Single Motherhood

After dealing with hair that was always in her face for too long, I took Olivia to get bangs today. Here is a picture of her walking along with her new hairstyle - what a cutie!!



The picture is a bit blurry, it's hard to get an action shot, as you can see she loves walking with her walker.

During our weekend in New York, Michelle and Kevin and Nana and Wayne watched Ethan and Olivia. Ethan stayed with Nana and Wayne and Olivia stayed with Michelle and Kevin. Ethan had a great time and was very spoiled by Nana. Olivia did pretty well, she was a little bit sad on Friday night, but did well the rest of the weekend. Scott and I enjoyed shopping, dinner out and the play Chicago. It was certainly nice to get away.

The Sunday we came home was Mother's Day, so we all went out for dinner and then over to Carolyn's house to celebrate Carly's birthday. We had a nice day. I tried to get a picture of me with the kids but that seems to be almost impossible these days, Ethan really is not into getting his picture taken anymore (which is why he is underrepresented in the pictures).

Here is a picture of Ethan playing basketball with Kevin.

Here is a picture of Olivia walking around her crib!

Let me just say that being a single mother (not to mention a pregnant single mother) is a lot of work!!! Scott came home late last night from a 5 day golf trip to Alabama. So here's what we did while he was away.

On Friday, my friends Dana and Lynn came over with their four kids for dinner. With three adults and six children, even the simpliest dinners are chaotic. That being said, it was still fun, especially since Ethan doesn't get to see Charlotte and Shelby as often now that I am back to work.

On Saturday, we went to the park with Dana, Charlotte and Carson and then we headed down to St. Catharines. Ethan went to a fireworks party with Michelle, Kevin, Bailey and Casey. He had a great time, he loves fireworks!! Olivia and I went to Carolyn's house for dinner and helped Carly celebrate her birthday again - this time with her friends. Ethan didn't get home until almost midnight!

On Sunday, Bailey, Casey, Ethan and I went out for lunch and did some shopping at the local mall. Ethan got a football and some hockey sticks, which were a big hit. Bailey and Casey got some stuff animals that are attached to a computer site, which made them very happy as well. After that, Ethan, Olivia and I headed to Nana's for dinner. Ethan ended up sleeping over, while Olivia and I went back to Michelle and Kevin's to sleep.

On Monday, while almost my entire family went golfing, Ethan, Olivia and I stopped at Carolyn's for a quick visit with Carolyn and Carly before heading home. It was nice to be back home again, as it is easier to amuse the kids and I am not carrying tons of bags back and forth between places. Before bed, Ethan had fun watching some more fireworks from our bedroom window. He was very excited to have Scott coming home - he was trying to wait up to see Daddy's plane fly past his window. I finally convinced him that he could see Daddy quicker if he fell asleep.

After four nights of not sleeping, I am looking forward to hopefully getting a good night sleep tonight...This is the second time I have typed the blog, Ethan deleted the first one by mistake, so please forgive any typos...