Three Kids!!

As promised, here are some pictures! Most of them are from Friday afternoon. I have 1/2 days on Fridays during the summer months so last Friday, Madeline and I decided to go hang out with Paisley and Parker to give Terrisa a little break. Fortunately, they were all angels and thank goodness because even though they were angels, it was definitely a balancing act. I think we'll wait a little while for another little one! :) 

Madeline has a bad habit of stealing Parker's paci...poor Parker! :( He did catch on and starting trying to steal hers. I didn't catch a picture of it, but at one point they both had pacis in their mouth and were trying to take each others!

Madeline LOVES this little jumper of Parker's so she spent a good portion of the time in it. 

Paisley wanted a turn in the high chair like the babies :)

We played dress up too! Paisley is hilarious. She wanted the babies to go to bed so that we could play more. She kept saying, "These kids just won't go to bed!" 

Parker and I snuggled -- he is such a cutie!

 

My little helper :)

Watching Paisley model for us during dress-up....

This is from the day I left for my work trip. I was trying to get her to give me a kiss goodbye...close enough!

I think I mentioned in a previous post that Madeline is crawling all over the place. Here is a video from her this morning. She hits the ground running in the morning (unlike Mommy and Daddy) and likes to immediately start playing.

Minneapolis Trip

Hi All, Just a quick update before bed! I just got back from Minneapolis last night. I flew out on Sunday for a training for work at General Mill's Word Headquarters. The headquarters were awesome -- complete with a fitness center, hair salon, doctor, dentist, and daycare. I had a great time, but it was SOO nice to get back to Madeline and George! I noticed that it was so much harder to leave her this time than it has been for other trips. I think the fact that she is getting more interactive makes me feel like I am missing out on her doing things. I was very happy to go up there in the summer (nice 30+ degree difference from here), instead of the winter!

My parent's new pool is all done now -- we have made it over 3 times so far to swim. Madeline seems to enjoy soaking up the rays and relaxing in the pool. Last week, Madeline also had her first splash pad experience, which she loved! I have some cute pictures of Paisley, Parker, and Madeline from the splash pad that I will post this weekend.

One of the best perks of my new job is 1/2 day Fridays during the summer! That 1/2 day makes the weekend seem like a 3 day weekend and it is nice to have the extra time to hang out with Madeline.

This is quickly becoming a very boring post so I will wrap it up and update when I have some time to get some pictures off of my phone! :)

The Explorer

Madeline has become quite the little explorer recently. Now that she has the ability to move around by herself, she likes to explore the house. We have to keep our eye on her because she has been known to get into things that she's not supposed to. Here are some pictures of her adventures :)

When we're hanging out in the loft, we have to block off access to the stairs...

Peek-a-boo with Aunt Marie!!

Playing with the pedals under the piano while Daddy is playing is pretty exciting! 

 

Too busy to look at the camera! 

New Jobs

This past weekend, we went with my entire family to California for a long weekend. It was nice to get out of the 100+ temps for a few days. On Friday, we spent most of the day at Huntington Beach. We went rollerblading which Madeline always likes. I think she is going to be a dare devil because she loves to go fast :) On Saturday, we went to Magic Mountain. It was the first time there for some of us -- George and I went there once a long time ago so it was basically the first time for us too. Pretty much all of their roller coasters are insane. It's been awhile since I've done extreme rides like that. I've become a wimp after so many trips to Disney. I love rides with huge drops, but some of the rides with tons of twists and loops disorient me too much. Are you wondering how the babies did on the trip? Parker and Madeline actually both did very, very well! (for babies) :) There were a couple of meltdowns here and there, but for the most part they just went along for the ride....pun intended. And as a matter of fact, they both did ride the carousel. Does it count if Parker was asleep while riding it? :)

On Sunday, we headed back home late-morning because George had to fly out to Philadelphia for a work trip on Monday morning. And, Monday was my first day at my new job! I believe this is the first mention of new jobs on the blog. You probably know by now, but both George and I started new positions with new companies! Of course, we didn't purposely plan to change jobs within a week of each other, it just happened to work out that way (although not ideal). George is not a Recruiter for a company called Yoh: http://www.yoh.com. Yoh is a recruitment or staffing firm that is based in PA, but has an office here. George will specialize in technology recruitment. This is week 2 for him and so far, he is really enjoying the position. He feels like he is learning so much already.

I started my new job at General Mills on Monday. I'm sure you all know what General Mills is so I won't provide the link to their website :) My title is Business Planning Associate so I will be doing a lot of category and market analysis. It was hard to leave Nestle, but I decided that the move to General Mills was best for my long term growth and development. Just like George, I am knee deep in training. I go to Minneapolis for my formal headquarter training on June 23. I love everything about the company and their culture so far and I'm really looking forward to learning something new and applying some of those MBA skills! :)

Oh yeah, Madeline has been busy too! She is scooting all over the place now. She has been a bit under the weather with a runny nose and cough for the past few days, but that doesn't hold our active little baby back.

Madeline and I enjoying California :)

 It's hard to tell in this picture, but the person in the blue cage is Hannah and Brian and Paisley are in the red cage. Paisley enjoyed it....not sure about Hannah and Brian! :) 

Paisley, the beach babe! She was a bit unsure of the very cold water, but Grandpa built some sand castles with her which she thought was pretty cool. 

And the other beach babe, Madeline. Next year, I'm sure Madeline and Parker will be helping Paisley and Grandpa build those sand castles!