Poor Jonah

Well, we can't seem to catch a break. It has been non-stop sickness. With the exception of the baby and RSV they have all mostly been little annoyances. Last week Noah had a 103 fever every night for about 4 days. I took him to the pediatrician and she swabbed for strep throat and the flu and both were negative so it was just some virus. He obviously passed it to Jonah because Jonah now has what he had...plus pink eye. Yay. Poor thing. I would like to be illness free for awhile.

Amazing Bread

Do you want an amazing bread recipe? Because I found one here http://gatherforbread.com/rustic-italian-bread
It may be a bit lengthy...but bread does take time. And this bread is AH-MAZING. Just saying.

Randomness

Sometimes when I go through my photos I think that I want to share them, but I don't know if I can do a whole blog post on them. Not that my photos are all so interesting or that I have a huge following. I know that Grammy and Grampy at least like to see them.

Here's a cute picture of two of the munchkins and Molly before she got shaved.

Here is Ollie sucking the juice out of an apple.

Look how long he is! I bought the shoes for when he was creeping. HA! He fits them now. No creeping...although he did just learn to roll from his tummy to his back.

This was taken at student led conferences. We talked with Elijah's teacher and then were able to see all of his other classes, including gym. His teacher had areas set up to play with equipment. As you can see, Elijah found his favorite...hockey.

These guys are going to be here in August!!

Elijah was sad because we didn't stop at his school's book fair to buy a book. The next day we had to go to a doctor's appointment and stopped by Goodwill and got this great book haul. It cost me $25 but look at all the amazing books we got!

A Day at the Park

It has been sooooo nice here. I decided we just had to take advantage of the weather and get out and play for a bit. I think the kids enjoyed it.

I really wish our neighborhood park had swings. There are only a couple of parks in our city that have them. Also, a covered playground and a splash park would be nice...but that's probably picky. It does get to be 120 degrees here though!

One of those days

Sometimes you just have one of those days. You know. Where you wonder what started things going a bit haywire. Today was a day like that. For anyone interested to know what motherhood is like, this is just a sample day.
While in the car to pick Elijah up from his 1/2 day, Ollie pooped. Everywhere. Like epic poop. Everyone is hungry because it's after 12. There are dishes in the sink. Elijah helped clean them out so I could throw Oliver in there for a quick bath. I am honestly surprised that he didn't lick a handful of disgustingness. It was on his back, legs, arms, hands. Gag. I got him all cleaned up and went to get him dressed and he puked all down my shoulder. It's all on the carpet. The dog is licking it. The kids are asking for food. I now have another load of laundry. It never fails and sometimes it's discouraging. But then I think about it and I truly have a great family. I love my husband and my kids and my crazy dog even though she begs for food and barks at me. All I can say is thank goodness for nap time and hot showers.