Family - the children!!!

At the last moment, I was able to go to my parent's house with my sister Katie. We had so much fun. My brother, Ren, and his family were also there at the same time, and my brother-in-law, Rob was able to bring the "cousins" to play for a day. Everyone except for my older sister, Jeannette, was able to enjoy spending some time together. We sat around and chatted, took a trip to the zoo, and the "girls" even had a chance to go SHOPPING!!!!

Calvin and Sean

Genna and Aidan

Alex

Tommy

Meghan and Sean

Alex, Drew, Genna, Calvin, Sean, and Tommy down below

Family - the adults

Some of these could be better, but at least

I can share some pics of my family. DADI love this one of my mom!!!
My brother-in-law, Rob and brother, Ren.Ren and Katie
Ren's wife, Michelle and my youngest sister, Martha.

Two lessons hopefully learned

Today, I went on my weekly shopping spree to Walmart. I found everything I needed plus a few extra items after circling the store several times - pregnancy brain;) As I was checking out, I removed the jar of peanut butter from the cart to discover it was covered in some kind of thick slimy substance. What in the world? We were quickly able to identify the culprit - Palmolive concentrated dishwashing liquid. It was on everything - cheese, pepperoni, boxed goods, bottled water, etc. What a goopy mess. I had to come home and wash my groceries - that is a first.

As I was leaving the store, guess who was waiting outside the door? Cute little girl scouts!!! This is bad. I LOVE Caramel Delights. I can practically eat an entire box in one sitting with NO assistance, and I am pregnant trying to be good. Needless to say, I bought two boxes and already one is gone (Patrick did help me out).

So the two lessons learned are #1. Close the top securely after smelling the wonderful scent of Lavender and Ylang Ylang. #2. Avoid the door with the girl scouts even if it means walking clear to the other end of the store (and as you know this is a big deal for a large, tired pregnant lady with a very full cart of groceries).

OB appointment

Today, I had my third appt. with my new Dr. and everything looked great!!! Our little guy's heartbeat was 152. So far I have gained only 4lbs, but he did not seem concerned. He said the pain in my groin area is just normal stretching. I sure hope that is all and that it does not get any worse. He also commented that after delivery, I will need to get a Rubella booster. What a shock!!! I sure hope I am not around anyone who has German Measles! Anyway that is all to report and here is a preg. pic. taken two days ago at 22 wks 2 days.

Party Time!!!

Aidan was invited to a birthday party - just him, not "bubbies." He was so excited, and his brothers were so sweet to him wishing him a wonderful time!!! Posted are a few highlights.

Painting

Pinata

"Mom, I am trying to look at you, but I really want to be collecting more candy."

I included this last one, because the moment the party was done, Aidan requested to leave NOW. He really enjoyed the party but missed his brothers and wanted to show and share his candy with them.

Just a couple of cute pics!

Last night, Aidan and I were home alone cooking dinner while "bubbies" and Daddy were at basketball practice. He loves to listen to "Luke," and always has some cute comment about what he hears. This time he said, "Mom, Luke is sleeping, and I don't want to bother him" as he sweetly pulled my shirt back over my belly.

All three boys hard at work this morning in their bathrobes (thanks Nana)!!!!!

Tonight, the boys had their final basketball game for the season. Afterwards they received their rewards - trophy and sports bag.

Broadcasting live ....

Having So Much Fun!!!

Our last two weeks have been filled with exciting opportunities - a city police office tour, choir, a wonderful babysitter for 8 hrs. (Mom and Dad attended an awesome parenting conference by Jay Younts!!!),Valentine's party,

and last but not least, the opportunity to speak "ON AIR" at our local radio station.

Happy Birthday!!!

Yesterday, the boys and I made a cake as a surprise for Patrick. They did not pop out of the pans in one piece, so thank goodness for icing!!! Make a wish!
WE LOVE YOU!!!

An Evil Bug

Last week on Tuesday (Jan. 30th), my boys were invited to an ice-skating, birthday party. Sean had struggled with a headache all morning, so I gave him Motrin, fed him, and sent him off. I ended up returning home with Aidan since I was not feeling well.
I picked them up around 4:30 only to discover that Sean had not really enjoyed himself very much, and Drew had a BLAST!!! I asked Sean what the problem had been, and he replied that he was freezing the entire time. What? I sent them with sweatshirts, winter jackets, hats, and gloves, and he had put on everything. At this point I realized that something was NOT quite right!!! We took his temp. upon arriving home - 103*+. I felt so badly for him. Over the next few days, his fever remained around 101* with motrin and up to 105* with tylenol.
On Wednesday evening, Aidan told me that he had a headache, and a couple of hours later, he announced that he had two headaches - poor baby. I immediately checked his temp., and it was around 102*. Drew also came down with a fever during the night. Needless to say, I phoned our Dr's office and requested an appointment for 3 sick boys ASAP!!! I was relieved to walk out an hour later with 3 prescriptions for Zithromax - they had strep throat.
My OB wrote out a prescription for me on Friday in case I needed it over the weekend. I was so grateful that they were willing to do this instead of forcing me to go to the ER on Sat. or Sun. if I became sick. By Sunday, I felt terrible, and Patrick picked up my prescription for me as soon as the pharmacy opened. What a sweet husband, considering the roads were covered in snow and he was also feeling unwell. Monday morning he went to the Dr. and returned home later with some much-needed groceries and armed with his own prescription for strep throat.
Can you believe it? All five of us contracted this evil bug!!! We were pretty much wiped out for about ten days with headaches, fevers, colds, sore throats, ear aches, etc. Patrick and I felt like we had been run over by a freight train.
What an important reminder this was to be ever-thankful to God for the good health that we normally enjoy, and for the luxury of modern day medicine. It is so good to be healthy again!!!

Ultrasound

Here are two pictures from my ultrasound on 1-31-07. The first one is a profile image, and if you look closely, the second one is the reason for the renaming of this blog!!!!

Hello, I'm back!

What do you think? I have been working on designing a web page using pagetutor for the last week. No, I did not figure it all out, but I was able to learn my way around enough to cut and paste a design by groovy lizard onto my blogger page. Unfortunately, it is not the same as the original, because I do not know enough to design it properly. However, I am pleased with the result. Now if I could just figure out how to change the cursor to one using an uploaded image.

LOL

Tickers

The boys and I had fun creating these tickers together. They each picked out there favorite one.

Guess who?

Clue #1: They chose a character from a book. Clue #2: No, they are not from the same book or series.

Clue #3: Think Tolkien.

Clue #4: Think C.S. Lewis.

"WonderWorks - an amusement park for the mind"

We recently went to Pigeon Forge, TN with some of our friends for a fieldtrip. We had a great time hanging out together, exploring, discovering, and learning new things!Sean is on a bed of nails, and yes they are quite SHARP!!!
Drew is rock climbing for the first time and loving it.

And who could this handsome astronaut be?

August 3rd, 2006

It's party time!!!!Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday

DEAR DREW,

happy birthday to you!!!!!!!!!(((APPLAUSE)))

I love it!!!!

Sean's Lego Creations

Sean made these a couple of weeks ago for Nana to see, and I am just now getting them posted. Hope you enjoy them!!!

Flowers

These are the flowers sitting by my front door, thanks to Maria. Everytime I walk outside I am greeted by their beauty. I have been meaning to include them here for awhile. In fact, this is the second time they have bloomed. What a wonderful surprise!!!

Hard-boiled Egg

Aidan wanted an egg, so I told him to go peel it by the trash can. This is what he returned with.

Swim Conference - July 29th

Here is a collection of photos from the final race of the season (all of the teams compete against each other). Each race serves two purposes. First, to finish in the top twelve and second to win points for your team. Our team won by almost a thousand points!!!! Here is Sean warming up for one of his races. He got a PB in all four races. Way to go SEAN!!!!
Aidan is patiently waiting for his turn. We were just so pleased he actually swam.
Maria and Patrick hanging out between events. Drew patiently whilin' away the time in the miserable heat:)

Swim Party

At the end of swim season, is the final party. The boys always have a great time playing in the water with the other Piranhas!!! Aidan, is showing off for Mommy and Nana,
Sean's in action, Drew's posing.And Grandad, well I think it requires no explanation.