Back to School

The kids began school today. Ryan is a second grader & Kate is now in Kindergarten. Not be left out of the limelight, Olivia had to be in the picture with her brother and sister.

Here are some comments from the kids over the last two days:

Kate: "Daddy, I am kind of nervous for Kindergarten. I am a little shy you know."

Ryan: "Are they going to tell Kate where to get off the bus? She doesn't pay attention like I do. I don't want her to be scared."

Kate: "I hate school."

Ryan: "Second grade is way easier than first grade."

Olivia: "Shut up Ryan"

Back from Vegas

Our trip to Vegas went by much too quickly. We had an absolute blast with Wes & Jenny. We laughed too many times...except when we kept losing money while they kept winning. We ate, drank a bit, went sightseeing, laid at the pool, and saw a Cirque De Soleil show. This was one vacation when I just didn't feel ready to come home. I guess I needed it more than I thought!
We are planning to do this again soon if at all possible!

Pictures by Ria...

Too much time...

...has passed since I blogged last. I just get too busy with other things. Life is hectic, and I love it that way.

Here are a few pics from July: Olivia in gymnastics, Ryan finishing golf, and Kate on the 4th. Her gymnastics didn't turn out, but she is in it and loves it.

Olivia has a great recovery from surgery, Ryan has wrapped up baseball & golf, and Kate is getting excited for Kindergarten. I can't tell you what else we have done, because life is too crazy to totally remember it all.

Here is to a better blogging month of August!

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy Birthday Wayne!!!!!!!! We love you more than: Frogs, toads, hockey sticks, sunshine, and rainbows!

And now...

...Kate has a fever! And, last night when I was cuddling with Kate, Ryan crept in to take a picture with his disposable camera. The flash scared the daylights out of me so I jumped. Kate's head belted me right below the eye. I am developing my first ever shiner!
So far I am absolutely loving July.

The weekend

I went to the cities with my friend Elli for our dear friend Melissa's baby shower. Some people go away regularly. I do not. I am not good at leaving my family. I always feel guilty, worry about everyone, etc. However, I had a wonderful time catching up with my old high school and Gamma Phi friends. It was the most theraputic 24 hours I could ask for.
It is amazing to watch my dear friends becoming mothers. I had Ryan when I was 23...very, very young. I am thrilled to be entering this next phase of friendship. Elli and I walked Melissa through all the things she will need to have on hand when the baby comes home.
It's surreal to be talking about this stuff with girls I remember sleeping over with, going to crazy parties, crying over boyfriends, riding bikes because we were WAY to young to drive, meeting boys at movie theaters, crying over more boys, riding with Melissa when she first got her license (and almost getting hit!)& enjoying the AM radio in her car, when Melissa, Elli, and Thad lived together, living with Elli, encouraging each other to dump the various losers we all went out with......oh I could go on and on.
It has been an amazing ride so far, but the best is clearly yet to come!
Did you really think you would read a post that didn't have to do with someone sick in this house??? Please...So when I called Thad this morning he said Liv had a fever. Okay fine, I can deal with that. When I was almost home, he said she had thrown up. Uh..not good. I could tell she was miserable and she sounded funny. She is to have surgery Friday so we brought her in. She has a nasty case of tonscilitis. She has a high fever, huge tonsils with white crap on them, and sores all over her throat. It is a virus. The doctor doesn't think she will be well enough by Friday for surgery so please keep your fingers crossed. Apparently it's a virus that lasts up to a week. He said that if she seems better by Wed, call her pediatrician and have him check her out. If she isn't better by then, she should be seen again. So the waiting game begins....gotta love all this stuff!