Getting out

Yesterday I decided to chance it and take the kids to the gym with me in the morning so that I could stay home with them in the evening. I hate leaving them at night and with the weather being SO nice I want to be outside to play with them every chance I get! Timing with Sydney's schedule seemed to work out with my spinning class schedule so I thought, why not try it? I'm sure a lot of people would disagree with me taking such a small baby to the gym nursery already, but really she is already around her brother and sister and its not like she is out on the floor crawling and touching the germy toys. So I got everyone fed, dressed, and in the car. I was hoping that Sydney would fall asleep in the car for her morning nap...I guess the 5 minute drive to the gym was not enough for her. As soon as the car stopped she started to cry! Maybe I wouldn't be able to go to one of my favorite spin classes after all. Once into the gym nursery I signed everyone in, got their coats off, and rocked Sydney to help her fall asleep....nope still wasn't going to fall asleep! UGH! I went into class anyway with my fingers crossed that she could make it through most of it before they had to come and get me. The whole class I kept looking for someone to come and get me, but I made it through the whole class!!! They told me that she didn't really fall asleep, but she didn't really cry either! Now, Sydney, why do you give your daddy so much trouble sweetheart? Poor Daddy! After the gym we had to go to the grocery store to get snack for Sam's school for today. He just had to have the special scooby doo bones (they are really good!). So, here I am at checkout with a screaming infant (who I pushed too long), a toddler grabbing at every candy bar at the checkout counter, and a preschooler that I asked to help me in putting the food on the carrier. Meanwhile, the cashier decided that she was going to tell Sam to sit down in the cart and decided to repeatedly tell him several times. Sam decided to tell her, "no" and I felt bad because I was telling him to stand up to help me. Poor Sam, he was probably so confused. I really wanted to say, "lady, him standing up is the least of my concerns right now, can you just check me out and make it QUICK!"

The weather was so beautiful yesterday that we were able to take a family walk, just like the old days! We took the kid's dinner on the road and had a strolling picnic, which they love and it keeps them in the stroller for a longer period of time! It was so weird being outside without a coat, but with so much snow still on the ground! It was so great to do something that Greg and I use to do all the time and have an hour to talk about our day and catch up and connect again! I am SO glad that spring is finally here!!!