Traintastic weekend recap

This weekend I spent supporting my men's interests....
We watched the 49ers game while enjoying our warm fireplace (I hate setting it up and cleaning it up. I loved our remote control one at our old house). D snoozed as we watched the game, it kept Ry from yelling so that was appreciated. His team WON, can you tell?!
Sunday, we went to a train show...we know who enjoyed that the most.
It was amazing to see little boys stare at all the trains, but it was even more enjoyable watching middle aged men with remotes in their hands salivate at their accomplishment of making a train move.
D got to pull the horn.
and ride the Thomas train. He's the one at the very end.
Ry was already starting to look at another Lego set to get his hands on.
D made out of there like a bandit with some new tracks to add to his collection and 2 chuggers that he didn't have. It was supposed to be one chugger but we needed to spend a certain amount to get this fabulous Chuggington hat. Well, you didn't have to pull my arm for that. Retail $14.99 for FREE. HA!
It was a great day. Maybe it's time for me to book a massage.
and yes I do torture my child with crazy poses. On our way to the show he asked "mommy did you bring your camera?" He knows what happens when mommy forgets her camera.

Boots and a shovel

Our first real snow fall of 2012 came. We headed out to shovel and Daniel actually wanted to do it. This year he even put his mittens in the snow and was excited about walking through it. It was nice compared to last year.
He didn't want to go back inside but with the promise of popcorn and hot chocolate we went inside and took our layers of clothes off. We enjoyed some treats and a nice warm bath. Welcome winter!
Only a few more years before he demands payment for his work.

Quote of the week

Life is a marvelous, transitory adenture.

-Nikki Giovanni

Let's ride the rails

We've been hanging around the house a lot playing with Daniel and making his days at home relaxing. He has been getting better and better each day. Tomorrow is his first day of school post surgery. I got a sweet e-mail from his teacher saying "Hi" from all of his friends and letting him know they miss him.
Daniel insisted taking a picture with some of his chuggers. We would like to introduce you to the friends that keep him company at home and never leave his sight, including when he goes potty. "They need to watch me go potty mommy", he claims.
This is Emery, his first favorite chugger he received.
This is Irving, purchased post surgery.
Action Chugger, given to Daniel from Grandma and Grandpa M on XMas.
Wilson
Brewster bought today (in the third store we finally found him) with the money Bunia gave him post surgery.
Part of his die cast Chuggington town.
Then we have the wooden version. Daddy just made him a new track. It must change weekly or the tracks start flying when he's bored of it.
Of course, the chuggers follow him for nap and bed time. He picks them out each time very carefully. Whatever works in my opinion.
His imagination and ours run wild when we play with these guys, we rescue, we fly, we meet friends, we "get the job done".

During the break

During Daniel's XMas break from school and prior to the surgery we did a few things to end 2011 right.
We went with friends to Kohl Children's Museum.
Daniel and daddy finished building a 1200 piece Star Wars ship.
We went to Botanic Garden for their Winterwonderland train exhibit. It was amazing. Everything was made from natural products (minus the trains).
That's the Chicago skyline behind D, made all out of natural material (moss, sticks, bark, etc.)
We rang in the New Year at Brookfield zoo (8pm for the kids). We fell asleep watching Toy Story 3 when we got home, when I say 'we' I mean Ry and I . We woke up at 11:40 to find the little man watching the movie and wide awake. He was there to ring in the REAL New Year.
I didn't take my camera, hence the fuzzy pictures. It was super cold but we even braved a ride on the carousel. We picked up two snazzy hats right past the entrance because we could not move forward without them. Ry even got hand warmer thingies but he got those because his hat cost a total of $3!!! I got a "Russian" hat with pink sparkly stripes. Let's say I wasn't picky with the wind outside. Daddy made his famous shrimp dish for us. Well, it was too spicy for D but we sure enjoyed it.
Now, to plan spring break memories...

Home sweet home

Yesterday we spent the ENTIRE DAY at the hospital. We got to the hospital at 11am, that included me missing the turn into the parking lot and we had to circle around. Of course, our luck, the Dr. was delayed 2.5 hours with the surgery and we were stuck in the room sitting in chairs. At least D was quite happy in his bed.

Towards the end we had to whip out the iPad and put on Chuggington to get us through the last hour and a half of waiting.
By 3pm Daniel was whisked away in his bed as Ry and I stood with tears helpless. We finally could eat because we didn't want Daniel to see us eating and drinking since he hadn't eaten since midnight.

By 4:30 we were allowed to see him in recovery. Within the next hour he had a popsickle and some food. It was too much because he threw it all up. We had to start the waiting process again.

After some more water, jello and TV we were allowed to leave at 9pm. We got home and Daniel was ready to play with his new chuggers from mommy and daddy.

The night went well with no interruptions. I know because I slept next to him with my glasses on just in case I had to pop out to get things under control.

He's doing much better today and is bossing everyone around.

Quote of the week and prayers

Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.

-Zelda Fitzgerald

Daniel will be having his adenoids removed today (1-4) and possibly his tonsils.

Please pray for a smooth operation, wisdom for the doctors and nurses that will care for him, an easy recovery for our baby and calmness for his worried mommy and daddy.

We know God will watch over him and that gives us much comfort.

I will update once we are home and settled.

I've been holding off on posting the fun activities we did over the break so that will come soon.