Emily rolls over belly to back!

FRIDAY David had to work but he didn't have to leave until 10 so he slept in with us.  Haley slept through the night without any coughing or anything that woke her up so David was happy.  Emily was up every three to four hours so that wasn't a great night for either of us.  David was around long enough to help with the girls while I took a shower.  I got the girls dressed and ready to go for the day and then we hung out and waited for Haley to go boo boo.  She usually goes in the morning so if she doesn't go right away then it kind of makes me nervous.  She never ended up going.  A friend had texted me Thursday night to invite us to Chick-fil-A for lunch at 11:30 so we headed out around then.  As soon as we got there Haley took off for the play area and stayed there for most of the time.  I can't believe how good she's gotten in the playground, it's like it happened overnight!  She was climbing up the stairs and playing in the car thing and going down the slide just like all of the other big kids!  I guess she realized that she had a Birthday and that's what 2 year olds do.  She used to just hang out in the toddler area and crawl underneath the steps.  You know the place where it's impossible to clean and all of the dust bunnies gather.

Anyways, it was a fairly uneventful lunch for me.  Emily had fallen asleep on the way over so I ate my meal like a free woman!  David got me a Chick-fil-A gift card for my Birthday so I can eat there whenever I want without feeling bad or cutting into our family date budget or anything.  I think that was a great idea, although I don't think the gift card will last super long!  Haley asked to use the potty several times while we were there but she never actually went.  I guess she was just practicing.  Leeland Smith was there too so they followed eachother around a lot in the play area and anytime he came out to grab a bite of food, Haley would follow.  She is definitely a grazer, she won't have to worry about having eaten too fast anytime soon.

After Chick-fil-A we went to the mall because Zales had called to tell me that my wedding bands were in.  As you may recall, David got me a second wedding band for my Birthday.  Anyhow, we had gotten it resized and both bands re-dipped (they are white gold).  Haley was not very good at the mall.  I told her that if she behaved herself than I would let her play on the toys.  I think she thought that meant that we were going to play with the toys as soon as we got there.  She was pretty made when we went to Zales instead.  It worked out though because I think it made the people work a little faster.  I couldn't believe how many people were at Zales at 1:15 on a Friday afternoon!  After Zales I took her to the toys and let her play for a couple minutes.

Playing on the toys

When we got home I put both of the girls down for naps.  They slept a little over two hours and as soon as they woke up I bundled them all up again and headed two houses down for a visit to Francis.  Haley now knows exactly who Nana is, she also knows that Nana gives her candy.  It was a little embarrassing when we arrived and one of the first things Haley said was 'candy?'  It's a good thing that Nana's hearing is not too great.  Haley had several practice runs on the potty while we were there but she never went.  I had put a pull-up on her because we were still waiting for that big boo and the last place I wanted it to happen was there.  Emily still has a huge soft spot for Francis.  Francis held her almost the entire time and when she wasn't holding her she had her laying on the floor and was playing with her.  They were playing a little game where Francis would tickle her and Emily would laugh, it was pretty sweet.  After about forty-five minutes Haley was getting antsy so we headed out.

David was on his way home when we got back so I fed the girls a big snack and then David got in and changed his clothes and we all headed to the gym.  We were a little late so we didn't stay the full hour but it was nice to have a little break from the girls.  We ended up just walking around the track instead of doing a full work-out.  When we picked up the girls Haley didn't even really want to leave, we had to convince her to come with us!  When we got back we played with the girls for a little bit and then got them in their pjs and put them to bed.  Then I heated up some shredded pork we had and David went to Sonic and got us some milkshakes and we had a nice dinner together.  

SATURDAY David met with his accountability group early  at 6am and I had brought Emily to our bed so as soon as he was gone I moved her to his side.  She has been coughing a lot and I think it was waking her up last night because she was up more than usual.  Anyways, we slept in until around 8:30.  David had gotten home and fallen asleep on the cough and had brought us donuts for breakfast!  Haley and I were pretty excited.  I put Emily in the bumbo and put some Kix cereal on her tray.  I'm pretty sure she didn't get any in her mouth but she had a fun time playing with them I think.

After breakfast we gave the girls baths and then got them dressed.  Then we loaded up and headed to a jeweler nearby.  The diamond has been loose in my engagement ring and we wanted to see what he could do about it.  It was going to be super expensive at Zales to fix it and Sarah Creech had told us this guy does a lot of the repair work for jewelry stores in town.  He told us the diamond was loose because of the way the wedding band sits along the setting (note to engaged people, maybe you should buy your band and engagement ring together, or at least make sure they aren't sitting weird so your diamond doesn't get loose).  He convinced me to weld the whole setting together so it doesn't happen again.  I decided that was a good idea since David had just happened to notice it was loose, every so often he checks my ring, now I'm glad he does!  This guy told us he would fix my diamond, weld them all together, and redip the entire set - all for less than half of what Zales was going to charge to just fix the diamond!  We told him thanks and then headed out.

Our next stop was the gym.  Emily was sleeping so it was a pretty easy gig for the workers I think.  It was a nice day so David and I ran together outside.  Then I came in and did some weights and took a shower.  They just got a bunch of new hairdryers in the locker rooms so I had to try that out too.  It is so nice to take a shower and do my hair and makeup without any company.  David was saying he thinks it strange that I like to take showers there instead of my own house.  Then I explained to him that I could take one without any crying or without anyone asking to use the bathroom or anything like that.  He looked pretty thoughtful and agreed, I bet he will be taking them there in the future!

After the gym we came home and fed the girls lunch and then put them to bed.  Emily had been asleep not too long before so I played with her for a while and then put her to bed.  Our playtime proved fruitful because she rolled over from her tummy to her back, a first for her!  It must have tired her out because soon after she got cranky and I put her to sleep in the swing.  Then I went outside to work on the yard with David.  He had mowed the back and was wanted to clip some prickers we have in the backyard so I took the mower and worked on the front.  I really like mowing so even after he was finished I told him I would keep going and he could go inside and wait for the girls to wake up.  

It didn't take me too long to finish although our neighbor Gwyn came over to talk and that took up some time.  Apparently Ray has been sleeping a lot, not a very good sign.  When I finished the yard I came inside where David had both girls planted on the couch watching the new Bible DVD and he was replacing the screen on this laptop.  The screen got cracked when we were traveling with it over Christmas and he found one online to replace it.  Replacing a computer screen is like doing surgery, he had all kinds of little tools out and had to take a bunch of stuff apart.  I fed Emily and then got started on dinner.  

After dinner David and I decided to take the girls out for a family outing.  First we went to the pet store, our new favorite hang out obviously.  Haley walked around like she owns the place, she definitely knows her way around.  Emily had fallen asleep on the way so she missed most of our time there but she woke up for our next stop: Baskin Robbins.  We all got ice cream cones except Emily but we probably should have gotten her one of her own.  Haley insisted she wanted Mint chocolate chip so I asked the lady to give her a sample and she was not a fan, we got her cookies 'n cream instead.  Emily kept reaching for my cone so finally I put her mouth to it and she went to town.  I had gotten chocolate peanut butter so I was a little nervous that she might be allergic to peanuts.  David said the worst part would be that we wouldn't be able to tell since her face is so puffed up anyways.  He is mean!  Haley was such a mess with her ice cream cone.  Next time we are going to bring them home and just strip her down naked to eat it.  After the ice cream we came home we read some books and then put the girls to bed.  

Haleyism:

Today Haley sauntered into the kitchen with only a shirt on.  I asked her where her pants were and she said something about yucky boo boo.  I asked her to show me and she took me to her pants and panties.  They were next to the couch in a little heap with a pile of boo pellets in the panties.  Thanks Haley.

Emilyism:

Emily loves ice cream

Daddy and Emily at the ice cream shop

Leave some for me Emily!

Haley sinking her face into her cone

Ready for a nap, this was just before we left the gym.  They were waiting for me to finish drying my hair!

A bunny petting bunnies at the pet store!

Haley is crying because "watch Haley" which means that she wants to watch herself on David's phone instead of letting him take a video of her (to watch later of course).