Birthdays!

We celebrated both Tanner's and Spencer's birthdays this past week. Spencer turned 1 one June 5, and Tanner turned 2 on June 13. Last Saturday, our families gathered at a park for burgers and hot dogs, playground fun, cake, and most definitely presents.

The boys had tons of fun. They aren't at an age yet that they know what's going on. Tanner played on the playground equipment the entire time we were there. We couldn't even get him to take a break to eat. Finally, we had to sit him down and force him to eat something after noticing that his little hands were shaking from low blood sugar. Spencer loved just walking around and trying to touch the hot grill. Thankfully, no burns.

The boys made out like bandits. They got all kinds of new toys to play with. We've even had to get rid of a few toys just to make room for these new ones. The weather was perfect during the picnic. Afterwards, the storms came. Thank goodness we decided to do it in the early afternoon instead of the evening.

Nick had an interview with the University of Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday to determine if he would be accepted into their MRI program. He called on his way home and told me that he had been accepted. I have to admit that I'm kind of upset about it. I'm glad that he's trying to better his career and find a way to better provide for his family. At the same time, he's going to have to quit his full-time job and he's not sure if he's going to be able to get a weekend job some place. He'll have to commute to Philadelphia every day. It's only for 6 months, but I'm going to be a single parent for that period of time, and with a brand new baby, I'm not especially happy about that. Financially this is going to be extremely difficult for us. We will possible, more than likely, have to get a loan just to live on. I hesitate big time with that, but I know that it won't be too bad. It'll be like having a car payment to repay. I still struggle with it. I like things the way they are. We have health insurance, money to buy groceries, pay for rent and other things. He's home every evening. But I know how much better off we'll be once he's done with the program. I just have to come to terms with it I guess.

Quick Weekend

My mom and I took off to Ohio on Thursday after we received a call that one of my uncles passed away. It was a sudden thing, but we were grateful for the opportunity to go. I made arrangements with Nick's mom to watch the boys while Nick worked so that I could go. We left Thursday afternoon driving through the rain. We made it to my aunt's house around 11:00pm. Long day. Friday was the funeral. It was simple, but very nice. He was buried in the cemetery where my grandma and grandpa Smith are buried, so it was nice to visit their graves.

Afterwards, we spent the remainder of the day at family's house eating and talking and having a good time being together.

Saturday mom and I did some shopping. I needed some maternity clothes for the summer. All my summer stuff is too large for right now, so I was able to get a few things. We also stopped a few Ohio State Buckeye stores so that I could get the boys some stuff. I was able to find really cute outfits for the boys, a baseball cap for Tanner, and some shorts and a t-shirt for Nick. Go Buckeyes! We ate lunch with my Aunt Sue and had a nice visit with her. After that, we stopped in to see our longtime friends in Columbus and then it was back to my aunt's house in Marysville. We packed up our stuff in the car (we decided to stay at our friends house in Columbus to be closer to the highway) and headed over to my cousin's new house for dinner. That was a nice relaxing time. We ate some more and just chatted. I love it there because it doesn't get dark until close to 10pm.

Then we left yesterday morning to come back home. 8 hours and we made it, safe and sound. It was good to see my husband and kids again. I miss them every time I'm away. It was a nice little break, but I'm glad to be back with them.