On Friday Sarah and I took Miss Ellie to the beach for a couple hours..she plays pretty well there. Hardly eats the sand at all :D, Chris and Isabella like the pool better and with her new skills she wants to be there all the time. She's getting better and better, swimming underwater for longer and longer distances. It's amazing what a few days can do. I came up to the condo around noon to fix lunch for everyone. It's nice being able to quietly yell outside for them to come eat. The pool is literally right off our porch. It's been a great location. After lunch Chris agreed to stay back with Ellie so she could take a nap. The rest of us headed back to the beach to build a castle. I ended up working on a 'scuplture' of a prego Sarah :D..she liked it. And the temperature change between that morning and lunch time was drastic. It was so hot yesterday afternoon. Papaw said these temperatures are abnormal for October..I think it's been nice. The odd thing has been that usually when we are her in the summer we head to the beach in the morning and then by early afternoon it is storming, everyday. So we head back inside for a break then go back out after the storm passes. This hasn't happened once so far! It's kinda thrown me, atleast, off. But October is a perfect month for vacationing here..cool mornings and nights..and warm afternoons. Sun all day.
Last night Mamaw and Papaw came over for dinner..it was a nice evening and end to the day. Papaw made us his famous ribs. If I haven't told you about my papaws cooking well forgive me! It's amazing..he is such a great cook. Isabella talks about his cooking all the time. So he brought us ribs, cole slaw, and baked beans. And to top it off...Key Lime Pie, home made. It was so good...after dinner, Isabella wanted to show off her swimming skills so we headed down to the pool. I think they liked that..
Ellie has definately been a challenge on this trip. Last night I was about at my wits end. She was up all night practically..and would not go back to sleep in her bed. So instead of letting everyone in the complex wake up with her screaming, I got up with her and sat on the couch. It was so frustrating. And I'm sure it has something to do with not being at home..not on the same schedule and not sleeping in her bed. But man, it's angering in the middle of the night. And to top it off she's a wild woman during the day. I already talked about the pool time with her. Constantly putting her face in the water and choking. Constantly wanting to jump off the side of the pool. It wears you out. And I have been thinking too maybe she's not sleeping too well at night because she's hungry. Because she also won't eat a decent meal at any time during the day. On one hand you don't want to fight her because it's vacation and you want her to sleep. Then on the other hand she thinks its a game..that its funny to spit every bit of her food out. This is beyond frustrating for me. I usually say 'fine! if you don't want to eat then you can be hungry, this is what we are eating'. I think today though, after a sleepless night, I'll give in and buy her some ravioli which I know she will eat. Or atleast normally she does.
Ok enough about this time to enjoy the day!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Vacation..updates, almost daily..maybe
Well we barely made it here on Wednesday morning. The flight to Atlanta was wide open, no problems..but, when we got there the flt to RSW was oversold by 7! Not good for the non-rev passengers. But, we said some prayers and they were answered. Several connections didn't show up and we all made it on. All 5 of us. We had to do some asking around to sit together. Adults with parents anyway.
Papaw picked us up at the airport and was quite happy to see us :) as we were him. We went right to his house for some yummy lunch that he had lovingly prepared for us. When we got there Sarah noticed how detailed the table was laid out. It was all set, plates, napkins, utensils, chips, chairs all in place..it was cute. And when we sat down he pulled out the pre-made and laid out plates of lunch meat and cheese. It was great. Isabella was dying to swim in his pool as she always is when we get there..so immediately we ran to the car and dug out her bathing suit. We all went outside and watched her swim for a bit..but it didn't take long for all our moods to go down hill. We were exhausted. Having been up since 4 am and on the go until that point.
So we didn't stay too long and visit. I felt awful..we don't see my grandparents but a couple times a year maybe..but Ellie was practically begging for a nap and Isabella needed one too, plus we needed to stop at the store before we headed out to the Island. So we said our good byes and planned on having dinner together on Friday night and packed up the car. All together we had 4 stuffed checked bags and 4 carry ons plus a stroller. We filled every inch of our borrowed cars trunk. Papaw had his doubts about it all fitting, he fully expected a visit the next morning with us to drop off bags! But we made it work. By the time we got to Walmart 1o minutes down the road both kids were sound asleep. So Sarah and I headed inside to do some shopping for the week. Oh, I failed to mention that Chris's checked bag was still in ATL at this point..and we probably wouldn't be getting it for a while. Or so the people in baggage claim said, since we were non-rev passengers. Well this wasn't good as a lot of important things were in that bag! Swim trunks, shorts, sandals, ....90 degree weather clothes!
Once we finally made it to Sanibel we made dinner and did some swimming, quickly visited the beach and were asleep by 930 that night. Not to awaken until 7am. It was a great night of rest. We tried and tried this morning (and some last night) to find Chris's bag..and just didn't understand why they couldn't put the bag on the next RSW flt since they knew where we were. But, as non-revs, we didn't have priority...this was aggrivating to me. That status shouldn't matter. Oh we...we prayed about it..and decided after a morning of the beach and pool swimming we would head back to the mainland during Ellie's nap to file a claim, (for lost luggage-something that evidently can't be done on the phone!), at the airport and to shop for some clothes for Chris. We called on the way to see if they had his bag..but they kept saying no its still in ATL. So we stopped at Target and found some things for him before heading to the airport. ANd guess what? When we dropped Chris off at the airport within 5 minutes he was back outside with his bag...answer to prayer #2. :D Such a relief. SO he now has his things..and yes we stopped at Target on they way back out to Sanibel to return all the things we got him!
Anyhoo...Isabella is loving the pool. We bought her some goggles and wow, what a difference that makes. She's going underwater like crazy! And swimming under water..going down to the bottom of the pool. Its amazing what one swim class will accomplish. And miss Ellie..she is addicted to the water. She is constantly sticking her face in the water..does it choke her? Of course, does she care?? Not at all..she just keeps doing it! Over and over. She's jumping off the side of the pool already, something Iz still won't do. And she can almost float on her back. Just crazy. We may have two swimmers by the end of the week.
What's in store tomorrow? THE BEACH! And more of the pool of course. But, that's all after breakfast, fresh baked goods from Jerry's :D. (pictures to come tomorrow)
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Papaw picked us up at the airport and was quite happy to see us :) as we were him. We went right to his house for some yummy lunch that he had lovingly prepared for us. When we got there Sarah noticed how detailed the table was laid out. It was all set, plates, napkins, utensils, chips, chairs all in place..it was cute. And when we sat down he pulled out the pre-made and laid out plates of lunch meat and cheese. It was great. Isabella was dying to swim in his pool as she always is when we get there..so immediately we ran to the car and dug out her bathing suit. We all went outside and watched her swim for a bit..but it didn't take long for all our moods to go down hill. We were exhausted. Having been up since 4 am and on the go until that point.
So we didn't stay too long and visit. I felt awful..we don't see my grandparents but a couple times a year maybe..but Ellie was practically begging for a nap and Isabella needed one too, plus we needed to stop at the store before we headed out to the Island. So we said our good byes and planned on having dinner together on Friday night and packed up the car. All together we had 4 stuffed checked bags and 4 carry ons plus a stroller. We filled every inch of our borrowed cars trunk. Papaw had his doubts about it all fitting, he fully expected a visit the next morning with us to drop off bags! But we made it work. By the time we got to Walmart 1o minutes down the road both kids were sound asleep. So Sarah and I headed inside to do some shopping for the week. Oh, I failed to mention that Chris's checked bag was still in ATL at this point..and we probably wouldn't be getting it for a while. Or so the people in baggage claim said, since we were non-rev passengers. Well this wasn't good as a lot of important things were in that bag! Swim trunks, shorts, sandals, ....90 degree weather clothes!
Once we finally made it to Sanibel we made dinner and did some swimming, quickly visited the beach and were asleep by 930 that night. Not to awaken until 7am. It was a great night of rest. We tried and tried this morning (and some last night) to find Chris's bag..and just didn't understand why they couldn't put the bag on the next RSW flt since they knew where we were. But, as non-revs, we didn't have priority...this was aggrivating to me. That status shouldn't matter. Oh we...we prayed about it..and decided after a morning of the beach and pool swimming we would head back to the mainland during Ellie's nap to file a claim, (for lost luggage-something that evidently can't be done on the phone!), at the airport and to shop for some clothes for Chris. We called on the way to see if they had his bag..but they kept saying no its still in ATL. So we stopped at Target and found some things for him before heading to the airport. ANd guess what? When we dropped Chris off at the airport within 5 minutes he was back outside with his bag...answer to prayer #2. :D Such a relief. SO he now has his things..and yes we stopped at Target on they way back out to Sanibel to return all the things we got him!
Anyhoo...Isabella is loving the pool. We bought her some goggles and wow, what a difference that makes. She's going underwater like crazy! And swimming under water..going down to the bottom of the pool. Its amazing what one swim class will accomplish. And miss Ellie..she is addicted to the water. She is constantly sticking her face in the water..does it choke her? Of course, does she care?? Not at all..she just keeps doing it! Over and over. She's jumping off the side of the pool already, something Iz still won't do. And she can almost float on her back. Just crazy. We may have two swimmers by the end of the week.
What's in store tomorrow? THE BEACH! And more of the pool of course. But, that's all after breakfast, fresh baked goods from Jerry's :D. (pictures to come tomorrow)
www.flickr.com/photos/capics
Monday, October 26, 2009
RIce Bag warmer
I made one of these a while back and it was worth my time. I made one out of a sock, may sound odd I know..but, very useful! It looks similar to this ..Isabella uses it all the time. She wakes up at night with 
leg cramps and for a while we were giving her tylenol to help her sleep but, now we just warm this up in the microwave for about 30 seconds and it's all ready. It does the trick every time. The less medicine we have to take the better!
leg cramps and for a while we were giving her tylenol to help her sleep but, now we just warm this up in the microwave for about 30 seconds and it's all ready. It does the trick every time. The less medicine we have to take the better! All you need for a sock rice bag is:
1 clean sock
rice (I used Jasmine Rice gives off a nice aroma!)
Today though, I was reading on sew mama sew and saw the cutest rice bag (above)..and thought what a great gift. And how simple to make! Here is the tuitorial.
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