What We've Been Up To

This is just  a little catch up post on what's been going on around here.  Noah and Nathan have had colds lately.  This week Noah's turned into strep throat.  Wow, was his throat yucky!  I rarely see Noah down for the count but he spent an entire day laying on the couch.  I think he only played about an hour during the whole day.  The good thing about strep is it usually responds to antibiotics very quickly.  He was good to go by the next morning.  The bad thing about strep is that it is highly contagious. Yes, my children all shared drinks the night before he got sick (along with me).  Hopefully, the rest of us won't get it.  It seems like we have been healthy this fall and winter but we have had 2 cases of strep, 2 sinus infections and 3 cases of pink eye since December.  Thank goodness it has all been minor!

The boys have been so funny lately.  One morning we were saying a little prayer on the way to school to start our day.  I prayed that Noah and Abby could stop fighting (the constant fight for control between these two).  Noah and Abby both wanted to pray about something.  I asked Nathan if he wanted to pray.  He said, "No Mommy, I'm good and I don't fight.  I don't need to pray."  Priceless!  Noah is in full super hero mode.  Every day we are a different super hero.  He loves his Batman house that he got for his birthday and he has already decided to be Bat Man for Halloween.  In his world right now everything is  very simple.  You are a good guy or a bad guy.  Noah also thinks he has taken control when we go out to eat.  We let the kids get lemonade, juice or milk to drink.  They usually choose chocolate milk.  They are allowed to have one cup and then it's water for refills.  If not, they fill up on drink and won't eat. Noah knows our answer if he asks about the refill. Today, he just waited for a waitress (of course a woman where he can turn on his charm) and stopped her and ask her to bring him some chocolate milk.  She just thought it was so cute and she was going to get it. Bobby overheard and asked for water instead. Noah cried for at least 5 minutes (pretty pitiful actually).  He just knew that he would use that charm and work around us.  I'm going to start praying now for the teenage years.

We are also still big into our Tinker toys.  We have got our money's worth out of those things 10 times over.   I am constantly amazed at what they come up with to build out of these things.  One day Noah built a metal detector and was looking for metal under all of the furniture.  He even explained to me how it would work.  Another day he built himself a pair of crutches. (With his luck this might come in handy one day!)  They built a telescope so they could see the moon and stars.  All three of them worked together to build a gingerbread house for Christmas.  Yes, we still talk about Christmas every day around here.

Abby is keeping very busy with ballet, school and church.  This weekend she participated in a cup stacking event for school and won several medals.   She was measured for her spring recital costume and started practicing for it this week in ballet.  At school they have started the Reading Counts program where they read books and take tests.  After they get 10 points they earn a baseball hat.  She got her hat this week and she was so excited.  She loves to read just like me.  The boys love to sit with her and let her read to them. One of those rare moments of quiet around here! haha!  She is just such a big girl now with all of her friends and activities.  Almost 7!  Where is my baby?

We are gearing up for the birthday season around here.  Abby's and lots of other family birthdays!  Lots of fun to come! 

Here's a few pictures of my handsome boys in their new church clothes. (This is for you Nana!)

Love Noah's look!



Daddy finally got him to smile!