Hotel Stay

We left Friday from Omaha to head over to York, Nebraska to stay in a hotel and spend some family time together. We haven't been to Omaha in a couple of years and it was such a blessing to be able to hang out with my parents, my brother and my sister with her family.

We decided to stay in York even though our destination was in Grand Island because there was a huge Fireman training event going on in Grand Island and the hotels were full.

We of course HAD to get to the pool ASAP! Jeremy is just chillin.

Papa and Kien took to the pool first. Kien LOVED playing with Papa in the water.
Kien wanted to jump to Papa! I am SO glad that Kien loves the water. Papa was so careful with him too!

They played in the water so much that Kien got a tad bit cold. So, we let him put his feet in the hot tub (which really wasn't very hot at all) to warm a bit. That didn't do the trick so I took him back to the room, gave him a luke warm bath and then snuggled with him under the comforters until his lips returned to normal color and he wasn't shaking anymore. Poor lil guy did NOT want to get out of the water, but we had no choice.
Gabe on the other hand didn't like the water so much and Brandy only cares for competitive swimming, but she was ok once Brianna got there!
It was a huge hit for everyone but Gabe. Jacob, my nephew also couldn't get into the water because he had a boo boo on his forehead that was pretty serious. You will be able to view that booboo in the next post.

Happy Birthday Papa!

Papa needed presents for his birthday! We had a yummy BBQ dinner and then uncle Bryan came! We brought him a sign for his garage, but because it was "Husker" designed, he put it in his Husker room! :)

Kien had to help open his presents!
Gabe liked moving the chair forward and backwards.
Jeremy had to ride on papa's neck after Kien! I think he's getting a bit to heavy now. LOL~

Gabe doesn't like to go to other people. He is pretty content with Mommy, Daddy, Grandpa Walsh and now our neighbor Barry. But, Papa was able to capture a few moments with a happy Gabe before he wanted mommy back. :) :)

Jeremy's Spring Concert

May 18th, my mom was flying down to Fort Worth to drive back to Omaha with us so I could have some help with the little ones. It was going to be an estimated 12-15 hour drive depending on how many times we had to stop.

Jeremy also had a spring concert that night. So, I had to strategically plan to get Jeremy to his concert and pick my mom up from the air port 45 minutes into the concert. I gave Brandy the quick 101 on how to record on the video camera so that I could view the concert later. She was able to get the video! Of course, I will have that uploaded sometime in the near future.
Greg went to the concert as soon as he was able to leave work while the two little boys and I went to the airport. By the time I picked my mom up and returned, Greg and the 2 oldest kids were ready to go get dinner! Every concert there is a dinner of the "musician's choice" and Jeremy chose to eat at a Which Wich, a YUMMY deli style restaurant.

Here is the photo of Jeremy's award!!! Last year he received best Solo performance. We are SO very proud of him!!

Gabe Asleep in a Swing!

Sometimes when I have to work on cleaning, showering or sorting laundry and Gabe does not want me to leave his sight, I will put him in his bouncy swing. Since I can only use the swing in the doorways -due to that the swing only grips the frame- I will put him in our bathroom area for him to play in my presence. On this particular day I was preparing for our Nebraska trip and Gabe fell asleep in the swing! Definitely photo worthy!!