What's Happened in the Past Month?

I'm so glad you asked! We have had a busy month. We have had several bouts of illness and allergies around here. I'd like to say we are all getting over it, but I'm not so sure. Kason's nose is running like a faucet and Kyle is still feeling generally yucky. Pretty sure it's all just allergies this time, though. So, hopefully, we can get it under control soon.

We finally have warm weather and have been enjoying every bit of it! We picked the very best street ever to live on with 2 small children. First of all, our street is a culdesac, so there is very little traffic. Then, we have the added bonus of 8 children, ages 5 and under on our street. Many evenings and almost every weekend, we gather the children at the end of the street. They play and generally, have a blast, while we adults get to socialize. Kason loves his new friends and asks for them every day, several times a day! It seems every house has some sort of car toy...a Cozy Coupe or push car, etc. Kason loves them and it is impossible to get him out of them to come home, so we broke down and got him his very own. He calls it his "school bus". He loves school buses and points them out everywhere we go. So, here he is playing with his school bus.


Kason with his cousins, Alex and Kolby



Earlier in the month, Kyle's sister, Samantha came to visit with her boyfriend, whose name is also Kyle. We took the kids to the zoo. Kason had a blast and Emily slept in the Moby the whole time.


Kason especially loved this bull



The next weekend, we got together with our friends, Lee and Lindsey and Randy, Bailey, Gabriel, and Blaise. Gabriel and Kason were instant buddies when they met over the summer and hopefully, Emily and Blaise will be as they grow up. Blaise is 3 weeks younger than Emily.





Lee & Lindsey with Emily



The weekend after that, my brother came with his family. We always put my brother to work when he's here. This time, he helped Kyle fix our sprinklers and fix the lawnmower. They were also kind enough to babysit so Kyle and I could go out for an early anniversary dinner. Of course, a grand time was once again had by all the kiddos.








Now, for the times in between all these visits. We spent lots of time at the doctor for sick visits and well visits. Kason had to go back for an ear check and to get the vaccine that he missed at his 18 month visit. After being sick with a stomach virus, he put on 1.5 lbs in one week and was up to 28lb 9oz at his last visit. Emily news will follow in a separate post.

And, for the 'in between' pictures.