Reilly's Accidents

My child is so accident prone.  I guess that is typical for an almost two year old, but I don't have to like it any better.  Yesterday evening he was trying to climb onto one of my sister's dining room chairs (which are barstool height) and it toppled over on top of him.  He of course started to scream (which leads to breath holding and turning blue) when we realized there was blood coming from his eye (or so we thought at the time).  It turned out to be a cut along the crease of his eye but still scary none the less.  We got him to breath again and then picked him up to look at the cut which was swelling up quite nicely.  We decided a trip to urgent care was needed.  In his short life we have had to make 3 trips to urgent care, 2 of which have been caused by Kelly's house.  One time was the guinea pig biting his finger (that was an interesting visit) and the second was this one.  We think we may have to ban autie's house for a little while (Just kidding Kelly).  Really we can't blame anyone but our adventerous little stinker.  He wants to be a big boy so much, but we just aren't there yet.  Anyway, in the mean time I hope you all enjoy the pictures of his most recent trauma.  The first is while we were sitting in urgent care and the second is from today. 

Our day at the Wild Animal Park 4-10-10

We went to the Wild Animal Park this weekend because it is butterfly time.  This is always my favorite time to go to the park.  If you haven't been, you really should be, there is nothing in the world like it; butterflies everywhere, landing on people, the ground, plants, walls, everything!  They come in all different colors and sizes.  I just love it.  I am pretty sure that the kids do not like it nearly as much as I do, luckily I have  avery understanding husband that takes the kids when they are done (secretly I am pretty sure he is too) and lets me continue to enjoy the butterflies as long as I would like.  This gives me the opportunity to take as many pictures as I please.  Yes, I am one of those people that has my "fancy" camera there and is taking a million pictures of the same bug over and over, but I think you will see that my patience and persistence have paid off.  And I am sorry that I annoy all of you without the fancy camera, but I get there early before the long lines, get my pictures and leave the rest of you alone for the rest of the day.  As for the boys, I think they had a great time there.  We rode the new tram, walked around for a little while, got some lunch, walked a bit more, and then came home for naptime.  I think they just had a good time running around most of the day.  Below are soem of my better butterfly pics and some cute pictures of the boys.

Easter Pictures

I had to take some blackmail pictures this year.  I found this wonderful basket and it is the perfect size for young kids to sit in, I couldn't resist.  I tossed in some easter grass and plastic eggs, and here are my cuties in their easter pictures.  We had such a wonderful week last week.  With me having some vacation time and Patrick not having school we had the opportunity to just relax and enjoy the week (for the most part anyway).  We took a trip to the zoo (somehow I actually forgot my camera that day!!) with our cousins that we had not seen in years which was really nice.  We fit in a visit with Abby and the twins which was super fun for the boys.  We got to have Abby over to our house and play all Friday afternoon.  We had an Easter egg hunt at Grandma's house, met Uncle Richard's girlfriend and Auntie Meghan's boyfriend (both of whom were extremelly nice people).  We even got a visit from the Easter Bunny himself.  He left baskets for the boys and eggs all over the yard.  All in all it was a great week.  Makes me wonder why I am thinking about leaving the school district.  Hope you enjoy these couple pictures, and I will post more from Easter soon.

Reilly gets a "big boy" bed

Ian finally broke me down!  We moved my baby into a "big boy" bed.  I know, he can't be that old can he?!  Well apparently he is cause he is in there sleeping just fine, same as he did at nap time today.  Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.  People always told me they would grow up quickly, but I just never imagined it would be this fast.  He just doesn't seem old enough to be out of his crib, and yet I know he was ready weeks ago.  When we first showed him his crib was gone and the bed was in it's place he threw himself on the bed and started crying (he has had a very dramatic day today).  But after assuring him that this was his bed he finally sat on it and seemed to really like it so we put him down for nap time in it this afternoon.  He seemed a bit confused after his nap today because he was just able to walk out of bed and through his door.  He came out of his room, looked around like he shouldn't be there and walked back in to his room.  He only came back out when we greeted him and asked how he slept.  He just looked at us and said, "OH".  Too cute.  Anyway the pics below are some of Reilly checking out his "big boy" bed, you may recognize the bed from Patrick's "big boy" bed pictures, that is because it is the same toddler bed ( I love when things hold up well). 

Yard work

We've been doing a lot of yard work lately, or should I say Ian has been doing a lot of yard work lately.  Our goal has been to try and catch up after all of the rain.  Our yard was beginning to look a bit like a jungle.  We added a few new flowers and trimmed a few old ones and now the yard is looking quite nice.  The boys seem to think yard work is extra fun, they love being outside with Dad.  Is it possible we can keep them thinking yardwork is wonderful?  Somehow I doubt that, but we will take it while we can get it.  Here are some pictures of the boys sharing an afternoon with dad out in the yard.

More good news

I have to say that things are beginning to scare me a little, I am not used to things going well all at once.  We got word this weekend that everything from our broken computer was recovered!  YAY!!!   This was quite a relief for me, I was so worried that I lost all of my pictures.  So that was some really good news for us.  Went to my job interview today, I felt like things went pretty well, I won't know for another two weeks, but it was definetly one of my better interviews.  I have another tomorrow, so we will see how that one goes.  As for the boys, they are funny as ever.  The picture I am including is from this weekend.  I was so afraid of having siblings that didn't get along.  I am sure it will get worse as they get older, but for now I am content with the fact that they enjoy playing together and love to sit in the big blue recliner together.  I have been taking pictures of them in this chair periodically since Reilly was born, it was nice to catch them sitting in it without mom forcing them to.  Only thing that could have made this moment better was if I was sitting there with them. 

A bit of good news

So the last few days have been pretty rotten, but there seems to be an upturn, I have a job interview next week.  Some of you may know that I have been on the job search since last October when I graduated my master's degree program.  I have been on a few interviews, but they were not the right jobs for me.  This job looks a lot like something that would be perfect for me, combining what I want to do and a lot of what I currently do (which I love also).  Could it be possible for me to wind up getting the best of both worlds?  I guess we will have to wait and see.  In the mean time, wish me luck, I hope this one pans out.  As for life with the boys today it was pretty mello.  I had to officiate so they got to spend the afternoon with Auntie Meghan, which they both always love.  When I got home we went for a nice walk and let the boys play at the park.  It is always fun to watch them play ( I know Ian would love for me to actually get on the structure and play with them more often).  I am always in awe of the things they are able to do, and how they are not afraid to do it.  They climb to the top of ladders that are twice as tall as they are with no fear or second thoughts about it.  They love every moment of going down a slide, or being pushed in the swing.  I doubt there is any time they are happier then when they are playing.  I can honestly say that stopping my internship to spend more time at home has paid off in ways I could have only imagined.