Greta's 15 month check up and Valentine's Day.

Greta and I went to see Dr Sam last week and are happy to report a really great check up. She had a slightly low hemoglobin at her last appointment so we had been giving her a multivitamin with her bottle once per day. She had a repeat level drawn and had great results, which meant no more bottle. She actually transitioned very well, so we packed up the bottles and took them back to the house. One less thing to worry about. She is the happiest girl. She smiles all of the time. She has mastered "thank you" which is the sweetest thing I've ever heard. She loves to snuggle before bed, but loves having Sully as a roommate even more. They are quite the sibling duo. Greta's stats are as follows: Height: 30 inches (31 percentile), Weight: 19lbs 11oz (7 percentile), and Head Circumference 18.25 inches (66 percentile).

Valentine's Day was quiet. Dave was post call, so we stayed pretty close to home. We had dinner with some friends and their two small kids, needless to say, it was wild, but fun. Dave and Sully surprised Greta and I with balloons and flowers. We have such great men in our lives :).

Happy Valentine's Day! 

Day trip to the Children's Museum

Maggie and I took the kids to the Children's Museum on Friday. Dave was on call so when Maggie suggested it, I knew it would be a good way to break up the day. We hit the road by 9:30 and arrived in Brookings at 10:30. The kids had a blast. Sully was content chasing after Isaac and Anna while Greta would rather stick by my side. Maggie and I checked in with one another as we kept an eye on one or all kids. It was definitely a tag team approach. We had lunch, played some more before having a snack, and then hit the road. We arrived back in Sioux Falls at about 3:30. The kids were tired and happy. I am proud to say Sully even had a dry pull up all day. We had several potty breaks, which obviously did the trick.

Thanks for the invite, Olivers! We are already looking forward to the next trip. xoxoxo

The minivan selfie.

Greta girl picking carrots. 

Sully shooting hoops, he could do this all day.

Sully dressed as a cowboy while Native American dancing. 

Admiring the dino. 

Waitress Anna taking orders at the Ice Cream Parlor.

Live size light bright. 

Group photo. 

Maggie and her kiddos. 

Sully, Greta and I. We are pushing nap time ;).  

Greta is in heaven. 

Better than heaven with Isaac. 

Settling in at #25.

Construction got real, real enough to kick us out. My blood pressure goes up just thinking about the days leading up to last weekend. The packing, sorting, tossing, organizing, etc. that was required to temporarily get us out of there. We had initially planned to spend the bulk of our time at a rental house, unfortunately that fell through last minute, which was a major bummer and inconvenience. Fortunately, my parents are really great and accommodating. So, we moved back in to the house I grew up in. I am sleeping my childhood bedroom and showering in the shower I used through high school. Its actually quite humorous. The kids are sharing the master bedroom, each in their own pack and play, they are taking tubbies in the bath tub I grew up using, with the same drain that I sliced my eyebrow open on. I ended up in ER and came out of there with a butterfly bandage, which was exciting to me as a three year old. We are gradually feeling more at home here. The kids are having a blast and love to jump on Grandpa Paul's bed. As of today, we are one week down, 9 more to go. My mom returns on Wednesday, so that should be fun (for her ;)).

I have been by the house 1-2 times each day to check on progress, and it is incredible. Dave, however, just told me he is no longer interested in seeing the progress. His sentimentality is in full force. The upstairs two bathrooms are completely gutted and the fourth bedroom (which will become a master closet and bathroom) is also down to the studs. They started in on the kitchen and den on Friday. They will open up the sunroom, living room, and kitchen walls this week. I am excited to feel the openness. Making decisions and picking out finishings has started to feel like a full time job. I am happy to say that according to Lyn, the woman helping me, we are more than 50% done, which feels great.

Just when I thought my plate was full, Sully started giving very obvious potty training signs, so we are adding that to the mix. He has been doing so great. Today is day 6 and every day gets a little bit easier. I cancelled one of my diaper subscriptions, boy was that exhilarating! Yay Sully!

The newest Foreman on the job. 

Maggie comes to help me move. 

Story time in Grandpa Paul's bed.  

Tubby time at Grandma and Grandpa Banana's.

A Butterfly House outing. Mom, keep that thing away from us. 

Rocking the big boy undies.  

Snowman fun. 

Munce household happenings.

Life around here has been busy! After our trip away, the kids and I got back into the swing of things with our weekly routine, and Dave is back to work. Routine is so good. We have also started to pack up the house in anticipation of our 2-3 month move while the house is under construction. Unfortunately our original rental house arrangement fell through which left us scrambling to find an alternative plan. Lucky for us, my parents are willing and ready for us to move in (my dad is gone to California for most of it while my mom will come and go). We are anticipating a smooth transition and hope things move along here while we are gone. So, on top of our usual stuff, we are packing and moving furniture while the kids sleep.

Dave and his buddy, Paul went to NYC this last weekend to see the B-52s in concert two nights in a row. Yes, you read that correctly, TWO nights in a row. He has been such a good sport about my frequent trips to see friends that I encouraged him to get out of town. While he was gone, we had a snow storm that left us with 6+ inches of snow, which was lovely, but a huge pain, however it made for great packing (and wine drinking) weather ;). They had a blast. We were so happy to have him home on Sunday evening.

While looking through photos from the last week, I couldn't help but notice how I have (almost) mastered photos of the kids together, so I thought I would share several of them. Enjoy!

Preconcert mode.

Post concert #2 with a couple of souvenirs. 

Park fun. 

C'mon Gg! 

Admiring flowers from daddy during breakfast. 

Post tubby smiles. Greta 15 months, Sully 2 years, 8 months. 

Sleep sack silliness.