Winter Storm!

We are on storm watch! (This means that it is raining outside.) Today is a rainy day and perfect for cozy, comfy clothes. When the rain let up, Makena wanted to step outside to play in the puddles. We dressed her up in a spring jacket and sent her out. Brody wanted to go so bad and kept banging on the sliding door. It was very cute! Makena had so much fun splashing that after lunch, while the rain had let up, we went for a nature walk. Makena and I walked while Brodes rode in the stroller. We found many treasures in nature, such as pinecones, dark clouds, rocks, a baby snail, a long pointy stick, and a twisty branch. We were out for about 30 minutes which allowed us to get fresh air, splash in puddles, and learn about nature. Earlier this morning Makena and I worked on her fine motor skills with play-doh! It was quite relaxing to roll the doh in our hands and cut it with scissors. She has lots of different things to use with the play-doh which makes it even more fun. :) Have a great weekend everyone!

what we chose

We have choosen the brown overalls one! Thanks to everyone who commented or emailed me!!! :) He is being dedicated on March 2nd at our new church. Yea! We have also chosen his life verse so I will add that with the dedication pictures later this month. Thanks friends and family!

Which one to choose?

I have to submit a picture for Brody's baby dedication. Can you help me choose? Please let me know which you think I should send in by tonight. Thanks!!

Winter Break

What a great week we had with my sister and her family! Makenabee finally got well and was able to do lots of things with her cousins! Here's the highlights of last week:
Monday: We hung out at home to try to get M better while they got to hang out with Auntie Ang.
Tuesday: BEACH!! We had lots of fun playing in the sand and water! Savannah was hilarious in the sand. She climbed up this huge sandbank and rolled down it. She was covered in sand. :) Brody ate the sand and was in heaven! That night we hired our sitters for the kids and all of the adults got to go out to dinner. We called it a mini sleepover for M, B, S, and N.
Wednesday: Disney!!! It was soooo cold! The weather was 10 degress colder than predicted so I froze! But it was fun overall.
Thursday: Valentine's Day! We all met at night over here for dinner. During the day the kids, Lori, and I hung out here.
Friday: Photo shoot! We try to get the kids picture together each time we are together. Well, this year we skipped it in July and August. I have to say that we got lots of cute pics of the kids. ( I will post it later in a smilebox.) That night we went swimming at the hotel. This was fun and I wish we would have done it more.
Saturday: Good-bye! We had to say good-bye for now. :( Dubbies was not glad to see say good-bye and keeps asking to see them again. It was a lot of fun and we are so glad we got to visit!

Oh what a day!

Joy is found in cousins!

Here are some pictures of the past few days!

Oh What a Night...

Ahhh sleep! It finally came! Dubbies slept from 9-3 and only woke up b/c she was in such a deep sleep that she had an accident. No wheezing sore throat, or coughing to keep her up. THe DR put on her the breathing treatments every four hours and gave me meds at night which so helped! I also used Vicks on her and in the humidifier which I am huge believer in! Soooo we are off to the beach and to play in the ocean. (well dip our toes in :) ) Tomorrow is the big D with L, T, N, and S. Yea!!!! NOW, we are praying that B does not get what she had. Have a great day!

M update

Whew! It has been a rough few nights for us. Last night was really bad and we had to give her a breathing treatment in the middle of the night. I don't think I slept more than a hour at a time last night and was awoken constantly. UGH! Apparently this is just a cold that has to run its course and seems to have taken over SoCal. Grrr....Ryan called the dr office and we are waiting for a call back. However, she was very happy and surprised to see her cousins at the front door yesterday. They played together all day long but we haven't seen them yet today. She is so afraid that she will miss them that she doesn't want to take a nap. I keep assuring her that she will see them so I think she may finally be asleep. Speaking of sleep, I am going to try to take a nap myself... :)

Oh NO!

Makena came home from school yesterday and said she was cold and tired. (YIKES) She took a long nap and woke up with a fever!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I have cancelled our plans today and am going to just keep her resting and give me meds for comfort. I am praying that she gets better by tomorrow as the Breitwisers arrive in the afternoon.

FAT Tuesday and Super Tuesday

Guess what today is? Fat Tuesday! Now, I have become aware that this is a MI holiday or maybe midwest as no one else seems to have heard of it. It is the day before Ash Wednesday and the whole purpose is to eat anything you want because you'll be giving something up for lent. (ok, so this is what I think it is but do not really know as I don't celebrate lent.) Anyway, so happy fat tuesday to you all! Now, it is Super Tuesday out here and our chance to vote! I'll be turning in my ballot this morning. I actually like voting although I do have a catch 22. My morals and values ride with one party while my work tends to ride with another one. So what do I do? I go with my values and morals. :) Happy voting!

Celebrate Valentine's Day

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Shhh It's a Suprise!

Next Saturday I am heading to SD to pick up Lori, Tim, Nicholas, and Savannah for a visit! Makena has no idea but really wants them to come over to play. This morning I asked her this question. "If you could play with anyone today, who would you like to play with?" Makena thought for a moment and said, "Nicholas and Savannah! Can they come over today?" She is going to be so excited to see them next weekend. (I am excited to see them!!!)