I want to write more, but at the moment I just don't want to forget to do this one thing!  Both kiddos went to the doctor the other day.  Lauren for her 2yr appt (on her birthday) and Evan for his 2 month appt (a few days early).

Lauren
Weight – 29.9lbs 85th percentile
Height – 36 7/8 inches off the chart that goes up to the 97th percentile

Evan
Weight – 13lbs 10 oz 90th percentile
Height – 24 1/8 inches 90th percentile
Head – 70th percentile (she didn't write down that measurement only the %)

What a day full of blessings.  Blessings of family, friends, fun and more.  We had a party for Lauren's 2nd birthday and celebrating Evan's birth.  The theme was ducks as Lauren loves her rubber duckies.  There were bubbles and balls, and lots of food.  Our kiddos are so lucky to have such great family and friends to spend time with.  Lauren had an absolute blast playing, and she played hard.  She played right through nap time and was still busily playing with barely open eyes at bedtime.  We really didn't expect people to bring gifts, but boy did they!  So many great presents, we are slowly presenting them to Lauren.  She didn't have much interest in opening them, but enjoyed taking the tissue paper out of the bags and then putting it back in, over and over and over again.  She will have fun for weeks discovering new toys.  Evan enjoyed meeting all the ladies, and getting so many cuddles!  No complaints from him  that is for sure.  The only downside to hosting a party is that I didn't get to socialize with more people or take as many photos as I normally do.  So for all those who attended with cameras I would love copies!!  Thank you again to all who came, it made for a great memory.

Poor Lauren.  She loves shoes.  No I mean LOVES shoes.  First thing in the morning we are greeted by, "HI!  Me Shoe?"  Perhaps that should be poor parents, we have a shoe fiend already.  As we were getting ready for our little trip away I wanted to make sure that all of Lauren's clothes were washed so we could take some of her stapes and favorite outfits with us plus some of the warm clothes she was wearing as the weather was not cooperating with our plans.

Apparently as I scooped up all the clothes from Lauren's change table I scooped up one of her two pink Mary Jane Crocs and I didn't notice as I put it into the washing machine.  Then later Nathan went up to put the clothes in the dryer and found the one pink Croc and didn't think much of it and tossed it in with the rest of the clothes in the dryer.  Later he asked me if I meant to wash her Crocs and I said no, and he said he found one and tossed it in the dryer so it would be dry.  WHAT?!  No!!  It'll shrink I say.  Nathan asks why it would shrink.  Ummm, Crocs are made out of a plasticy type material and plastic shrinks when it gets hot?  So up to the laundry he goes finds the one pink Croc and compares it to her unwashed pink Crocs.  Its very clean…and small.  About two sizes smaller than the unwashed one.  DOH!!  What to do!?

The good news is they were starting to get a little small and we had another new pair in the next size up (but not pink), so in the morning as we were getting ready to go and Lauren is frantically looking and asking for "Me Shoe" I tell her I have a big surprise for her, a brand new pair of shoes!!  She was so excited.  They are a little big, but so far not too many tripping accidents.  Well at least not that can be attributed directly to her shoes, more to the fact she wasn't watching where she was going and tripped over something.  The bad news is that she spotted her pink shoes and wanted to put them on.  Daddy had to explain that one was way too small now, she seemed to take it ok, as she was wearing her light green ones.  How happy is she going to be when I pull out the pink pair of Crocs Ballet Flats for her birthday!!

Yes we are a Crocs wearing family.  They are comfortable, and non restrictive, and grip well (maybe too well on the slides for Lauren), plus I have found some fantastic deals on the Crocs website.  I don't pay $40 for my own shoes and there is no way I am going to pay that much for a pair of children's shoes that may only last a few months.  $9.99 with 10-20% off and free shipping is much more reasonable!  Now the dilemma is…do we try and shrink the other one so they match?  Chances are Evan isn't going to be wearing them, I don't see him as a pink kind of guy, but what do you do with a pair of shoes in two different sizes?