Well Kelson and I had a WONDERFUL time with the Donald family this past weekend. Kelson got to experience a lot of FIRSTS on this trip so that was exciting.
Kelson and I left Thurs afternoon- it was weird having Jason dropping us off at the airport (I'm so used to him going on trips with us), but since he had shows he wasn't able to go. Anyways, so we did the whole PLANE thing and Kelson did really good. I carried her around in the Jeep carrier- highly recommend it. We sat next to a couple that has 4 kids, so they were VERY helpful and understanding. They even held her books for her and stuff. I was worried that people wouldn't be friendly, but overall it was GREAT. No rude people or looks like shut that kid up. For most of the part- she was the entertainment- showing off her talents :) Of course we got lots of She's so pretty compliments ;) AWWW! Right before we boarded I decided to change her one last time and boy was I glad I did she had a HUGE poopy diaper. Whew. We got to FL around 5 and Keri and the kids were there waiting on us. Belle and Corgan are so much fun and just so cute. Belle takes great care of Corgan and loved having another girl around to play with. She says Baby Kelson sooooo cute. Anyways, so we headed back to Melbourne, but the kids started getting cranky (and I myself was hungry) so we stopped at Target had some yummy food (Pizza- bad Kelly) and we went shopping- grocery mostly, but Keri had a few things she wanted to get for her house. So we were there for almost 3 hours- hehe. We got all kinds of stuff- food, dominoes (which we never got to play), a book for Kelson, clothes for the kids, movies, etc.. it was fun just hanging out and shopping with the kids. Poor Belle has another UTI so she was a little down, but overall it was a lot of fun. We played racing the cart games and Belle loved that. She kept wanting to go over and over so I told her that Swiper (Dora character) was watching us and we had to be very quiet and sneaky, so she played along- whew! Anyways, we got back to Keri's around 9 or so and the kids were ready for bed. I was pretty tired too, so I went to bed with Kelson.
The next morning- Friday- we got a late start, so we were SUPPOSED to go to the beach, but Belle had to go to the Dr and we were running behind, so we just hung out at the house for a while while Keri and Belle went to the Dr's. I watched Corgan and Kelson for an hour & 1/2. Its different having two. I'm kinda glad that my wish for twins didn't happen ;) hehe! It was fun though. Kelson kept smacking Corgan's head- I guess she thought it was fun. I let her try Corgan's go round toy and she LOVED it. We: Keri, Corgan, Kelson, and I (Belle took a nap at home with Keith) decided to go to the mall- we didn't have much time since we were meeting Erica- Keri's sweet friend who was taking pics of the kids for us at 5:30, so we hustled and got the kids ready and went to the mall around 3:30 and went to get the kids matching PJ's and to buy Kelson some smaller earrings. I got her some really cute pearl ones. The diamond ones were too big for her and irritating her ears. So I got them back until she gets older ;) We had several people ask if Corgan and Kelson were twins- since they were in the double stroller and so close in age. Although they really don't look much alike. Keri and I just laughed about it. So we got back to the house around 5- fed the kids and got them all dressed. Left around 6 to go to the park. It was REALLY pretty outside and it was a lot of fun. Keri and I wanted to get pics with us too, but we didn't have to get ready, so we just got pics of the kids (hoping to post those this week). The kids were taking turns not being cooperative, so we just took what we could- but I think Erica got some cute ones. Kelson did rather good. I can't wait to see the pics! After pics Belle wanted to go on the playground, so we all went- Kelson LOVED the swing. I got her going down the slide too- with my help of course- she loved that. There isn't much Kelson doesn't like to do. We had such a good time. I got on the adult swing and sat her in my lap and swing- she was doing her excited moves and laughing. So cute. I went to get some water from the water fountain and decided to let Kelson try and she was sooo funny- I bent her down and she opened her mouth really wide and I let the water pour in- she kept signing more- so we did it several times. She loves her water too. What a girl!!!! Anyways, so it was getting dark and I was pretty worn out so we headed back home- all the kids fell asleep - well pretty much- and then we had some cereal and went to bed. It was a very busy day for all of us.
Saturday we decided to go the beach- at first we were putting it off, but we finally went around 11ish. We were about 10 min from the beach and Keri realized we didn't have the umbrella pole, so we had to turn around- which was a good thing- since Kelson poopied like crazy (coming out of the swimsuit/diaper and everything), so we changed Kelson, Belle went pee (in the potty)- she's doing so good with this, Keri grabbed the umbrella pole (although I think she wanted to stick it somewhere else - right Keith ;) ) hehe! We got to the beach around noon. We planned to be there early so it wasn't the hottest part of the day, but it really wasn't too bad. We put SPF 50 on the kids and went out to the sand. I wasn't sure how Kelson was gonna react to the beach, but she ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!! We went to the beach (at Joan's beach house) at 2 1/2 months old, but of course she wasn't nearly old enough to experience it. Well this time Kelson loved the whole beach thing. I know how much she loves bath time, so I thought she would enjoy it, but wasn't sure. I sat down on the beach- just enough for the water to flow over us- Kelson would get SOOO excited when the waves were coming- she loved it. Even getting drenched and a face full of water a few times she was still smiling and loving every minute of it. Keri mentioned that I was much the same way when I was a little girl. So I took her out a little further and she just loved it. I loved seeing her having so much fun. Cousin Deena (aline's daughter) met us at the beach for a while. I tried to get Kelson back to the sand-under the umbrella- and she didn't want to leave. Finally Keith got us some pizza (bad Kelly again) but we didn't get a chance to eat much since it started raining and we had to gather the kids, get the sand off everything, and get the stuff back to the car- this was NOT fun and we were all worn out by this time. You know how the sun can wear you out. Anyways, so I washed off Kelson in the outside shower thingy and we got the kids changed and into the car. Within minutes of putting Kelson in her seat- she was OUT. She was sooo tired. Since we didn't get much time with Deena, I asked her if she wanted to go eat seafood that night. She was excited - esp since Rusty could join us too. So we went back to the house- got showers and everyone took naps- and we met them at Bonefish Willy's. It was soooooo yummy!!! Best seafood I've had in a while- I had the stuffed tilapia and crab legs. DELISH! We had all three kids, Keri, Keith, me, Deena, and Rusty. They seated us next to a table of 20 prom kids. As the night went on and the kids got tired and ready to go I stood up to walk around with Kelson and I looked over at the prom kids and said, "Make sure you guys use protection tonight!" and they all busted out laughing-- along with our table- haha! Keri commented like our moms hired us to sit here tonight- what a funny group of people we are. Keri and Keith treated us all to dinner, very sweet. Thanks again Keri and Keith for a wonderful dinner. After we got back- the kids went to sleep and Keri and I started looking at ideas for our Europe trip :) We got some good ideas- it's gonna be so much fun. We are bringing the hubby's too!
Sunday morning we got up around 8:30 (7:30 Alabama time) fed the kids, Keri got some pics of the kids in their matching PJ's, and I finished packing our bags. Nicole came over and visited a little while and helped with the kids. I was bummed that I didn't get to see my godmother- she hasn't seen Kelson yet :( Anyways, we got to the airport on time and the flight home was great. Sat next to a 20 yr old boy - who was VERY helpful and playing with Kelson. Memere and Louise came and picked us up. Kelson was SOOO excited to see her Memere. Grammy and Papa were gonna come over after we got home, but Kelson and I both went down for a nap, then we got up and ate and it was bedtime, so we hope to see them Tues sometime :) Jason gets home tonight, so I'm excited to see him and give him a big ole hug! I'm sure he's ready to see Kelson too.
It wasn't a very long trip, but it was def lots of fun and we enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you again Keri and family for a wonderful memory! Love you!
PS- i totally forgot to blog about Keri and I watching the New Kids on the Block on the Today show. Overall it wasn't too bad. They still sounded pretty good. There were a couple mistakes (JON KNIGHT, but I mean they did rather well. I will buy their album when it comes out! hehe. This was so much fun to watch with my sis.
