Sorry it's been so long since I last updated the blog!!!! For those of you who don't know, Andrew and I were in Europe for 10 days and it's taken quite a lot for me to get back into the swing of things. So sorry for the delay - I promise to get better again! The above picture was taken by Nana and Grandpa Vohs while the kids were at their house while we were in Europe. The kids spent the first 3 days of our Europe trip at our house with Grandma and Papa O'Brien and the rest of the time at Nana and Grandpa's house. I think it's safe to say that the kids loved spending so much time with their grandparents and the grandparents loved their time as well. We heard lots of fun stories about their visits.
So, some fun udpates...We are getting ready to celebrate Lauren's first birthday on Friday!! Wow - time flies. Hard to believe a year ago I was incredibly pregnant and waiting for her arrival, though I was convinced she was a boy! Alex woke up a couple of weeks ago and exclaimed, "Mom, we go to Toys R Us today?" I wanted to know why he wanted to go there and he proceeded to tell me that "Lauren's birthday is coming up!" I was so impressed and so moved, we packed up the car and headed to Toys R Us though it took him FOREVER to pick out a gift for her and of course, he wanted to play with it as soon as we got home. Though I thought it was cute!
Both kids are growing like weeds. We are having so much fun with them right now. They are a blast and they constantly make each other laugh - it is SO cute! Lauren is turning into quite a spirited little girl. When she gets real excited (or mad), she gets really loud and animated. The other day, Alex made her mad so she got really loud (babbling, not crying) and he looked at me and said, "Holy Cow Mom, she's a loud girl!" It was priceless. No idea where he learned "holy cow" but it was just hilarious.
A couple of weeks ago we were able to spend a couple of days with Uncle Mike. Alex was obsessed with him, it was too cute. Everything was "Uncle Mike" this and "Uncle Mike" that. I think Uncle Mike thought it was pretty special too. And on Saturday, Alex spent some time playing with Grandpa Vohs. When he woke up on Sunday, he told me that "he played with Grandpa yesterday." Then he looked at me and said, "He's a nice guy." So funny. The things that come out of his mouth are truly priceless. It'll be so interesting when Lauren starts talking too - I know she'll have plenty to say!
So, we're getting ready for Lauren's big birthday this weekend. Should be a good time - I'll post pictures next week!
