Chuck E Cheese

So we never eat at Chuck E Cheese and because we don't eat there and we can normally find some great deals on tokens online it is a fun/cheap place to entertain the kids.

I must admit Brad has been more than Gabi because we don't go as much, but this last time we went it was so fun because Gabi was excited about every part of the experience!

Where do they come up with this stuff?

So after dinner last night, I took the kids back for a bath. Gabi kept yelling for her dad and so Brad followed suit! Brad eventually came back to see what they wanted and it went something like this!

Dad: What?
Brad: Stay here with us
Gabi: Dad, Dad, Dad
Dad: No...I am running away. I am out of here!
Brad: (getting upset) No Daddy don't run away
Dad: Yep...I'm running away to find a new family
Brad: Daddy don't leave us we're not a bad family!

Brad and I busted out laughing. I don't know where he comes up with this stuff.

Fits Already!

So my sweet little Gabi is just shy of 18 months but already can throw fits with the best of them. This was today as we were leaving Target...she was upset I had her strapped into the seat and she was determined to get out. Instead of getting upset, all I could do was laugh. Sometimes I feel like doing the same thing, too bad we can't just let it out like the toddlers in our lives.

FREE ON CRAIGSLIST

So I have been furniture shopping on craigslist for awhile without much luck, so I asked my good friend Sarah the craigslist expert to help me out. Within 24 hours she found this really nice "FREE" entertainment center. We didn't know the sizes, but it was an older woman and Sarah said if we got it and I didn't like it she would take it. So we send our husbands out at 7pm to NJ to go and pick it up. Little did we know the lady was almost in Atlantic City (Brad was really happy with me)! So after a hour and 1/2 drive, putting together this womans entertainment center, loading the one she was giving away and getting two quilts (one of which has to be mailed back), Brad and Brian were headed back to Philly.
On the way home, Brad was pulled over for speeding and swerving...but luckily got off with a warning! Then as he was trying to pull into a WaWa to get gas, he takes a turn to fast and he and Brian hear crash! They get out to discover that the very nice entertainment center was now broken!!! So they got back to the apt around 12:30 and decided to dump the entertainment center behind Henry on the Park in the trash bins and call it a night. Brad has assured me that he will no longer be my errand boy on craigslist unless it is LOCAL! :-) But it was FREE right...I guess the saying there is 'no such thing as a free lunch' is really true!

Life After School

So I have had a couple of people asked what we are doing after graduation so here it is.
Brad got accepted to a GPR in Allentown...for our dental student friends, Owen and Ryan are in this GPR now. While it was really tough when we did not match in pedo this year, we are excited to see what the next year holds. A big thanks to Owen for talking to Brad about the GPR and the director of the program!
We don't know where we are going to live yet but we are trying to figure that out as soon as possible. Brad is going to re-apply to pedo next year so we are gearing up for the application process and all the money and stress that come with it.
Brad is such an optimist and always tries to find the good in a bad situation (a quality I lack) and has really been a good example to me of how to handle the curve balls in life.
This is certainly not what we had in mind...but thinking back...all the really good things we have after 5 years of marriage were certainly not perceived as 'great' at first, but have later proved to be the biggest blessings. So we get to wait another year and enjoy another wild ride. Brad keeps things interesting in our life...thank goodness because I am a real dud!

Valentines Day

Sorry for all the pictures but we had so much fun getting ready for Valentines Day...I just couldn't decide which to post. We started off the day before Valentines day with some friends over. Please note Brad at the top of the dog pile...if one kid falls Brad is ready to jump on top of them! :-)
Then later while Gabi was napping Brad and I made some heart shaped sugar cookies for his pre-school. Brad was a big help and did a great job helping cut the hearts out. He even helped me stir our frosting to get it just the perfect, red and pink!
It was a big hit the next day for his party, because the kids had alot of fun decorating their cookies and piling on the icing and sprinkles.
Gabi fit right in with the other kids and didn't miss a beat.
The kids got a tent from Aunt Brandi and Uncle Robert which they were so excited about. They have played in that tent, on the tent and knocked the tent over many times since it was put up...and that was just a couple of days ago.
Gabi got 3 cute shirts because both grandparents sent her one and we got her one...I guess we should communicate better...but she looked cute and it was fun to put them on her.
I just wanted to share some pictures from the day of Love!

Who Knew

Last night I decided to blow dry Gabi's hair just for fun. Well she loved it and she was so adorable because she wanted to do it herself! Brad even joined in on the fun so Big Brad and I ended up getting a really good laugh out of the kiddos.