maili day

Today was Shaun McGinty's 30th b-day so we headed to Maili Park for the celebration. Matt was finally off from working, so he got to join us. Makaela entertained everyone and flirted with all the older guys, but once Gavin got there, so was ready for a nap. Unfortunately, she only slept for 20 minutes (instead of her usual 2 hour nap) so she was not so fun for the rest of the afternoon. She did enjoy playing in the sand, although she decided she decided she didn't like the taste of sand after the 2nd helping of it. It is crazy how strong she is though, she was pushing and pulling Gavin and Maliah around on the wagon. It wouldn't be a big deal for adults, but for a 1 1/2 year old, that's a whole lot of weight. All of us passed out pretty early.

choo choo fun

Today, we went to Rylee's 2nd b-day party and it was held at the Oahu Railway right around the corner from our house. We pass it almost everyday, but we have never had an opportunity to actually ride it, so was such a treat and a great b-day party (kid packed!). Makaela was bouncing off my lap during the ride and when we passed the stopped cars, she was yelling and waving at the cars...it was adorable...wish I had it on video. She had fun running around with all the kids and was utterly exhausted by the time we got home. Lucky for me she went to bed right on time and then I had a few friends over to watch Twilight. I love that movie (but the book was better!)

ouwies and the twilight party

I had to take off from work today because daycare was taking off and we needed to catch up on doctor's appts. My appt was 9:45 and Makaela's was 10:30am. I guess she got freaked out by someone poking and prodding me, so she decided to cry the entire time I was getting a check-up. Luckily,I had a female doctor who was a mom, so she totally understood my situation. Then we went off to Makaela's appt and she amused herself in the waiting room with the toys and the other kids. When our name was called, she was not leaving...not at all. She proceeded to scream during her weight and height check and it was quite embarrassing. When we got into the examine room, there were pretty pictures on the walls, so she kind of calmed down and even "made nice" with the doctor when she arrived, but that was short lived. As soon as the doctor tried to remove her diaper, the screams began again...do we see a trend here? So then the doctor proceeds to tell me that Kaela needs 4 shots and a finger prick...again...the trend. She was shooting daggers out of her eyes at the immunization administrator. When we got to the lab for the blood test, her finger got pricked, she got silent (the calm before the storm) and then, she turned into a flopping fish. The lab tech asked me to hold her down because she was bleeding all over the place (she's a bleeder like her dad) and I told him, "once I can catch her arm, believe me, I will". After that traumatic event, she was a doll - probably didn't want me to take her back to the doctor's. We headed over to the Buelow's so the kids could play and then the moms could go out to the Twilight party. The kids were adorable and Makaela had her first co-ed bath (don't tell Dad). The party itself was a drag. I expected some major movie fun, but it was just a bunch of tweeners and some super weird adults (not like we are totally normal for going to a DVD release party). It was just a bunch of people answering trivia being yelled out to a crowd- total chaos, but I did get my movie!

oh, the fun party tomorrow

I am so excited to go to the Twilight party at Border's tomorrow night. The DVD comes out on March 21st, so we (me, Steph, and a few teachers) are heading to Border's to wait for the midnight release! I feel like a little kid, since of course, I am going to be standing there waiting with a bunch of teeny boppers for the movie, my feelings are pretty appropriate.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Today was an interesting day. Makaela's daycare provider was closed because her daughter had a fever, so I had to take off from work to watch Makaela. We spent the morning getting dressed in our green and then headed to Matt's job to join him for a very early lunch. Makaela ran around her dad's job liked she owned the joint. Then off to food shopping and home to nap. The weather was pretty grey, so it should have been nice napping conditions, but Makaela fought it entirely. When she got up, we had some more loud moments until we put on one of my favorites, The Little Mermaid and we snuggled into the recliner to watch it.

Makaela at the kid play area on Saturday.

rainy saturday

Today we woke up to torrential rains. It was great to watch the rain from inside the dry house. While Dad went to work, Kaela and mom made collages out of old magazines and then went to the mall to the kid play area. We usually head to the playground, but considering the rain, we headed to an inside playground inside. She had a ball. Matt and I finished out the night by hanging out in our backyard and talking for hours about the upcoming transfer orders and future plans.