Back in Business....

My computer is back up to par. :) Even my email works again. Here are a few pictures from Saturday. I put a new card in the camera b/c I couldn't download our CO pictures.....not realizing that the card I put in would only hold 10 pictures! Its the one that came with the camera. So, I didn't get that many! None of the bride and groom.....

Amy and me. :)


Amy and Vince!


Mom and Dad....aka Pupsi and Nana!


This ones better. :)


Tim and I.....I think last time I was dressed up was a REALLY long time ago! It felt nice!!

Too full

My computer is still not letting me download pictures! Frustrating!! Tim is suppose to fix it tongiht, so I'll post more later. But, we did have a GREAT weekend. The wedding was fun and we got to see lots of people that we don't get to see very often. Isabel did great with Papa Bob and Nana Shirley. I was a little worried about her, but she took a bottle and slept good! I'm so happy about that!

Here are a couple memorable quotes from the last few days....

Alaina after getting Isabel up from a nap, "Issy has "goobs" in her eye again, Mom!"

Alaina: When I grow up I want to be a teacher.....then I would know EVERYTHING!
Erik: I want to be a Firefighter....
Annika: I want to be Tinkerbell!

Alaina: Mom, I wish you could marry two people.
Mom: Why, Alaina?
Alaina: I wish you could marry David Cook and Daddy! Then when Daddy is gone David Cook could be home with you during the day!

Okay....I really don't let my kids watch American Idol! But, Alaina does watch David Cook with me and we both want him to win. :)

Growing up....

I got a letter in the mail today from the Elementary school that said Erik was chosen to be in the full day kindergarten program. Last year was the first year in this district and there is just one class, so its just a lottery system as to how they decide who is going to get in. At first I wasn't too excited about it. I didn't plan on him going all day.....its just sad to to think that he is growing up so quickly! But, he will LOVE it. I went to school with Alaina today.....they cram so much stuff into 2 1/2 hours.....its crazy!! Crazy in a good way. :) Mrs. Bartsch is wonderful. I am sad that Erik won't have her. She told me today that I should have a prayer box for the kids. This was after I told her that Alaina had put in a prayer request in a big mailbox at Focus on the Family last week that said she wanted someone to pray that Erik gets her for a teacher next year! When they are sad, nervous, excited, or whatever about something all they need to do is write it down and put it in their prayer box. They don't have worry about it anymore b/c its in the box and God knows that it is there! I love the idea, so after this weekend we are going to decorate a box and get this going . :) Her daughter just recently started college and brought her prayer box to school! She says that she will look back into her box and read her requests and reflect on how God has answered her prayers or changed her attitude.

I still haven't tried to download my pictures from our trip. I just have a feeling that its just going to frustrate me, so I have just left it alone. We are having memory issues, so my Internet won't even work sometimes! Oh well. I need to go pack up all of us for a big weekend, anyway....no time to work on it now! My cousin is getting married on Saturday in MI.....a good reason to get new dress. :) And, did I mention an evening out without kids??? Thanks Papa and Nana! :) You are very much appreciated!

Flip

I asked Annika again tonight what Daddy does when he goes to work. She thought for a minute and said with a grin, "ummmmm......he flips me upside down at work!"

We're Back!

What a fun week we had. Alaina, Issy, and I got back on Saturday noon and Tim, Erik, and Annika were back around 9:30 pm. It was an adjustment! Alaina was used to being "queen" so she had to get used to the interruptions of preschoolers again!

Colorado was great. We had so much fun.....it was just an easy, relaxing trip. I needed the break from hectic mommy-life! I haven't even downloaded the pictures yet.....I'm assuming that my computer won't let me being that it was too "full" last time I tried to download. Tim was suppose to fix it, but I don't know if he did. I do have them on a CD already and also have them in print, so I am on top of that! Its more fun to tell the story with pictures, so I'll get into that later.

I had Annika at the ER on Sunday. What is up with this??! She had all the signs of a UTI and that started on Thursday with a fever. I called the Dr. Sunday morning b/c she was just screaming every time she went potty. The doctor told me to bring her in.....don't wait another day being it had started a few days ago. To make a long story short, she was put on antibiotics being she definitely had one!! This morning her pediatrician called and told me after they cultured her urine, she DID NOT have one! This is irritating because I also got the call in CO last week tell me that Isabel did not have one either and they do not know why the ER doc put her on anti's. So, I'm a little irritated and the pediatricians are irritated with the ER. Both girls are going in tomorrow for a lot more thorough exam. UGGHH! I am just thankful that none have us have gotten the icky flu bug that has been going around!

Other than that, we are just trying to get back into our routine. Tim flew out this morning to NYC. He'll be there until Friday, then we drive to MI for my cousin's wedding. We'll be back Sunday night, so it will be a quick trip.

Snow Bunnies

Amy, Vince, and the kids came on Thursday night. What a good time. The kids did super together.....I sometimes have flashbacks about when they were younger and COULD NOT be in the house together. I'm so glad things have changed!! They left after Easter dinner. We all took a nap and then I was off to the ER with Isabel. Its only the second time I've been there this month! She just has these screaming episodes and I can't calm her down. She has also had a fever. I was nervous that she had an ear infection, and with us flying on Tuesday morning I didn't want to take any chances. Her ears are clear but she does have a UTI. Poor girl! That explains the uncontrollable screaming. But, she's on antibiotics now and the pain should go away by morning.

Tim is on his way to Appleton now with Erik and Annika. He is meeting Papa Bob and Nana Shirley there and they are taking them to MI for the week. The kids cannot believe their good fortune to spend the week up there! Alaina, Isabel, and I are leaving for Madison in a little bit. We fly out tomorrow morning for Colorado Springs. :) YEAH! It should be a fun week. Tim is going to Memphis tomorrow for work. It will be the first time back since we've moved. I wish we were all going somewhere together, but this will work out good for this year. So, off we go. :) But, first, here are a few pictures of our weekend together! I thought I took more, but I guess with 7 kids all 6 and under, I didn't have as much time to take pictures!

Here's a few cute pictures of Caleb digging into the Hummus and Pita Chips! Classic.....he pushed a stool over, grabbed a chip and just loaded it with Hummus! He put it in him mouth and did the "you better get a napkin b/c I am spitting this out somewhere" look! I told him just to eat it and he did! And, he didn't stop! I should send these to Stacy's Pita Chips and to Sabra Hummus and see if maybe they need a new cover boy!







Hope everyone had a great Easter! I can say that this was the first "White Easter" that I can remember! The kids had a blast looking for eggs in the snow! There was a big egg hunt at a park here in Cary put on by the park district. The three big kids even were interviewed by a lady from the Chicago Tribune! Too bad we don't get that paper anymore.....I should have picked one up yesterday, but I forgot.






We didn't even take pictures of the two babies together! One of them was always sleeping! Here they are in the van....




Caleb was loving the princess shoes. I guess I'll have to buy in some for Christmas!




Annika came down with a fever on Saturday. All of a sudden she was sleeping in the chair and then we thought she was getting up but fell back asleep with her feet on the floor! She perked back up with some Motrin and after a 103 on Saturday night she' been clear.

Eggs

Dying Easter Eggs!! What a good time.....and its amazing how each year it gets neater and neater. There were no green hands and messes! Even Annika used the dipper! Eggs represent "new birth" and that is exactly what God gave to us when He sent Jesus to die on the cross and then rise again on the third day! Because of that we can be born again and leave our shells behind to live with Him in Heaven! Easter eggs aren't about the bunny, they are about Jesus! And, God makes each of us unique and different just like the beautiful, colorful eggs that we color!

Even Tim colored an egg......Coffee!! It worked, too!