Picking at Pappys

Some of our good friends told us about a u-pick strawberry patch just down the road from us. They called this morning to let us know they were going over and we decided to join them. Ethan was overjoyed to hear that we were going to pick strawberries and couldn't wait to go. Logan on the other hand cried and said he'd rather go to Disney World. After a little convincing he decided it would be fun and got ready to go. I've never been to any place like this myself, but it was so neat!! They handed us little baskets and off into the fields we went. Ethan could barely contain himself and wanted to pick every strawberry he saw. I didn't think Madelyn would have any idea what we were doing, but to our surprise she picked up on it right away. She would walk down the rows and point to a red strawberry and say "dat" (that). I picked them and handed them to her and she put them right in her basket. Everyone had a great time and have already asked when we can go back. Besides it being a fun and educational event (most kids have no idea where their food comes from), it was cheap!! We got 3 large things of strawberries for a grand total of $5.30.  As soon as we got home we washed them off and had some with our lunch. The boys then wanted to know if we could start going to pick all our food. I'm not sure what else we can go pick around here, but we will definitely look into it. I think we will surely visit Pappys again before the picking season is over :)

Madelyn picking out her strawberries. It was funny how specific she was about exactly which ones she wanted :)









                                                                                              

I was shocked that she never once tried to eat them. She put every one she chose into the basket.

  


               

              Ethan finding his berries

He wanted to get a second basket after he filled the first.

 Once we got there Logan was just as excited as everyone else :)

Another uneventful visit

Yesterday I had my monthly visit to the perinatologist. I dread it for about a week before the actual visit. I'm always afraid they will have some new, bad news to tell me. Thankfully yesterdays visit was uneventful. The ultrasound tech did her exam and said everything looked normal to her. To us, he looked HUGE compared to the last visit just a month ago. A month ago you could still see his whole body in one screen. This time it seemed like just his head took up the entire picture. Last month he was measuring about 2lbs 6oz and this month he measured 3lbs 14oz. That sounds huge with almost 2 months to go, but they said it was average.  After the initial exam the doctor comes in and quickly scans through the images she shot. He said he didn't see anything unusual and asked if we had any questions for him. Total time spent with us......3 minutes. Total bill $2000. Thank God for insurance. And why didn't I become a doctor????  We have 1 more visit scheduled for the end of this month. After that, Kaden should be arriving. I will be so happy to have these stressful visits done with. Of course then we will begin our monthly visits with surgeons which I'm sure will be a new kind of stress. At least he will be here and we will know he's healthy :)

Camping Fun!!

They boys have been wanting to "camp" for quite a while now. Last year Buck and Ethan camped out in the back yard in the tent one night. Ethan didn't remember a whole lot about it and Logan wasn't old enough and wanted to come inside after about 20 minutes to sleep in his crib. After seeing camping stories on lots of the little shows they watch they were both eager to try it for themselves. We've been talking about another backyard camp-out for the last couple months, but the cool temperatures have been too much for us Floridians.  This past Saturday ended up being rainy and cold so at first I thought we would have to put it off yet another week. Then I realized that all the boys really care about is sleeping in the tent. So.....we pitched a tent....in the playroom :) The boys thought it was a wonderful idea and said it was the "best camp-out ever".  We grilled up some hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob and some baked beans for our "camp food". The boys also wanted to know where we were going to roast our marshmallows. Ugh????? Then I remembered the fondue pot that we got when we were first married. Its been used all of once since then :) The boys thought it was the coolest thing ever to use "marshmallow pokers" and dip them in chocolate. We even sat on the floor to make it more "campfireish" ;) After desert they headed off to sleep in the tent. They went to sleep pretty quick, but after waking up twice Logan decided he'd rather sleep in his bed. Thank goodness we weren't really out in the woods somewhere :) Overall they both had a great time though and keep asking when we can do it again. Madelyn wasn't old enough to eat chocolate dipped marshmallows or sleep in the tent, but she did have a good time climbing in and out of the tent. Maybe next year :)


Enjoying their fondue. Well....the boys were enjoying it. Buck thought the whole inside camping/roasting marshmallows was silly. Funny that I didn't seem him heading outside to camp in the 35 degree weather....hmm??







Sleeping Brothers :)