Color Run

 We had so much fun at the Color Run in Richmond, Va. So much in fact, we are doing another one next month. Can't wait!!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

 (Sara Beth is doing a fantastic job!!)

(she is over it now and trying to throw her paper on the ground!)

Happy Father's Day to the BEST daddy! Even 7,000 miles away, you still manage to be the best one around. We couldn't ask for a  better one. We love love love you, and wish we could spend this day together. It won't be long until you can get your arms around all this sweetness again. We hope they give you a special meal to celebrate you today. You deserve it!! Keep working hard so the days fly by. Can't wait until you get home.

SICK!!!

So.... I have very busy lately. Leah came down with a fever the day Todd left to go back overseas. Yes he was home for a visit. Yes I have been super busy. Yes I will update about that later. Give me a break. Kids have been sick. Back to sickness. The fever wasn't going away. Then she developed a cough that was NASTY!! Took her to the doctor and they sent her for a chest x-ray. Pneumonia!!!!! No I couldn't believe it either. My child actually had pneumonia. However, little did I know that wasn't even a scratch in the surface of what was to come. I am documenting all of this because I want to remember that the Lord helped me get through ALL of this while Todd was away. GOD IS GOOD!!! They put Leah on an antibiotic, and said that her fever should break in 48 hours. It did not break and actually it was getting worse. I ended up taking her back to the doctor and they had to change her antibiotics. After being on the new prescription for 48 hours her fever did break. However, when I finally started feeling like she was getting better, I had to take her back for a re-check. Now they tell me that they can hear popping & cracking in BOTH lungs. WHAT!!! I was just feeling like we were making progress. They gave her 3 breathing treatments while we were in the office. Might I add that Sara Beth was with me, climbing on everything, whining about everything, trying to escape out the door, etc. Fun times for sure!! However, when they hooked Leah up to the machine, Sara Beth thought that was hilarious. See picture below. I didn't see the humor at all. After the breathing treatments. Leah was a different girl. They ended up telling me that they thought she had pneumonia in one lung, and a virus that went to the other lung. The breathing treatments helped the one lung, and the antibiotics helped the other. I truly believe that she did in fact have both things going on at the same time. I have never seen any of my kids that sick. So thankful that she is better. 

So fast forward two days after Leah's fever broke. Yes in fact, Emma started running fever. So we headed off to the doctor right away. There was no way we were going down this path again. When we get to the doctor, they tell me its a virus, and very unlikely that she will end up in the same boat as Leah. Come back in 2 days if the fever hasn't broken. They wanted to keep a close eye on her because of Leah. Well 2 days went by and low and behold fever hasn't gotten any better, actually worse. The night before I took her back she had a fever of 104.2. I am not going to lie people, I didn't think I was going to be able to do this again. Took her back to the doctor, and guess what??? Pneumonia!?!?!? I was very frustrated, but glad to have an antibiotic. I told them to give her the same antibiotic that Leah had the second go round. In 2 days she was feeling so much better. At least they caught it early. She didn't get near as sick as Leah. I am so thankful, because I felt like the walls were caving in on this house!!

 Now, Emma finished her antibiotic on Sunday, and on Saturday, Sara Beth and myself started with a slight cough. It was one of those things that I kept telling myself wasn't really there. But as the days went on it was apparent that it was there, and getting worse. Yesterday I started running fever, and Sara Beth was running a very low grade. I decided to take her on in. They listened to her chest and said it sounded "harsh". They decided to go ahead and treat her with antibiotics. THANK YOU!!!!They also told me that I needed to get checked ASAP. That I sounded like I had pneumonia. So after finishing up there, I headed to an urgent care for myself. By this time I was shivering and shaking with a fever. UGGG!! They never said I had pneumonia, but said that I probably had some version of the same stuff the kids have had. WONDERFUL!! Gave me some antibiotics and I was out the door. Now I feel like I have done 500 crunches, my stomach muscles are so sore from coughing. At least I can feel like I am doing a little workout while I am sitting around coughing my head off. Sara Beth acts like she feels fine, just coughing a nasty cough now & then. I am going to be fine as soon as these antibiotics kick in!!! I have done a little calculation and believe that I have been to the doctor's office 10 times in the last 3 weeks. I told those people I was so sick of seeing them. Every time I left I would say, "hope this is the last time for a while"!!! Hopefully yesterday was really the last time for a while!! Fingers are crossed & prayers are being lifted. Enough said!

For Granddaddy!!!

Granddaddy. I thought of you this morning while I was playing with Leah's slip. Thought you might want to see this for a while instead of mama's "pink drawers"!!

Funny Girl!!

Just a little humor for you today. Sara Beth got a pair of my underwear out of the trash can. Don't worry... they were just worn out. Big holes!! I guess she thought they could be recycled as a scarf. So she wore them around for a while!! Funny girl. She actually does this on a regular basis. She will go into her dresser drawers and get a pair of pants or shirt out. Put one arm through it and wear it like that for a while. It cracks me up!!

She is a little preoccupied watching a video while I fold laundry! Can't you tell?

I am so thankful that I get to see these sweet little things everyday. I am so blessed! This girl is growing so fast. I can't believe that she is 18 months old all ready. She is learning new things each day & I just love it.

Nice Weather

We have had some great weather the last couple of weeks. I took Sara Beth to the park and let her run around with some of our friends. She had the BEST time. It's the first time she has been able to really enjoy running around, sliding and swinging. It was so much fun to watch her, but I sure was wishing her daddy could have shared in our fun. He would have really enjoyed running around out there with her and helping her slide and swing. Enjoy these sweet pictures.

(glad this toy was available for me to push)

(I love to swing)

(waiting on me to hold her hand)

And one of my favorite 3 girls!! I was trying to get a picture of Emma & Leah squatting down beside Sara Beth. Sara Beth was copying them and squatting every time. Too Funny!

Sweetness

I have been trying for weeks to get this on video. Sara Beth has been singing this song over and over again. Every time I get my camera out, she stops, Errr! Today during church services she started singing the song. It was sweet, she must have really had this song on her heart. All the way home she sang and sang it over and over again. I was able to get my phone out and turn the camera around (love that iphone). I actually caught it this time.

Here are the words, just in case you have difficulty making it out (you should be able to at least make out "all night, all night."

All night, all day, angels watching over me, my Lord. All night, All day, angels watching over me.

She gets pretty tickled at herself too!!

We Have A Problem!!

Sara Beth finally came up with something for me to blog about!!!!!!

Well, Sara Beth was being very quiet in the kitchen..... I called her a couple of times into the living room. She didn't come and didn't make a peep. Soooo..... I quietly walked into the kitchen to see what was going on. This is what I saw!! Permanent marker in the hands of a 17 month old and nice art work all over my floor. I couldn't help but to actually laugh out loud. I took the marker out of her sweet little hands, put it up high, picked her up and sweetly said, "Sara Beth, I could just snap you in half (again, I said it in the sweetest voice ever!!)," she gave me the biggest hug ever. Squeezed my neck so hard, and gave me the biggest scrunched up smile ever. I forgave her!!! If you look really close to her foot. You will see that she managed to only get a little on her big toe. She saved all the good work for the floor!!

I quickly got to working with some of this stuff. When I bought it, I was told it would remove permanent marker. Guess what?? They told the truth!!

Here is the after shot! I think I need to sell my story!!!

This reminded me of stories my mother has told about me. Apparently I was very mischievous and very quiet about it. I guess what goes around really does comes back around!!

A Good Daddy!

Here is a picture that Todd sent the girls. They have had a lot of snow lately and he told the girls he would build them a snowman. Here is proof that daddy came through on his word. He built one girl and one boy. The girl has a little curly hair (i think it's a rug!), and I personally love the wrench arms!! We are so blessed to have him as a daddy. We miss him terribly and can't wait to see him again. Everyday gone by is one day closer to the end of this season in our lives.

So True!

Still Here!!

We have just been super busy with things like....

Sara Beth has been learning all kinds of things. She is getting so big so fast. She has been saying new words on a daily basis. One new word for today is "kool" (school). She can say mama, deda (dada), Papa, MeMe, Nanny (new as of yesterday), ooos (shoes), bye-bye, hey, NO!!, pees (please), thank you, eat, eea (this is for Emma & Leah). Never know who she is actually calling!!My favorite thing she says is, I......LAAAA(with her tongue going side to side in her mouth).......YOU! So sweet. She gets so tickled at herself and just cracks me up. Some of her favorite things to do is to empty my drawer with the zip lock bags in it. ALL OVER THE FLOOR!!! She also enjoys doing the same thing with the dish towels and rags. She keeps me on my toes for sure, and that my friends is why I haven't had much time to blog lately. Hopefully things will slow down soon. Who am I fooling.. no they won't! Hope everyone is doing well!!