Staycation

Our daycare has been closed this week so we were forced to take a vacation, aw shucks! We decided to stay close to home and do some fun stuff in our area and also get some much needed errands and appointments taken care of.
First up, Evans first dentist appointment.

 I didn't get any pictures of him other than in the waiting room. They were great with him and Evan did a good job, he didn't really know what was going on but he took it all in stride.
Next up new tires for mommy. I was worried about all that time with him in the waiting area but turns out he was fascinated with the whole process.

After we got those errands out of the way we went to a local family farm to just hang out and walk around. Evan LOVED feeding the koi, turtles and catfish.

Erin just relaxed in the shade.

Then we headed for ice cream, Evan picked Superman. Not my favorite but hey, it wasn't for me.

Erin liked it too!

Then mama got what she wanted next, peach sangria!

On Wednesday we headed to Indianapolis for an overnight trip. We hit up the Children's Museum first and it was a blast. Evan had so much fun and was so excited.

He played in the sand forever.

While he was doing that Erin took over in the under 24 month zone, she had it all to herself.

She didn't care for the sand.

 Evan loved this car - he said it was "just like Francesco's!"

This was a detour before our trip to Egypt. Meltdown. We just stayed there and waited it out. I have no doubt all the other parents there have been there so I wasn't embarrassed at all.

After the detour we were back at it in the science zone. Evan loved shoveling rocks, operating a crane, and driving a bull dozer. Not many pics from there because it was kind of dark and my camera phone is not the greatest.

That section also had a very cool water station with tons of levers and pulleys, Evan was very serious about this part.

We closed the place down and when we left both kids were asleep within minutes. So much fun!
The next day we went to the Indianapolis Zoo. A very nice zoo I must say. I didn't take many pictures (I know, very unlike me) but I decided to make a conscious effort to just try and enjoy it without worrying about getting pics. But here are a few.
Penguins!

Baby elephant.

He loved the train ride!

We drove home after that and the kids slept the entire 2 hour drive home. It was a nice quiet break.
Today we rounded out the vacation with a little backyard camping, football and baseball.

University of Louisville open football practice.

And a Louisville Bats game.
Obviously Erin loves baseball.

She warmed up after a little cotton candy.

I've had such a great week and I don't want it to end. It's been so nice to throw out the schedules and just be with Todd and the kids. Fun times!

Messy Birthday

Erin did not disappoint at her birthday party. This was her fourth smash cake when you include the one I had for pictures, one at daycare and one on her actual birthday. So she was an old pro by the time her party rolled around.
The hat didn't last long.

She started out innocently enough.

Then she really started to dig in.

And it was all a mess from then on.

She really liked to run her hands through her hair for some reason.

In the end it was straight to the bath with this one. It was great entertainment.

Erin's First Year

Of course I got super emotional going through all these pics of Erin's 1st year. I did the same thing for Evan's first birthday and it's really neat to see a quick glimpse of how much they change the first year of their lives.

 1 Day

1 Week

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

And 1 Year

See what I mean? She's such a big girl now, but I refuse to call her anything but my baby.
We have her one year checkup scheduled for a couple of weeks from now, so I'll need to post her stats then. I know she weighs 20 pounds but have no idea about the height.  I'll try and post some pictures from her birthday party soon, she tore into her cake like a champ!!!

Erin is One!!!

How is she one? I have no idea. It does not feel like it's been a year since I first held her in my arms.  Her actual birthday was yesterday and we had a small celebration at home. A little present from Evan was up first. He picked it out himself.

I think she likes it.

And then it was time for cake. She was not shy about smashing into it. At first the icing on her hands ticked her off. 

But she got over it as soon as she tasted the yumminess.

I'm looking forward to her party in a couple of days, I can't wait to see everyone and celebrate my favorite girl.

Erin is Walking!

I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that my sweet girl will be 1 in a four days. And just like Evan she walked just a few days before her 1st birthday. I didn't catch the first steps on camera but of course I got the second. I was thrilled, I knew she was close and all she had to do was let go!

Walking! from Kelly Marsh on Vimeo.

And then there was no turning back. She walked probably 20 more times last night, the fear was gone.
She had a high fever on Friday of almost 104 and I'm not sure what's going on. I guess it's a virus. The pediatrician said her strep test came back negative and she isn't really showing any kind of symptoms. Not even a runny nose. It's only been a slight fever since Friday and tylenol seems to be taking care of it. She did get a new tooth on Friday next to her two front teeth. And it looks like the one on the other side is about ready to pop through. I guess that could be the issue.

We have a big first birthday party planned for next Sunday. I hope the weather cooperates and it's not as hot as it has been lately. I'm excited to see everybody and can't wait to see how Erin's cake turned out.
I'm going to TRY and do her 1 year pictures today. I already did some of her smashing her cake for the invitations and I think they turned out cute.

Mmmm cake!

3!

We took Evan for his 3 year well visit yesterday. He weighs 35 pounds (80th percentile) and is 36-1/2" tall (20th percentile). He is developmentally on track and everything looks great. The pediatrician told us to just watch his weight and maybe eliminate some empty calories like juice and unhealthy snack food.