I know that I have sort of let my wife take over this site, but we had a pretty meaningful day here at home which I thought I should post about.
Erika, as you have read, is on the West Coast soaking up the sun in California. So, unfortunately, she was unable to walk with us in in our annual March for Babies.
Every year our family takes part in this wonderful cause for the March of Dimes, which is an organization that helps with premature births and birth defects. We have been taking part now for about five years - mostly due to the fact that my cousin, Ashleigh, and Erika's cousin, Kaitlyn, were both born extremely early - and both are living amazingly healthy lives as we speak. March of Dimes deserves a lot of the credit for this with the help that they have been able to provide to families, as well as research to doctors to help raise the percentage of life after premature birth.
In 2006, we welcomed our first child, Kasey, into the world - and he came a little over two months early. He stayed in the NICU at Fletcher Allen in Burlington for a few weeks until he was able to move to CVPH for the remainder of his month's stay in the hospital for his transition stage so that he could come home. Two and a half years later we have a healthy and very active toddler running around our house - and we are truly blessed by the help and support the March of Dimes and all of the doctors and nurses were able to give our family, especially Kasey, during his time in the NICU.
So, despite already walking for this amazing organization, we have yet another reason to walk - our amazing son.
We raised a good amount of money again this year, and I want to thank everyone who donated you are great people, but I think we came a little short as to our overall goal - but in the end every cent you can raise is able to help out a family in need - and hopefully wipe out premature birth and birth defects in the very near future forever.
I got up to the OVAL in Plattsburgh very early on Sunday by my wife's orders and collected our t-shirts and tote bag which we were given thanks to our donations. Kasey and Nana (Erika's mother) met us there a little bit later, and Mark, Danielle and Jack also came out to walk with us and keep us company.
Saturday was an absolutley gorgeous day that appeared to almost reach the 90s, so it was only fitting that the walk the very next day would be about 40 degrees with a bit of a wind. Oh well! Once we started walking we began to warm up, and the walk was very nice. It was also nice to get to spend some time with the Brown family - we have all been living some pretty hectic lives as of late and have sort of been absent from each other. But, I hope that changes and we get to see them a little bit more often soon.
Despite the cold weather, the day was spectacular and it appears our small North Country group raised a ton of money for the March of Dimes - which is the main reason we were there. I am hoping and praying that our next child is born on or very near his/her due date, but it is always great to know that if something unexpected happens the March of Dimes will always be there to support us in any way we need them.
Thanks everyone.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Los Angeles (so far)
As in my previous blog, my day on Saturday started at 2:00 am. I was on the road by 2:45 and I was in Burlington by 4:00. The one thing I never remember, though, is that TSA doesn’t open until 4:30, so I sat on the floor waiting for security to open up. My flight left right on time (6:00) and the flight was pretty nice. I managed to take a short nap. I woke up just a bit before JFK and the other guy in my row started talking to me. Normally, I hate talking to people on the plane, but he was really nice and I had just woken up from a nap, so I dealt with it. He asked me to take a few pictures, including one of Statue of Liberty for him. Of course, I obliged. We had to circle around JFK twice because the navigational equipment wasn’t turned on in JFK yet, but other than that, everything was seamless.
My flight from JFK to Long Beach was quite uneventful, which made me happy. It took about 6 hours and I slept for about 1.5 of it. I know, I know… Once we landed, I realized how weird that airport is. 90% of it is outside. It reminds me of the old Burlington setup. You get off the plane outside, you walk outside to the terminal, you go back outside and you get your luggage outside. Odd. Anyway, I headed to Hertz to pick up my rental car and there was a long line. An hour later, my compact car somehow became a Rav4, which I didn’t mind, and I was off to LA.
Now, the one thing I hate about LA is the traffic. It took me 1.5 hours for a trip that should have only taken about 20 minutes. AHHH!!! I was tired, I had a headache and I just wanted to lie down. Finally, I made it to the Crowne Plaza at LAX.
After navigating the parking garage, I went inside just to find out that they stick to the 3:00 check in time like it’s the Bible. So, I had to sit around for 45 minutes until a room was ready. Once I got my room key I had all I could to not run to my room. I was thrilled to find out that my room is in the quiet zone, which means no loud noises from the hotel staff or neighbors. They actually ban kids from this floor (he he). I loved it!! That was, until I realized that the bastards gave me a room on the side facing the airport. AHHHHHHHH!!! Did I mention that LAX is a 24 hour a day airport? Yup! Planes taking off and landing all day and night. Luckily, I was able to turn on the A/C unit and it drowned out the noise. My room isn’t the cleanest, but that’s why I bring Lysol wipes anyway.
It didn’t take me long to realize that I wasn’t going anywhere for the night. I had a migraine, so I went down to the gift shop to buy a $9 mini bottle of Tylenol. Once that kicked in, I ordered a $35 room service dinner and I ate dinner in bed. By 9:00, I was in la la land.
I woke up at 5:30, which is 8:30 east coast time. I had no idea what I was going to do today, with the exception of going to Downtown Dinsey in Ananheim to get Kasey a couple of replacement Tiggers (he loves his one from Disney World and I am scared to death that he is going to lose it and panic). Anyway, so I turned on the local entertainment channel and they were talking about neat things to do in LA. One thing that jumped out at me was the Los Angeles Zoo. How could I forget that there was a zoo here? I knew I wanted to do that, so I mapped it out. It was only going to take me about 15 minutes, so that was a go. I also promised Keith that I would try to find the Scrubs set to take a picture for him. Finally, I wanted to see the Hollywood sign and I found out that you could see it from Griffith Park Observatory. Add that to the list!!
So, after a blueberry muffin and a cappuccino, I was on the road by 8:30. First up, the Scrubs set. The address didn’t actually exist in my Garmin, so I just picked the closest address. Unfortunately, I had to do a couple of U turns before I could get in the right area. I parked the car and walked about three blocks and there it was. This place looked like crap. It was an old rundown hospital, but there wasn’t any doubting that it was the right building. Though there weren’t any building numbers on it, it was the only hospital in the area. So, I took a picture, sent it to Keith and hiked back to the car.
Next destination: Los Angeles Zoo: I got the zoo around 9:40 and it doesn’t open until 10:00. Regardless, I got in line behind about 40 people and I quickly realized that I was the only person there that wasn’t Hispanic. I had to laugh. Once the zoo opened, I charged like a rhino. :) I forgot just how big zoos are. It took me about 2 hours to see everything and to take a bunch of pictures. I bought Kasey this cute alligator shirt and a toy alligator to go with it. Oh yeah, this zoo has 6 giraffes and 3 of them are babies. I was wondering about that until I was something I’ve never seen before. That’s right, two giraffes mating. I now understand why there are so many babies… I think I’m scarred.
Next up: Griffith Park Observatory/Hollywood Sign: Now Griffith Park Observatory is only 5 miles from the zoo, so I figured it would be a quick in out and done trip. Boy was I wrong!! Luckily, I had done my research and I knew that there was very little parking and everyone and their brother likes to come here. So, on my way up this massive hill, I found some parking on the street and I quickly took it. I was sure to leave plenty of room between the car in front of me and I headed out. Now the walk up this hill was hell and I had on flip flops. Granted it wasn’t my brightest move, but there were so many dumb broads dressed to the nines with 4 in stiletto heels on. HELLO?! So, I made it to the top of the hill and there it was: the Hollywood sign. I think my mouth may have dropped open. I took some pictures and I kept going to the observatory. Now I’m sure all of you have see this building before (I think it was in one of the Charlie’s Angels movies), but it nonetheless, it is beautiful. I walked around a little bit, took some pictures and headed back down the hill. I finally found my car and I hopped in. Once I got it started, I put it in reverse and apparently the car behind me wasn’t as nice as I was and I bumped into it. That’s right, I hit a car. Luckily it didn’t do any damage to either cars, as far as I can tell. You see, my car has a lot of previous scratches and dings, so they all blend in (lucky for me).
Finally: Downtown Disney, Anaheim, CA: My last stop for the day was Downtown Disney. As I said before, my entire purpose was to go there to get replacement Tiggers. I can’t bear the thought of Kasey not having a Tigger. It took me about an hour to get there and the parking lot was a long way away, so, yet again, more walking. I walked in and I headed into the ESPN store to see what they have that’s new. I didn’t see anything I couldn’t live without, but they did have a new basketball t-shirt for Keith, so that was purchase #1. As for the rest of the shopping, I was pretty good. I bought 2 Tiggers for Kasey, 3 lollipops for Kasey, a shot glass for me (they call it a toothpick holder), a pin for each of us (we collect Disney pins), a tie-dye t-shirt for Kasey from Rainforest Café, and a cute frog fork & spoon set for Kasey from Rainforest Café. See? I was a good girl. By the end though, my feet were killing me, so I headed to ESPNzone for dinner. Now this is a place any sports lover should go to at least one (kind of like a pilgrimage). I walked in and stated that I wanted a table for one in the restaurant. The hostess asked me if I wanted a table or a recliner. I was stunned. Out of fear, I said a table. She brought me in and all of a sudden, I understood. There was a whole front row of recliners in front of 12 televisions and one giant screen. What was I thinking??? I should have gone with the recliner. Anyway, after a great dinner, I headed back out to the car. About 40 minutes later, I was back at the hotel. I headed upstairs, called Keith and headed to the gym. Now, I am sitting here whining about my sunburn and dreading work tomorrow. Let’s see what comes from the rest of the week!
My flight from JFK to Long Beach was quite uneventful, which made me happy. It took about 6 hours and I slept for about 1.5 of it. I know, I know… Once we landed, I realized how weird that airport is. 90% of it is outside. It reminds me of the old Burlington setup. You get off the plane outside, you walk outside to the terminal, you go back outside and you get your luggage outside. Odd. Anyway, I headed to Hertz to pick up my rental car and there was a long line. An hour later, my compact car somehow became a Rav4, which I didn’t mind, and I was off to LA.
Now, the one thing I hate about LA is the traffic. It took me 1.5 hours for a trip that should have only taken about 20 minutes. AHHH!!! I was tired, I had a headache and I just wanted to lie down. Finally, I made it to the Crowne Plaza at LAX.
After navigating the parking garage, I went inside just to find out that they stick to the 3:00 check in time like it’s the Bible. So, I had to sit around for 45 minutes until a room was ready. Once I got my room key I had all I could to not run to my room. I was thrilled to find out that my room is in the quiet zone, which means no loud noises from the hotel staff or neighbors. They actually ban kids from this floor (he he). I loved it!! That was, until I realized that the bastards gave me a room on the side facing the airport. AHHHHHHHH!!! Did I mention that LAX is a 24 hour a day airport? Yup! Planes taking off and landing all day and night. Luckily, I was able to turn on the A/C unit and it drowned out the noise. My room isn’t the cleanest, but that’s why I bring Lysol wipes anyway.
It didn’t take me long to realize that I wasn’t going anywhere for the night. I had a migraine, so I went down to the gift shop to buy a $9 mini bottle of Tylenol. Once that kicked in, I ordered a $35 room service dinner and I ate dinner in bed. By 9:00, I was in la la land.
I woke up at 5:30, which is 8:30 east coast time. I had no idea what I was going to do today, with the exception of going to Downtown Dinsey in Ananheim to get Kasey a couple of replacement Tiggers (he loves his one from Disney World and I am scared to death that he is going to lose it and panic). Anyway, so I turned on the local entertainment channel and they were talking about neat things to do in LA. One thing that jumped out at me was the Los Angeles Zoo. How could I forget that there was a zoo here? I knew I wanted to do that, so I mapped it out. It was only going to take me about 15 minutes, so that was a go. I also promised Keith that I would try to find the Scrubs set to take a picture for him. Finally, I wanted to see the Hollywood sign and I found out that you could see it from Griffith Park Observatory. Add that to the list!!
So, after a blueberry muffin and a cappuccino, I was on the road by 8:30. First up, the Scrubs set. The address didn’t actually exist in my Garmin, so I just picked the closest address. Unfortunately, I had to do a couple of U turns before I could get in the right area. I parked the car and walked about three blocks and there it was. This place looked like crap. It was an old rundown hospital, but there wasn’t any doubting that it was the right building. Though there weren’t any building numbers on it, it was the only hospital in the area. So, I took a picture, sent it to Keith and hiked back to the car.
Next destination: Los Angeles Zoo: I got the zoo around 9:40 and it doesn’t open until 10:00. Regardless, I got in line behind about 40 people and I quickly realized that I was the only person there that wasn’t Hispanic. I had to laugh. Once the zoo opened, I charged like a rhino. :) I forgot just how big zoos are. It took me about 2 hours to see everything and to take a bunch of pictures. I bought Kasey this cute alligator shirt and a toy alligator to go with it. Oh yeah, this zoo has 6 giraffes and 3 of them are babies. I was wondering about that until I was something I’ve never seen before. That’s right, two giraffes mating. I now understand why there are so many babies… I think I’m scarred.
Next up: Griffith Park Observatory/Hollywood Sign: Now Griffith Park Observatory is only 5 miles from the zoo, so I figured it would be a quick in out and done trip. Boy was I wrong!! Luckily, I had done my research and I knew that there was very little parking and everyone and their brother likes to come here. So, on my way up this massive hill, I found some parking on the street and I quickly took it. I was sure to leave plenty of room between the car in front of me and I headed out. Now the walk up this hill was hell and I had on flip flops. Granted it wasn’t my brightest move, but there were so many dumb broads dressed to the nines with 4 in stiletto heels on. HELLO?! So, I made it to the top of the hill and there it was: the Hollywood sign. I think my mouth may have dropped open. I took some pictures and I kept going to the observatory. Now I’m sure all of you have see this building before (I think it was in one of the Charlie’s Angels movies), but it nonetheless, it is beautiful. I walked around a little bit, took some pictures and headed back down the hill. I finally found my car and I hopped in. Once I got it started, I put it in reverse and apparently the car behind me wasn’t as nice as I was and I bumped into it. That’s right, I hit a car. Luckily it didn’t do any damage to either cars, as far as I can tell. You see, my car has a lot of previous scratches and dings, so they all blend in (lucky for me).
Finally: Downtown Disney, Anaheim, CA: My last stop for the day was Downtown Disney. As I said before, my entire purpose was to go there to get replacement Tiggers. I can’t bear the thought of Kasey not having a Tigger. It took me about an hour to get there and the parking lot was a long way away, so, yet again, more walking. I walked in and I headed into the ESPN store to see what they have that’s new. I didn’t see anything I couldn’t live without, but they did have a new basketball t-shirt for Keith, so that was purchase #1. As for the rest of the shopping, I was pretty good. I bought 2 Tiggers for Kasey, 3 lollipops for Kasey, a shot glass for me (they call it a toothpick holder), a pin for each of us (we collect Disney pins), a tie-dye t-shirt for Kasey from Rainforest Café, and a cute frog fork & spoon set for Kasey from Rainforest Café. See? I was a good girl. By the end though, my feet were killing me, so I headed to ESPNzone for dinner. Now this is a place any sports lover should go to at least one (kind of like a pilgrimage). I walked in and stated that I wanted a table for one in the restaurant. The hostess asked me if I wanted a table or a recliner. I was stunned. Out of fear, I said a table. She brought me in and all of a sudden, I understood. There was a whole front row of recliners in front of 12 televisions and one giant screen. What was I thinking??? I should have gone with the recliner. Anyway, after a great dinner, I headed back out to the car. About 40 minutes later, I was back at the hotel. I headed upstairs, called Keith and headed to the gym. Now, I am sitting here whining about my sunburn and dreading work tomorrow. Let’s see what comes from the rest of the week!
Visits with Family
For blog two, I am going to go over our journeys last Thursday and Friday. You see, Meme, Papa, and Aunt Shannon all went to Pittsburgh for Aunt Shannon’s bridal shower. This meant Mommy stayed home with Kasey on Thursday and Friday so that Daddy only had to take off Monday.
Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE spending time with my kid, but it is exhausting. To add to it, I had to get ready for my trip to Los Angeles (blog 3). Thursday wasn’t too bad. The plans WERE pretty simple. I had two conference calls I had to call in for and I had to be in Plattsburgh sometime after 2:00 to visit with Grandma & Grandpa Reyell. No prob, right? HA!
My first conference call was at 11:30, so Kasey ate lunch a little early and I sent him upstairs for a nap. Around 12:45, I was done the conference call and I heard Kasey trying to get out of his room. Now this is against all of the rules, so I went upstairs to tell him to get his butt in bed. Well, I opened the door and his room was trashed and he had pooped. Great… Did I mention that my next call was at 1:00? Yeah. So everything was cleaned up and the little terror was back downstairs. I dialed in for my call, but I wasn’t able to say anything because Kasey was being REALLY loud. Oh well. By 1:30 everything was done and I was packing Kasey up to go to Plattsburgh.
Kasey and I ran a bunch of errands in Plattsburgh and headed to my grandparents’ around 4:00. Well, they weren’t home. I had told them at Easter that I would be there after 2:00 and they were MIA. Oh well, I figured that we would just go to my parents’ house and hang out there. So, back in the car we went and I got to my parents’ just to realize that I took the key for their house out of my purse during my packing spree earlier in the day. No prob! I would just get the spare key. Well, guess what? That was missing, too. So, Kasey and I had to play outside for 45 minutes until Daddy showed up. Too bad Kasey was dirty and soaked by the time Keith showed up. So, we cleaned up, ate a great dinner and headed for ice cream. Later that night I talked to my Grandpa Reyell and he said that they thought Kasey and I were coming up for lunch. So, he asked me to come up on Friday instead. I hadn’t really planned on driving all the way back to Beekmantown again, but I love them both dearly, so I said yes.
Friday was sheer hell. I got up around 7:15 and got in the shower ASAP. Kasey and I headed to my work to pick up a few things I needed for my trip. While we were there, Kasey scored a Nutrigrain bar and a peanut butter cup. He was so happy to see everyone. He chattered about it all the way to my Grandparents Garrant’s house.
Once we got to Grandma and Grandpa Garrant’s, Kasey was even more excited. You see, Great Papa had the motorcycle out. Needless to say, Kasey didn’t even want to go inside. Great Papa let Kasey sit on the bike and even took him for a little ride around the yard. They both looked like they were having a blast. Once we pried him off the motorcycle, Kasey ran and called “PAPA!” Of course Grandpa followed him and let Kasey do whatever he wanted. Finally we went inside and Kasey promptly trashed the place. Around 11:30 we headed out to have lunch with my other grandparents.
At about 11:45, Kasey and I showed up and Grandma and Grandpa Reyell’s house. Kasey took off for the lawnmower (he calls it a tractor) immediately. After quite the fit, he was dragged into the house. He instantly forgot about the lawnmower and went running to the living room. The first thing he said was, “Hi Gramma! Where’s Papa?” Got to love kids! Once Kasey realized that Great Grandpa was in the garden, he started asking Great Grandma about everything he could think of. It was cute. Kasey ate really well at lunch and he was awarded with a ride on the “tractor.” Now I love my grandpa, but I think everyone agrees that he lets us kids drive tractors along a bit too young, as my cousin Kait pointed out. So, Kasey drove all the way from the garden back to the house by himself. Of course Papa was right there the whole time, but still…
Finally, we hit the road and went back home. I managed to keep Kasey up until we got home (he doesn’t stay asleep between the car and the house and he won’t go back to sleep). I carried him upstairs, put him to bed and I went to lay down myself. I had most of my packing done and the house was somewhat clean. Kasey didn’t fall to sleep, but I dozed off a bit. Keith came home early and we had pizza for dinner. Then, we walked to my tanning appointment and got ice cream before returning home. I was able to finish the laundry, finish packing and I was in bed by 9:00. Too bad I didn’t fall asleep until almost 9:30. At 2:00 am, the alarm woke me up for yet another cross country trip, but that I will save for the next blog.
I love the fact that my son is lucky enough to have three great grandmas and two great grandpas. I don't think he realizes how lucky he is, but I I know that he loves them all and knows what's special about each of them. I hope he is as blessed with family as I was growing up.
Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE spending time with my kid, but it is exhausting. To add to it, I had to get ready for my trip to Los Angeles (blog 3). Thursday wasn’t too bad. The plans WERE pretty simple. I had two conference calls I had to call in for and I had to be in Plattsburgh sometime after 2:00 to visit with Grandma & Grandpa Reyell. No prob, right? HA!
My first conference call was at 11:30, so Kasey ate lunch a little early and I sent him upstairs for a nap. Around 12:45, I was done the conference call and I heard Kasey trying to get out of his room. Now this is against all of the rules, so I went upstairs to tell him to get his butt in bed. Well, I opened the door and his room was trashed and he had pooped. Great… Did I mention that my next call was at 1:00? Yeah. So everything was cleaned up and the little terror was back downstairs. I dialed in for my call, but I wasn’t able to say anything because Kasey was being REALLY loud. Oh well. By 1:30 everything was done and I was packing Kasey up to go to Plattsburgh.
Kasey and I ran a bunch of errands in Plattsburgh and headed to my grandparents’ around 4:00. Well, they weren’t home. I had told them at Easter that I would be there after 2:00 and they were MIA. Oh well, I figured that we would just go to my parents’ house and hang out there. So, back in the car we went and I got to my parents’ just to realize that I took the key for their house out of my purse during my packing spree earlier in the day. No prob! I would just get the spare key. Well, guess what? That was missing, too. So, Kasey and I had to play outside for 45 minutes until Daddy showed up. Too bad Kasey was dirty and soaked by the time Keith showed up. So, we cleaned up, ate a great dinner and headed for ice cream. Later that night I talked to my Grandpa Reyell and he said that they thought Kasey and I were coming up for lunch. So, he asked me to come up on Friday instead. I hadn’t really planned on driving all the way back to Beekmantown again, but I love them both dearly, so I said yes.
Friday was sheer hell. I got up around 7:15 and got in the shower ASAP. Kasey and I headed to my work to pick up a few things I needed for my trip. While we were there, Kasey scored a Nutrigrain bar and a peanut butter cup. He was so happy to see everyone. He chattered about it all the way to my Grandparents Garrant’s house.
Once we got to Grandma and Grandpa Garrant’s, Kasey was even more excited. You see, Great Papa had the motorcycle out. Needless to say, Kasey didn’t even want to go inside. Great Papa let Kasey sit on the bike and even took him for a little ride around the yard. They both looked like they were having a blast. Once we pried him off the motorcycle, Kasey ran and called “PAPA!” Of course Grandpa followed him and let Kasey do whatever he wanted. Finally we went inside and Kasey promptly trashed the place. Around 11:30 we headed out to have lunch with my other grandparents.
At about 11:45, Kasey and I showed up and Grandma and Grandpa Reyell’s house. Kasey took off for the lawnmower (he calls it a tractor) immediately. After quite the fit, he was dragged into the house. He instantly forgot about the lawnmower and went running to the living room. The first thing he said was, “Hi Gramma! Where’s Papa?” Got to love kids! Once Kasey realized that Great Grandpa was in the garden, he started asking Great Grandma about everything he could think of. It was cute. Kasey ate really well at lunch and he was awarded with a ride on the “tractor.” Now I love my grandpa, but I think everyone agrees that he lets us kids drive tractors along a bit too young, as my cousin Kait pointed out. So, Kasey drove all the way from the garden back to the house by himself. Of course Papa was right there the whole time, but still…
Finally, we hit the road and went back home. I managed to keep Kasey up until we got home (he doesn’t stay asleep between the car and the house and he won’t go back to sleep). I carried him upstairs, put him to bed and I went to lay down myself. I had most of my packing done and the house was somewhat clean. Kasey didn’t fall to sleep, but I dozed off a bit. Keith came home early and we had pizza for dinner. Then, we walked to my tanning appointment and got ice cream before returning home. I was able to finish the laundry, finish packing and I was in bed by 9:00. Too bad I didn’t fall asleep until almost 9:30. At 2:00 am, the alarm woke me up for yet another cross country trip, but that I will save for the next blog.
I love the fact that my son is lucky enough to have three great grandmas and two great grandpas. I don't think he realizes how lucky he is, but I I know that he loves them all and knows what's special about each of them. I hope he is as blessed with family as I was growing up.
Easter Fun
Well, a lot has gone on since my last blog, so I am going to break it down into three separate blogs. This one is going to be all about Easter.
This was Kasey’s first Easter where he got an idea of what was going on. Earlier in the week we explained to him that the Easter Bunny was going to come. All Kasey said he wanted was M&M’s and eggs. Well, Easter morning came and Kasey came down the stairs with his wild hair and saw the eggs. All of a sudden, it just clicked for him. He grabbed a basket and started searching for eggs. He found a good chunk of them himself. We only had to guide him on a few of them. So, 36 eggs later, we sent him on the hunt for his basket. That was hidden a little more carefully, but he found it and loved everything. There was a little stuffed bunny and chick, which Kasey claimed were “cute.”
After that, we headed to my uncle’s house for Easter lunch. All of the Reyells were there along with Aunt Sarah’s family. It was really nice. Kasey loved it because everyone he knew was there and Uncle Darrell has real chicks and ducklings. He also claimed those were cute, too. Once lunch was over, Kasey played with my cousin Keegan for a little bit (they are only a year apart) and we headed over to Shannon & Cyle’s for Easter dinner. By now, Kasey has acquired 36 jelly bean filled eggs, two baskets, and one mondo chocolate bunny. Well, the Easter bunny also hid six eggs at their house. This time though, the he put money and M&M’s in the eggs. Needless to say, Kasey was THRILLED! Meme and Papa gave Kasey a bucket full of candy and goodies, too. After some games and yet another meal, we were on our way home. Needless to say, we were all beat.
This was Kasey’s first Easter where he got an idea of what was going on. Earlier in the week we explained to him that the Easter Bunny was going to come. All Kasey said he wanted was M&M’s and eggs. Well, Easter morning came and Kasey came down the stairs with his wild hair and saw the eggs. All of a sudden, it just clicked for him. He grabbed a basket and started searching for eggs. He found a good chunk of them himself. We only had to guide him on a few of them. So, 36 eggs later, we sent him on the hunt for his basket. That was hidden a little more carefully, but he found it and loved everything. There was a little stuffed bunny and chick, which Kasey claimed were “cute.”
After that, we headed to my uncle’s house for Easter lunch. All of the Reyells were there along with Aunt Sarah’s family. It was really nice. Kasey loved it because everyone he knew was there and Uncle Darrell has real chicks and ducklings. He also claimed those were cute, too. Once lunch was over, Kasey played with my cousin Keegan for a little bit (they are only a year apart) and we headed over to Shannon & Cyle’s for Easter dinner. By now, Kasey has acquired 36 jelly bean filled eggs, two baskets, and one mondo chocolate bunny. Well, the Easter bunny also hid six eggs at their house. This time though, the he put money and M&M’s in the eggs. Needless to say, Kasey was THRILLED! Meme and Papa gave Kasey a bucket full of candy and goodies, too. After some games and yet another meal, we were on our way home. Needless to say, we were all beat.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
A little update
So it’s been over a week and it looks like I am slacking again ALL over the place. This will probably be pretty short, but who really knows.
Last week was sheer hell again, but in a good way. Saturday Keith, Kasey and I went to the egg hunt at the library. Since Kasey was right in the middle of the age groups, I decided I’d let him go look for eggs with the 1-2 year olds inside the library. Most people would ask why, but after seeing the little kids out on the lawn trying to keep up with the 3-5 year olds was kind of sad. Kasey found his five eggs super fast, so he helped another little boy search for eggs. We then grabbed a couple of snacks for him and we were ready to leave. We figured all of the eggs were already gone, but Kasey managed to snag two more just before some big kids tried to take them. He was so happy that he managed to get a package of M7Ms (mnmnms as he says it). After that, we headed to Plattsburgh to drop Kasey off and go to a double feature at the movies. That’s right, two movies in ONE day. I can’t even remember the last movie I went to see in the theatres. Anyway, we went to Cumberland 12 to see Fast and Furious and Adventureland. I had to say that I liked both movies, but I loved Fast and Furious. I can’t help it. Fast cars and Vin Diesel. WOW! He he. After that, we picked up Kasey and headed to the mall. We ended up buying new shoes for Keith and Kasey. I got Kasey the cutest Converse All-Stars. I’ll have to post a picture of them. Finally, at 8:00, we got home to relax a bit.
Sunday was MUCH calmer. Kasey and I went to Price Chopper, as always. He still loves going and he doesn’t even realize that I use it as an opportunity to squeeze in some speech therapy. Once we were done there, Kasey decided that he wanted McDonald’s for lunch, so off we went. Basically, we just hung around most of the day and we watched the final episode of ER. I was sad to see it end. It’s one of the few shows that have withstood the test of time. Kasey did not take a nap, yet again, so he was a crab. He managed to land himself in time out quite a bit. I got some spring purging done, too. Hopefully I’ll be able to do a little bit more this weekend.
Last night we went to my parents’ house, like we do every Tuesday. Kasey ate SO MUCH. He had 1.5 tacos, a cinnamon bun, 2 cookies, and gummy worms. WHAT A PIG. My grandpa came down to give Kasey a chocolate bunny for Easter and that made his day. He was happy to see his Great Papa. He crashed in the car, which was really cute. He was talking most of the way and then he was out like a light.
The rest of this week will just be dashing around to get ready for Easter. Plus, I head out to Los Angeles in about two weeks, so I’ll be getting ready for that, too.
Last week was sheer hell again, but in a good way. Saturday Keith, Kasey and I went to the egg hunt at the library. Since Kasey was right in the middle of the age groups, I decided I’d let him go look for eggs with the 1-2 year olds inside the library. Most people would ask why, but after seeing the little kids out on the lawn trying to keep up with the 3-5 year olds was kind of sad. Kasey found his five eggs super fast, so he helped another little boy search for eggs. We then grabbed a couple of snacks for him and we were ready to leave. We figured all of the eggs were already gone, but Kasey managed to snag two more just before some big kids tried to take them. He was so happy that he managed to get a package of M7Ms (mnmnms as he says it). After that, we headed to Plattsburgh to drop Kasey off and go to a double feature at the movies. That’s right, two movies in ONE day. I can’t even remember the last movie I went to see in the theatres. Anyway, we went to Cumberland 12 to see Fast and Furious and Adventureland. I had to say that I liked both movies, but I loved Fast and Furious. I can’t help it. Fast cars and Vin Diesel. WOW! He he. After that, we picked up Kasey and headed to the mall. We ended up buying new shoes for Keith and Kasey. I got Kasey the cutest Converse All-Stars. I’ll have to post a picture of them. Finally, at 8:00, we got home to relax a bit.
Sunday was MUCH calmer. Kasey and I went to Price Chopper, as always. He still loves going and he doesn’t even realize that I use it as an opportunity to squeeze in some speech therapy. Once we were done there, Kasey decided that he wanted McDonald’s for lunch, so off we went. Basically, we just hung around most of the day and we watched the final episode of ER. I was sad to see it end. It’s one of the few shows that have withstood the test of time. Kasey did not take a nap, yet again, so he was a crab. He managed to land himself in time out quite a bit. I got some spring purging done, too. Hopefully I’ll be able to do a little bit more this weekend.
Last night we went to my parents’ house, like we do every Tuesday. Kasey ate SO MUCH. He had 1.5 tacos, a cinnamon bun, 2 cookies, and gummy worms. WHAT A PIG. My grandpa came down to give Kasey a chocolate bunny for Easter and that made his day. He was happy to see his Great Papa. He crashed in the car, which was really cute. He was talking most of the way and then he was out like a light.
The rest of this week will just be dashing around to get ready for Easter. Plus, I head out to Los Angeles in about two weeks, so I’ll be getting ready for that, too.
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