Family Adventures

Well, this is our first full family sickness. This adventure is definately not one I would choose but is one that was bound to happen eventually. Jacob started getting a cold about a week ago. He had the usual cough, congestion and fever for three days. This all happened over last weekend so of course the doctors office was not open. He didn't have a high enough fever for me to really worry but on Monday we took the kids to the doctor anyway. At this point, Zoe had started coughing but had no fever. The doctor told us Jacob had gotten past the worst of it and just needed it to run its course. Zoe's ears looked good and without a fever there wasn't much to worry about. Throughout this past week Jacob slowly got better while Zoe slowly got worse. Today is the second day Zoe has had a fever and, of course, we are going into another weekend. We thought Jacob was on the up and up until he started holding his ear and screaming today. I took him to the clinic this afternoon and found out he now has an ear infection...not fun. To make things even more fun, I have started showing signs also. Luckily, this is a long weekend for Brandon, so I will have some help with the kids. I have been stuck in doors for the last week and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel yet. Pray for my sanity :) I hope everyone else out there is doing well.

Happy Bacon Day!!!

If you used to watch the Simpson's you know about Bacon Day. Every Valentine's Day Marg made Homer breakfast that included bacon. He was so excited about the breakfast every year that he decided to change the name of the day to Bacon Day. When Brandon and I first met, he and his friends celebrated Bacon Day and let me join in on the fun. So, thanks to Jared, Matt, Rebecca, and Brandon, I love Bacon Day. This year Megan, a girl from Brandon's class and a new friend of mine, is coming over for Breakfast...for dinner. We are doing our best to carry on the Bacon Day tradition.

We love our Wii

Brandon has been begging for a Wii for a long time! We were going to get one with our Christmas money but we needed a computer instead. Brandon was really upset but agreed that it was more important to have a reliable computer. After we did our tax return, we found out we were getting much more back than originally anticipated...thankyou military! For our anniversary (which is in March), I decided to get a Wii for Brandon but couldn't find one anywhere. When I actually won the bid for one on Ebay I was shocked. I was going to try to keep it a secret from Brandon until March but there is no way to hide a present from him. I think it is a sixth sense of his. Well, we got the Wii a couple of days ago and are having a blast. The cool thing is I am getting a pretty good workout from the boxing and tennis. I know I wouldn't be able to compete with my Aunt Jerilyn in real tennis but I might be able to take her in Wii tennis. Jacob is even having fun imitating Brandon. He swings his Wii-mote like Brandon when playing baseball. Anyone out there that might be considering a Wii, they are totally worth it! This is the only gaming system I would consider buying because it makes you get up and really play.

Boys will be boys

My Dad sent me this email and I laughed so hard I cried.

• 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep.
• 2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
• 3. A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
• 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.
• 5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
• 6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
• 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.
• 8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
• 9. A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old Man says they can only do it in the movies.
• 10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4- year old Boy.
• 11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
• 12. Super glue is forever.
• 13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
• 14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
• 15. VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
• 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
• 17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
• 18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.
• 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.
• 20. The fire department in Austin , TX has a 5-minute response time.
• 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
• 22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
• 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
• 24. 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids.
• 25. 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.

China

I just wanted everybody to know that Brandon is going to China for a month. The top 18 students in his class were put into a drawing and only 9 names were drawn. Brandon was one of them. We are so excited for him! The kids and I will be going back to TX for most of that time to help the days go by faster. I am so proud of Brandon and am amazed at this wonderful opportunity!

More Pics

Everybody got to ride on Daddy's shoulders...

Then...

Jacob wanted Zoe to ride on his shoulders. It was hilarious to see the three of them walking around like this. Zoe and Jacob were laughing so hard it was infectious.

Recent Pics

Jacob and his friend Kale had fun jumping on the bed. Kale's younger brother Bryce was jumping too and things got a little crazy.

For some reason Zoe likes to suck on her passy up-side-down. Even when we fix it for her, she takes it out and turns it over.

Jacob loves to fly and right now, this is as close as he can get. Brandon runs full blast down the hallway and Jacob puts his arms up.

Zoe has learned how to stand up while holding onto the laundry basket. She has gotten pretty good...until she fell in head first. She thought it was pretty funny.