What a GREAT Helper!

With today being Friday it is laundry day. I asked Maycie to go take her laundry basket and pick up all her dirty cloths from her room. She said "How do I do that." Even though she knows how I said "Pick one up, look at it, if it is dirty put it in the basket." A few min later she came down looking very proud of herself and said to me..

"Mom, aren't you so happy that I did your JOB!"

WHAT A BIG BOY!!

The other day I went in to check on Gaige from his nap and this is what I found...I wonder if he tripped or just thought it was comfy, either way he wasn't in his bed, and never was so he is moving up from a tiny toddler bed to....

.. a BIG BOY BED! This was his first time sleeping in it, Maycie fixed it just for him. Yes he is sleeping with his golf club!

When he woke up, this is what we got.... another FIRST! A RASH! I was hoping it was chicken pox, but not such luck! Just a rash, a little benadryl and he was fine,

Later this same day another FIRST! I went to go check on Gagie and I couldn't find him, I asked if anyone knew where he was, I started calling his name and I hear this little "HU" coming from the bath room and this is what I found..

He was going potty all by himself! Notice Daddy's book that he found! What a DAY! I wonder what tomorrow will bring! WHAT A BIG BOY!!!

Birthday Boy!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREVOR!!

The big 26!! He is on the down hill slope from here! (so he says)

This is such a cool birthday, he is exactly half his dad's age, and it will never happen again!

He started the day off with golfing with his dad and two "buddies" . They all came back here to get ready for a BBQ, and we got to surprise him (for once) with a new BBQ!! He has wanted one for a long time!! He loved it!!

We had oysters, clams, shrimp, and scallops, and then moved on to dinner. KABOBS GALORE!! The day ended with cheese cake and a poker game! I think he had a great day!!

I LOVE YOU!!

(PS. this blog took me 3 days to post. Does anyone else have problems with the pictures taking forever to upload? )

VALENTINES PARTY!!

I Love Valentines Day! It was very strange having it on a weekend though. I always do a HUGE Valentines party on VALENTINES DAY for the kids, (daycare and all) This year we had it a few days early but Still FUN!!

Maycielyn and Gaige

After their

"Heart Attacks"I tried so hard to get a good picture of the kids together, after many, many failed attempts I said "Everyone do a funny face!" and they all did! It turned out pretty cute!!

Here we are waiting for our Valentine exchange, notice the pinata in the center of the table. Not the most attractive thing, but hey it is just going whacked to pieces in 10 min anyways.

I thought it was a great idea for the kids to do a pinata, until I held it up for the first hit, and got whacked in the leg. It then was more like a golf thing and they hit it on the floor. After a few hits by each I held it up and dumped it out!! They didn't mind they got the candy all the same.

After all the fun and games it was time for lunch! Mini heart pizza, the famous mac 'n cheese,fruit and yogurt with sprinkles, and yes an ice cream cupcake at lunch! I bet you can guess what they went for first! They loved it!
The kids had a great Valentines PARTY!

Like I said it was strange to have Valentines on a Saturday. We started out with breakfast with Gram, Pop, Niki, Luke, Logan, Eric, Cole, the four of us at Golden Coral Buffet. Where we all got stuffed! Then headed over to Grams house for games and dinner. I did get something very special though. I used to listen to this country singer named Lila McCann years ago, and through the years lost her CD. Trevor went all over trying to find her CD that they don't make anymore, and finally found it! I was so excited I have been listening non stop!! I love it! Not your traditional romantic day, but it is great to be surrounded by the people you love!

Sick kids!!

This has been quite the year so far! We have been dealing with some sickies here and it is no fun! Gagie and Maycie have had a cough off and on sense before Thanksgiving, and for me I don't take my kids into the Dr. unless they really need to go. I guess this time I waited too long, oops! Two weeks ago on a Tue, Gagie was having a hard time getting a good breath, I decided he needed to go in, I took him into the closest office and after dealing with the most awful nurse in the world, the Dr. finally got into the room, took one look at Gagie and said "He needs a breathing treatment NOW!" I hope that no one has to go through that, having to hold your screaming baby down and hold a mask over his face, not to mention the machine sounds like a monster, is not a fun experience. Two hours later, 2 antibiotics, and a take home inhaler, and we finally got to go home! He has Bronchitis! Two days later at 11:00pm. he wakes up really having a hard time breathing, I give him his inhaler, doesn't help, I try everything, and I cant get him breathing right, and his fever is 104 nothing working so I call "ask a nurse" After following all of her instructions we decide he needs to go in, so at 6am I head over to the urgent care by our house. It took us two of the breathing treatments to get his oxygen levels up to a safe 95%! The Dr. then lets me know that it is probably pneumonia, but the only way to be sure is a chest xray and she doesn't want to put him through that so she sends us home with more antibiotics and a nebulizer (Breathing treatment machine) And says he has to have it 2-4 times a day! Great I get to tourcher my child 2-4 times a day! I am really excited! (I am sure you can sense the sarcasm) After the first couple of days he starts to get a ton better! Monday we wake up and I give the kids a bath, when maycie gets out I notice that she has a rash on her cheeks and her arms and legs. I start to look at it and realize .."oh no" I have only seen pics of what I thought it was, so I confirmed over the Internet. It is fifths disease. (same family as like rosiola) The more common name is the "Slapped Cheek" We call the Dr. and she says it just has to run it's course. So just when Gagie is getting better Maycie gets this. Luckily it doesn't' affect her as much as it could have, she never got a fever just uncomfortable. It is so hard when she can tell me that her arms itch and there is nothing I can do for her! As of now we are all healthy. Maycie no longer looks like I slapped her cheeks, and Gagie is running around as fast as ever! I hope it stays this way! I done with the sickies for a long while!!

This is the mask that we have to use.

The machine isn't on which is why he isn't screaming!

But now you know what it looks like.

SNOW DAY!!

For about a week we got some good snow that didn't melt right

away so we decided to take the kids sledding! We had such a great time!

Daddy gave the kids the first ride over to the hill!
Gagie was nervous at first but as soon as they started moving had a smile from ear to ear!

Maycie took one look at the hill and she was gone!

We couldn't get her to stop sledding for anything, not even a picture.

Gagie just stood there in awe for like two minutes just saying "OHHH...Wooh OHHH... Wooh!"

He went for one ride down the hill and then he was done. He was more interested in walking in the snow! And It was so funny watching him!

He had his mind set on getting to that wall....

Almost there.....



" I GOT IT!! "

Now he's off again......



"Where's Mommy??...."

OOPS......

It was so fun watching the kids have so much fun in the snow! I remember playing in the snow when I was younger for hours. I think Maycie and Trevor would have if Gagie and I wouldn't have been so freezing! I cant wait for the next big snow to play in!!