Old Routine...New Pet

The one nice thing about coming home from a vacation, is getting back into the routine of things...including a sleeping schedule for the kiddos. James has had it a little rough with going down for naps and to sleep at night. Normally he'll happily lay down, throw his blanket over his head and listen to his Baby Einstein musical turtle. Well the last 2 times I've had to put him down, screaming and throwing a fit. Luckily minutes later he'll quite down and fall asleep. He also seems to be catching up on rest, yesterday afternoon he took a 4 HOUR nap. I surely thought he'd be up late. But to my surprise after his bath he fell asleep on the couch around 8ish last night!

For lunch today I put him in his highchair with his PB&J. Did some stuff around the house and when I returned to check on him - this was how I found him! Doesn't he look like a peaceful angel?


So Madeline got her first pet! Before vacation Stephen and I talked, Madeline begs to get a dog, cat or fish on a weekly basis. We really miss our fish aquarium, so we decided to start out easy and let her get a Beta Fish once we returned from CA. And she didn't forget about the promise! So on Saturday we picked out a plant, some pebbles and fish food at Walmart and then took Madeline to Pet Smart to pick out a Beta. She was so thrilled!

The whole car ride home Stephen was trying to discuss with her on a name. There was "Goldie", and "Rainbow", and "Luck-is"...all names that Stephen did not prefer. But I stressed it was her fish and she needed to name him. Once home Stephen and Madeline finally decided on the name, TEX! After all, Tex is our first pet while living here in Texas. LOL So there you have it!