Flynn and Ender

Oh how we love these two pups! Flynn is getting so big now, soon he will catch up to Ender. And I think they're starting to look very much alike!

New kids chairs

We got these new chairs for the kids from IKEA. Thought these were the cutest! It's very cute to hear Luke say "these are just my size!" as he's giving them a big hug! And by the looks of it- the kids aren't the only ones who like them!

Random things that make me happy/smile!

•Playing at the park in beautiful 70* weather on the first of February!!
•Luke snuggling with Ender! And cute Cassie peeking out- even though she's in time out...
•Seeing how the kids play with their toys. As they were playing with the Little People Luke tells Cassie that the boys daddy has to work late. Cassie asks why, and Luke says that sometimes people work late and sometimes they don't. (the last couple of days Michael has worked late and missed bedtimes)
•And the randomness of where I find toys!

This weeks randomness!

The kids love story time at night- looks like the dogs do too!

It was cold the other morning- rainy and dreary, so the kids wore hats. At one point while we were in the car, I looked back at Cassie and she had her hat backwards so you couldn't see as much of her face. She also had her sunglasses on, but I didn't get a picture of that.

On sunday I'll be 35 weeks pregnant- this is the part that seems to drag in and feels longer. Maybe I'll post a picture next week.... We'll see...

Random pictures

So.....it's a start! The kids really like to play pretend, it warms my heart when I peek around the corner and see them playing together. Luke and Michael really enjoy playing Play-Doh together, they usually do it together and I keep Cassie entertained doing something else. Luke and Cassie love to snuggle with daddy any chance they get! Ender and Flynn on the bed.....my side of the bed! I had to kick them off! And lastly, Luke wasn't feeling well one morning, and this was the look he shot me when he didn't want his picture taken- but I took it anyway! Love this family that I've been blessed with!

Oh, and click on the link I've added on the right- our good friends are trying to adopt again! The link goes to their adoption profile they have open! Spread the word- you never know of someone, who knows someone, who might know someone- looking for an adoptive couple!

First of the puppy pictures!

Here is the new puppy Flynn! He's very adorable! The kids absolutely love him! Ender was unsure of him the first couple of days, but he only displayed a lip curl/half snarl- saying back off! Now they play together really well and rest near each other. We love the little divot on the back of his back fur where his tail curls up and over, and he seems to be quite the snuggle pup.

Still alive!

Wow! It certainly has been a very, very, very, long time since anyone in this family made a posting! And let me tell you A LOT has happened! If you... have seen us, talked to us, follow us on Facebook, or have seen anyone in our families, you probably know about some of the things that have been going on since, oh what, July? And I can't even begin to recount all of the things that have happened since then- BUT, the two biggest things that have happened to our family is/was- Flynn the puppy was born August 26th and joined our family the Wednesday after Thanksgiving. We got him from the same breeder that we got Ender from, yup, that's right another Eskie! And the other big thing we are looking forward to is the arrival of our third child (second GIRL!) at the end of February/beginning of March!

So that's probably just the tip of the ice burg of the things that are going on with us, I hope to post more, even if it is only a picture, or a little something of the cute things the kids say and do. And, I might put up some random pictures, but I'll try my best to remember when they were taken, but if not that at least a brief explanation!

So! Let the blogging resume!

Luke's broken bone

Monday night Luke fell off the bench at dinner time. (Cassie was in his chair). We ended up taking him to the Dr. on Tuesday afternoon, after watching him all day. He wouldn't lift his shoulder or use his arm much, just kept it tucked in close to his body. And he was asking for help more often, getting up and down, going potty. He really seemed bothered by it if you touched him or moved his shoulder- not very cool when your kid starts crying and yells "don't hurt me mommy!". So we saw the Dr. and he sent us to get x-rays. The next day we found out that he had a broken collar bone. Poor guy. And right before vacation:(. That puts a damper on swimming and some of the other activities we were planning on doing. Oh well. There's nothing they really do for broken collar bones (unless they break through the skin) so he's in a sling for the next 4 weeks and then we'll go back to the Dr. to get more x-rays to make sure he's healed ok. Night time seems to bother him most now, so we give him Tylenol and hope he cab sleep a little better.

Ten years ago today!

Happy anniversary to us! One of the happiest days of my life full of many memories. Ten down, an eternity to go!

How we beat the heat

Well, besides staying indoors all the time!

We got a pool everyone can be in- boy is it nice! It takes a long time to fill, and after about an hour the water isn't cold anymore, but Luke warm still feels better than the 95*+ temps we've been having. Luke really enjoyed it, Cassie was ok until she swallowed a bunch of water- then she preferred the tiny baby pool. They like going down the slide while wet and pretending to have picnics at the table. I think next time we fill the pool we will do it on the patio, since it extends to the fence, so it will be in the shade most of the day!

Playing games and eating raspberries

Michael and Luke playing Chutes and Ladders. I love how excited Luke gets.
Cassie eating raspberries, I love how she wears them on her finger like you would an olive!

Happy Birthday Cassie!

This post is late... by almost a month...
Cassie turned 2! It was fun to celebrate and decorate. Luke helped Michael pick out decorations at The Dollar Tree and when they came home with butterflies and flowers I remembered that I had a cake pan shaped like a butterfly! She enjoy the gifts she got and it was fun to see her play with some of them all at the same time?

Recent pictures!

Luke is learning how to make his own bed! He does better than me most days! Cassie loves to sit in boxes/tubs/bins, whatever she can find! I think these two cupcake faces are the sweetest (literally!) faces ever!

Poor Luke :(

We noticed Saturday night Luke had a slight temp, so we gave him medicine and put him to bed a little early. Sunday he woke up normal, temp was fine, appetite fine etc., so we continued our day as normal. Sunday after church we napped both kids- 2:30 is really late for naps around here (normal naps are at 10:30am) but since we were having dinner at Michael's parents I needed them to nap since bedtime was going to be late. I wasn't surprised when Cassie fell asleep, but I was when Luke fell asleep. I noticed that after dinner Luke just wanted to sit and snuggle with me, or curl up on the couch. When we got home Luke's temp was 101.something, so I gave him medicine before bed. He instantly fell asleep. Monday he woke up with a normal temp, so we continued our day- speech, naps, lunch... But after nap Luke had a 102.something temp. We spent the afternoon watching shows and resting. By about 5pm his temp jumped to 105.something- so I took him to Care Now while Michael stayed with Cassie. Poor little guy was so lifeless and lethargic he couldn't even stay awake. The dr ran tests and did a chest X-ray. We left with a diagnosis of pneumonia and a prescription to fill the next day, and they wanted to see him the next day. By the time we went to the followup his temp tad down to 102.something and he was more lifelike! Luke has had a temp all week, but we were able to keep it under 102-101. Hopefully today we can have a normal temp all day! We will follow up with the pediatrician in a few weeks for another X-ray to make sure his lungs are good! He's still not eating much- but he's been drinking great!

Fort Worth Zoo Run

Michael and I ran our first 5k together! We had set a goal last year to do it, and slowly worked toward that goal. I think we can both say that we did better than we hoped to- Michael finished in under 30 minutes, and I finished in under 40 minutes. Almost never in my life have I run and further than 2 miles at a time and I've only run 2 miles a handful of times. We liked it- at least I did! It felt really good to set a goal, work to achieve that goal, and even though we weren't as ready as we could have been (sickness and travel the couple of weeks before felt like it set us back) we did it anyhow! We want to do the zoo run next year too! I like to run, but I don't see myself going crazy on the running- I enjoy it- but I'm not sure I'd enjoy hours of it!