Fun Trip!

Friday after Brett got off work around 4 pm we headed to SLC to drop the kids off at Shannon's house.   We got there around 9 pm and the kids were so so excited.  We played for a bit then got the kids ready for bed.  Brett and I had to be to the airport the next morning by 6 am.  Saturday morning Brett and I woke up bright and early and headed to the SLC airport.  We got there got through security, grabbed a bagel and got on the plane.  We had a 4 1/2 hour flight to JFK airport in New York.  We had a layover there for a whole 42 minutes.  Well our plan was a little delayed in SLC so when we got off the plane I ran to the next gate for our connection to Orlando, but the plane was already gone.  We went and talked with customer service and they said they had a flight a little later that night, but as he was booking us it filled up.  The next flight to Orlando was not until the next morning at 7 am and it was out of LaGuardia airport instead.  So Delta Airlines put us in a nice Hotel in Queens, New York, the Flushing area, yep that's what they call the little area we were in.  Brett and I took a cab right to and from the Hotel, what an experience.  :)  We go to our hotel in Flushing around 6 pm (New York time).  We dropped our stuff off in the room and asked the front desk how to get to Time Square.  They told us to catch the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road)  train just a few blocks from the Hotel.  We walked through all these little shops and outdoor markets in Flushing to get to the train stop.  It was so interesting and such a different place.   

We got to Time Square around 7 pm and walked up and down 7th Avenue and also 34th street.  There were SO MANY people out and about.  It was so fun to see all the lights and people down there.  We grabbed a slice of cheese pizza and caught the train back to the Hotel around 10 pm.  We were exhausted, it felt like midnight to us, we had been walking a lot that day and it was daylight savings, we had to be up so early and we were going to lose an hour so was went to bet after a little ice cream:)

NYC from the sky!

 Waiting for our train

 

 

Love GMA:) 

 

Madison Square Gardens

 

And across from our hotel.. none other than Kennedy Fried Chicken

 

The next morning bright and early our cab driver Frank was out front waiting for us.  We got to the airport, this time we had to go to LaGuardia airport and we had a little time to get something to eat before our flight took off.   The flight was pretty quick just under 3 hours and we were in sunny Florida.  We jumped on the bus and headed to our Hotel.  We dropped off our stuff and headed to the outdoor fair and dinner at Brett's Convention.  It was fun and really nice weather.  We headed back to the hotel to swim and sit in the hot tub.  It was so nice.

 

  

View from our hotel room, it was on the 15th floor

 

 

Monday Brett had a few classes to go to so I got ready and caught a bus the the outlet malls. It was so fun to walk around in great weather and shop.  I headed back to the Hotel as Brett was heading back.  As soon as I got back I changed and headed to the pool again:)

Brett got back to the hotel and we got ready to get on the bus to Universal Studies - Island Adventure.

It was so fun, it was sponsored by the Convention Brett was there for so everything was free.  It was awesome!  We ate pizza, went on some really fun rides, had more snacks, went on more rides ate more then headed back to the bus to get home around midnight, it was so so fun!

Tuesday morning Brett left a little before me to catch a few more classes.  I got ready checked out and headed to the convention center.  We ate lunch and caught a bus to the Airport.  We were on separate flights on our way home and I had a connection in New York again and was so scared I was going to get stuck there alone.  Everything went pretty smooth, despite heavy rain coming out of Florida and into New York.  Brett got to SLC around 9 pm went and got the car and picked me up around 10 pm.  We went to Shannon's house, grabbed the kids to sleep downstairs with us and crashed.  The kids were so excited to see us the next morning and were little chatter boxes letting us know of all the fun the had the last four days.  The weather was so nice in Utah they were able to play outside a lot.  We got up and got ready and headed home.  Brett needed to go to work for a little while that afternoon.  The kids had a hard time leaving, they wanted to stay in Utah, with us:)  I am so thankful for this little trip with Brett.  It was so nice to have alone time with Brett.  So grateful Shannon took our little critters for 4 whole days while 32 weeks pregnant:) They had a ball and so did we! 

Lorax stuff for the kids! 

 

Babies and Basketball

I love watching Kenz take care of her babies, she is going to die when she has a real baby to play with next month when her new baby girl cousin will be her!

 

Going to the store...

 

 

Ahh...the many faces of Kenzi

A month ago Logan started a 6 week long Basketball smart start clinic.  He loves going each week and I love what it does for his confidence.  He is getting better shooting, but that dribbling is tough!  

Face Painting

 Tuesday night we went to dinner at Applebees with Brett's boss.  It was fun getting to know him and his family.  Also, it was free face painting for the kids.  Kenz loved it but Logan was not completely convinced it wasn't just for girls and was too cool to have his face painted:)

Good stuff

Logan says the funniest things sometimes and so does Kenzi.  I need them recorded so I always remember them.

Sometimes when the lights come on in the morning or if we turn the TV just after getting up for the day Logan says, "no turn it off, it's yelling at my eyes"

Today Logan had his Valentine Party at Preschool he was so excited to give out his Cars Valentines and pencils.  He was also excited to give Ms. Michelle a small box of chocolates.  Well with the chaos of every morning we forgot to grab the box of chocolates.  I didn't even realize it, but Logan had a mission when he got done with Preschool, we needed to go get those chocolates and bring them back.  We did and he would not let me come to the door with him to give them to Ms. Michelle.  I was starting to walk up to the door with him and he said "no, go back in the car."  He loves preschool and Ms. Michelle.  I love watching him run in and run out of Ms. Michelle's house with his big backpack bouncing up and down.  He is always so excited to show me the papers he did that day.
After his Valentines party he had a large bag with treats from all the other classmates in it and a separate little bag with treats in it from Ms. Michelle.  When he got in the car he pulled both of them out and gave the small one to Kenz, he said that one was for her:)

Also, today Logan keeps saying he is tired or sick because his feet aren't big.  Asking me to make them big ??? not sure where that came from:)  Then while I was in the shower this morning I didn't even hear the kids come in all I heard was Logan say, "you don't have that thing to pee with"  I looked out to find Kenz stark naked (crazy girl, I had seriously been in the shower for 3 minutes) with Logan breaking the news to her that she could go pee because she didn't have that thing:)  hehehe. 

Kenz is seriously a little chatter box when she gets going.  She calls Logan "Wogan" and says it over and over trying to talk with him or get his attention, it hilarious.  The other day she said to Brett "RARRR, I scared you!"

Yesterday she tripped on the pavement and scrapped her knee a little, she keeps saying "ow-wee" "kiss it."   She cries for Brett a lot now that he works full time.  She want me too, she just likes us all to be together.  Throughout the day she says "Daddy at work?"  Just checking just in case it has changed.  :)

Love those two. 

Busy/ Sick Week

What a week!  Well over a week of sickness in this house.  Last week poor Logan got so so sick really fast.  He had a bad fever and was miserable.  Of course by the time I realized he probably had influenza it was 8 pm so we had to go to an Urgent Care.  They got us right in and sure enough he had the flu even though he had a flu shot a few months ago!  They gave him some Tamiflu and he was better a few days later.  We were all feeling lucky we didn't get it but then Kenz started coughing so I figured it was the flu as well and called and had the Urgent Care call some Tamiflu in for her.  Well that stuff is nasty and bitter and we had the hardest time getting Kenzi to take it.  She started acting better so we just gave up and figured she had fought it off on her own.  Monday came and she still had a runny nose and cough but I just thought it was a cold.  Tuesday she was miserable so we dropped Logan off at preschool and headed to the doctors.  Sure enough she had a secondary infection on top of the influenza, a ear infections and the beginnings of pneumonia:(  Poor little lady.  They started her on some heavy duty antibiotics and albuterol in the neutralizer to help with her cough.  Just 24 hours later she was doing so much better! 

In the middle of all the sickness the kids got new bunk beds!!  (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Hanson:) ) They love them and the transition was so easy.  No trouble as of yet!

On Wednesday Logan had his 4 year check up.  He weighed 37 lb and was 41 in.  (60-65%)  Big boy:)  He had to have two shots.  He knew that after his shots he would get a few suckers and that was enough for him, he didn't even cry and just kept his eye on the prize!  So proud he was so brave.  

Also, Brett started with EIRMC on Monday and has loved it so far.   He says it gets better and better everyday and is exceeding his expectations.  So wonderful!  He finally has a set schedule and works from about 8-4:30, I love knowing he will be home at night!

And finally we planned a getaway in Florida just Brett and I in just over a month.  Brett is being sent there for a convention for EIRMC so I am tagging along!  The kids will stay with Shannon for 4 full days, I don't know if it will be harder on me or the kids...prob me, but I am so excited to just spend time with Brett and the Florida sun and pool at the hotel...but mostly Brett:)

Here's to more adventures in the coming months!  I can't wait!