this week...

*we enjoyed listening to dr. sharp from the creation history museum who was visiting our church for 4 days.

*sofie had basic skills monday-wednesday.

*kye had speech therapy twice this week.

*sofie got sick and threw up during the night on tuesday.

*lia went out to eat and picked out her birthday present with grandpa chuck and grandma susie.

*sofie continued to be sick with an off/on fever, chills, headache, loss of appetite, sore throat, and extreme fatigue wednesday and thursday.

*girls started enrichment classes again on thursday.  sofie had to miss due to still being sick.

*i am busy planning and researching curriculum for next year.

*lia went to a birthday party for a homeschool friend.  sofie had to miss since she was still sick.

*i made a trip to iowa city with my dad and stepmom to visit my cousin in the hospital who was diagnosed with ALL last week.

*we had our usual 2 little boys over for dinner and to play thursday night.  sofie was still sick, lia was at a birthday party and i was gone at the hospital--sam took it all on alone.

*finally took sofie to the doctor on friday when i started suspecting strep throat.  and it was.

*lia went to another birthday party on friday.

*sam took sofie out cruising for a fun treat since she's been stuck inside all week.

*sam had his very first appointment for the new company on friday. i brought home a movie and ice cream to celebrate.

*we finally headed outside to play 24 hours after sofie was on her meds.  it was wonderful.

*sam worked at an auction all day saturday left at 6 in the morning and still isn't home...it's 7:10.

*we celebrated an end to a busy week with chinese--our favorite.

*and maybe the best news of the week---kye is potty-trained!!!!

seven

 years

ago

on

a

cold

and

windy

march

morning

this

7lb 3 oz

precious

baby

girl

was

born

oh

how

i

adore

this

beautiful

loving

compassionate

giving

sweet

caring

hilarious

lia









spring break

one of the perks of sam working at a college is getting a spring break.

we didn't go on a family vacation last year so we were super excited for this and the fact we had our income tax money in the bank made it even better.

we had a few idea's of where to go but decided with a roadtrip to kentucky to visit the creation museum.

it was about an 8 hour drive.  the longest trip we've ever taken with the kids. 

they did great!

 the trip took us through 5 states.  the girls thought that was super-neat and had a ball writing down all the states they've been in so far.  since i had packed a cooler of food for lunch and dinner we only made 2 short potty breaks.

while we were in kentucky lia turned 7!

it just so happened they had her favorite resturant in town.

red robin!

she loves those root beer floats!

they even sang happy birthday to her and delivered balloons as well as a yummy ice cream sundae (in 3 bowls) so everyone was happy!

she was a bit confused at first

but loved every bit of it

this kid loves ice cream!

this poor girl forced a smile only so i would leave her alone.

and this guy had to share his ice cream with dad which he wasn't too happy about.

our only family photo of the vacation

after lunch we headed to the nearest mall so lia could get her gift from us--pierced ears!

she told me she was nervous as we walked into claires.  as i held her hand tears filled her eyes as she whispered "oweey" to me after the first ear was done.  the second ear went off without a tear.  she couldn't get to a mirror fast enough.

the next day we headed to the creation museum.

it was incredible!  the girls are looking at an exhibit about fossils.

they had a lot of interesting information on dinosaurs.

the next few photos are in the noah's ark area

the walls and floors are all wood just like the ark.

sofie is answering questions on that tv screen about the ark.

kye loved this little model of the ark

he also enjoyed listening to noah answer questions about his time on the ark as well as all the animals that he took with him.

this little guy had a saddle on him inviting kids to jump on.

we took advantage of the photo opp

first like a cowboy...

then side-saddle like a lady

oh how my sofie loves to pose

kye gettin a little squeeze

after this we headed off to lunch

after lunch we had tickets to the stargazers show in the 3d planetarium.

the show was about 20 minutes--long enough for kye to get snuggled in for a nap.

since kye was asleep we were able to take our time and really enjoy the remainder of our time there. 

the ride home didn't go as smooth.  2 hours into the trip kye was crying while saying, "home please.  me home please."

thanksgoodness we packed his army guys he played with those fellas half the way home.

while i haven't gone on a spring break trip since cancun back in my college days-i'd have to say this was one fun trip.  4 days was perfect-we had a ball but were sure glad to be home.

we're already throwing around idea's for next year!

the slumber party

lia turned 7 last week.

she invited 4 friends over to help celebrate.

3 of them are friends from church.

2 of those she has known since birth.

and the 4th one is her cousin.

the party started out with a cowgirl/western theme.

notice the plates, napkins, etc.

then she decided she wanted a purple cake.

so we ended up with a multi-themed party which was kinda fun and perfect for lia's fun personality.

they had a great time playing together.

when i asked lia what her favorite part of the party was...

...she quickly answered, "eating candy late at night in my bedroom."

she got bunches of candy and gum with her gifts and i wasn't thinking when she scooped it all up and headed upstairs.

the next morning as they were rolling up sleeping bags and packing their stuff i discovered what was left of the candy and the gum--

only empty wrappers.

i'd say her first sleepover was a success!