My Dad took both of these photos last weekend. The kids are growing so fast! Max will be 3 next month, and Alice is 7 months now. We had a great visit with my Dad last weekend, we spent the morning at the zoo and went to the Santa Fe Cafe for a delicious lunch (the green chile stew is a steal at $8 and comes with hand made tortillas. Yum!). After lunch we played at a nearby park, we kicked a ball around with Max and Alice enjoyed the sunshine. On the walk home I stepped of a curb funny, it felt like I slightly sprained my ankle, but I was able to walk it off (or so I thought). My Dad and I even went on a short walk later and my ankle and foot felt fine. Fast forward about three hours... we went out to dinner with my brother and his family, and climbing the stairs up to the restaurant my foot felt really sore, and then after sitting at dinner for about an hour I was unable to stand up! With my Dad and brothers help I hobbled down the stairs, by the time I got to the curb my ankle and foot were throbbing and I couldn't walk. I had never sprained my ankle before and was wondering if I had broken my foot. My foot seriously hurt, almost as much as having contractions! My Dad offered to take me to urgent care, he went to get his truck and met us at our apartment. Turns out that it was only a sprain and I felt really foolish going to urgent care, and paying a $100 copay... but they did fit me with a brace and crutches. Dad saved the day and offered to take an extra day off work and help out around the house so Shawn could go to work. He was amazing, he cooked, cleaned, did laundry, and took Max to school! He even made us dinner and did the dishes while we put the kids to bed. I made a speedy recovery and a few days later my foot was back to normal. I have been battling bronchitis, I'm just finishing up a 10 day course of antibiotics and I am not convinced I've kicked it. So, I've kind of been slogging through the past two weeks. Today is the first day I've finally felt somewhat better. We had a great family day, some friends came over for a playdate this morning. Max was really excited to have a friend over. Alice and Shawn got to hang out with some friends who have a daughter 2 days younger than Alice at our local coffeeshop. After lunch Shawn and Max headed to Meridian Park, Max's favorite, for some outdoor fun. After Alice's nap she and I went to join them and I enjoyed playing some "baseball" with Max and watching him explore a birdbath and climb on his favorite tree stump. Shawn and Max were out for 4 hours total! We arrived home tired out and ended the day with some delicious delivery from Pagliacci Pizza, Max ate
2 slices of pizza! The same amount that Shawn and I each had for dinner. He's grown so much these past few months! ...And, knock on wood, I had both kids in bed by 7:10pm tonight! ...Now, what to do with my evening?!? :)
My Dad took both of these photos last weekend. The kids are growing so fast! Max will be 3 next month, and Alice is 7 months now. We had a great visit with my Dad last weekend, we spent the morning at the zoo and went to the Santa Fe Cafe for a delicious lunch (the green chile stew is a steal at $8 and comes with hand made tortillas. Yum!). After lunch we played at a nearby park, we kicked a ball around with Max and Alice enjoyed the sunshine. On the walk home I stepped of a curb funny, it felt like I slightly sprained my ankle, but I was able to walk it off (or so I thought). My Dad and I even went on a short walk later and my ankle and foot felt fine. Fast forward about three hours... we went out to dinner with my brother and his family, and climbing the stairs up to the restaurant my foot felt really sore, and then after sitting at dinner for about an hour I was unable to stand up! With my Dad and brothers help I hobbled down the stairs, by the time I got to the curb my ankle and foot were throbbing and I couldn't walk. I had never sprained my ankle before and was wondering if I had broken my foot. My foot seriously hurt, almost as much as having contractions! My Dad offered to take me to urgent care, he went to get his truck and met us at our apartment. Turns out that it was only a sprain and I felt really foolish going to urgent care, and paying a $100 copay... but they did fit me with a brace and crutches. Dad saved the day and offered to take an extra day off work and help out around the house so Shawn could go to work. He was amazing, he cooked, cleaned, did laundry, and took Max to school! He even made us dinner and did the dishes while we put the kids to bed. I made a speedy recovery and a few days later my foot was back to normal. I have been battling bronchitis, I'm just finishing up a 10 day course of antibiotics and I am not convinced I've kicked it. So, I've kind of been slogging through the past two weeks. Today is the first day I've finally felt somewhat better. We had a great family day, some friends came over for a playdate this morning. Max was really excited to have a friend over. Alice and Shawn got to hang out with some friends who have a daughter 2 days younger than Alice at our local coffeeshop. After lunch Shawn and Max headed to Meridian Park, Max's favorite, for some outdoor fun. After Alice's nap she and I went to join them and I enjoyed playing some "baseball" with Max and watching him explore a birdbath and climb on his favorite tree stump. Shawn and Max were out for 4 hours total! We arrived home tired out and ended the day with some delicious delivery from Pagliacci Pizza, Max ate 2 slices of pizza! The same amount that Shawn and I each had for dinner. He's grown so much these past few months! ...And, knock on wood, I had both kids in bed by 7:10pm tonight! ...Now, what to do with my evening?!? :)
