Yesterday was a beautiful day with a high in the upper 50's. The unfortunate thing was I had a headache all morning and part of the afternoon, but, thankfully it went away just in time to enjoy some time outside with Alaina in the evening! We also got some pics taken for Easter. If you read all the way through I will give you a spoiler picture at the end! I still have a lot of editing to do, so, not time to post them yet! Let me tell you though...it is getting harder and harder to take pics of this kid! She was "afraid" to sit on the backdrop and she kept wanting to come sit on my lap instead of sitting in front of me. And how can you be mad when they come up and put their arms around your neck to hug you?? At the same time, I want to be like "Just sit down and smile!!" Let's just say, it was a challenge! So be grateful for every good picture you see because for every one of those there at least 15 outtakes!! It is days like yesterday that I am like "This is why you would never want to be a photographer!" which usually outweigh the times where I am like "This is so much fun, I wish I could just do this all the time!"
We did NOT go to the gym yesterday. #1 I had the headache. #2 They do not have daycare on Sunday and #3 I couldn't walk. Too much weight lifting!! While I am thinking about it, I need to tell my funny story from when we went last Tuesday. So, I get on this weight machine where you release this bar and it pushes your legs apart in a v-shape and to build the muscles in your inner thighs, you squeeze your legs back together. I put it on 30 pounds and did three reps of 10 and decided that was good and I would move on to the next machine. To get off, you pull on the lever and it pushes the leg rests back together so you can get off. One small problem...I can't get the bar to release... Not wanting to look stupid, I decide I will just do another 10 reps while I fumble with the bar to see if I can get it to pop out of the current position. No luck. I rest a little bit and contemplate what to do. Attempt to get off the machine with my legs spread apart? Doesn't look promising... Ask for help? How humiliating!! By this time a lady comes up and gets on a machine next to me. I do another 10 reps while trying to decide if I should throw my pride out and ask for some help. She has her iPod on...I would have to tap her on the shoulder. That is probably against the weight lifting code of conduct... I do another 10 reps. By this time, my legs are shaking. Who should walk up? Teddy! I said "Help! I can't get this lever to release and pull this back together." He kind of looks it over and says "Hmm...I don't know. Never used that one before..." and then turns and walks away!! (With his headphones on, mind you, so he doesn't hear me HISSING his name!) I turn around, the lady next to me is gone. Another 10 reps. How much more of this can I take? I am seriously thinking about abandoning this thing. My shaky legs are seriously outweighing my pride at this point! I relax my legs all the way out and basically look like I am ready to give birth at this point, try the lever one more time, and what do you know, it releases. I stand up as best I can and use the spray to wipe my machine down and stand up straight to walk to an ARM machine like I totally meant to do about 12 reps the whole time!! Needless to say...I wasn't squeezing my legs together until about Friday. Few more weeks, I may be able to crush a pop can, who knows. Although I don't know why I would, they are terrible hard to redeem when they are crushed... Anyway, that is my story. Had to share. It can't beat the Miss Piggy underwear incident of last Spring, but, it's up there.
So back to Sunday, we took Alaina outside in the afternoon. Of course the first thing she wants to do is swing.
Attempting to get in the swing herself... Ballerina??
And we tried a little of this...
I finally lifted her up and we swung for awhile. No need to post another pic of her swinging. It is much more fun to see her try to get in herself. Notice the fact my child has no junk in her trunk so her pants are always falling down. She can thank her Dad for that one! There is definitely junk in my trunk! Trying to give a little of that junk away!
So after swinging we went out in the backyard because Daddy had got most of the Duncan "bombs" cleaned up. We played on our play set for awhile.
Duncan came over to say hello! Hi Duncan!
She did go down the slide a couple times but she preferred to hold my hand as she went down. We went inside after this so we could start dinner and finish laundry. Alaina was not happy about this. After dinner she got down from her highchair and went to stand by the front door. A few minutes later she was freaking out and I went over to investigate. Skylar, the neighbor girl about 2 months older than Alaina was outside playing. So, we went outside for another half an hour to see Skylar and then it was time for a bath and bed! Mommy didn't stay up very late either!
Today was work and daycare as usual. When I got off work I couldn't believe it was 70!! It was gorgeous out! I went to get Alaina and we headed home. As soon as we pulled in the drive she was ready to go out but I told her we had to wait for Daddy to get home. So we read some books and played with her CD player and sang "Itsy Bitsy Spider" about 50 times. Finally daddy came home and we made dinner and then it was outside time! We set off for the park with Duncan who was also VERY excited to be outside and headed for the park!
Happy as a clam swinging!!
Trying out the playground equipment!
She wasn't sure about the slide...
Or the sand... It was squishy to walk on!!
All in all we had a very fun time at the park! Surprisingly there was not a fit when we got back in the stroller for the ride back home, however, there was a fit at home when she realized we were going in!! Sorry Lainey! Time for a bath and jammies!! 
This is a rough one! Still working my photoshop magic! Be patient!
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