The Artinghelli clan had a great staycation! On Monday, we hit up Pirates Cove in Elk Grove Village. It's a kids theme park, it's small, but eventful for kids. Austin especially liked the choo choo train and the bumper boats. We went on the train a few times and the boats 2 times. They also had a carousel and a big slide and a park! It was super hot that day so we didn't stay too long. John David loved the choo choo train and tried out the boats, but was not a big fan! He was in there for maybe 2 seconds before he cried to get out. Poor guy, hey, at least he tried. That's a big step.
After nap time, we converted John David's crib into a big boy bed. No more shenanigans for the boys. I was very nervous that John David wouldn't do well in the big boy bed, but he proved me wrong. It was like he was a pro, and maybe daycare helps out with that since he sleeps on a cot there. I guess he is an old pro. It still took them forever to fall asleep as they were playing in there.
On Tuesday, the boys went to daycare and Kevin and I had an us day. We went to lunch and looked at mini vans. We test drove the Chrysler Town and Country and the Toyota Sienna. Both were nice and but I think we are bigger fans of the Chrysler. Looks like this momma is getting a mini van soon. Maybe by the end of the week or next!
On Wednesday, we went to the Naperville Children's museum. That was a lot of fun! They boys loved playing with the balls and the water! They played music too. we'll definitely go back there! Wednesday night we went on a Chicago Segway tour. We knew it was risky as a huge storm was coming in but we went... we got about 20 minutes in and the sky was flashing with lightening, pretty but not when you are on the segways. We saw about 5 minutes of the fireworks show before we bolted back. We got back just in time. As it started to DOWNPOUR.. Yikes, we got a raincheck. The segway was hard for me at first, but after a few minutes or so, I got the hang and it was actually fun. I look forward to our rain check. It was really freeing when we are riding outside. I liked it a lot!!!
On Thursday we went to Schaumburg Waterworks. It's an indoor water park. Perfect for the kids. A kid area, water slides, pool, and diving area! Cool cool cool, we will definitely go back there, especially on a rainy day! The boys were little fishes. You can definitely see John David breaking out of his shell.
Friday, the whole family, hit up Italian Fest in Milwaukee. We went there 3 years ago when Austin was 6 weeks and thought it would be fun. It was quite the adventure! The food was yummy, especially the ravioli from Carrabbas! yum! John David went the whole day with no nap and was a champ! He was happy most of the day, which is fantastic! Austin fell asleep in the stroller holding is popcorn in hand! Too cute! John David was out within 15 minutes of getting in the car, he sure was exhausted.
Saturday I took Austin to see the movie Ice Age! He just loves movies. He got his little popcorn and sat in his chair the whole time and ate his popcorn. This kid was meant for movies! Saturday night I went and to Country Thunder and saw East Corbin and BLAKE SHELTON. I just love Blake, love his songs and just had an awesome time.
Sunday, we just laid low.
So all in all a great vacation! Loved spending quality time with my family!!!!!!!!! Loved hearing, "daddy what are you doing" (Austin), "Autin, look it" (John David), "Are we going on an venture" (Austin),
One big thing that happened over the week was we separated the boys, now they each have their own room. Bittersweet and I hate that it changed so fast. I hate that what I was use to doing suddenly changed. But. We just felt like it was the right thing to do. I mean, they wouldn't go to sleep until 9, wake up at 6 and were crabsters the whole day. So we thought we'd try it out and it's working wonderfully! Such a good decision. And who knows how long it'll be like this for. Maybe a week, a few, months, years. we will just go with it and see what works best for our family. John David is back to bed by 7:30 and Austin by 8. They were sleeping in (now it's back to 630 since we have to get ready for school/work). But being together just wasn't working for them. It's hard because they've been together in the same room since John David was 3 months. We'll be okay, change is good, right?
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