Sunday, August 9, 2009

It's finally feeling like summer!

After a long spring-like summer, things are finally heating up. 91 is the high today!

08/04 - Daddy & Mommy celebrated our 9th anniverary. Sean stayed with Grandma & Puppa while we went on a date. 08/05 - Sean & I visited Grandpa Nick and then went grocery shopping with Grandpa Jim. We went to Grandma's work afterwards for lunch. After Sean's nap he went to Puppa's house while I went to jazzercise. 08/06 - Sean went to school while Aunt Susie cooked for the leadership conference at church. Grandpa Jim picked him up. The played, went to the park & visited Aunt Mary at Ram's Horn. Grandma met them up there too. I went to the welcome home party for Munir who has been in Jordan for 4 years. Congratulations to him & Nancy. 08/07 - We woke up, packed & left for Pennsylvania. Sean was an angel the whole car ride. He was so excited for vacation and got in a good nap in the car. When we got here, Sean & Daddy went swimming in the freezing cold pool. We met Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry for dinner at Hoss's. Sean won a Tigger and bear in the claw game there. We went to the Westmoreland mall afterwards so Sean could ride the train. We went by the movie theater to check showtimes for the next day and there were soldiers outside for the premiere of GI Joe. They made Sean a dog tag. 08/08 - We went to play games & miniature golf at Statlers. Sean rode the go-carts with Daddy & thought they went too fast. We ate lunch at Red Lobster & then napped. Sean spent the evening with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry & he had a blast! They went to the fair, to Burger King and then back to the hotel where they read books. 08/09 - We went to the flea market this morning while Grandpa Larry & Daddy went golfing. We stopped by Whitney to visit Aunt Mary, Uncle Frankie & Terry. We're headed to Gloria's for a BBQ soon. So excited that vacation lasts til next Wednesday!!

Monday, August 3, 2009

Why you mad for?

Sean's very aware of our reactions. If only he realized they're a result of his actions... He'll do something 10 times after being told "no". This leads to a blow up and then he'll say, "why are you mad at me?". We have to explain constantly that we're not mad at him, we're mad because he's not listening to us. Quite an adventure!

07/21 - Small group Tigers game. We had great seats. 200 level, out of the sun. The game was long & Sean lasted 3 or 4 innings. After a couple merry-go-round rides, he was done. It was fun though. 07/22 - We were suppose to see Elmo at Ram's Horn, but Elmo called in sick. So, Sean, Aiden & Liam ate ice cream and then we went to the dollar store to get yo-yos. The Elmo thing was disappointing, but we made the most of the night. 07/23 - Mexican food at Grandma & Puppas...yummmm. Adventures too of course. 07/24 - Daddy & Mommy had a date night while Sean stayed with Grandpa Jim. Everyone's happy!! 07/25 - Daddy went golfing with Grandpa Jim, Puppa & Uncle Billy at Grandpa Larry's golf outing. Sean & I went to the Warren Community Center with our small group. It was community day, so we all got in for free. Sean probably went down the slide 50 times then all of a sudden stopped, looked & me and said, "I'm hungry, I wanna go to mommy's house". Exhaustion must've set in. That night we went to Outback with Grandma & Puppa. Then, we went to Walmart to get Sid the Science Kid DVDs. The Mushy Banana is BY far our favorite. Sean can sing all of the songs word for word and we have fruit decomposing at our house. :) 07/26 - After church we just hung out around the house, cleaned & did laundry. Sean mostly played. 07/27 - Grandpa Jim cooked 5 lbs of bacon to celebrate Paige's birthday (she didn't eat any...but we still celebrated!). Grandma Sue, Grandpa Larry & Uncle Scott came too!! 07/28 - Sean played in the backyard with Kiara while me, Aunt Mary & Scott started tackling the garage. LOTS of work. 07/29 - We went to Family Skate Night at Great Skate with the church. Kiara, Rory & Paige came with us. Sean's skates were a little slick at first, but he did great after the wheels were tightened. He needs to work on sharing. Allison almost lost a finger trying to play with the same locker as him. Out of control! 07/30 - Grandma brought an apple with a carved face in a sealed container home for Sean. He was thrilled. After dinner at Grandma & Puppa's, we went to Kmart where they wanted $10 for a magnifying glass to "observe". Daddy found one at the $.99 store. Much better. 07/31 - I had a girls night dinner with my friends at El Charros while Daddy & Sean went putt-putt & then dug a garden. Not bad for a Friday night. 08/01 - We went to breakfast with Grandma & Puppa and then met Aunt Annette & Connor at Starr Jaycee park to ride the Great Lakes Live Steamer (or choo-choo train). Sean loved it. When we left the park, he said, "I had a really fun day guys". :) After nap, we picked up Aiden & Liam and met Annette, Marc & Connor for $.99 day at Sterling Lanes. Grandpa Jim came up too. The boys came back to play at the house for a little bit & Sean really struggled with other kids playing with his trains. We took Aiden & Liam home and Sean & Connor had a sleepover. They both had a blast. It's so cool to watch them interact. They laugh at the silliest things. 08/02 - Sean was so sad that Connor had to go home after church. He really wanted him to just stay forever. After nap yesterday, we went to Blossom Heath where Sean did amazing tricks while going down the slide. :) After dinner, Sean played in the basement while I started packing for vacation. We leave Friday - so excited!!!