It always happens!

Well our Disney trip is going okay, but, of couse we have a sick kid. It never fails, when my kids get into anything that resembles a hotel room...one of them gets sick. We went to Hollywood Studios on Sunday and had an OKAY time...mostly because Caden was just out of control. He cried about everthing (i.e. Eli is on my side of the stroller, the sun is too bright, my legs are cold, Lightning McQueen is too scary, my head is hurting, my ears are hurting, I'm not feeling well, etc). Eli on the other hand is a Disney dream kid...he participates in every activity, he literally danced and skipped down the streets of Hollywood Studios, and was excited about everything we did. By the end of the day (well actually morning, we only made it until about 1pm)...I was ready pack it up and fly back early!

So I was not surprised when he woke up Sunday night with 102 degree fever. I know he is a difficult kid, but he seriously was not himself. So since then he has been on round the clock ibuprofin and as long as it doesn't wear off he is pretty good. Night time is the worse since the meds seem to get out of his system. We still went out yesterday and he did pretty well. We went to the Animal Kingdom park, which was our first time and they LOVED it. The african safari ride was awesome. It was truely a jeep ride thru the safari...we were within 100ft of crocadiles, hippos, lions, elephants, rhinos, etc. The jeep even drives thru a river thing, which was kind of crazy! They also had a dino land area which was really fun for boys. I was not that excited for Animal Kingdom because everyone I talked to said it was just a "big zoo", but it was definitely my favorite so far.

Well anyway, Jerome has meetings all day today and we are having a lazy pool day. I think it's what we all needed, since no one slept well last night. The boys are napping now and I am hoping it's a LONG one! I will be sure to put some pictures up next week. Miss everyone!

Love,
Lacey

We are in Disney!

Sorry I haven't been keeping up on this very well...I know that so many of you just can't sleep at night without your daily Adams' Fam fix, but we have been BUSY! Last weekend we hosted our big annual Adams Fall Party, which was a huge success. We had over 100 people show up and partied until the wee hours of the morning. I am actually amazed (and honored) that we have so many people that consider us friends!



Once we got that past (and cleaned up the aftermath) it was on to the next project...packing for Disney! Jerome has a conference down here this week, so the boys and I decided to tag along. The flight down went remarkably well, and the weather is awesome. Our resort is really nice and the boys LOVE the very heated pool and huge playground. We haven't been to anything "disney" yet, so as of right now the boys both think that our hotel room and pool is "Disney". Caden asked me in the pool this morning if we could stay here a yong (means LONG) time because he really loves Disney World better than our home. They will really impressed if we actually make it to a park! LOL



Alright, well the boys are actually napping and Jerome is at meeting this morning...so I guess it's nap time for me too! I will post some pictures next week when we get back.



Have a good week everyone!

Lacey

Summer is ending...

and we are so sad about it! We try to stay outside as long as we possibly can at night enjoying the last few warm nights. Here is a little video of the boys trying to play hopscotch...coordination is obviously not one of their strongest traits, that must be from Jerome! LOL

Growing Boys...

I was the mommy helper in Caden's preschool class this week and it was so cute. I can't believe more mature kids act when they around their peers. Caden was so cute with his little friends! The boys are growing so quickly and I am trying hard to remember all the funny things they say throughout the day. I wanted to write down just a few so they will stay in my memory...

Last week Caden's teacher talked to class about how it is important to use people's names only and not bad words...they have been having a lot of name calling (poopy head, stinky feet, doodoo brain (my personal favorite). Anyway, that afternoon I heard the boys up in the playroom talking and Eli must have used one of the prohibited words, because I heard Caden tell him "you know Eli, God hears you when you talk and he doesn't like words like that". Of course, Eli then proceeded to ask Caden about 100 times "why God hear me?, why God hear me?, why God hear me?". Finally, Caden was frustrated with the questions and said "oh, nevermind".

Another funny story, coming home from swim lessons the other night we were discussing the different things grown ups can do and kids cannot (drive the truck, sit in the front seat, drink soda pop from McDonalds, sleep in daddy's bed, etc). This conversation led us to talking about what they wanted to be when they grow up. Without one bit of prompting...they both knew instantly what they wanted to be. For some reason I don't think they will surprise you! Caden wants to be a school bus driver and he MIGHT let Eli ride, he wasn't sure about that. And, Eli wants to be a doctor like Daddy.

chicago pictures...finally!

Here are our Labor Day weekend pictures...

finally!

Popcorn on the pull out sofa after a long day...






The boys loved the view from the hotel room...











Their favorite ride at Navy Pier...they rode it over and over and over again

On the ferris wheel at Navy Pier

Awww...so sweet. This moment lasted about a 1/2 second though, despite having bribed them with ice cream!

A giant crab at the aquarium- it's Sebastian! (you little mermaid fans will get that one)

Wild animals at the Rainforest Cafe. The snake popped out at us from the ceiling (much to Eli's dismay)!

We're back!!!

Alright, well we are back from our trip out East to visit our Adams side of the Family...and we had a great time! We had a condo on the beach and filled it to capacity with family for the week. The boys had so much fun and even the 11 hour drive was not as painful as it could have been. A few of the favorite activities of the week included fishing, crabbing (yes we actaully caught LIVE crabs!), rides/games on the boardwalk and, of course, the beach & pool. I think the best part of the week was seeing the boys have so much fun with their cousin Jaylen though. They were like three little monkeys running around the condo all week long. Jaylen is 18 months now and could keep up with Caden & Eli with no problem at all. There are many, many, many more pictures than these...so if you are interested then let me know and I will send you the snapfish link. :) Hope everyone had a great week, we are all happy to be home!

Our first crab! The boys were not too sure about the whole thing, and Eli kept wanting to know if it was "dangerous". (this crab eventually had a standoff with Mommy and escaped- Daddy was not happy about losing his prize catch, though it was quite funny!)

Eli fishing off the pier...below is video of our first "BIG" catch! LOL Notice that when Jerome asks them if they caught a fish, they instinctly say "CHEESE" because they think he taking their picture.

Bathtime!!

Caden loved Jaylen so much...sometimes a little too much!

Believe it or not, this is about the best picture that we got of the three of them together...it's hard getting three three boys to sit still and smile!

It's been awhile!!

Okay, I know it has been a long time since I have updated. I am starting to wonder if I really have enough time for this blog thing. Okay, yeah sure, my sister who also has two young kids and works full time does it...but I am having a hard time! LOL

Anyhoo....well, the reason (excuse) that I haven't posted for awhile is that we left our camera battery in a Chicago hotel room, so I don't have any pictures to post! I may include a couple gratuitous photos of the boys just for the fun of it, buy they will not be recent. (update...okay didn't find any really cute pictures that I took recently, so I decided to put a pic of Carlie and both of the boys when they were babies...since I really think Micki and I are the only ones really reading these things, I might as well make her smile too!)

Don't let my lack of posting think that we haven't been busy though! Starting way back with Labor Day. We took the boys to Chicago for the weekend and had a great time....we went to the aquarium, Navy Pier and several parks around downtown. I have some really cute pictures...but you will have to wait to see them!

Next, I had my "girls trip" to Hilton Head planned for last weekend. But then, Hurricane Hanna changed our plans so we had to cancel. I was very, very, very sad about this...just ask anyone around me last weekend.

Besides that, things are the same around here. The boys are enjoying the weather cooling down and bit and we are big into bike rides now. Nevermind that it takes at minimum 45 minutes to make it around the block, but it's still fun.

More later...with pictures!

Love,

Lacey