A couple of weeks ago my good friend, Rachel, went in to the hospital to have her second baby so we got to have Gavin for the day! Collin and Gavin are best buds... they are also known to fight like cats and dogs. Well... the real story usually goes that Collin does whatever he possibly can to annoy Gavin and Gavin will in turn shriek at the top of his lungs, which then causes me to lose my mind. They're quite the duo! :)
Here they are watching the beloved, Dora!
(I did Gavin's hair up in matching mo-hawk... awww, such cute twinners!)
Side note: Why do kids eat sandwiches this way?! And then he is ticked off when he eats through it and ends up with two pieces! Seems like a no brainer, but then...
So I didn't think 3 car seats would fit in my car, but what do you know?! We had to take Weston's base out and just strap him in with the seat belt, then undo Collin's seat and move it farther against the door. The first time I tried to shut the door, it slammed Weston's seat pretty hard and made him scream. The look on his face was like, "what the heck, lady?!" Basically I think they could have just held eachother in by shear force if there was an accident. I really don't know how safe it all was, but I attempted to take them to a playdate that day. It was a {craft and chat} sort of playdate. Let me tell you, I got all sorts of crafting done. Not! :) I wasn't really planning on it anyway.
It really was nice having Gavin over and Collin sure loved having a friend to play with all day! Now ask me if I'm ready for another one.... Heck to the no! :) Really, 3 is not too big a deal just at home, but trying to go anywhere is a trick! I think if Collin was a twin, I'd just stay home every day. We also took Gavin to church with us on Sunday and I kind of wish our row was tape recorded for parts of sacrament meeting. At one point, Trav had taken Weston out and I had a 2 year old in each arm, with them fighting like mad to get away. It was kind of funny. Oh boys!
Well Liam Robert was born that afternoon and I was so hoping we would get to visit him that night since it was babysitting swap and we'd have a couple of free hours.
(Oh and don't you worry... that is my child diggin' for gold over there. Worst part is, when we're at home and he finds {gold} he runs to the wall or ME to wipe it! How many time do I have to teach him... flick it! :) Betcha want to come to our house now.)
Well, first we stopped at JoAnne's to get these buttons, then I spent dinner trying to sew them on like mad! When the waitress came to take our order I felt a bit sheepish, or maybe that was Trav. :) Finally we get in the car to go to the hospital and it doesn't start! We'd had issues with it in the past, so after a jump we decided it would be safter to go pick up the kids instead of risking it dying in the hospital parking lot. Darn the luck!
(If you're wondering about the diaper cover, it's really just a prop for newborn pictures... and it matches a hat another friend made for her. It's so fun learning these new little projects.)
So the next day Trav and Ryan spent 5-6 hours putting in a new alternator. What a friend! I was pretty impressed at their handiwork, however it now squeals to high heaven whenever you turn it on. Something about the new belts. It goes away after you drive it down the road (most times), but it's sure a head turner until then. We are now {that car}.
No matter, cuz it got us to the hospital that night to meet sweet, new Liam! Congrats Doug and Rach!
2 comments:
Ha ha!!!! I laughed out loud when I saw that picture of Ry working on the car...mostly because of his purple Mesa High Jacket that I swear was made the year that school was opened :) Hope the squeaking goes away soon!
How fun to have Gavin over to play. I know what you mean about twins. When I watched Carrie's babies the only place I went was my house and her house. I don't know how she manages. I could not carry both so one got to stay in the car or the house while the other one got moved. What a week!
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