So the latest big thing we've done lately is go to our local fair. When we originally purchased tickets we were wondering if we should buy a unlimited ride bracelets or individual tickets. We went with two unlimited bracelets. One for Matt and one for Maddy. I'm glad we did because they had a ton of rides for her! She was able to fit on some of the in between rides but also all the kiddie rides. So it worked out really well. It was also her first day that I let her skip her nap on purpose (besides flying, etc). I think her favorite was the big slide or the motorcycles. Anyway, of course we had to buy the usual fair food--blooming onion, funnel cake and lemonade. Maddy had such a blast at the fair though. She came home exhausted and hot, but happy! It was a nice early bedtime that night!
Our garage is one of our biggest clutter issues (besides the kitchen counters--things multiply there on their own, I swear. They do). Matt uses it to work on projects. I throw things out there that need to be stored on shelves I can't get to. In general, it just gets cluttered. Well, yesterday I spent the majority of the morning going through it and putting stuff away! I can fit the van in there now with room to spare (on the sides). It barely fits in the front and back, but at least it does. Turns out we have the 'extended garage' option. When our neighbor found out our van fits in the garage they were very impressed. It took a while, but I finally did get the garage cleaned out! And I had two boxes of stuff for charity as well!
Can I say, I really miss having Maddy in the cart in places like Target? No, it's not because she grabs stuff or runs off. It's because she actually holds on TOO much to the cart! I'm afraid I'm going to run over her little toes! She sticks like glue to it and while that's great, I'm constantly saying, "Honey, just one hand... not too close, I don't want to pinch you..etc." Plus I can't move as quickly either. Oh well! At least she's not the opposite--running off and grabbing things off the shelves.
I am really beginning to hate night time thunderstorms. Maddy used to sleep through them but not anymore. Now she's afraid of them which makes sense and I understand that. But man... sitting up with her waiting for it to pass is such a pain! Plus then it takes me a while to fall back asleep. I feel bad for her though, she hates the noise. Normally she likes to cuddle into Daddy during thunderstorms but she picks me as well.
A very cool thing. I've been getting both kiddos to nap at the same time in the afternoon! Oh my! What a lovely thing! Adrian doesn't seem to love morning naps so he's normally really tired by 1 and sleeps really well. He'll cat nap a bit in the morning but if I lay him down in his crib he'll fuss and call for me instead of sleeping. So I'll take concurring afternoon naps! Yippie!
Ok, off to do some more chores. I have 15 min. before Maddy will call and who knows how long before Adrian wants to get up!