So here are the last few pictures from our Iowa trip. It was great to see family and the boys had fun (once they got over their sickness).
Kassie playing with thrill seeking little Eli. She taught him how to say "Peas and Carrots" and thinks it's adorable.
Eli wanted to "help me" with the camera and taking pictures.
While I packed up stuff, the boys played with grandma and eventually their cousins. Grandma Jo bought a gingerbread train for them to put together and decorate. Here she is helping the boys put it together.
Eli lost interest after about 2 minutes and he realized that he wasn't aloud to eat all the candy. That said, Aiden and Kassie decorated the train with candy.
Eli was busy being naked (it was about 15 degrees outside and about 70 degrees inside). That boy is really starting to hate clothes. I'm not sure what to do about that. He asks right when we get home if he can "be a naked boy?" He knows that he has to have a shirt on to eat meals so he'll put one on just for that and then take it off after eating.
Bryce and Kassie entertained the boys quite a bit. Here they are pausing for a second while giving the boys piggy back rides around the living room.
I set up my camera and got a family picture of all of us. Below from left to right: Stephanie (Brad's sister), Ruben (Steph's husband), me, Bryce (in the back; Steph's son), Aiden, Brad, Kassie (Steph's daughter), Eli, Dave (Brad's dad), and BettyJo (Brad's mom).
After we took the family picture, Aiden asks me in the sweetest little voice, "Can you take a picture of daddy and me?" I couldn't pass that up. He even wanted to pose with the Christmas tree in the background.
We had a hectic trip home on Friday. Delta didn't seat us together so on the first flight, we finally found 2 people willing to trade seats so that at least we were on the same side of the plane and just in 2 rows. Trying to get to that point proved challenging in though and after juggling lots of stuff, when it was all said and done, we lost our entire case of DVD's and a ziploc bag full of Lego mini figurines. In other words, we lost about $300 worth of stuff!! By the time we realized it, it was time to board our next plane. Brad went back to the gate but the plane had already taken off. Our second flight was delayed a bit and it was getting late. Our second flight was short and again, Delta sat us in separate parts of the plane :( We got home about 10:15pm and made it safe with all of our checked luggage and car seats. We just stayed home on Saturday and the boys enjoyed playing with their toys and opening a few last presents that were under the tree.
Great grandma Hagan bought the boys these magnetic pieces that all stick together and you can build fun stuff. The boys had a ton of fun exploring them and seeing exactly how they work.
Saturday night was awesome!! It was the first time in 8 nights that we all slept through the night and no one was throwing up or going diarrhea. We got such broken sleep for so long that we were exhausted and it was nice to not have to have a bodily fluid interruption in the night. I felt pretty yucky on Sunday and Aiden said his belly hurt. That said, we went to sunday school but then came home and I took some medicine.
Monday, today, the boys went to daycare for the first time in 1.5 weeks and enjoyed themselves. I got lots of unpacking done and had some blood drawn this morning for labs for my endocrinologist. This afternoon I met up with a friend and just hung out (with no kids) for about 3 hours. It was awesome and the first time I've done something like that since moving here (6 months ago)!! I miss being in academics and more of the workforce and being able to talk work stuff. I love my boys and could talk about their craziness all the time but it's refreshing to find other parents that you can relate in regards to their attitudes, mindsets, and experiences about raising kids.
I'm exhausted and it's 9:30pm. I'm going to bed soon. Brad is already falling asleep on the couch watching LSU beat Clemson. Tomorrow hopefully we'll hit up a playground (or find some other way to let energy out of the boys), watch some football, and then have some dinner with friends. What are your goals for 2013? We will be making some family goals this year!
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