Bath Time!

Emaline and Piper had their first bath together last week and it was pretty funny. I thought it was kinda early to put them in at the same time but, when one kid is already in the tub and the other poops herself up to her elbows, its a no-brainer. I can't wait (actually I can...) for Piper to get old enough to sit up on her own so they can play together. Emaline even helped out with the bathing! Many more bath time adventures to come in the future.

Vehicle Day at Selvidge Middle School

On Saturday morning, we all got up (relatively early) to get ready to head to our nearby middle school for a showcase of public service vehicles. We belong to our local Parents As Teachers group through the school district and this was one of their workshops for kids and parents. It was a lot of fun! Emaline was a little overwhelmed at first, but I think she wanted to see all the trucks after she got over all the people and loud horns. We got to see the inside of a firetruck, a police car, an ambulance, a recycling truck, an Ameren UE truck, a school bus, a UPS truck, a flatbed, sat in a tractor (for 5 seconds) and got that sweet pic above of her on a Harley. I think she had a good time and thankfully the rain stayed away, cause that would have been messy...she got some goodies including a "power on" hat from the Ameren guys. Sticker, pencils and more filled my pockets. It was a fun little outing and glad she wanted to go, poor Piper was stuck in the Bjorn carrier but at least her face was hidden from drizzle :-).

Easter Bunny & Eggs

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Basement Waterproofing

See all that water?? It was high time we got this show on the road to finish the basement and this was the first thing we had to check off our list. We found a recommended and very reasonable waterproofing company to come in and get the deed done. It took about 10 (working) days total and so far, we are pleased with the results. Although, the jackhammering was something to sit through! Usually, me and the girls went for walks to the park or over to Nana & Pepere's house so that we didn't have to listen to the constant banging. That was the only rough part to the whole process. First they cut a trench around half of the basement perimeter and pumped all the water out, roughly a thousand gallons was the guess! Then they filled in with the drainage tile/hose and then filled in with gravel and finally sealed back up again with concrete. Then they repeated with the other side and put in a sump pump in the northwest corner of the basement. I'm very happy to get the area cleaned up and remodeled! Hopefully it won't take forever...

Madisyn's 10th Birthday!

The past Saturday we also went to my niece Madisyn's 10th birthday party. Milestone birthdays all around! It was great to finally see Chad and Angie's house, since I was yet to get out there, and they have made great strides with the place, kudos to them! It was nice to see most of Josh's family and have Emaline play with all her cousins she doesn't see too often. They even had a pinata in the garage! It had to be in the garage cause in case you didn't read in the post before, the weather was rainy and cold. I can't wait for consistently warm and pleasant weather! We enjoyed cold cuts, fruit and an awesome ice cream cake! Can you tell I love dessert, probably a little bad for me... Me and Emaline got Maddie a cute new summer outfit and an iTunes gift card. The big gift her mom and dad got her was a new bike! I hope she had a great day, cause we enjoyed sharing it with her. I think all the aunts were excited to see Piper too ;-) Thanks for the party!!

Nana and Kaya's Birthdays

Last weekend we celebrated Nana & Kaya's Birthdays. First with Kaya's birthday party on Saturday at her house where lots of kids ran around and got crazy! Tabasco was one of the highlights of the day. It was unfortunate that it was only 39 degrees outside and rainy! It's spring for crying out loud! Well, we did what we could and had a great time playing with all the kids and enjoying some lovely Mexican food that Steph and Nana made. Emaline even got to make cupcakes and decorate them the day before for the festivities. I can't believe Kaya is a year old already, how time flies. Emaline was very excited, she loves parties and even got a cool Backyardigan Look & Find book and heart sunglasses in her goodie bag! Here are some more pictures of the day:

The following day we celebrated Nana's birthday at Maggiano's in Brentwood. Of course it was very delicious and I enjoyed going out to a "real" restaurant for a change. Now that Piper is six weeks old, I have no qualms about taking her anywhere! We sat upstairs and had a little corner area all to ourselves and that was great with three kids! Emaline surprised us all and ate a giant plate of spaghetti and meatballs and only got a little sauce on her sleeve. She is getting better at eating and trying new things again. I think she might be hungry after refusing to eat anything of substance over the last six months :-) We all had very large portions and had to bring something home...I enjoyed my favorite, veal and mushroom ravioli and tried a bittersweet chocolate pudding pie that was WAY to rich for me. Other dishes we had around the table were Braised Beef Cannelloni, Gnocchi, more Spaghetti & Meatballs & Fettuccine Alfredo...mmmmm tasty!