I've had to leave early for school the past couple of days because we're giving exams and are on a different schedule (I actually have to be there when school starts!). This morning as I was leaving the house around 6:45, I heard Conner upstairs stirring. He came out to the top of the steps and called down something (I don't even know what); I told him that it was early and he needed to go back to bed. Then I heard the toilet flush (him again). He called down again. I told him to go back to bed. Then he said, "But Mom, the sun's awake!" I relented and let him come downstairs.

Just thought that was cute.

After Conner's t-ball game yesterday evening (yes, they actually played! I think they had 2 or 3 rained out after the first game), I drove him up to Jeffersonville to meet Mom and Dad. He was snoozing in the back seat before we were out of Cincinnati. Mom was taking him to see a production of Peter Pan this afternoon, then we're meeting again tomorrow afternoon to trade back. I hope he had a good time!

So today was just about Audrey. I took her to the mall this morning to get a gift card for his preschool teacher, Miss O, but we also did a little more shopping there, too (of course). Our first stop was at Claire's Boutique... guess who got her ears pierced?! I know, I know, it's probably too early, but I couldn't resist. Eric and I talked about it the other night and I decided to go ahead and do it while we were at the mall today. She did great - after the girl did the first one, Audrey said "ow" very calmly. She was a little more upset after the second one but calmed down pretty quickly (the sucker she was given definitely helped!). The rest of our time at the mall she didn't grab at them at all.This is Audrey eating peanut butter and jelly after we got home. If you look closely, you can see the new earrings! (Just small silver balls.)

I was thinking maybe she'd forgotten about the whole process, but when I went to get Aud after her (long) nap this afternoon, she was like, "Mommy, look!" then pointed to one ear, turned her head, and pointed to the other. Then she said, "Hurts me!"

I asked her today if she was Mommy's pretty girl. She said no, she was "Daddy's pretty girl!" Eric was ecstatic.

On the way up to bed (after dinner at Outback and some time spent wandering around Target), Aud looked at me and said, "Mommy, I'm peepy!" I was trying to figure out what she meant. . . had she peed? Did she need to pee? When I realized that she was saying "sleepy"! Funny.

Yesterday at church a friend of ours gave us 4 tickets for the Reds game that afternoon because he wasn't going to be able to go. I thought we'd give Audrey a shot at going (hoping that she would take a nap while we were there... buwho was I kidding?!). We took a quick trip to Sam's Club to pick up some necessities, ran home to change clothes, then off we went to get to the park!

We were only a little bit late (after finding a parking garage and walking); the kids and I got to our seats in the 2nd inning (Eric was off finding dollar hotdogs). They were great seats - on the third base line in the third row of the upper deck. Despite not wanting to sleep (though she definitely had her paci and blankie!) Aud did pretty good - turns out that she looooves peanuts! She even got some of them opened by herself. Conner had a good time and really did well sitting and relaxing during the game. I don't know how much of the game he actually watched, but he had fun flirting with the girls behind us! They were giving out little pink pig Webkinz for the kids, plus some boy gave Conner this big inflatable bat on our way down to the park - the kids raked in the gifts!

Audrey may have held out on the sleeping at the game, but she just couldn't last on the way home.... or once we got there! (She was on the couch for about 2 hours... then was up for half an hour, then went to bed! Poor thing.)

Conner's been using his sidewalk chalk out the on the driveway to make some cool pictures.
Can you tell what they are?(Answers: a chainsaw and a frog eating a fly)

He had his end-of-the-year preschool picnic on Friday. I couldn't go (couldn't get out of school) but Eric was off so he was able to attend. They had some games planned for the kids to parents to take part in, but they also had some free play time. During that time I guess Eric was pushing Conner on the swing, but he pushed a little bit too hard, and Conner went flying. We went to a cookout at one of his school friend's houses on Saturday night, and the parents there were saying that Conner was really a trooper and didn't complain at all. It looks pretty bad, but he's never whined about it (which is very unusual for him nowadays!).


Audrey was playing with her babies today. Very cute.