The Last 2 Days in Padre

Tuesday

So, we woke up and got dressed for the beach. We went down to the hotel restaurant and eat. It was alright, but way overpriced. From there we went straight out to the beach. We had a great time.

Jax played out in the water but wouldn't get too deep.

Connor, on the other hand, wouldn't come in from the waves.

Kaden did much better. He actually like it a bit. I had to keep pulling him in from getting too deep.

After being in the ocean for about 2 1/2 hours, the boys wanted to go to the pool. So we did. After that we came back to the room for a little while so that Kaden could take a nap. We only napped for like 1 hour because the boys were too loud.

We decided to go into Corpus for dinner and to walk around a bit. We ate at Blackbeards, which is supposed to be haunted. Connor LOVED that. After eating, we went and took pictures around the USS Lexington.

Brock loves this one...


After all of this, we got back to the hotel at around 9. Brock took the boys to the pool.


Wednesday

We woke up and ate...this time we were smarter, we stopped by the convenience store and got donuts for the morning. Kaden ate half of mine and Jax's donuts. Then we headed for the ocean. He played in the ocean for about 2 hours. Then we decided to go in and get cleaned up for lunch. After everyone got cleaned up, we went to lunch. Both of the boys had been asking for pizza, so we found a small pizzeria called, Padre Pizza and stopped. It was WONDERFUL!!! We loved it. After that, we went to Bob Hall's Pier. It was pretty cool, but really hot and the boys running around made us really nervous. We saw a few people catch fish, but not much else. Oh well, I was excited.

We went back to the hotel and Brock took Connor and Jax swimming in the pool so that I could get Kaden to take a nap. He woke up when they came back. We played in the room for awhile and then we went out again for dinner. We ended up at Logan's Roadhouse. Again, we loved it. It is a lot like Texas Roadhouse, which I LOVE. We got back to the hotel and we went back out to the beach. We weren't there long, the waves were really small. We walked out a little way and Brock and I saw something black on the floor of the ocean. I quickly decided I was done and would take Kaden back to the sand. I was done with the beach after seeing that. A few minutes later Connor came out complaining about his stomach and there was a large red spot. We suspect that we was stung by a jellyfish. By that time we were all kindof done. We decided the pool was much safer. We stayed there for quite awhile! We had a great day!!!!


Tomorrow we are off to the aquarium.

Our First Day in Corpus Christi

So we left our house at 9 am, but did not get out of Rockwall until 10!!! There was a wreck and we had to run a few arrands. The boys were great in the car. Kaden did start fussing until about 12:30, so we made it to Austin about 1 and stopped to eat. We ate at BK so that the kids could get some energy out. We were back on the run by 2 and got into Corpus around 5:30. Kaden crying the last 45 minutes of the drive, but overall he did great!!!

The kids were so excited. We got all our luggage up to the room and then went down to look around. I took Connor and Jaxson down by the water and it took everything in me to keep them out of the water. So we left for dinner as I promised that we would come back after dinner.

Today is Brock's birthday, so the choose was his. We went to Doc's seafood (I bet you would have never guessed). It was great food, but it was very hot...I was sweating really bad and we all know how I love to sweat. Kaden was super fussy and made me hold his sippy cup while he drank it....the whole time we were there.

After dinner we went by a gift shop to get the buggy board that Connor wanted so bad. Then we came back to the hotel changed and went to the beach. The boys LOVED it, especially Connor. He went right out into those waves with no fear. Jaxson was not as brave but really got into after a little while. Kaden on the other hand, does not like the sand and water. He doesn't like that he can't get it all back off his hands. Maybe tomorrow he will like it more. Hopefully I will get a chance to blog about tomorrows adventures tomorrow, but right now I better go to sleep. The rest of the family has gotten a head start on sleeping and if I don't go to sleep, tomorrow will be a nightmare!!

Kaden's 1st Haircut

I finally did it!! Kaden has needed a trim for so long but, I just couldn't make myself take him. I finally did it on Saturday. He was so good, he just wanted to look at the stylist the whole time. He looks so cute now!!!

Swimming Lessons

Last week, Connor and Jaxson had swimming lessons. Both of the boys love the water so I really didn't think there would be any problems. I was mostly worried about Jax because in most things, he has no fear.
The first two days went by wonderfully!!! He did such a great job. On the 2nd day, he stepped off of the step in the deep in and went under the water for a few seconds. I pulled him out and he seemed fine, he didn't even cry! On day 3, he started crying half way through it and didn't want to do anything! I thought that it might be because his friend Maddie was crying and he was just following suit. On day 4, they both cried again through pretty much the whole thing. On day 5, Maddie was fine and didn't cry at all, but Jax didn't want to do anything. So I don't think that it was because Maddie was crying. Maybe him going under the water affected him more than I thought??? He ended up cooperating for the last 10 minutes of his last lesson and had a great time.Connor did great! Before going to lessons, he wasn't scared of the water and didn't mind putting his face in the water at all. So the first day or two he learned to swim, but for some reason...he didn't mind swimming and he didn't mind putting his face in the water, but he didn't want to do it at the same time!!! But he did!!! He was so brave and tried things that he was scared to do. By the end of the week, Connor was jumping off the diving board in the deep end and swimming to the side without any help!

I am so proud of both of them!! Laura is a great teacher and I hope to use her every year!!

My saga continues...

Brock says home the next day with all three. The boys all seemed fine, but Brock got sick and was dealing with that and the kids all day. I get home and take care of the kids. They seem fine and mom is feeling better so I figure that I am fine to go to school. I start feeling bad, so I go to bed at 9 trying to prevent myself from throwing up because I was having the other symptoms. At about midnight Connor wakes me up and tells me his tummy hurts. I start to get him situated on a pallet in our room when he runs to the bathroom to throw up. So I get him cleaned up and get on the net to set up my sub and write my sub plans. Connor throws up about 3 or 4 times in the night but wakes up at 7:30 feeling fine and ready for school. I asked Brock to take the little guys to mom's house because I wasn't feeling well and knew that I couldn't sleep with them here. I go back to sleep and don't wake back up until 12:30, go back to sleep and wake up at 1:30...I didn't get out of bed until after 3!! Poor Connor had to take care of himself on Friday. I got up at 3 and took a shower. I felt great after sleeping all day and the rest of the fam seemed fine.

I was feeding Kaden at like 7 and he throws up EVERYWHERE...about 9 Jax throws up EVERYWHERE!!! I thought we were done with this!!! So the rest of the night goes fine, I stay up until 3 AM to make sure everyone is fine. Saturday we wake up and Jax's neck is swollen and so are his tonsils. I take him to CareNow and they give him some antibiotics.

When will this ever end.................................

Sick Kiddos

Connor and Kaden are both sick.

Yesterday, when Brock picked Kaden and Jaxson up, mom told him that Kaden had really bad diarrhea. Once home, Kaden was a little more mellow and cuddly, but no diarrhea. Connor complained a few times about a sore throat. We knew that we would probably have to take him to the doctor because he gets strep all the time.

This morning I asked Connor about his throat, he said that it didn't hurt. I called mom to check on Kaden and she said that he seemed fine but wasn't eating much. Later in the day, I decided that he probably didn't tell me the truth because he hates to go to the doctor. He is totally scared of shots.

So I send Connor to the nurse and she calls to tell me that his tonsils are huge and his temp is 99. I call and get him an appointment and then call to check on Kaden. I decided that maybe he isn't eating because his throat hurts, so I get an appointment for both.

I get to mom's to pick the boys up and Kaden is sleeping on mom. I go to the back to get Jax and mom starts yelling. Kaden has thrown up all over. He also started with the diahrrea diapers again and messed every outfit she had for him. So, I clean him up and then he drops another load!!!!

I clean that up and get to the doctor's office...another load!!!!

Long story short, after two hours in the doc's office...Connor has strep and Kaden has a bacterial thing. So, Connor gets a shot...it takes three people to hold him down!!

I keep saying this, but I will NEVER take all three of them to the doctor by myself again!!!

On a side note, Connor weighs 40 lbs and Jax is 2 lbs behind at 38 lbs. Kaden weighs 20 lbs.

March

Wow! I decided to write this blog and thought that I could keep up with it, but I haven't written in two months. A recently looked at some of my friend's blogs and decided that I would try to update mine again. Let's see...

Me...We are on the last 9 weeks of the year! This last stretch of the year is often difficult because we are all ready to be done with school and need a break. Unfortunately, we don't get a break until the end of May. I am working hard at school stuff and maybe my life will be more eventful after school gets out.

Brock...Nothing much is going on. He is working hard and can't wait until football starts again.

Connor...He is doing great in school! He is so smart and loves his class. He recently finished basketball, and was a pretty good little defensive player. He decided to not play t-ball and wait until he can play coach pitch next year. He can't wait until summer!! He is ready to swim.

Jax...What can I say about Mr. Personality? He is just that! I have really been working with him lately...he can now count, knows his colors, and an sing his ABC's.

Kaden...He is now 8 months old! I can't believe it! He is growing up so fast!!! He is eating some solids and baby food. He is crawling, crusing, pulling up...He has 3 1/2 teeth. He is the happiest little baby ever!

Our family is going very well! Easter was great! He got to spend a lot of time with both my family and Brock's! It was a beautiful weekend!