Birthdays and Bruises

Happy Birthday Ryliegh ...we sure do love you!!!!

Poor JW has had some nasty falls in the last few days. He went running down the driveway and fell flat on his face and scraped up his chin. The next day he tripped and fell in the house and smacked his forehead on the base of the couch. Two days later he pulled a kitchen chair over on himself and flattened him like a pancake bruising up his nose. You can see the bruises in the pic below.

Fox Family

There is an abandoned house and barn about 100 yards behind our subdivision where a family of foxes live. My brother in law Ryan took these pictures recently of the babies playing. We see them all the time when we take walks and really enjoy stopping to watch them play. The momma runs around the neighborhood in the evening and early mornings. Its not uncommon to see her trotting along the sidewalks of the neighborhood. Aren't they just so cute!

Whats going on?

Update

John and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary over the weekend. We actually got babysitters and spent the night out at the Casinos. Grandma Glenna took Gabe to see Monsters vs Aliens and then spent the night with Gpa and Gma. He enjoyed his time with them as always.
Jackson went down the street to stay with Aunt Nicole and Uncle Ryan. We had a good time. I love you John Wayne!!
I started back at Weight Watchers last week. The meeting are on Tuesdays right down the street from our house. Ill let you know how that goes as it gets going. My goal is to lose 25lbs.

John took a much needed vacation last week. He did quite a few projects around the house. He organized the basement and created a little workout area for me. He built a 10 x 10 deck over the dreadful storm drain in our backyard. We recently had the yard leveled better so I will try to find some before and after pictures. He and Gabe built two bluebird houses and a raised bed for me to plant some vegetables. He is so handy.

Gabe started baseball practice. He wasn't drafted by the coach he had hoped but another dad that had been trying to pick him up last few seasons snatched him right away this season.. He is quite the catch for a team I might say myself! Were proud of you Gabe for being such a good sport and trying your hardest!!

Jackson is getting BIG and getting an attitude to go with it. He has started throwing tantrums, spitting and even hitting.. Its just lovely. He is such a handful right now. He is such a smarty pants and really has learned quite a few words and understands quite a few phrases.. His hair grows like nothing I have ever seen, and so I have given him a few really bad haircuts but only because he will not be still and I know a trip to a professional place would be a disaster. He loves to go outside to play and take wagon rides. He also has started to get attached to his blanket. I can't blame him at all. I was a blankey kid and so is Gabe. He still gets his bottle. The doctor told me its time to take it from him, but what does he know.. I'm the boss applesauce! But right now he just gets it in the evening. I just am not ready for that yet. It is such a comfort for us all!!

John's brother Ryan and family (Nicole, Abby, Ryleigh) are moving to Colorado! We are happy that he got a job offer finally but are soooooooooo sad that they will be leaving KS. (they live 9 houses down from us now). His start date is May 12th and Nicole and girls will stay behind to put house on market and finish school. It has been so neat to live so close and have all the kids spend time together often. We don't want them to go, but know its what has to be done. We love you guys!!

My niece Sienna Claire is currently enamored with American Idol. My brother says that she has left books and toys in the dust and just want to play the episodes over and over and over.. She even now has a microphone and stand in front of TV dancing. She even has a favorite! (She is barely 20months).

I will get some pics up soon and try to post more often as well. Have a wonderful day everyone!

I have.....

Here’s a meme that’s been going around; I yanked it from some strangers blog and thought it would be a good entry for the lousy blogger that I am.. It’s called the bucket list. You have to review all 100 items and put in bold the ones you’ve already achieved in life.
After completing this, I realized how little I have done and I hope to change that one day. Also there are quite a few on here that I have no intrest in doing either.. so maybe the next step is to create my own bucket list!

1. Started my own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii-Not yet but really want to!

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than I can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sung a solo

11. Bungee jumped---never in a million years

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught myself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - not sure if I would want to do this.

18. Grown my own vegetables-Ive bought the seeds to do this , this year

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitchhiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill — duh.

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught myself a new language - Never taught myself, but maybe someday.

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing -

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt -

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant -

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight-

46. Been transported in an ambulance-I wasnt the patient though

47. Had my portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater -

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business -

58. Taken a martial arts class -only if kick-boxing counts

59. Visited Russia-not interested!

60. Served at a soup kitchen-I would really like to take Gabriel to do this soon! He can be ungrateful sometimes.

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies -

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving-No way

66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp -

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had my picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible - I've read parts but not the entire thing

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous —

92. Joined a book club !

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Ridden an elephant

Posted by MLE at 11:27 AM

Update

The doctor doesn't think Gabe has appendicitis but rather his intestines are simply irritated.. Weird...
Jack skipped a day of being sick and then got sick in middle of night and slept in it.. Poor thing, I felt bad. The car seat got a good dose of it yesterday as well..any ideas how to get that smell out?? He is good again today and hopefully the bug has passed.

Belly Ache Boys

I got a phone call from Patty yesterday that Jackson had been laying on ground while the other kids played and thats just not like him. She didn't think much and began to make lunch. She gets a pull on her leg and he is pointing to the kitchen floor trying to show her that he had just vomited. She thought maybe he just had sour stomach and tried to feed him lunch. Before she got the bite into his mouth he started again.. So I left work and took him home and pumped gatorade into him all night. He is just fine today and we are glad that's over.. Our carpet paid the price for that. Yuck.
Gabe has been complaining his stomach has been hurting for a few days and getting a pain in his side. I didn't think too much because he has always had a weak stomach. And now that JW had been sick, I thought for sure it was bug going around the house. Last night he was in a lot of pain and cried quite a bit. I decided to wait for morning. He slept well and awoke with no nausea but his side is hurting and hurts to touch or stretch it. I made an appointment for 200 today and Ive researched appendicitis.. his symptoms are classic so I'm keeping my fingers that it is not that... Ill let you know what I find out.