One down & one to go

Olivia's mole surgery went very well yesterday. In fact, she doesn't know that she has stiches. She keeps showing people her knee as the location of her owie. I am kicking myself for not having my camera. She was a hit with the nurses...and you should have seen her once her sedative kicked in! She almost fell over. It was funny. In all seriousness though, she was a champ, and not one tear was shed!
Now we have to clear up her ear infection, get rid of her sinusitis, and get those darn tonsils and adnoids out!
If things aren't crazy enough, Ryan had a tooth pulled today. Thank goodness for summer vacation!

We're back!

We returned from our trip late Tuesday night. We had a fabulous time--no complaints other than Olivia having a terrible cold and Kate's eczema flaring up due to the chlorine. I learned a few things about my kids. Ryan--aka Mr. Stud--does not like roller coasters, dark rides, or pretty much anything he can't see before he rides it. Kate--aka--Ms. Shy girl--loves the thrill rides. Go figure!

I have to admit...now I have 'the blahs.' I love to have a trip to plan, research, and obsess over. Now that I don't, I feel a bit lost. I know I am not providing any good details of our trip. I am not good at that. I do, however, have about 250 pictures that I took.....

This morning I brought Olivia in to the ENT. She is having her tonsils and adenoids removed on July 6. I am scared for her, but I am grateful that it can be done while I am home during the summer. This means Thad and I can't go to Dallas for Premier Designs Rally, but family comes first. The poor girl is also having a mole removed down near her pelvis on Monday and has to be put under for that. Keep her in your prayers please!

Happy Birthday Kate!

Happy Birthday to my sweet Kate. June 4, 2002, seems like yesterday. I still remember the shock I felt seeing that she was a baby girl!

As Grandpa Wayne says, "I love you more than frogs!" We will put pictures up after her family frog party.

Ryan's last day and Kate's birthday party

Ryan

Ryan woke up this morning with the need to be defiant. I would say by 11:30am he had lost most privileges. There were about five timeouts AND no friends for the day. Who does this torture you ask? Namely: ME! Thad was gone all day working on a case, it was rainy and cold, and I got to hang out with the naughty child. I now understand why my parents didn't 'ground' me. They always said, "Why punish ourselves?" I get it. But if you knew how ourwardly defiant and disrespectful Ryan can be you would be pulling your hair out too. I am not even willing to write any more as I can feel my blood pressure rising!
Kate had Lucy over this afternoon and evening. She introduced her to "High School Musical" (the movie). The next thing I know, I have to little girls downstairs in my clothes taking about who is Gabrielle and Sharpay (from the movie). I also heard Kate say that she is now popular! Yikes. All of a sudden, Ryan shows up in Thad's clothes and he is Troy (the stud of the movie).

Other things that happened this week:


*Thad and I had our ninth anniversary. Notice I didn't say celebrate? Maybe we will do that next year!


*My mom turned 64!


*Ryan started baseball

Sometimes there is just nothing to write about

I wish I had more to report. Unfortunately or fortunately (depending how you look at it) we are in our typical end of the school year pattern. I am wrapping up with school so that means end of the year projects, reports, finals, and many, many graduations to attend. This year I am making the effort to attend every one. I get a little nervous to go. It's not like I can hang out with the kids, but in many cases I don't know the adults either. Regardless, I am going! I hit two yesterday. Wow have things changed since I graduated. They are more of a production: huge photo spreads, video slide shows, unique food spreads, etc. Gone are the days of the cheese whiz & olive sandwich followed by your basic graduation cake.
Ryan had his last soccer game today. On Tuesday baseball begins. He has an awesome coach so he is pumped. After school is out he will also tackle golf. I also just signed the girls up for gymnastics. Now, some of you may read this and think, "why so many activities you stupid mother. You are the one who will have to drag them everywhere." That is the point! I have my summers off to be a full-time-run-myself-ragged mother! So be it that all the kids are in different things. I am trying to foster each own's skills as well as independence from one another. Will it be crazy? Sure. Am I looking forward to it? You're darn right.
Kate is now going around reminding us every few minutes that her birthday is coming up. It is on June 4. I am beginning to fully understand how obnoxious I was growing up in regard to my own birthday. She (like I did) keeps asking if I have her presents yet, if she can send out party invites, what I am getting her, if she can have a puppy, and anything else related to her big day.
I for one am counting the days until our Florida trip. The kids are talking about it a lot too. They have way more memories of our last trip that I imagined. I just can't wait! I could blog daily about it, but I won't.
Wow.......for someone who had nothing to report, I sure babbled quite a bit!

Happy Birthday Olivia Grace!

Olivia's birthday party was lots of fun. She about drove us crazy as we cleaned up for the event. She dumped a bag of shredded cheese on the floor and flooded our bathroom..oh well. These are some funny things Olivia does these days:

* Tells everyone "I Love You"

* Sings Twinkle, Twinkle, ABCs, and Baa Baa Blacksheep all in one song

* LOVES Dora, Elmo, and Spongebob

* Fills up her cup of milk or water with whatever she is eating for supper. Then she proceeds to poor it all over her high chair.

* Ryan is "Rynan" and Kate is "Teetie"

*Grandma Jeanne is "Jeannie Jeanne"

*Grandpa is still "Papa"

*Grandma Jo is still "JoJo"

*She loves to bop to music in the car. She also loves to dance.

I remember every moment so clearly two years ago today. The labor and delivery went so smoothly. I told Thad right afterward that I wasn't ready to be done with kids! I am still not!

Even though I had some complications after her birth, that day was just as exciting as when I had Ryan and Kate. I love you Livs!