Showing posts with label Ethan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethan. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Results are in
James got a call from Ethan's GI doc on Monday. He said Ethan has mild to moderate reflux. We are to just keep doing what we are doing with his meds (he is on a pretty good dose of Prevacid), but unless the pulminologist found anything, we shouldn't have to do more.
Well, James got a call from the pulminologist Tuesday. They found that Ethan has food particles in his lungs. So, they want to do a swallow test to see if he is swallowing correctly. If he isn't swallowing correctly, then we will go from there. If he is swallowing correctly and the food in his lungs is from reflux, then we have an issue. The doctor told James that if it is reflux, we most likely would have to do surgery to get his reflux calmed down so his asthma isn't caused by the reflux. (does that make sense?) Probably not, but a lot of this doesn't to me right now. I am determined not to let him go through a surgery without for sure knowing that we can't control it any other way. If I have to, I will get a 2nd or maybe even 3rd opinion.
I just don't want to have to put my baby through any more. :( I hate this! I hate that he got sick. I hate that he lost weight and the Dr was so concerned. I hate that we had to do the procedure two weeks ago. And now this. Prayers are greatly appreciated right now. I want Ethan to be able to thrive and grow and be just like any other little boy. If this is what we have to do to get there, so be it, but don't think that I won't fight tooth and nail to keep him from having to have surgery!!
Well, James got a call from the pulminologist Tuesday. They found that Ethan has food particles in his lungs. So, they want to do a swallow test to see if he is swallowing correctly. If he isn't swallowing correctly, then we will go from there. If he is swallowing correctly and the food in his lungs is from reflux, then we have an issue. The doctor told James that if it is reflux, we most likely would have to do surgery to get his reflux calmed down so his asthma isn't caused by the reflux. (does that make sense?) Probably not, but a lot of this doesn't to me right now. I am determined not to let him go through a surgery without for sure knowing that we can't control it any other way. If I have to, I will get a 2nd or maybe even 3rd opinion.
I just don't want to have to put my baby through any more. :( I hate this! I hate that he got sick. I hate that he lost weight and the Dr was so concerned. I hate that we had to do the procedure two weeks ago. And now this. Prayers are greatly appreciated right now. I want Ethan to be able to thrive and grow and be just like any other little boy. If this is what we have to do to get there, so be it, but don't think that I won't fight tooth and nail to keep him from having to have surgery!!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Ethan's GI scope
The date is set. This monday morning (as in 2 days from now) Ethan and I have to be at RMHC at 7am. His procedure is at 9am. He will have a GI scope and a bronchial scope while he is under. Then we will stay there until some time Tuesday morning because he is getting a 24 hr reflux test. I'll keep you up to date. Thoughts and prayers appreciated. Thanks.
Monday, July 18, 2011
July update
Hi. I know I have posted lots of pictures lately, and updates on our trips, but not a lot about the boys. So, here is what I know. I'll start with Alex, then Grant, then go to Ethan... :) birth order!
Alex
Alex is doing really well these days. He is walking and running all around. He has started to talk some. He has some words...
"choo-choo"
"bee-bee" (beep beep for car)
"Mom-me" (he always says it very softly with a high pitched mom then a slide down to me, its cute)
"E-i-e-i-o"
"Sisa" (airplane, don't ask me how it got to sisa)
"my" (bye)
"uh oh"
"sing sing" (he sings along with his lullaby song)
"A, B, C"
"two, tree, foo, ive, x, eig, nah" (I say one, he fills in most of the rest)
He is throwing a fit when he doesn't get his way. Temper tantrums are a norm around our house these days. So, I would say, he is almost caught up to his actual age. We'll see what the therapist says at his next update in a couple of months.
He is eating most everything I put in front of him. He really loves to eat fruit chunks. He is still on prevacid, but we may try to wean him from that soon. We'll see what the pediatritian says about that after their 2 year appointment.
Grant
Grant is still trying to recover from the trauma of the hospital. He is slightly working on it. He doesn't scream all the time when he is around strangers that much any more.
He is also walking and running around everywhere too! He likes to keep his toys away from his brothers. He does NOT like them interefering when he is playing alone. However, he plays really well with his brothers when they are playing.
He is starting to speak some too.
"choo-choo"
"uh oh"
"da-da" (all the time!!)
and then starting to immitate some more of my sounds.
He is on an inhaler for athsma. He has a very minor case of it, but he still has a bit. He doesn't snore very much any more. Every once in a while he does. But it is a good thing he isn't.
He was eating pretty well up until about a month ago. Now he is being a typical toddler and does not like to eat some things. He has developed quite the sweet tooth. We are trying to keep that under control because I want him to eat other things than just sweet things. He really likes eating fruit, only if it pureed though. He gags on chunks of fruit. He used to eat noodles really well and feed himself, but lately he takes a few bites and then refuses to eat any more. I dont know. Just being a toddler. It's a phase I am sure.
Ethan
Ethan, Ethan, Ethan! What to say about him. Oh, there is a lot, I just don't know where to start.
Well, I guess I will start with the good news. Ethan was approved to come off the oxygen today. He had been on it since being in the hospital in March for RSV. When I laid him down for nap today, he laid there expecting me to put his canula on him. I told him no o2 and gave him his blanket. I think he was a bit confused, but he slept well.
In other news, he is walking and running around like crazy with his brothers. He loves to ride in the strollers and wagon. He plays hard with the cars and toys. He loves to swing too. His physical therapist is really happy with his progression to walking and squatting, and now running some.
He just learned how to say "uh oh". That is pretty much his first real word. He doesn't really say much else. He just screams and grunts a lot still. He is still working with the speech therapist on that, but we havent seen her very consistantly yet because of travel and sickness.
Speaking of sickness, he was a very sick little boy last week. He could not keep any food down. We aren't sure what it was, and neither Grant or Alex got it, so who knows. He has gotten back to normal now and is eating to try and gain back the weight he lost.
Speaking of the weight loss, last Thursday I took him to the GI doctor for a follow up. He was not happy with Ethan's weight loss. He said that even sick, he should not have lost so much weight. The last time we were in his office, Ethan weighed 19lbs 6oz. On Thursday he weighed 18lbs 12oz. At his max between these times, on the pediatritians scale, he weighed 2olbs 10oz. So, he has lost a lot of weight.
So, we talked about a lot of things and decided to get Ethan in for a scope of his GI track and an over night stay and test of his reflux. I don't know what the technical terms are, but I know it is an over night stay. He will also be getting a bronchial scope at the same time. Each scope takes around 8-10 minutes. He is going to wake up one hungry kid though cause we won't be able to give him anything after midnight the night before. It will be rough, but we can do it. I am expecting I may need to have ear plugs. :( I don't have a date for the proceedure yet, but I'll let you know when I do.
Once we get the results, then we will know how to proceed with his eating and reflux issues. Hopefully he can start gaining some substantial weight once we know how to proceed.
So, that is what we know right now. That is what the boys are doing right now. Our days are really busy, but we have lots of fun. They love being outside and love playing on all their toys out there. I am so glad we have a fenced yard they can play in. It makes my life a bit easier. They can run and run back there and I don't have to worry about traffic. I am not looking forward to when we have snow again.
Alex
Alex is doing really well these days. He is walking and running all around. He has started to talk some. He has some words...
"choo-choo"
"bee-bee" (beep beep for car)
"Mom-me" (he always says it very softly with a high pitched mom then a slide down to me, its cute)
"E-i-e-i-o"
"Sisa" (airplane, don't ask me how it got to sisa)
"my" (bye)
"uh oh"
"sing sing" (he sings along with his lullaby song)
"A, B, C"
"two, tree, foo, ive, x, eig, nah" (I say one, he fills in most of the rest)
He is throwing a fit when he doesn't get his way. Temper tantrums are a norm around our house these days. So, I would say, he is almost caught up to his actual age. We'll see what the therapist says at his next update in a couple of months.
He is eating most everything I put in front of him. He really loves to eat fruit chunks. He is still on prevacid, but we may try to wean him from that soon. We'll see what the pediatritian says about that after their 2 year appointment.
Grant
Grant is still trying to recover from the trauma of the hospital. He is slightly working on it. He doesn't scream all the time when he is around strangers that much any more.
He is also walking and running around everywhere too! He likes to keep his toys away from his brothers. He does NOT like them interefering when he is playing alone. However, he plays really well with his brothers when they are playing.
He is starting to speak some too.
"choo-choo"
"uh oh"
"da-da" (all the time!!)
and then starting to immitate some more of my sounds.
He is on an inhaler for athsma. He has a very minor case of it, but he still has a bit. He doesn't snore very much any more. Every once in a while he does. But it is a good thing he isn't.
He was eating pretty well up until about a month ago. Now he is being a typical toddler and does not like to eat some things. He has developed quite the sweet tooth. We are trying to keep that under control because I want him to eat other things than just sweet things. He really likes eating fruit, only if it pureed though. He gags on chunks of fruit. He used to eat noodles really well and feed himself, but lately he takes a few bites and then refuses to eat any more. I dont know. Just being a toddler. It's a phase I am sure.
Ethan
Ethan, Ethan, Ethan! What to say about him. Oh, there is a lot, I just don't know where to start.
Well, I guess I will start with the good news. Ethan was approved to come off the oxygen today. He had been on it since being in the hospital in March for RSV. When I laid him down for nap today, he laid there expecting me to put his canula on him. I told him no o2 and gave him his blanket. I think he was a bit confused, but he slept well.
In other news, he is walking and running around like crazy with his brothers. He loves to ride in the strollers and wagon. He plays hard with the cars and toys. He loves to swing too. His physical therapist is really happy with his progression to walking and squatting, and now running some.
He just learned how to say "uh oh". That is pretty much his first real word. He doesn't really say much else. He just screams and grunts a lot still. He is still working with the speech therapist on that, but we havent seen her very consistantly yet because of travel and sickness.
Speaking of sickness, he was a very sick little boy last week. He could not keep any food down. We aren't sure what it was, and neither Grant or Alex got it, so who knows. He has gotten back to normal now and is eating to try and gain back the weight he lost.
Speaking of the weight loss, last Thursday I took him to the GI doctor for a follow up. He was not happy with Ethan's weight loss. He said that even sick, he should not have lost so much weight. The last time we were in his office, Ethan weighed 19lbs 6oz. On Thursday he weighed 18lbs 12oz. At his max between these times, on the pediatritians scale, he weighed 2olbs 10oz. So, he has lost a lot of weight.
So, we talked about a lot of things and decided to get Ethan in for a scope of his GI track and an over night stay and test of his reflux. I don't know what the technical terms are, but I know it is an over night stay. He will also be getting a bronchial scope at the same time. Each scope takes around 8-10 minutes. He is going to wake up one hungry kid though cause we won't be able to give him anything after midnight the night before. It will be rough, but we can do it. I am expecting I may need to have ear plugs. :( I don't have a date for the proceedure yet, but I'll let you know when I do.
Once we get the results, then we will know how to proceed with his eating and reflux issues. Hopefully he can start gaining some substantial weight once we know how to proceed.
So, that is what we know right now. That is what the boys are doing right now. Our days are really busy, but we have lots of fun. They love being outside and love playing on all their toys out there. I am so glad we have a fenced yard they can play in. It makes my life a bit easier. They can run and run back there and I don't have to worry about traffic. I am not looking forward to when we have snow again.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Iowa Relocation/Vacation
At the end of June, the boys and I took off from Denver on a drive to Iowa to visit Elizabeth, Dan, and family. We drove part of the way on Friday, then the rest of the way on Saturday.
Friday we stopped in Sterling, CO to eat at the Village Inn. The staff there was really great for me. They saw I was a bit overwhelmed with 3 and put me in a corner table.
After eating, we ran over to a park right by the railroad tracks. The boys could walk around a bit and I could get their diapers changed. It was nice to have this play yard to keep them contained! However, I did not inspect the area very well before I put it out. I parked it right under a berry tree of some kind. It looked like blackberries or boysenberries. They turned all of our feet purple! Oh well.
On Friday evening we stayed with a friend of mine, Mary, from college. She was great to let us invade her house. The boys loved playing in her big back yard. Plus, they liked her little dog, Boo!
Saturday was a long travel day. We left Mary's around 11 and stopped for lunch around Lincoln, NE. I should have taken the highway north there when I saw it. I thought long and hard about it, but storms and clouds were all behind me, so I figured I could make it through Omaha with no problems.
Boy, was I wrong. Omaha has a bunch of problems currently because of flooding from the Missouri river! You cannot take I-25 north out of Omaha because it is underwater. I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to get north of Omaha, finally, James guided me through it on the phone. We got north and as I was driving, the water from the river was coming up on the road in some parts. Just barely staying off the road. It was crazy! And at the place where that was happening, we were about 4-5 miles from the main area of the river.
We got to my sister's town and hung out with them till bed time.
The next morning, all the kids played hard, and well, together. Check out this picture of Ethan and Aria. The tallest and the smallest of the children!
Alex and the phone
We got to spend a lot of time outside in their yard, even though it was extremely humid and very hot some days. Grant didn't understand why there was so much grass and that he had to walk through it. He eventually got the hang of it, but he was not especially happy to walk through it.
Ethan really just wanted to swing most of the time we were outside. He loved these swings.
They all like to swing!
Except, there weren't enough swings often, so we doubled up a few times.
Then Elizabeth set up their bounce house! My boys weren't too sure about it at first. But they got the hang of it!
Ethan learned to slide!
Here are two of the big kids. Aria and David. They were little clowns for a while!
James' parents came down for a couple of days from ND. We went and walked around the mall with them on Tuesday morning. The boys got to ride their first "carnival" like ride at the mall. They enjoyed it and didn't like it when it stopped moving!
Boys' first ride on a "carnival" ride at the mall
It was good to see Larry and Peggy again, and since they won't be seeing the boys until October, it was good for the boys to see them and them the boys.
The next day we returned to Elizabeth and Dan's house. Played and then went to the pool in the evening. The boys weren't all too sure about the pool. So many kids, and people, and I think they could sense my stress too. Imagine trying to keep track of 3 toddlers at a pool who don't really want to be held, don't want to be in the float toys, and want to walk in and out of the water. It was fairly stressful. I don't think I will ever not be in the lifeguard mode when I go to a pool now. I am constantly scanning, counting, looking, jumping at the smallest thing, and wanting to yell at kids who are running!! :)
We had to get out the pool for a few minutes for break and the boys had a melt down. So, we left, but they enjoyed the majority of it.
The next morning, we got up bright and early, fed the kids, then headed into Sioux Falls to the zoo. We met up with another set of triplets that is one of my aunt Donna's friends. At some point along the way Elizabeth and my children all switched spots, so this is what we ended up with. Aria, David, and Ethan in the stroller. (Oh it was SOOOO hot and humid.)
Then Alex, Grant, Levi, and Lucas were in Elizabeth's choo choo wagon. We saw the rhinos and stayed inside the area for quite a while since it was indoors and pretty cool. There was a mommy rhino and a baby rhino.
Here is the whole group. Somehow the kids were all mixed up again too. :) We just barely got this and a few other pictures. As soon as a few pictures were snapped they all tried climbing out of the stroller/wagon. They were done! They wanted to get out of the heat as much as the adults did!
After the zoo we stopped at Donna's house for lunch and naps. Donna was kind enough to keep an ear out for all 7 kids while they slept and Elizabeth and I ran errands.
Then, I got back from my errands, Elizabeth still was not back from her errands, but Donna had to leave. So, I got the job of watching over all 7. It wasn't bad. It really isn't.
Elizabeth was still running around, trying to get stuff done in Sioux Falls, so I fed all the kids dinner! Boy, that was interesting, loud, and LOTS OF FUN!!
Now, the kids were hot, sweaty, and sick of being stuck inside once we got back to Elizabeth's, so we let them play in the water on the driveway with all the ride on toys. They LOVED it!!
Here is Grant. He mostly just sat there and pushed this toy around.
Ethan really loved the water. He liked being sprayed and liked chasing and following the big kids around.
Alex played almost all evening on this toy. They are all new different toys then what they have at home so they like to experience something new.
Dan was having fun spraying everyone.
The next morning was our last morning. The boys were playing in the playroom while I was getting ready for the day and I came out of the room to find this! I don't think this is what it is made for.
Everyone played hard all day, and I started packing the luggage and the car. That evening Elizabeth and Dan took the big kids to a party for a friend at the pool. They left Lucas with us, which was fine. He gets along great with my boys, since they are all about on the same wavelength! We watched some Little Einsteins for a while before bed to keep them from having meltdowns.
So this is what it would be like to have 4, huh??
Ethan and Lucas liked to sit close to the tv some.
Grant really likes watching Little Einsteins. We are going to have to start DVRing it on our tv if I can figure out where/when it plays.
Alex was also enamored with it!
We headed to Gillette on Saturday. Luckily my brother and sister-in-law, Doug and Kara, were heading there too. So, we traveled together. Which was WONDERFUL when I went to stop and let the boys out. They helped a lot.
We finally got home after a short stop in Cheyenne on Sunday. It was a long trip/relocation, but it was a lot of fun. I think the boys really enjoyed watching and playing with their older cousins. I enjoyed spending time with my sister and my niece and nephews. Now, to get them to come and spend a week with us!
Friday we stopped in Sterling, CO to eat at the Village Inn. The staff there was really great for me. They saw I was a bit overwhelmed with 3 and put me in a corner table.
After eating, we ran over to a park right by the railroad tracks. The boys could walk around a bit and I could get their diapers changed. It was nice to have this play yard to keep them contained! However, I did not inspect the area very well before I put it out. I parked it right under a berry tree of some kind. It looked like blackberries or boysenberries. They turned all of our feet purple! Oh well.
On Friday evening we stayed with a friend of mine, Mary, from college. She was great to let us invade her house. The boys loved playing in her big back yard. Plus, they liked her little dog, Boo!
Saturday was a long travel day. We left Mary's around 11 and stopped for lunch around Lincoln, NE. I should have taken the highway north there when I saw it. I thought long and hard about it, but storms and clouds were all behind me, so I figured I could make it through Omaha with no problems.
Boy, was I wrong. Omaha has a bunch of problems currently because of flooding from the Missouri river! You cannot take I-25 north out of Omaha because it is underwater. I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to get north of Omaha, finally, James guided me through it on the phone. We got north and as I was driving, the water from the river was coming up on the road in some parts. Just barely staying off the road. It was crazy! And at the place where that was happening, we were about 4-5 miles from the main area of the river.
We got to my sister's town and hung out with them till bed time.
The next morning, all the kids played hard, and well, together. Check out this picture of Ethan and Aria. The tallest and the smallest of the children!
Alex and the phone
We got to spend a lot of time outside in their yard, even though it was extremely humid and very hot some days. Grant didn't understand why there was so much grass and that he had to walk through it. He eventually got the hang of it, but he was not especially happy to walk through it.
Ethan really just wanted to swing most of the time we were outside. He loved these swings.
They all like to swing!
Except, there weren't enough swings often, so we doubled up a few times.
Then Elizabeth set up their bounce house! My boys weren't too sure about it at first. But they got the hang of it!
Ethan learned to slide!
Here are two of the big kids. Aria and David. They were little clowns for a while!
James' parents came down for a couple of days from ND. We went and walked around the mall with them on Tuesday morning. The boys got to ride their first "carnival" like ride at the mall. They enjoyed it and didn't like it when it stopped moving!
Boys' first ride on a "carnival" ride at the mall
It was good to see Larry and Peggy again, and since they won't be seeing the boys until October, it was good for the boys to see them and them the boys.
The next day we returned to Elizabeth and Dan's house. Played and then went to the pool in the evening. The boys weren't all too sure about the pool. So many kids, and people, and I think they could sense my stress too. Imagine trying to keep track of 3 toddlers at a pool who don't really want to be held, don't want to be in the float toys, and want to walk in and out of the water. It was fairly stressful. I don't think I will ever not be in the lifeguard mode when I go to a pool now. I am constantly scanning, counting, looking, jumping at the smallest thing, and wanting to yell at kids who are running!! :)
We had to get out the pool for a few minutes for break and the boys had a melt down. So, we left, but they enjoyed the majority of it.
The next morning, we got up bright and early, fed the kids, then headed into Sioux Falls to the zoo. We met up with another set of triplets that is one of my aunt Donna's friends. At some point along the way Elizabeth and my children all switched spots, so this is what we ended up with. Aria, David, and Ethan in the stroller. (Oh it was SOOOO hot and humid.)
Then Alex, Grant, Levi, and Lucas were in Elizabeth's choo choo wagon. We saw the rhinos and stayed inside the area for quite a while since it was indoors and pretty cool. There was a mommy rhino and a baby rhino.
Here is the whole group. Somehow the kids were all mixed up again too. :) We just barely got this and a few other pictures. As soon as a few pictures were snapped they all tried climbing out of the stroller/wagon. They were done! They wanted to get out of the heat as much as the adults did!
After the zoo we stopped at Donna's house for lunch and naps. Donna was kind enough to keep an ear out for all 7 kids while they slept and Elizabeth and I ran errands.
Then, I got back from my errands, Elizabeth still was not back from her errands, but Donna had to leave. So, I got the job of watching over all 7. It wasn't bad. It really isn't.
Elizabeth was still running around, trying to get stuff done in Sioux Falls, so I fed all the kids dinner! Boy, that was interesting, loud, and LOTS OF FUN!!
Now, the kids were hot, sweaty, and sick of being stuck inside once we got back to Elizabeth's, so we let them play in the water on the driveway with all the ride on toys. They LOVED it!!
Here is Grant. He mostly just sat there and pushed this toy around.
Ethan really loved the water. He liked being sprayed and liked chasing and following the big kids around.
Alex played almost all evening on this toy. They are all new different toys then what they have at home so they like to experience something new.
Dan was having fun spraying everyone.
The next morning was our last morning. The boys were playing in the playroom while I was getting ready for the day and I came out of the room to find this! I don't think this is what it is made for.
Everyone played hard all day, and I started packing the luggage and the car. That evening Elizabeth and Dan took the big kids to a party for a friend at the pool. They left Lucas with us, which was fine. He gets along great with my boys, since they are all about on the same wavelength! We watched some Little Einsteins for a while before bed to keep them from having meltdowns.
So this is what it would be like to have 4, huh??
Ethan and Lucas liked to sit close to the tv some.
Grant really likes watching Little Einsteins. We are going to have to start DVRing it on our tv if I can figure out where/when it plays.
Alex was also enamored with it!
We headed to Gillette on Saturday. Luckily my brother and sister-in-law, Doug and Kara, were heading there too. So, we traveled together. Which was WONDERFUL when I went to stop and let the boys out. They helped a lot.
We finally got home after a short stop in Cheyenne on Sunday. It was a long trip/relocation, but it was a lot of fun. I think the boys really enjoyed watching and playing with their older cousins. I enjoyed spending time with my sister and my niece and nephews. Now, to get them to come and spend a week with us!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Back to college, hardwood floors, and finally!! A VACATION!!
I thought I would update you on the happenings for James and I the next couple of weeks. I know, I don't do that very often, and most of the posts are about the boys, but I like to keep a few things on here that are not children related (however, they inevitibly will relate to the boys!)!
So, James is going back to school to get his Masters degree. He is going to be doing his MSA with the University of Pheonix online. He is crazy, I know, but we agreed on him doing it. Once he does it, he can sit for the CPA and not have to work in a public accounting firm to get it. He is pretty excited about it. He is going to mostly work on studying and all that once the boys go to bed about 7:30pm. It will give him a few hours to work on the stuff he needs to do and then he can have the majority of the weekends with us, unless he has big stuff he has to do.
We went to Lumber Liquidators this past week and bought a new flooring for our living room. We are going to be putting hardwood (laminate) floor in our living room and tear out the GROSS carpet. We clean our carpet once a month right now and it never ever looks clean. Guess thats what we get with having 3 little tornados running around!
James and I are leaving late Friday night to go on vacation by ourselves. My aunt and mom are going to be taking care of the boys here, so we don't have to move them! We are going to be gone for a week. I am excited! We are going to spend 2.5 days in New York City. We are then spending the rest of the week in Washington DC seeing everything there. I have never been to DC and James has never been to NYC so we are both getting a new experience. I think the boys will be fine for Marie and mom, but we'll see. Hopefully they aren't little terrors!! They have a tendency to scream and cry at strangers.
Then, a couple of days after I get back the boys and I are going to Iowa to spend a week with Elizabeth and her 4 kids. I hope she has told Dan this! I am sure the boys will love playing with the "big kids" while they are there. It will be crowded, and busy, but tons of fun!
Not sure what else is going on. I will post pictures of our NYC/DC trip sometime. I hope you are all having a good day.
So, James is going back to school to get his Masters degree. He is going to be doing his MSA with the University of Pheonix online. He is crazy, I know, but we agreed on him doing it. Once he does it, he can sit for the CPA and not have to work in a public accounting firm to get it. He is pretty excited about it. He is going to mostly work on studying and all that once the boys go to bed about 7:30pm. It will give him a few hours to work on the stuff he needs to do and then he can have the majority of the weekends with us, unless he has big stuff he has to do.
We went to Lumber Liquidators this past week and bought a new flooring for our living room. We are going to be putting hardwood (laminate) floor in our living room and tear out the GROSS carpet. We clean our carpet once a month right now and it never ever looks clean. Guess thats what we get with having 3 little tornados running around!
James and I are leaving late Friday night to go on vacation by ourselves. My aunt and mom are going to be taking care of the boys here, so we don't have to move them! We are going to be gone for a week. I am excited! We are going to spend 2.5 days in New York City. We are then spending the rest of the week in Washington DC seeing everything there. I have never been to DC and James has never been to NYC so we are both getting a new experience. I think the boys will be fine for Marie and mom, but we'll see. Hopefully they aren't little terrors!! They have a tendency to scream and cry at strangers.
Then, a couple of days after I get back the boys and I are going to Iowa to spend a week with Elizabeth and her 4 kids. I hope she has told Dan this! I am sure the boys will love playing with the "big kids" while they are there. It will be crowded, and busy, but tons of fun!
Not sure what else is going on. I will post pictures of our NYC/DC trip sometime. I hope you are all having a good day.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Couple of pics of the boys' new toys! :-)
Grant 
Ethan 
Alex 
Grant, Ethan, & Alex 
Grant, Ethan, & Alex 
Boy's Christmas present finally bought and set up. 
Grant, Alex, & Ethan in the new sand box. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Fischer 
Grant, Alex, & Ethan 
Ethan 
Alex 
Grant, Ethan, & Alex 
Grant, Ethan, & Alex 
Boy's Christmas present finally bought and set up. 
Grant, Alex, & Ethan in the new sand box. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Fischer 
Grant, Alex, & Ethan 
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter
Happy Easter All!! I hope your day was blessed with fun and family.
Here are a few pictures of the boys' second Easter! This one was better than last year (they were sick last year). They are having fun playing with their toys from the Easter Bunny (they got 3 baskets!! EACH!!)
Alex
Grant
Ethan
Mommy helping with some of the baskets
Daddy helping Alex with the baskets
Ethan
Grant and Ethan
Alex
Our little family....
They just wouldn't sit still for a good picture...
This one and the one at the top of the blog are my favorite family pictures from today! Don't we make a good picture!?
Here are a few pictures of the boys' second Easter! This one was better than last year (they were sick last year). They are having fun playing with their toys from the Easter Bunny (they got 3 baskets!! EACH!!)
Alex
Grant
Ethan
Mommy helping with some of the baskets
Daddy helping Alex with the baskets
Ethan
Grant and Ethan
Alex
Our little family....
They just wouldn't sit still for a good picture...
This one and the one at the top of the blog are my favorite family pictures from today! Don't we make a good picture!?
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