Sunday was Easter. The Easter Bunny left a plastic egg on the table with a clue in it. That clue led to another egg with ANOTHER clue in it. There were actually 4 clues in all leading to the baskets filled with goodies. Here are the clues:
Are we ready to start?
Let’s take a vote!
Look in the basket
Where you find the remotes!
No basket here,
Not even a jelly bean…
Let’s go to where we go
When we need to get clean!
The bunnies like carrots,
Can you hear them crunch?
Let's go to the place
Where we make Mommy's lunch!
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What's that noise?
Is that an alarm?
Quick!
Go look, below the farm.
Monday... Ed had off from work! Yay! Any day Dad is home is a great day! We decided to do something fun and I being the city girl will jump at any opportunity to go into Boston. Recently Eddie's friend from school went to South Station with his brother and his Dad to check out the trains. They went on the commuter rail and the kids loved it. I thought that was such a great idea, I knew these guys would have a blast... and that they did! For starters, we went on the commuter rail. That was a first for all of us. AND we went on a double decker and got to sit upstairs. That's the BIG time for kids. It was a great ride.. nice and fast... 30 minutes to South Station. After checking out the trains for a while, we walked over to Fanueil Hall. Another favorite destination of mine. It was so nice just walking around and checking out all the sites. We were able to catch two street performer shows. One was a juggler and one was an escape artist. Eddie was mesmerized! Kevin and Ryan enjoyed it too. We had lunch there. I had a bread bowl of clam chowder and it was absolutely delightful! After I ordered it and paid for it, I noticed they had lobster bisque and wished I got that!!! Next time, next time! We came home and played in the yard til bedtime. I got some yard work done. We rearranged the yard a bit and it's coming out really nicely! I'll post pictures when we are done.
Tuesday... turned out to be a long day. On Monday afternoon, Eddie jumped off the slide of ours swing set (which is getting way more use in our new space). I guess he didn't jump from the TOP of the slide but about 1/2 way up... He hurt his foot but we didn't think it was broken or fractured. We called the pediatrician and the nurse said to elevate his foot, put some ice on it and give him some Motrin... and if it was not better or was worse in the morning, to come in. Well, he wouldn't walk on it when he woke up... so I took him to the office just to make sure... the doctor looked at it and sent us to the hospital for x-rays. The whole process took about 3 hours. The x-rays looked fine... but he still couldn't walk on it. We went home and hung out for the afternoon (translation: lots of TV).
Wednesday... was a really good day. In the morning, we met up with the gals and kids from the twins club at the Milton fire station. The kids got to climb on the trucks, see a truck get called out on an emergency, look at the inside of the station... and the best part.... they got to SQUIRT the hose. Was that totally cool or what? It was a good time.
On the way home, I got the bright idea to stop off at the Trailside Mueseum at Blue Hills to see the otters we have lovingly nick-named "Pip and Pop". Kevin and Ryan have never seen them and I know they'd get a kick out of it. It was a bit early to go home and I thought this would be perfect. HOWEVER, much to my surprise, we found out that our little otter friends have passed on. We did see some other animals and the kids loved that. They saw the hiking trail and we decided to explore a bit. I haven't hiked there in a while but in my mind, I pictured it as being a very easy hike. There were two trails, the rocky one and the longer, loop that goes around the "harder" trail. I figured we were just fine... remembering how short it was. Well, I found out it wasn't as short or easy as I thought. At least not for 2 year olds. I think if I had Ed with me, it would have been easier but we made it to the top! Woo hoo! Kevin and Eddie made it all the way without help but Ryan wanted me to carry him... so we made it to the top, climbed the observation tower and had fun. Next time, I will bring lunch but this was a last minute idea so we headed down... and since I hadn't planned on a long outing, we were in prime nap time and I had two tired toddlers who both wanted to be held so what's a mother to do? I carried them of course! 65 lbs of kids! That made it a long hike back. I did manage to convince them to take turns here and there, one walking and one being held... but let me tell you, I was never so happy to see my car. I had promised them all kind of treats and anything they wanted from McDonald's which is a super-big treat and ice cream... anything they wanted! But they were sound asleep before I could make good on the deal. Ooops! We got home and K & R took a really good nap. Of course Eddie woke up as soon as I place him on his bed and assured me that he REALLY was not tired. Uh-huh.... Yep... sure.. anyway, he relaxed on the recliner and watched TV and I did some yard work.
That night I was at the library for a child safety presentation. Alyssa from Wander Wear (www.wanderwear.com) was there speaking about how to keep kids safe in public. It was great. The PTO had asked her to come speak and I think it went really well. Afterwards, I hung out in the children's department with my friend and we picked out a small mountain of books to take home for our kids. It was so nice to be able to leisurely select books... rather than try and look while keeping an eye on the kids.
Thursday... Ah, Thursdays are a great day! My friend and I have started swapping babysitting on Thursdays. It's great because we can plan our doctor appointments and other errands that are easier done solo on that day. It's working out great! I dropped off Eddie and Ryan. Kevin and I went to WW (down two lbs - woo hoo!) and then we came home for Kevin's speech therapy. He's doing really well. And it was SO nice to be able to just focus on Kevin without having to help Eddie and Ryan. We sat outside with therapist and Kevin did great. He was being super silly and it was really cute. The therapist said she is going to have a speech therapist come out and do an eval and see if Kevin might need a bit more help. He's really coming along but with his low muscle tone, he might need extra help to be able to grasp certain letters.
Nana, Uncle Mike, Auntie Kelly and the kids came over for lunch. Nana bought Papa Gino's for everyone and we had fun sitting outside and watching the kids play. After that, it was my turn to babysit so my friend dropped off her kids and then did her errands. My kids had a great time, they love having friends over!
After Ed got home, I went out running and went a little bit further making it just about 3.1 miles which is the equivalent of a 5k. Yippee! At least I know I will be able to FINISH the 5k in June. Now I can work on my speed... which evidently needs work. As I was jogging yesterday, an older gentleman told me I needed to "pick it up". Jeepers! I'm a beginner here!
Friday... well, that brings us up to today. We had plans to go to the beach. It was in the mid 70's yesterday and I guess we were hoping it would be nice today. It ended up being COLD - mid-40's so the beach was out. We did end up going to the beach anyway and just checking it out. The waves were WILD... after we watched the waves, we stopped at Old Navy and picked up a few things for the boys (and Dad too)... then we met up with our twins club friends for playgroup. We usually can't go because of Eddie's school schedule so it was nice to not have to get home for the bus. It was fun... Poor Kevin and Ryan got a couple scratches but they are OK. We came home for naps and I got some more yard work done. After Ed got home, I went out and measured out some different running routes in the car. I came home and went out running. This time I did 3.5 miles. This will be my route until the 5k on June 4th. It felt good. I felt like I could keep going and going.
Well, I suppose this is long enough... tomorrow we are going back to Fanueil Hall to see the street performers audition for the upcoming season! It should be fun. I know Eddie will love it even though he says he doesn't want to go. Lately he's been a real stick in the mud about leaving the house. Jenny the Juggler will be auditioning at 10:30 and I definitely want to see that. I want to try and be there by 9:30 so the kids can get their faces painted. Should be a fun day! In the afternoon, I plan to do some yard work and get a nice long run in. Yippee! Saturday night I am going out with some friends and Sunday Ed will be gone allllllll day and alllllll night at the State Cribbage Tournament. Not as a spectator but as a competitior! Yep, he won the locals or whatever you call it so he's off to the finals. I will take the kids to church and then home for lunch and naps. We'll have to think up something good for the afternoon. Any ideas?
Nighty Night!
