The wedding was perfect. It was in a little chapel at Camp San Luis......very sweet and a little old fashioned. I loved it. Gage and PJ carried a sign down the aisle that read, "Here comes the bride...." and the two flower girls (including Autumn) wore dresses that I made (pics to come). Growing up I spent a lot of time with that part of my family.....and I miss them.......
We had time to kill before the wedding so went to the SLO Children's Museum.......
Every picture of Gage has to be sneaky......
Gracie liked it.....
We weren't allowed to bring in our stroller so Ashlyn stayed in her carrier.....
And Jay in his.....
I would go again.....the kids really enjoyed it
The day after the wedding was Mother's Day and though Matt offered to spend the day is SLO or Pismo or whatever I wanted-all I wanted to do was come home. It's so hard to travel with the kids right now. Even though we're quickly outgrowing our house-it certainly beats hours in the car and sleeping in a hotel room. That was the last trip we have planned for a while and despite the fact that it will be a billion degrees here all summer I'm glad we'll be home for a while.
Yesterday (Friday) I took the day off. Moms really never get a day off so I still did all the things mothering requires of me. BUT-I didn't set any other goals for the day.....I didn't try to leave the house, I didn't try to sew, or pay bills, or file, or work on projects, or spend time with friends.....I have to say it was nice. I had Vons deliver my groceries-this service is amazing-it only requires a $50 minimum order and they have free delivery promo codes all the time. It's fabulous. Anyhow, after the traveling we've done the last couple weeks it was really nice to spend the day at home. Gage and I played Scrabble before the little ones woke up and I spent a lot of time just holding the babies. I had time to try a new recipe-Steakhouse Pizza by The Pioneer Woman. We liked it. I think I'll take a day off at least once a week.
Today Amy came over to take some 3-month pictures of the twins. Ashlyn is almost always smiling......anytime someone talks to her she just lights up with excitement......not today. Not for picture day. She didn't get a good morning nap so she was pretty grouchy for the whole session. Jay was a little easier-he wasn't all smiles either but he wasn't nearly as fussy as his sister. I'm sure we got a few good ones in there somewhere and I can't wait to see them.
Lately Gracie has been taking off her diaper.......constantly. I wasn't even considering potty training because I don't think she's ready and I don't like cleaning up accidents. But I figured I can't let her keep walking around without a diaper either. Since taking off the diaper is a sign of readiness and she's completely frightened of the toilet I bought a little potty......one that makes a pretty little princess sound when you "flush" it. She doesn't like that potty either.....she refuses to sit on it and begs for a diaper every time she has to go. It's kind of a busy time right now as Gage wraps up the school year so I think I'll wait to train her until school's out. But if you come over and she's sans diaper just ignore her.....I decided that I actually can let her walk around without a diaper. That's the good thing about staying home.
There's not much else in the news around here, Gage is wrapping up kindergarten, Gracie's taking off her diaper, and the twins have been busy getting their picture taken......can't wait to share the pics!
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