Happily Ever Adkins: random Monday ramblings

this will be filled with lots of random. my mind can be all over the place most days.

this weekend was really nice. Hannah was really good. And that makes for two happy parents. We grabbed dinner Friday night and after we left- Jeremy looked at me and said, that went really well. It usually doesnt. But they were both good, the food was good, and I was just happy having such a nice night out with my little family.

Saturday we went to the Kids museum again- this time Hannah made it past the water room. I have no idea why that is the first room in the whole place. It should be the last room on the 3rd floor. She never wants to leave and go to any other places. It is a really great room though. Most kids leave soaked! We had fun and they were both really good.

He loves standing at the water table...and he usually ends up wet too!

they have a whole art room for older kids- Jeremy and Hannah worked hard on a Chinese dragon.

For some reason, Sundays are really hard days for me. I have no idea why. I cant explain it. We've been going to the 9:00 church service then we just come home and hang out. But there is a weird stretch of the day that I feel all couped up in the house. Like we should be doing something but we dont feel like working for an hour to get everyone ready to go somewhere...its just weird. I know, I cant really explain it either. I get sad. I miss my family like crazy. I miss get togethers with friends, I want Hannah to see her friends etc etc. For some reason these feelings just intensify on Sundays. I get quiet, sometimes I cry but then I try to reason with myself cause things could be WAY worse. We have shelter, beautiful, healthy kids, a great marriage, families that love us and miss us, our health, so what the heck am I so sad about. So then I feel guilty for feeling that way. But I figure there will be a huge range of emotions Ill go through every single day we are here. Sorry for that rambling. I just cant even explain how I feel on those days. I have a ton of things to be thankful for. I shouldnt be sad. But I knew this would happen so I just need to look at these smiling kids and know they are happiest of all.
Since Sundays are hard- we've decided we will make Sunday nights Fro-Yo nights! But you cant call it yogurt to Hannah- its ice cream of course! She LOVES going to Yogurtland. And, I kinda do too :)

We finally changed Owen over to forward facing and went ahead and got him a new carseat. I swear we've purchased way more car seats than we ever needed. I would definitely have done things differently and not bought so many different "stages" of carseats. We really liked the one we bought Hannah when she outgrew the Britax and it will last until she is in a booster. So we went ahead and got the same one for Owen. I told Hannah that Owen was now in a new carseat and he would be facing forward and she said, "Now we can hold hands!" Omg, I die!

they look like co-pilots!

Such a big milestone- I just look at him and cant believe he's gotten so big.

I made a DELICIOUS dinner last night. I love lasagna but I do not like the frozen ones you buy at the grocery- they just dont turn out good. So I found a recipe on Pinterest for Skillet Lasagna.

You can find the Recipe HERE. It was easy, fast for Lasagna, and so so good. I even made a mistake and cooked it the wrong way and it stilled turned out great. I didnt have the vegetables on hand or basil and it was still great. ENJOY!

We played in the park after preschool one day and Hannah's favorite part was pigeon chasing. She wasnt scared!

The pools open this weekend and I cant tell you how excited we are. I think that will really help on those days I feel couped up inside or just need to get out. I could sit at the pool all day long. I hope the kids want to also! :) I know we will be spending alot of time there!

The other day Owen crawled up in the chair with Hannah and she said, Mommy take a picture! Their relationship gets sweeter everyday. I know they will fight like cats and dogs one day but Im enjoying this now!

sweet little boy!

I cant say enough about this amazing man. Not only is he a great husband but watching him as a dad makes me so happy. He never passes on diaper duty, bedtime, or playtime with the kids. He always does anything I ask regardless of how tired he is. He gets up at 3:30 am and starts work at 4:30. Works a full 8 hour day then comes home to two kids who arent napping. He walks through the door as super dad. Not only is he the hardest working man I know, and does it all so that I can stay home with these two rugrats, and he never complains. Seriously- who doesnt complain!?! I admire him for that. And on top of working in the desert heat, starting work in the middle of the night to most people, chasing two wild kids, he has started the Insanity work out program. Ive watched a few videos and Im pretty sure I would die. I plan on starting it with him....I think :)