Easter egg decorating '09

Easter Egg coloring in our house has always been horrible. Dylan had some sensory issues and the last 3 years he always was screaming because he didn't like to touch the eggs, put them in the colored water that would stain his hands. I always loved coloring eggs when I was little. Thankfully, now a days, we have egg coloring kits and don't have to use food coloring that would stay on your hands for days, even sometimes weeks. Dylan absolutely enjoyed every minute of egg decorating this year. He got right into the cups with the colors and went to town decorating his eggs. God bless Occupational Therapy! I don't think Dylan would have even gone near the cups of coloring this year if he didn't get OT last Spring. He was all smiles and was very cute laughing and giggling as he pulled the eggs out of the cups. Brynn pretty much threw the eggs into the cups of coloring but was laughing and yelling "pretty" after her eggs came out of the colors. Her favorite color of course was pink. Emily just sat in the high chair and took everything in. Ryan also helped out. The kids and we now have 36 beautifully colored easter eggs. It was lots of fun (thanks Nana and Poppie for helping out--even though I think Poppie had a better time than anyone).

Brynn's eye doctor appt.

Okay I finally was able to complete an eye exam with Brynn. It only took a whopping 2 1/2 hours but the eye doctor was fabulous! Brynn has a spunky personality and is it sometimes difficult to get her to cooperate with doing things the princess does not want to do. Stephen and I have noticed little Brynnie has had some difficulty seeing things the last two months or so. Unfortunatley it took forever to find a pediatric opthamologist. I did locate one down in Warwick last week but she was not able to finish the eye exam with Brynn. It was quite a traumatizing exam for her since they had to put the eye drops in her eyes to dilate them. I do have to admit I was very upset when my daughter started screaming because the drops were burning. It was heartbreaking because she was yelling "mommy my eyes hurt". Anyway yesterday the new doctor I found did a fantastic job and was incredibly patient with Brynn and the other two children I had to bring with me (i.e Dylan and Emily). It was a very stressful appointment but I am glad we finally got some answers and Brynnie's glasses will be in next Tuesday. Here's a pic of her trying her new glasses on.

Easter pics

Oh the nightmare of taking 3 kids for pics...I thought getting two kids to smile for pics was a headache, then Emily arrived and now I'm trying to entertain 3 kids during a photo session. Here are a couple Easter Pics from Sears last week... At first I wasn't crazy about getting the girls orange dresses but the colors really popped in the pictures I thought.

Em is 3 months!

It makes me so sad that my baby is growing up so fast. Emily turned 3 months on Saturday. She's now using her bumbo seat which she loves because she can check everything out and sit straight up. She's 12 lbs 2 oz and just a little love! We are blessed with such a happy baby and the best part....the girl sleeps! I almost forgot what that was like. She goes to bed at 8:00 p.m and sleeps through to 6:00 a.m. I wish I could freeze her at this age because I truly love it!

Zing Zang Zoom!

Last Friday I decided to treat my kids to a day in Manhattan. We have seen the commercials for the Ringling Bros Circus for a while now, so I figured why not! Brynn really has not seen a lot of shows, honestly because I never thought she could handle sitting still watching anything longer than 15-20 minutes. I called my sisters and told them my plan and they were all for it. So Emme stayed home with my sister Michelle and my sister Lisa, me my nephews and niece spent the day together. We took the train (guess who liked that?) and it worked out perfect. The show was at Madison Square Garden and Penn Station is basically downstairs from the Garden so we got off of the train and went right to the Garden. I was shocked at how well behaved Miss Brynn was. She was so excited and loved the elephants and show so much! It was a great day with everyone and I was pooped by the time I got home!

Chuck E Cheese

I have been putting a trip to Chuck E Cheese off for a long time. I took Dylan there last year for a birthday party and honestly I was NOT impressed by the place. I've seriously become a germaphobe since Emily was born and places like Chuck E's gross me out. I can honestly say it wasn't as bad as I remembered. Dylan found the train "game" and pretty much played that the entire time we were there. Brynn was as happy as she could be in the Chuck E car that rocked back and forth. They ate their dinner, ran all of their little energy off and right before we left I put them in their PJs so they could go right to bed when we got home. I guess I found a place to treat the kids to here and there as a reward--and little Emme slept right through it...I took a pic of her sound asleep.

Dylan's First Dentist experience

Dylan's first dental experience was quite an experience. He couldn't wait to go because I have been taking him with me for my cleanings for the last year so he knew what to expect when it was his turn. We went down to the dentist's office and Dylan patiently waited for his turn. He even drew the dental hygenist a picture of a train in the waiting room. HOWEVER when it was his turn to get his teeth cleaned, it was quite a feat. Eventually, after the screaming, he let the very patient dental hygenist count his teeth. I would have loved to take a pic of him sitting in the dental chair smiling, but that wasn't the case. He had to sit on my lap...