Thursday

Breakfast: pancakes, banana, milk
Lunch: spagettios, cheese slices, cantelope, milk, cookie

Everyone ate great! Lilly at her breakfast well but wouldn't drink her milk

The OT came a half hour late today so I started feeding her before she came. She woofed her mac n cheese for me but wouldn't drink or eat her fruit. When Nicci got here she did wonderful and finished her fruit and drank her milk and was self feeding with cheerios. She was being her usual flirty/turkey self.

The kids were wonderful today (I think the key is no t/v!) We played downstairs then went outside for a while (it was hot out) we played ball, and painted with water, and swang. The boys played cars outside too.

We had lunch and then the big kids played upstairs until nap time. Everyone went down for naps (I just realized I heard someone crying, went upstairs and it was Hayden in the fetal position under the blankets, when I pulled the cover off he was dripping with sweat) He told me he didn't want the window open. I calmed him down, gave him a drink and shut the window. He seems better no (poor kid) I told him next time he can just come down and get me instead of hiding under the blankets.

All is quiet now!

Oh and Bryce and Tristan put like 300 books in Bryces bed. I went up and said, you boys made a mess, Tristan said, but we need to read! haha

Wed

We had a great time at the ultimate playzone today!!! We left here around 9:00 and got their at 9:45. The kids did well watching movies in the car (cars to the zone and dora on the way home)

The kids had a blast! WE played hard core for an hour, the were jumping, sliding, bouncing, running, throwing! Then we had a break and ate some lunch in the party room and had some drinks. Then back out we went (around 11:40 I noticed the kiddos looked pooped) I was shocked when I asked Bryce if he was ready to leave and he said "yes I'm sleepy" They were so good and stayed all together (I got a work out today too :-)

We will def. do this again sometime!

All are passed out! Paige even fell asleep on the way home!

Tuesday

Breakfast: fiber 1 pancakes, banana, milk
Lunch: pb and marsh, canteloupe, milk, cheese slices

Great day! Weather is perfect and the kids are being so good!! Oh I hope they stay like this. They are just playing so well together and are all very pleasant! We spent the entire morning with NO TV!!! YEAHHHHHHH!!! We've been watching way too much so I'm banning it! Unless it's raining outside!

We played downstairs for a good bit this morning, we read books, did puzzles, played ring around the rosey, hide the cake, and we played resteraunt.

Lilly ate well today (when I finally figured out to put some cheerios on her plate) otherwise she wouldn't eat. She actually got some in her mouth too!

WE went outside the rest of the morning, The kids swang, played hide and seek, tag, and we painted birthday pictures for me to hang up for Bryce's party.

Ultimate play zone tomorrow! WEar socks and sneakers!

Monday

Great day! Lovely weather!

Breakfast: cereal, bananas, milk

Lunch: mac n cheese, yogurt, cantaloupe, milk, and cookie

Everyone ate well and I gave juice to Paige for breakfast and made her sit at the highchair for a little after she was done eating. She did fine and woofed her lunch down.

We hung out this morning and the kids played with Bryce's new cars set (actually nicely) then we went to the little park at Browns and spent a good hour and a half there. It was perfect weather and the kids had so much fun (I can't wait for the new park at cousler to open up, we will so be there!!!)

We then came home and that's when I had to split up my two so I could make lunch. The kids ate and played some more and then off to nap.

Shana, I signed Bryce up for safety town (don't know if Jer told you about it) It's the last week of June and first week of July and it's $70 (every day from 9-11:30) I don't know if you are interested for Hayden since there are days I can't drive the kids to it (so money wasted) (There are at least 3 days that I don't know if Bryce can attend because of problems getting him there) He might end up staying at Whit's those days.

Also there is a day bible school the first week of Aug. (it's a methodist church on sherman street) from 9-11:30 M-F. Again I'm putting Bryce in this, I don't know if he'll be able to go Tues or thursday that week due to transportation, but this is free so he'll at least go Mon, Wed, Fri. Let me know if you want to register Hayden too (might be good practice for Daycare?)

Thursday

Breakfast: cheerios, banana, milk
Lunch: spagettios (wow they loved them!) cheese slices, butter bread, watermelon, milk

The cereal wasn't a hit today :-( Lilly ate her's though very well (woofed it right on down)
Lunch: everyone but Landon ate a ton! You would have thought I made a gourmet meal? Lilly ate her lunch very well too (not so much drinking her milk though)

So I don't know if it's was because they didn't eat much for breakfast but wow did I have 5 grumpy kids who would not play today!!! Lilly was the only pleasant thing of the morning! Everyone else moaned, and whined and just wouldn't play! Even when we went outside they were complaining to go back in (even Tristan!) So needless to say it was rough until of course lunch time (which I could only hold out until 10:45) then they seemed much better (so maybe they were hungry?)

So that's about it!

Next week we are going to Ultimate playzone on Wed!!!! wooooooooohoooooooooo, we need something exciting to look forward to!

Wednesday

breakfast: fiber 1 poptarts, milk

lunch: mac n cheese, yogurt, watermelon

everyone ate very well for both meals (sissy loves watermelon!)

WE played, played, played today! WE painted (because Bryce wanted to paint his rock!) Then we read some books inside. Then we were outside the rest of the morning. The kiddos painted with water, they swam and I sprayed them down with the hose, we also played on the swings.

Great day! Paige and Landon are in great moods. Bryce has had a few burst outs and Hayden seems a little more emotional (I wonder if he napped yesterday?)

Tuesday

No pics, it's been a crazy morning (sorry)

Breakfast: fiber 1 pancakes, banana, milk

Lunch: pb and marsh on wheat, cheese slices, watermellon

Lilly wouldn't eat much today at all (or drink) She batted everything angrily and spit anything with chunks out! For breakfast I mixed in some squished up banana (she probably ate around 5-6 bites and was not happy about the milk either, at lunch she ate 4-5 bites of her graduate meal, again 4-5 sips of milk, I tried watermellon (most of it popped back out) even when mixed with the yogurt! Maybe it's me (Landon never would eat for me either!) I tried! At least she ate her entire yogurt for lunch.

Everyone else ate great! Even Paige ate a good breakfast before she threw up (yes she has I think a stomach virus for real this time) She looked so out of it after breakfast and laid around then threw up and passed out in the high chair (poor girl!) let's hope it doesn't get all the other kiddos but going off of how she looked I wouldn't be shocked if everyone gets it (FYI I won't be watching kiddos if either of my kiddos or myself gets this thing so just be aware)

So it was a shaky morning. I could tell most of the kids were a bit off from the long weekend. Although they did play well for the most part, Bryce and Tristan kept each other busy downstairs for a good bit this morning when I was dealing with Paigy (no fighting either) Landon didn't wake up until 9 am (he was up all night crying on and off, it was so much fun :-( We went outside around 10:00 but the kids only lasted until 10:30 (I could tell they needed food and sleep.

We did do some playdough, books, swings today. Oh Bryce was on time out in the later part of the morning:

1. He bit his brother and started freaking out on all the kids around lunch time

2. After lunch he and Tristan were up in his room playing, while I was in the play room with hayden and lilly and landon was with Miss Karen (speech) downstairs. Well I went up to check on them and it wasn't pretty (the boys decided to tear apart Bryce's daddy's pop-up books!!!) Needless to say both boys were put straight to bed and Bryce's punishment is no books in his bed (he isn't happy about this!)

So it's almost 1, everyone I hope is asleep (Lilly is in the office for the first time since Paige isn't here) it'll be interesting to see if she sleeps longer? She is scooting up a storm, and Landon did great with speech.

Lilly and Tristan will need diapers next week