WWBUTW

WWBUTW.  Weird title, right?  It was the best way I could figure to put "What We've Been up to Wednesday" without writing all of that as a title.

Anyways.

Here's what we've been up to :)

This past weekend we were able to drive to Chicago and pick up one of S's sons.  We don't get to see them nearly as often as we'd like to because they live in AZ, and well, we don't.  But nonetheless, we're always thrilled when we do get the chance to spend time with them!  This trip we'll just have Jayden, and thankfully he'll get to be with us in NY for quite awhile.  We got back late Monday night, so yesterday was our first full day here.  There are quite a few things I've learned in just the 24 hours that I've hung out with J.  

1.  Playgrounds are meant to make you feel old and/or fat.  The space in between the bars where you're supposed to walk to get to various parts of the playground?  Yeah.  They're not made for 26 year olds.  It is at this moment that you suddenly realize a). how long it's been since you had the need or want to play on a playground and b). catching a 4 year old is much harder than it should be. 

2.  My husband and stepson are the same person.  The exact.same.person.  No joke.  From the way they look down to the ridiculous smile that covers their face when they're in trouble.

3.  Not surprisingly, Hailey is still not sure about J.  Most of the time she likes him.  Other times, not so much.  It's usually during the times when he's chasing her with the remote control car that she really doesn't like him.  At all.  I can't say I blame her.

4.  Life is much messier with a 4 year old around.  Although, luckily I have a super messy husband, so really, not much has changed.  With the exception of more toys, the house looks pretty similar to before. 

5.  Parenting fails will happen on a daily, probably more accurately, hourly  basis.  I came to this conclusion when we went to the park and I had forgotten sunscreen.  Not only did I forget, but we didn't even have any.  This was my second parenting fail yesterday.  The first... pizza for breakfast.  Oops.  Blame dad for that one! 

So there you have it.  This list will only continue to grow I'm sure.  But for 24 hours, I think that's enough.  And because no post is really that interesting without some pictures, here's the cutie I've been talking about :)