One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish, Blue Fish

Grandma Mimis arrived Thursday night to save my sanity from a week without day care (Renee can't wait for you to be back!!!!) thank god.

With her she brought a fishing pole for Emily.  It was one of the two little kid fishing poles we brought with us on a trip to visit my parents... One was a Cars themed pole and one was a Barbie fishing pole.  This is how we announced to my dad that I was pregnant .... and so not married at that point - but those are small details :).

So yes Bryan took her fishing on Friday.  All by himself.  From what I hear it was challenging.  emily hooked herself - just her shirt thank goodness, and a nice lady had to help Bryan un-hook her.  And they came home empty handed and in tears cause she didn't catch any fish.

So today Bryan took reinforcements aka. Me while Grandma Mimis stayed home with a super sad baby with what I think is the start of another ear infection (I love my mom for this by the way).

And we caught our first fish!!!

As you can see ... Bryan is super proud and thrilled to catch the smallest of the small Bluegills if it made Emily happy.  And I do believe he loved the thrill of the catch no matter what size... he outsmarted the fish.

Then mom and I tried to come up with a realistic game plan for my dad's visit:

1. Install a pocket door between the kitchen & the playroom
2. Mud and tape the playroom & the kitchen (there are a few areas that need a little love)
3. Paint the kitchen & playroom
4. Paint kitchen cabinets
5. Install door trim and floorboards in the kitchen & playroom
6. New hardware installed on cabinets
7. Paint kitchen door
8. Install kitchen door hardware
9. Fix a bit of wiring in the kitchen

And maybe if we have some spare time we might revisit the bathroom... and having it written down now it seems a bit much - but in my mind so doable and so worth it...

I might even take some time off to join the boys!!!!  I am truly excited for April... Easter ad the Easter Egg Hunt (I used to shove my sister down and out of the way to get more eggs than her which always ended in tears but that is what big sisters are suppose to do right?!?) and then at the end of April my dad's visit ... Whoot Whoot!

And on top of all that my Magnolia bush is about to bloom!!! I love spring I really do - but on the bad bit of news - I am losing the battle with the dandelions yet again.  Boo.

And here is a BIG thanks to my mom for coming down and saving my ass from chaos this weekend and making my little boy comfy no matter what... she went through quite a few outfits filled with baby boogies, baby nose boogie bubbles, baby puke and baby drool.  Gotta love her.