Lately Bryan has been doing quite a bit of travelling which will mostly likely continue in the upcoming months. While it is good that business is starting to pick up requiring Bryan to travel, it is hard for me to be alone with the boys for 5-6 days at a time as well on Bryan to be away so frequently. So, when Bryan is away on these trips I make it my mission to keep the boys as busy and entertained as possible. This past week has been jammed packed. We started off by going to the Long Beach Aquarium with our good friends Cristy, Nolan and Carson. We love the aquarium and had a great time.
Even Eli got a chance to get out of the stroller and get up and personal with the fish.
Every time a fish would swim by he would squeal with excitement.
Then Ethan and I had a movie night which has become a fun routine when Bryan is out of town. In fact, whenever Bryan tells Ethan that he is going away, Ethan gets excited because he and I get to have a movie night. He eagerly waits downstairs while I put Eli to bed and then we pop some popcorn and snuggle on the couch. Our trip to the aquarium
inspired our movie, "Finding
Nemo" which Ethan loved. After the movie I let him sleep in bed with me, a real treat!
Today we went to the Orange County Great Park Anniversary fair, it was fun. There were lots of US Marines there showing off
military helicopters,
Humvees, cannons and cargo trucks. Ethan was very
apprehensive at first and since we haven't really explained the whole concept of military and war, he didn't really get it but still found the helicopter neat.
Eli was not too impressed with anything and hung out in the stroller the best he could, considering it was 90+ degrees out. Poor kid.
After we toured the military exhibits we went over to the other area which was more child-friendly and had a great petting zoo. Ethan was excited to feed the animals and was in awe of the turtle that was there.
All in all it has been a long but fun week. We have all (me included) had our moments the past few days and we are ready for Daddy to come home, but it does force me to be more active and get out and do things that the kids enjoy. I think Bryan just has one more trip the end of July and then it is
my turn to go on a trip, albeit with the kids, but we are finally heading back to MA for a long overdue visit. We are so excited and are counting down the days!
Even Eli got a chance to get out of the stroller and get up and personal with the fish. Every time a fish would swim by he would squeal with excitement.
Then Ethan and I had a movie night which has become a fun routine when Bryan is out of town. In fact, whenever Bryan tells Ethan that he is going away, Ethan gets excited because he and I get to have a movie night. He eagerly waits downstairs while I put Eli to bed and then we pop some popcorn and snuggle on the couch. Our trip to the aquarium inspired our movie, "Finding Nemo" which Ethan loved. After the movie I let him sleep in bed with me, a real treat!
Today we went to the Orange County Great Park Anniversary fair, it was fun. There were lots of US Marines there showing off military helicopters, Humvees, cannons and cargo trucks. Ethan was very apprehensive at first and since we haven't really explained the whole concept of military and war, he didn't really get it but still found the helicopter neat.
Eli was not too impressed with anything and hung out in the stroller the best he could, considering it was 90+ degrees out. Poor kid.
After we toured the military exhibits we went over to the other area which was more child-friendly and had a great petting zoo. Ethan was excited to feed the animals and was in awe of the turtle that was there. 
All in all it has been a long but fun week. We have all (me included) had our moments the past few days and we are ready for Daddy to come home, but it does force me to be more active and get out and do things that the kids enjoy. I think Bryan just has one more trip the end of July and then it is my turn to go on a trip, albeit with the kids, but we are finally heading back to MA for a long overdue visit. We are so excited and are counting down the days!
