Craigslist the good the bad and the ugly

Today I went to pick up an exersaucer I found on craigslist.  Our old one was used and done.  So, I thought it was time to get a new used one.  You use them for such a short period of time, and lets face it I love a bargain.  Anyway,  we drove to Rockville, MD ( about 45 minutes to pick it up) today.  I was initially impressed with the condition of the toy.  Upon getting it home I realized it was wet with dog spit. GROSS!!!!!  I immediatley took all the toys that were fabric off and the seat and stuck it in the washer on hot.  Next time I will ask about pets and not just about smoking in the home.  Oh, well live and learn : )  On the bright side this will be uber clean when I am done with it and it only cost $ 20.  A bargain when new this was $80.  

New Glasses

Hadley got her first glasses this past week.  She has been really good about wearing them. We only has a few come aparts the first day.  She told me that she couldn't wear her glasses with her cinderella dress because cinderella doesn't wear glasses.  The next day she informed me that princesses do in fact wear glasses and she could be cinderella again.  Yeah : )  I love our little sugars so much.  She has been such a trooper through this new adjustment.

Daddy and Hadley having a nap!  I couldn't resist the picture of both of their glasses on the night stand.

These are just some of the pictures of Hadley in her new glasses.

Long Weekend of fun! - Saturday the new bed!

Well,  it has come time for a real bed! The stars have aligned, Cooper can climb in and out of his crib, we have good friends that could use his crib, and Costco had a twin with trundle bed at a discounted price!  I love a good deal.  We used part of Saturday getting the bed together.  It has a trundle that Cooper is going to sleep in and Hadley will be on top.  Later when Grant is big enough he will share the bed with Cooper. At least this is our plan.  As you can see below they have already had fun reading stories in the bed with Daddy : )

Long weekend of fun!

Alan had a short business trip to Columbus, GA this week.  He arrived  back on Friday afternoon and it was the beginning of a great weekend together!! We didn't do anything but spend time together.... Yeah!!!

Friday!!

Cooper has taken to taking all of his trains out of their storage container and hanging out in it.  In the afternoon they are able to watch a short show.  I walked into the room on Friday afternoon and found him like this  : )  

 We got this seat out of the attic for Grant.  He is all smiles when he can be close to the action. Most people say he looks just like Cooper, but I can see a mix of Hadley and Cooper in him.

Here are my blue eyed boys.  Cooper always wants to play with Grant.  Here he is with Grant and his favorite book.  He calls it the Ding Ding book.  We also live next to the Banneker Fire Station and we see the trucks everyday and he smiles, points, and yells ding ding at the fire trucks.

Nap Time in the Larsen House

I love how beautiful the children are during nap time.  I haven't yet been able to coordinate Grant's nap with theirs but I have hope yet. 

A day in the life - a few random things

Yesterday the children and I went to Costco to pick up some pictures and enjoy some lunch. While sitting down for a yummy lunch of a pizza and hot dogs two different women came over to talk to us.  Both wanted to comment on how busy I must be, I looked too young to be the mother of three children, and wanted to know if I wanted more children.  One of them actually asked me if I got a lot of comments on how unusual Hadley looks.  I have to laugh at the comments of others.  I did love the comment about how young I looked : )  

So, we headed out to the car after having lunch to a very hot car.  I let the windows down in the back and low and behold the back left window wouldn't go back up.  This leads me to the top 5 reasons we need a new van.

1.  the windows don't work

2.  the door locks don't work - well they work but I have to lock each of the 4 doors seperately.

3.  the entire trunk is taken up by my double stroller, single stroller, and baby carrier.

4.  I really don't have to strap the carseats in the back seat because they are so tight : ) Don't worry I still have them strapped down.

5.  I get excited when the air conditioning works ( thank goodness we don't live in Texas)

This leads me to things that have changed since becoming a mother.

1.  I am really excited about my new nursing bra coming in the mail.  Who gets excited about that...

2.  I am excited about the possibility of getting a van.  I always thought I was one of those people who would never drive one.

3.  When given the opportunity to shop for items for myself or my children I choose the children everytime.

4.  I never thought I would look forward to going to bed early.  I am a night owl.

Just a few random thoughts......

Temple trip

After church today we decided to go to the Washington Temple as a family.  We go together as a couple , but don't take the children very often.  After a quick stop at home to make some sandwiches for lunch we headed out on our adventure.  Hadley was so excited as she saw the temple as we drove around the beltway.  On the grounds they were able to run around and have fun, have a picnic lunch, and go to the visitors center.  We even saw a deer just 15 feet away on the grounds.  Hadley and Cooper now believe Bambi lives at the temple.  This was such a wonderful experience and we plan to do this more often.

This is what Grant did during our trip to the temple