Spring Break!!!!

We have had a wonderful week and have so much to write about, I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll try to go in order of our week, so I'll start with last Saturday:

Saturday:
Trinity had a soccer game and actually participated in half of the game! This is highly unusual for her. She wanted to play because several of her friends from school are playing on this team, but she still gets nervous being around the opposing team. She didn't actually make contact with the ball, but at least she chased it:) Emory also had her very first Daddy-Daughter soccer clinic and she really enjoyed it! She got to play all kinds of games with the other kids and even got to kick a ball at a Monster! Greg said she did pretty well!

Sunday:
We had the pleasure of joining in on a surprise party for one of Greg's best friends from High School. We had a great time catching up with a few of his friends and their families, we don't see them nearly enough!

Monday:
I took the girls to the mall! We actually had to run an errand there, so I thought it would be a fun way to spend the day, just us girls! We spent a good deal of time in Libby Lu, getting nails painted and glittered and looking around at all the neat stuff that sparkles or has High School Musical and Hannah Montana on it!

Tuesday:
We spent the day in Fort Worth. We started out by meeting my sister at our parents' house and enjoying a few minutes with her. We quickly moved on to visit my Great Aunt, Juanita. Last Saturday was Aunt 'nita's 101st birthday! Seriously...could you imagine being 101? She was doing so well, but couldn't hear A THING! The girls love spending time up there and they sang all kinds of songs for her. Even though she couldn't hear their voices she could tell they were singing and really enjoyed the entertainment and visitors. We don't get there nearly as often as we should or as I would like to, so what little time we get to spend with her is precious! After an all too brief visit with Aunt 'nita we headed to the Cook's Children's hospital to have lunch with my dad (he does computer stuff for there). They have a pretty decent food court and a fun play ground, not to mention a wonderful Pappy! He surprised us (literally) with stuffed animals for all the girls.We had a great time playing on the play ground with Pappy and got some great video. I'll make a post of just the pics from the week when I have a little more time. The girls spent the night in with my sister and parents while I headed back home to try to get a few things done (and enjoy some quiet).

Wednesday:
I met the girls, my mom and sister and my parents house (really, really early) and we drove out to Fossil Rim, aka The Drive Through Zoo. We all went last year over spring break and the girls have been looking forward to going again all year. We had a great time slowly working our way through the trail and feeding the animals along the way. Our picnic lunch was cut a little short by the bumble bees, but that didn't stop us from having more fun at the petting zoo before continuing back on the trail. Thanks Mom and Nicci for a wonderful time! We look forward to going again next year! When you ask the girls what their favorite part was they both agree on the time the animal wanted to kiss Gommy! We didn't figure out what kind of animal it was, but it stuck it's head in her window, went straight for her mouth and tried to lick her...too funny! I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of it, or a video- that would have been hysterical!

Thursday:
We were planning on getting a couple of errands run first thing in the morning before enjoying a quiet and relaxing day at home. All of that was squashed with Addison woke up with tummy issues. She threw up several times in the first part of the day before the bug worked its way down to her intestines. We thought it had past when the last time she got sick was yesterday when she woke up in the morning, apparently she was saving it up for our drive to Fort Worth this morning, but we'll get to that later. I changed her sheets at least four times on Thursday...ugh! We ended up spending Thursday at home, just chillin' and enjoying each other's company (and trying to catch up on some sleep). Once Greg got home we took the girls to the park to enjoy the beautiful weather!

Friday:
Addison woke up with dirty sheets again, but this time it wasn't throw up. I ended up changing her sheet three times on Friday- seriously?!?! We did get to Super Target (our favorite store) to get some of our errands run and spent a good part of the morning there, all of us having a great time! I am training the girls in the art of "window shopping". The weather was incredible on Friday, so we spent a good part of the rest of the day outside, freeing the back yard of "gifts" from the dog. After the girls had naps I hid Easter Eggs so they could have a practice hunt for Easter. They had a great time! This was Addison's first egg hunt and she did really well! When Daddy got home we all went to dinner together and enjoyed a wonderful evening outside playing in the evening air as Greg was starting to get Addison's stomach issue.

Saturday:
The day started off slow with all of us sleeping until at least 7:30 (I was in HEAVEN!). Greg stayed in bed for a while, still not feeling well, then moved to the sofa, still not feeling well, only to return to bed...still not feeling well! He did get some rest and started feeling a little better by the end of the day. I woke Addison up a little after 8, only to find another soiled sheet awaiting my changing. She hasn't seemed to feel poorly, so I can honestly say I really, really am getting tired of changing sheets! We had a quiet morning at home and I got some shopping done without any assistance during naps! After everyone woke up we took Addison to Greg's mom's house and took the other two to a movie! We had a great time and really enjoyed the movie. We saw Enchanted, I know it's been out for a long time and actually on video this week, but we hadn't gotten to see it yet and it was at the dollar theatre. It was a great movie for all ages, very well done!

Today:
After attending Sunday School at our church we headed over to my parents' church for their spring carnival. We had so much fun! Taco bar, three bounce houses, face painting, Easter tattoos, three pinatas, kite making, arts and crafts, Popsicles, sliding down the hill and an Easter egg hunt...what more could a family ask for ?!?! Well done! We are all really worn out now and Trinity has started complaining of a stomach ache...ugh! Oh, that reminds me, I haven't finished the story of Addison's stomach problem returning today. Well, she hadn't had any problems since I woke her up yesterday morning so I didn't see any problem at all with taking her to church today and letting her be around other babies and children. We were almost to my parents church when Trinity started saying she smelt throw-up, then she'd say she smelt poo-poo, then it was throw up, then it was poo-poo...we kept telling her it was her imagination and we'd be there soon, so stop complaining. Well we get to the church and I pull Addison out of the car, only to be hit by a wall of really bad stench! I looked down and not only was it in her seat, but it was all over her clothes, dripping down her legs and was on me too! Ugh! I attempted to change her and clean her up (I don't keep a change of clothes for her anymore) before seeing everyone, and that was quite a challenge!
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So that's where I left off Sunday evening...everything got even more crazy while I was still writing! I heard a scream of "MOMMY" coming from the other end of the house and by the time I get to Trinity she said, "I think I'm gonna throw up." She no more got the words out then started puking all over the place. Luckily I had taken a bowl to her already, so most of it was contained, but she was laying in our bed, so what wasn't contained was on our pillows cases, and me. We got that all cleaned up, changed the sheets and put her back in our bed. An hour later she started puking in her sleep...all over our bed! We got her cleaned up and put her on the floor to sleep, and changed the sheets...again! She quickly fell asleep and slept all the way till Monday morning when she woke up just fine! I'm so glad she's better! Hopefully I won't be changing any "dirty" sheets again for a while! Of course Greg felt horrible again this morning, but went to work anyway hoping he would get over it quickly.

So there's our not-so-brief spring break! Hope you enjoyed your week too!