It’s been a busy week. I was in NM for work Tuesday through Thursday and Nana came to visit on Friday. We went to a fire station, celebrated Baby Taco at Megan’s shower and went to a pet show!

Monday was PT where Steven worked on a puzzle while suspended in this net. Megan said he was absolutely exhausted afterward.

Cheering on their brother.

 

This week, Amaya and Sammy both got to take turns riding cars in the PT gym.

Monday afternoon, the nice weather continued and Rosie got the kids outside.

Tuesday, the kids had school and a quiet afternoon at home. Here’s Miss Fashonista in her classroom.

My brave with Sally is getting braver. I’m so glad she’s feeling more at ease with the kids. Now, if only she’ll let them pet her more regularly.

Playing with the car tower on Wednesday.

SSA were carrying Julia Giraffe “to the doctor”. Steven also likes to give his stuffed friends pretend “pokes”.

Sammy’s been fighting a cold for even longer than I have. He had a particularly bad morning on Thursday but rebounded after some tylenol and a good nap. My poor Bubba.

We’re on such a play doh kick lately! I’m going to need to get more, soon, and I think the kids are about ready for some more advanced play doh accessories. I can’t wait until they’re ready for the barber shop!

He put the roof on.

Apparently Sammy had more interesting things to do than play with play doh.

Bath time! The kids’ first bath in their new bathroom. It doesn’t look a bit different from the photos, does it?

And here I am! Home with my kiddos! There’s nothing like Steven, Sammy and Amaya snuggles after days away.

On Friday, Nana came! Yay!! The first order of business was a trip to the grocery store with Nana and Rosie.

In preparation for Baby Taco’s baby shower, on Saturday morning we all took a trip to Babies R Us. It’s pretty amazing we got out of the store without any stuffed animals.

We’re about a week and a half into Amaya’s potty training and she’s doing great. She’s still in pull-ups but I definitely feel like she’s making progress. While we were out on Saturday we had our first experience using the potty in the car and she did great. She’s also very good about going in public bathrooms and I’m getting used to toting the potty seat wherever we go.

After a recent CPR class Jason left a jacket at the fire station, so we stopped by to pick it up when we were out running our errands. The fire fighter on duty was awesome. He opened up the truck for us, turned on the lights, put down the ladder and gave everyone fire fighting goodies (hats, stickers, coloring books) before we left. What a cool treat for the kids! Novi Fire Station #4 rocks!

Unsurprisingly, Steven was the most interested.

Amaya and Sammy wanted to hold my hand and look from a distance.

On Saturday afternoon, Amaya, Nana and headed to the baby shower for Baby Taco!

Here’s Amaya taking stock.

In the car she told me that Hoppy was going to come to the party and sit on a chair next to her. Mission accomplished! She’s sharing her chip with Hoppy.

She spied the tower of cupcakes right away and was not going to wait to dig in.

That face. <3

We got to visit with Anna at the party!

Amaya was very interested in the presents that Megan and Mike were opening.

While we were at the shower, the boys all went to a ball card store and then the 6 of us met up for dinner out.

My mom got some photos of us all at bedtime.

Steven was showing his ball cards to Amaya.

Today, while Jason was at the office, Nana and I took the kids to the a local pet show.

Watching the birds.

Steven was the only one game for pony rides. He was nervous that the “horse would fall down” but did insist on riding the big horse, not the little pony.

Sammy was not into it today and  Amaya wouldn’t even get close.

While Nana and Sammy stayed at a dog show, Amaya and Steven checked out chinchillas, mice and bunnies.

How cute is this? When Nana and Sammy came back to us, Sammy came running to me and Steven ran into Nana’s arms. I think we’d been separated for 10 minutes.

We had a lazy afternoon at home, full of cuddles, and that’s all she wrote! Have a great week!