SunnySide Daycare!

August could not have come sooner! No, I'm just kidding. I've actually really enjoyed having the kids home. We did miss the first day of school because Mia was sick and I didn't want Benton going incase he was sick as well. So we had a GREAT three days at home actually. I made a huge effort to fill our days up so that we weren't bored and I even took the kids to the beach Wednesday morning! Mias a fish and fearless. She kept running into the ocean like it was made of chocolate or something. We all know how much she loves chocolate! Benton the more careful one took his time and on his own would venture to the water. I always running to the gym first thing in the mornings, so to not have the option of going to the gym turned out to be a breath of fresh air. I got to enjoy the kids and it was awesome!

 

 Thursday came around and everyone woke up happy and healthy! I was so excited for school, packing their stuff, feeding them and getting them ready I forgot to feed myself! Hahaha. That NEVER happens! But they were excited and ready to go!

 This week was only a 3 hour day, usually it's 5 hours twice a week, so I'll have a lot more time to get to appointments and run errands hands free which will be nice. Having them tired when they get home will be nice too. Gosh, they have grown so much in the last couple of months. They're babies no more. How'd they grow up so fast?

As much as they fight, they sure love each other and that just melts my heart. Through the moments of frustration when they are hitting and yelling, to see them hug and ask about each other when they aren't together, is everything. Benton always stays by mia when they are at the gym daycare and Mia cries when they are in separate rooms at church. In the end, Mias teachers told me she did great and didn't cry after I left. Benton on the other hand, a seasoned pro, walked in like he had been attending this school since he was born. :-) Oh, he apparently thinks he's attending Sunnyside Daycare from Toy Story 3. Close enough, they both have rainbows on their doors. lol. I love them.

Hear me "VROOM!"

We were pumped up! Ear Muffs aka Ear Muscles according to Benton, in hand, tickets in the other and two VERY, VERY excited toddlers. Benton had been in excruciating pain all day because he didn't quite understand why we had to wait till 7:30pm to see the monster trucks. I mean, they were already in town, so why did we have to wait? It was so sad because he didn't quite understand the concept of waiting THAT long.

 Here's Daddy and Benton waiting for the monster trucks to start the show! So adorable with his ear muscles on!

 Mia...SO tired because she decided to skip her nap that day. I'm pretty sure it was a lot for her to take in, with how many people were in the crowd and just all the activity going on!

 Mia didn't want to hear her ear muffs in the beginning but once they started their engines, boy was she grabbing for those muffs! hahaha. I did get concerned about her cause her head is so small and the muffs didn't fit her perfectly yet they were SO incredibly tight on her jaw cause they were so big on her. Poor kiddo.

 She started getting too startled about 20 minutes into it and I just couldn't sit there with her knowing that it was startling her. So I ended up taking her out in the foyer but the arena was open at the top so it was just as loud in the foyer. Brandon and I took turns being with her in the foyer.

 When they started doing donuts though, was when the noise was really just unbearable and we ended up taking them home early.

 I think if the stadium had been bigger and it was an outdoor arena it would have been a much better experience but you know what the first thing they asked me was when they woke up the morning the next day?

"More Monster Trucks please!" Aihhhh

San Antonio January 2014! See you then!