was like for her and her husband, Kenneth. At this point they are not sure what happened.

It is great organizations like the March of Dimes that helps to try and stop families from having to go through this. I have been a supporter for about 5 years, and now, more than ever, I pray that they are able to help people like Cassee and Kenneth to have a healthy baby someday.

Rebecka, Vinny, Dawn and Eli.

All that riding in the wagon was exhausting!

Beck and me... Just a reminder, we got up at 6:30 after an evening of fun to do this walk... being pretty wasn't a priority to me.

They had a bouncy house set up. This is a picture that I took right before Vinny peed all over inside of it... Yes, my kid is "that kid" and I was "that mom" that climbed in and wiped the whole thing down with a ton of baby wipes.
So other than the never-ending diaper rash that Vinny has had since Thursday afternoon, the bumps on both sides of Vinny's head, the bruises on this shins, the cracked computer monitor (not really sure what happened there,) the peeing in the bouncy house and hearing repeatedly "Daddy work?" I think that our first long experience home alone went really well. Tony should be home tomorrow evening, and we are both taking Monday off of work to have some family time.

Snohomish River Walk

When we got home on Tuesday night, Vinny really wanted to go and ride his scooter, so we took him for a walk on the Snohomish River. Here are some pictures. He just loves his scooter!

Time for a membership!

Since we have been going to Kayak Point quite a bit, we decided to get a year's park pass. Here are some pictures from Sunday night.

Can Melissa Get Lighter?

I decided to try and loose weight, and I started a blog to keep track of my progress. If you are interested, here is the link.

http://canmelissagetlighter.blogspot.com/

Carnival

On Saturday night, we went to the little carnival that they have in Marysville. Vinny was still too short for more of the rides, but we were able to go in the fun house, and play a couple of games.

Going fishing!

Vinny won a fish when he was fishing.

Jungle Madness Fun House

Catching ducks.

Normanna Park Work Party

Saturday was the work party up at our cabin. We had a great turn out and a ton got done. Here are a few pictures.

Karen, Reidar, Ryan and Vinny raking. Vinny was such a big help.

Time for a merry-go-round break!

Tony and the guys working on the pool.

Working hard, playing hard, and napping hard.

Vinny riding his bike.

Escape.

There really isn't a point to this post, except that this is something that really bugs me. I love the song "If you like Pina Coladas," I could listen to it over and over, and have it on my mp3player and love to sing to it when I am mowing the lawn. It has such a catchy tune, and sounds like such a nice love song...
Until you actually listen to the lyrics....
So here is a guy, who is just bored with his wife... He reads the paper and a personal ad intriques him, so he responds. Then he decides to meet up with this woman at a bar... She walks in and it is his wife... Then they both laugh about it...
What the hell?
I am sorry but no one in thier right mind would just laugh it off and go on with life... In real life there would be a big fight, then there would be serious trusts issues until after years of wondering if they were cheating they would end up getting divorced.

OK, so maybe that is a little cynical, but this nice song makes it sound like it is ok to look for an affair, as long as you end up finding your significant other.


Cute video of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZuVHQcZlNA

Here are the lyrics...

I was tired of my lady
We'd been together too long
Like a worn-out recording
Of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleeping
I read the paper in bed
And in the personal columns
There was this letter I read

"If you like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes on the Cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for
Write to me and escape."

I didn't think about my lady
I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady
Have fallen into the same old dull routine
So I wrote to the paper
Took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet
I thought it wasn't half bad

"Yes I like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food
I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red-tape
At a bar called O'Malley's
Where we'll plan our escape."

So I waited with high hopes
And she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant
I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady
And she said, "Oh it's you."
Then we laughed for a moment
And I said, "I never knew...

That you like Pina Coladas
Getting caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean
And the taste of champagne
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the Cape
You're the lady I've looked for
Come with me and escape

Does this drive anyone else nuts? If you want to hear the song, there is a music player below. Click on the play button and it will play for you.

"Vinny. Potty. Up."

So last night I was in the bathroom cleaning, (yes, I do clean my bathroom every once in awhile:)) and Vinny came in. He grabbed his Elmo potty seat, set it up on the toilet, and said. "Vinny. Potty. Up." So, I lifted him up and he went! I couldn't believe it. He then repeatedly wiped himself and flushed over and over and then said. "Done. Down." and got down. I kept telling him what a good boy he was and how proud I was of him.
The cute thing was when Tony got home from work, I told him to tell Daddy what he did tonight. He took Tony's finger, walked straight into the bathroom, and pointed to the toilet and told him "Vinny. Potty."
He was so proud of himself.
Now, lets just see if this is a one time thing, or if he is finally ready!!!

Vinny, mommy is so proud of you!

I wanna be a cowboy baby!!!

Not much to say, is there?

Another Easter Basket

Vinny opened his Easter Basket from Papa Vinny and Chrisana on Monday morning... He was so intrigued by the bubbles, and ate some of the chocolate bunny that night! It was funny because he couldn't decide what to eat first, so there was a bite out of the ears, a bite out of the nose and a bite out of the butt, and then he was done :)

a face only a mom could love :)