Visiting Cleveland

Today we are supposed to get like a foot of snow, and we're under what they call a "Level 2" snow advisory, meaning we are not to drive in the snow unless absolutely necessary (so, is the need for shredded cheese for dinner tonight "necessary"?!). So...since I can't go to the grocery store or anywhere else for that matter, I am updating my blog.

This past weekend, we went to Cleveland to visit Carissa and her family. I was feeling a bit homesick and needed to get out of the house and with family, so the obvious choice was a 2 hour drive east (as opposed to a plane ticket elsewhere...as much as I would have liked to do that too). The drive was long, mostly because I forgot the portable DVD player, so the kids were extra cranky and we visited two rest stops just to get their wiggles out. The best part of the weekend? I got a girl's day out...kind of. Adam watched the kids while they napped (and where Roman woke up, he's such a poor napper lately!) and Carissa and I went to TGIFridays for their $12.99 3-course meals. I had an amazing pulled pork sandwich, it made me quite happy to eat it. We then dropped by Old Navy where I was really good and didn't buy anything. I lovelovelove my kids, but I honestly need a break every once in a while, and with Jeremiah married to his law school right now, I'm sort of out of luck when it comes to getting breaks from the kids. It was fun to watch my kids interact with Carissa's kids, and it was also quite frustrating because they are still not quite at the age where they can play really well together. So although it wasn't a relaxing, catch-up-on-sleep, enjoy every moment kind of vacation, it was definatly worth it. I rarely get adult interaction during the day, mostly because Hayden is only 3 and really does not do a whole lot of adult-like talking. It was nice to have another adult around me for the weekend and to spend some time with people I love.

Roman with a handful of cars, he hordes cars and just carries them around everywhere. The thing is to notice his shoes...a Disney shoe and a flower church shoe. Apparently he and Jack got into Olivia's closet.


Another of my dear sweet little boys...boys I say! Hayden is not only lovingly playing with a Barbie Island Princess doll but he is also wearing pink Minnie socks. What is it about Carissa's house that brings out the estrogen in my boys?!

Just as a reminder, we got rid of Roman's binkies in November after he continually flushed them all down the toilet...so maybe Roman got rid of Roman's binkies? Anyway, he found one of Jack's binkies that he doesn't use anymore and latched on for about an hour. He cried if I took it away but eventually put it down and did not care for it much after that.