How We Spent Our Snow Days.... Last week

Last week, we had an extra couple of days spent snuggling inside. We stayed in our jammies till noon and when we got dressed it wasn't much more than sweatpants and t-shirts. It was so cold and blustery outside. The big boys spent a lot of time with their technology (and some forced time with their books and instruments). They had the neighbors over and played ... inside.

Isaac and I spent our time together. We did some puzzles and I let him take really long baths. He spent almost an hour in the tub on one of the days! Hey ... with warm water... who can blame him!



He practiced (a.k.a. finally got brave enough to put his head all the way down into the water when he was floating on his back.



He made silly faces at the camera.
I think this was his crying face... picture a valiant effort at crying on command.
Makes me giggle just looking at him.




He put his face into the bubbles and has started blowing bubbles into the water .... with purpose!


Man - I love these eyes! Chad has been making fun of how many pictures I have of his eyelashes. Seriously though... How come the boys always get the long pretty ones?

We spent a little extra time loving up the dog. Isaac even ventured into Murphy's corner and spent a good chunk of time just laying with him. Murphy is so patient!

All in all... We just spent it hanging around.

Sorry there are not any pics of the big boys.....

Lately - They just seem to hide their faces from the camera.

Guess that is why I take so many pics of the little one.... He still thinks saying "Cheese"

is the Best Thing in the World!

Little Man Singing

Little Man Singing from Kathryn Thomson on Vimeo.

a few pics

It's been cold and it's been busy so I don't have too many pictures to upload but here are a few from last night and today.



Goofy Boy is no longer scared of the Garfield Hat!

Hawkeye Fan from the start!

Weekend with Family

Over the weekend, Gamma, Papa, Ahnie, and Tistan came to visit us. We had Christmas and enjoyed time together playing games, cooking and eating goodies, and watching the kids play.

Playing some games... A little chess, and then some Dominoes...

What a fun game that was! Thanks for gifting it to Chris and letting us play it together.

Good Memories!

Man, this kid is getting big!

Super Nurse To the Rescue!

#1 Steelers Fan

Who needs presents when you have....

Bubble Wrap!


Don't kill me Annie... but I loved this picture of all of you snuggled up on the couch reading together....

Sadly, everyone had to leave and it was time for kisses.

One for each person ....

Gamma

Papa

Ah-Nee

Tis-Tan

Thanks for coming to visit us!

Never seems like enough time and we can't wait to see

you all again... SOON!!!

Tired, but Thankful

Whew! I am tired. Tired of Laundry, Tired of sanitizing, Tired of whining, Tired of sickness!

As of tonight, I have still not gotten sick (knock on wood) but everyone else in the house has, and Shawn had a 2nd round of it again last night. We spend 2 1/2 hours in the ER thinking that he was possibly suffering from appendicitis. Nope... Just the bug again....Kids!

With all the sickness, we have tried to stay home. This has led to some creative and interesting activities.

We did not have any snow until about 10:00 this morning, and Isaac has still not had a chance to really try out his sled, so he talked his big brother....

into pulling him around the house!

What a cheeseball! I got out the camera and he immediately says "Cheese" with a cheesy face.

Later in the week, Chris and Isaac had a little battle. Chris wore his head gear (my new winter hat) and Isaac put on the protective gloves.

Chris got the upper hand first with a head lock.

(Isaac thought it was hilarious - giggled the whole time!)

Then Isaac got in the Left hook and took Chris out.

Again, laughing all the time.

These two actually liked each other for a short bit. I found them watching a video clip of a cartoon in Shawn's room on the top bunk..... I think this may have been the reason for round 2 of the sickness.

(Just making sure there is plenty of evidence that they did, in fact, like each other at one point on one certain day!)

When everyone seemed rested and well (didn't know that round 2 would be gracing our presence shortly), we headed to Bounce U. They have a bunch of blow up slides, tunnels, and structures.

Isaac practiced his hand-eye coordination.

Chris stepped in to help a bit.

This was a fave. A huge slide. All I have to say is that I earned every bit of pizza I ate later that night by carrying my 30 lb 21 month old up the stairs for this thing about 20 times.

Crazy kids!

Isaac only liked it if he rode on my lap.

Maybe next time he will be a little more adventurous!

Now...

We are flipping over the fact that tomorrow is a SNOW DAY!

YAHOO!!!

The Week of Mama Torture

Well - No pictures this week because I have no healthy candidates to take pictures of! (WARNING... SOME GRAPHIC DETAILS included)

This has been the week of torture for me as a mom and wife.

Last week, Shawn got sick while visiting his mom in KS and he apparantly brought the bug home with him. He came back still not eating much and preferring to rest on his bed.

Sunday, Chad drove to pick up the boys. He felt pretty crummy all day while driving but made it through. Monday he woke up and still felt yucky but tried to go to work. He came home and ate lunch thinking it would make him feel better. Well, he felt better alright... about an hour later!

So he was down for the count!

Somewhere during the Daddy Drama.... Isaac began refusing to eat and suddenly had very runny diapers! Oy Vey! It was a mess!!! He is still too little to "get it" that he is sick. He finally got sick last night around 7:30.

So he was down for the count!

Then this morning (Wednesday), the last day of the holiday break.... Chris says, "Breakfast is making me gagg...Can I just go back to bed?" and that he did.... till 10:30. At which time, he came upstairs thinking he might be hungry. I made him some chicken noodle soup... that only lasted for about 10 minutes before he got sick!

Now he is down for the count!

What's a Mama to do?

Time will tell if I get sick I guess but there really isn't time for a mom to get sick so I will keep my fingers crossed.....

Welcome 2011

From here - the Future looks bright!

and a little cold...