We went back to Eugene on Tuesday to spend some time with Scott. We went out to lunch, where Adia gobbled up a cheese quesadilla and then for ice cream and a little shopping. Adia had fun playing with Scott and eating ice cream. I think she's getting a little sick of strawberry ice cream though. Adia picked out some new books and some clothes before heading home. She actually picked an outfit that matched perfectly with no help from either of us. She's really becoming the fashionista.

It was really hot in Eugene though and Adia was feeling it. She was bright red and sweating profusely. She doesn't like the heat anymore than I do. She took a cool bath before bed and that helped a little bit, but she ended up sleeping with me and the air conditioner going full blast to keep her cool. Scott decided then and there that it might be a good idea for us to go cool off in Florence until he could join us for our mini vacation.

Wednesday, DiDi and Tanae drove up to pick Adia and I up. Adia was so excited to see them. She missed her Tanae. We made a quick stop at Old Navy and ate more ice cream before coming back to Florence. Adia and Tanae have been going nonstop since we got back. They've eaten meals at their new picnic table. It works pretty well, but sometimes it's hard to get them to stay until they're actually finished.


DiDi also bought a play structure for her living room. The girls absolutely love it. We've had a few accidents, but luckily no serious injuries. It's taken Adia some time to learn the dangerous parts.


Every morning we go to the park down the street. The girls love it, but I'm not sure if they like the wagon aspect of it or the actual park. We never stay long because they want back in the wagon.














Every morning I also do Tanae's hair. She fought it at first. Now she's really good about it. She doesn't like the sitting still part, but she tolerates it now. She wasn't even too bad when I washed her hair yesterday and then combed it. We had to make a deal though, I could do her hair if she could do mine. I can't wait until Adia has enough hair to actually do something with. Her bangs are finally getting long enough that we can think about cutting them, I don't want to cut off her sweet curls in the back.


Scott arrives today and then we're headed up north to stay at The Adobe. I can't wait. We haven't been there in a long time and it's a chance to get Adia in the pool. She's going to really miss Tanae and DiDi though. She'll be back with them on Monday.

The Beach

Adia was up bright and early, as usual. She woke Tanae up, which is never good. After breakfast we packed up the car and headed to the beach. Adia and Tanae haven't been in a long time and never together. Tanae loved the sand and was fearless. Adia wouldn't let me set her down. It took lots of coaxing from Tanae to get Adia to touch the sand. Then, for the longest time, she would only stand or squat, but wouldn't sit. We she first saw the water, she pointed at it and asked, "What's that?" When I told her it was the ocean, she held on tighter and complained if I attempted to set her down at all.








Tanae soon became curious about the water. I walked with her up to it and she got her feet wet. Adia still wanted nothing to do with it and just watched Tanae from her safe spot on the sand. When Tanae got close to the water, Adia started pointing at her and yelling, "Nae? Nae!"






When her yelling didn't bring Tanae back, she gave up and climbed into DiDi's lap. It was a much safer vantage point and Tanae wasn't near enough to get jealous.




I did eventually take Adia out to the water. She didn't noticed where we were headed at first because she was holding hands with Tanae. We dipped our toes in. Adia seemed fine with it at first, but then decided it was enough. If only the water wasn't so cold. She started throwing a fit and wanted me to pick her up. That led to Tanae wanting me to hold her too. Tanae now weighs almost 26 lbs. I was successfully holding 45lbs of baby!












Tanae started to head for the parking lot so we decided it was time to leave. I packed up everything in the buckets. Adia wanted to help. She put the handle on her arm and off she went.


Adia and Tanae ate some snacks on the grass. Once they were full, we packed up the car again. We were at the beach for a hour and a half and both girls were exhausted. Within a few minutes of getting back in the car, they were asleep. They slept through the transfer again and Adia took a 2 hour nap. Tanae, 3 hours later, is still sleeping. Normally we can't get her to nap, but she was sleep deprived from Adia.

Back on the Coast

We arrived in the morning yesterday and it was already heating up. Heather soon dropped off her two oldest girls, Micayla and Tanae. Adia was so happy to see Tanae. She had the biggest grin and they gave each other the biggest hugs. She didn't know quite what to make of Micayla. She's never spent very much time with her, but she soon warmed up to her.

We grabbed the wagon and headed to the park. There's always problems when you have 3 kids and only 2 seats though. Tanae and Adia ended up riding in the wagon while Micayla helped pull it. When we got to the park and Adia saw the play equipment, she let out an excited squeal and tried to climb out. When let loose, she immediately climbed the steps. She's starting to understand the whole park thing. Tanae chased after her and Micayla set off for the bigger kid area. Adia only went down the slide twice after her bad experience at home.




Adia and I climbed in a swing. Adia's still not a fan. For the most part she just stood in the shade and watched the other kids play.




Not long after the park, Heather returned to pick up Micayla. For the first time, Adia actually let Heather hold her. Heather was excited, but Adia became alarmed when she thought Heather was also taking Tanae. She chased after Tanae, yelling "Nae? Nae?" She wasn't letting Tanae out of her sight.



It was soon time for an afternoon snack. Neither kid wanted to nap and we didn't press the issue. They mostly just played with each other and watched Wheel of Fortune. We made a quick trip to Freddies to buy more Pirates Booty and then came home for dinner. Once again, Adia ate her hot dog, grapes and toast, but we couldn't get Tanae to eat much of anything.


After dinner, Adia went running into the bathroom yelling "Bath! Bath!" Tanae followed and when I came in with Adia's pjs, Tanae was standing in the tub, half dressed. Adia was trying to climb in with her clothes on. They took a bath together, but Adia didn't appreciate Tanae dumping water on her head.






After they got out of the tub, DiDi and I ate our dinner. Ours was put in the oven late so we had to wait. Of course, Tanae decided then that she wanted what we were eating. We didn't mind sharing and we discovered that Tanae likes lasagna. Adia couldn't have any, but she wasn't begging for it. We all shared ice cream for dessert. I'm surprised Adia didn't end up with a brain freeze with the huge bites she was taking. Then it was time for tooth brushing. Adia has actually been really good about it since we picked up an Elmo toothbrush. Tanae and Adia quickly fell asleep, Tanae in DiDi's lap and Adia in mine. They even slept through the transfer to their beds.