Marshalltown and Genevieve's 1st Birthday!

Sorry it has been so long to post anything. Last weekend Scott, the kids and I went to Marshalltown Iowa for a job interview. They really rolled out the red carpet for us. First of all they paid for our plane tickets. The flights went well. The kids slept most of the time. We had a slight delay in Chicago but isn't that always the way it is in Chicago. When we arrived in Des Moines there was a driver waiting for us. It was nice not having to drive. We put a movie in the dvd player for Grisham and sat back and relaxed. We arrived at the Tremont hotel with open arms. The owners of the hotel/restaurant were waiting for us. They showed us to our amazing room. We had two Queen sized beds and they were nice enough to set up a play pen for Genevieve. After settling in we went down to the Tremont Grille for lunch. If anyone is in the Marshalltown area I highly recommend all Tremont restaurants. After lunch we went back to the room to rest. Scott and Genevieve slept but Grisham and I did not. Now, both Grisham and Genevieve were not feeling well. Grisham woke up that morning with a fever. My parents were going to come up from Altoona to babysit the kids. We had dinner with the partners that night. When they arrived I convinced then to take the kids back to Altoona for the night. They needed some serious rest. They thought that was a great idea and packed them up and headed out. Side note here. This was the first time I had ever been away from Genevieve and the second for Grisham. The first time was when I gave birth to Genevieve and I was only gone for 24 hrs. I was so thankful that we were busy non stop or I would have had a really hard time. Dinner was wonderful. We went to the country club for dinner. Beautiful!! We met with the partners and their wives. Friday morning we were up early and went to breakfast to meet the medical director and the bank manager. After breakfast it was one meeting after another. I met up with the wives for a tour of the town and lunch while Scott was back at the clinic talking business. We eventually got a break and went to see Scott's parents, sister Heather and family. It was very nice of then to travel over to see us. Grisham and Genevieve stayed with my parents one more night. Once again we met the partners for dinner. Saturday morning we met with a realtor and saw a few houses. We also went on a tour of the YMCA. It had to be the nicest Y I have ever seen. After the tour we had our wrap up meeting with the partners. It was the busiest 48 hrs I have ever had. It was a great time and we really do like the town very much. Now we just wait.
Saturday night we had a birthday party for Genevieve. Her birthday was on the 19th but since we would be traveling all day we decided to have it earlier on Saturday. My parents, sister Sarah and her husband Joshua, Scott's sister Heather and husband Dan and their kids, Cali and Gavin and some friends from college showed up. After dinner we sat down to sing Happy Birthday to Genevieve. We thought that she would dive right in the cake but actually she did not like it at all. She gaged on it actually. It was a great time seeing our family and missed those who could not make it.
Sunday was another day of travel. It was raining so our flight to Chicago was delayed. When we finally arrived in Chicago around 4:55 we called the 1-800 number to see what time the Columbus flight was leaving. Originally it was to leave at 4:25 but everything was backed up due to weather. The operator said it was to leave at 5:00. That meant we had five minutes to unload get our stroller and run 19 gates to make our flight. We had to get on it because the next flight to Columbus wasn't until 3:00 the next day and Scott was on call. Luckily the flight was delayed another 15 minutes so we were able to make it. We arrived home a little before 8 but our luggage did not. The airline had to deliver it later that night. It was a short trip but well worth it. I was so happy to see my family and hopefully we will be able to make a decision on where to move to.

Zoo Pictures

Here are the pictures that I was able to get at the zoo on Saturday. After the camera broke I missed out on pictures of the aquarium and manatees and of course the kids doing cute kid things. However we did get to see quite a few animals. Bears, wolves, moose, eagles, otters, deer, elephants:), rhinos, tigers, lions, and so much more. It was a beautiful day!

OOPPPSS!!

We went to the zoo on Saturday to see the baby elephant (pictures to be posted soon). While we were waiting for the mama and baby to come out. Sophia decides to throw a huge fit. So to contain her I have to put her in the stroller. Genevieve was starting to fuss so I decided to hold her and give Sophia her seat for a little while. I set my camera down on the window ledge and reached for Genevieve. Well apparently Sophia was not happy with this new arrangement and pushed the camera off the ledge sending it crashing to the ground. I didn't think too much off it. It didn't look damaged and it would still take pictures. I got some good pictures taken and headed out to see more animals. When we got to the tigers I realized the lens was stuck in one spot. I took the lens off and found a plastic piece of something rolling around. Now it won't take pictures. When we got home I called a camera shop to see what needs to be done. Hoping maybe possibly I could get it taken care of before Scott got home. Bad news. The lens will have to be sent to Nikon or for roughly the same price, buy a new lens. Grrr! I had to confess to Scott what happened and decide what we need to do. He is going to take the camera in on Monday and possibly buy a new lens. It would take too long to have it repaired. OOPPPS!!

For the Grandparents

Here's the picture that you have been asking for mom. Hope you like it!

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Time Together and Friends

We had a very nice weekend. Saturday Scott was post call so I took the kids down to Grove City Church of the Nazarene. They had this huge Easter celebration. I have only been to the church for the amazing indoor play structure. When we arrived the place was packed full. I wasn't sure where to go or what to do so we headed for the play area. Grisham loved this very much and he actually climbed up to the top. He was in the end cap until I got my camera out and tried to take his picture. After playing for a while we went to the auditorium for the puppet show. We made it half way through before Genevieve really started getting antsy and had to leave. Too bad Grisham was really getting into the music. We then went outside to see the firetruck and ambulance. They had a train ride but the line was way to long for the kids. After viewing the trucks we packed up and went home.
Sunday Scott and I took the kids swimming and the Dublin Rec center. Scott has taken Grisham before but this was Genevieve's and my first time. Grisham is a little fish. I am going to get him some little arm floaties because he gets pretty daring with the depth. I will have to check out swimming lessons for him. The slides were great but my favorite was the lazy river. Genevieve loved the water too. She wasn't scared one bit. I was able to dunk her a few times and she didn't mind a bit. I didn't get a picture of her in her new swimming suit (sorry mom) but next week when we go out of town I will definitely get some pictures of her.
Tuesday afternoon we went to Seth's birthday party. He turned four and is such a big boy. He always makes me laugh with the things he says. It is priceless. Grisham loves this outdoor/indoor place. He discovered the rock climbing wall and of course tried the biggest one there. He insisted on doing it and I was very surprised that he could do it. He just needed some direction on where to put his feet. After playing for awhile we went to the party room for cake and presents. Since around Christmas Grisham has been having issues with presents. He thinks they are all his. So he had a minor melt down during that part. He soon relaxed and enjoyed his cupcake and soon was back out playing. It was a very nice party.