A Day at the Pool

The temperature has reached 100 degrees+, so it is time to go to the pool here in the California desert. This is Snapdragon's second time at the "big" pool. She loves the water and doesn't mind going under. As you can tell, she has lots of friends that want to help her swim.

First Place!

Congratulations to Buttercup's basketball team! They tied for First Place in the division and won First Place in the Knight's of Columbus tournament!

All Better!

Things have returned to normal at our house. If you can call our home normal. Snapdragon is all better and Daddy is home from travel. We are all excited about the school year coming to a close in three weeks because we can't wait to visit everyone in Cincinnati. We know everyone is excited to meet Snapdragon for the first time. The picture shows one way to keep Snapdragon occupied while trying to help Buttercup do homework. I don't think this is pediatrician recommended! Speaking of pediatrician, Snapdragon had her 15-18 month well check and all is well! She is 29.5 inches (an inch longer from the time she came home) and weighs 20.5 pounds. Development is right on target. She is saying some words, eats well and not only walks...she runs. She is sleeping better. This week she slept through the night four times in a row! God bless sleep!

Home Again

Snapdragon's fever is still lingering and I can't get her to sleep well unless I am holding her. I was able to write this because I gently placed her on the floor praying she wouldn't wake up. Hopefully, the magic pink medicine will do the trick and all will be back to normal tomorrow. It is times like this when I am parenting alone, due to Daddy being on travel, that I remember how blessed I am to have a wonderful husband who jumps right in to help with the children and household chores. It is hard going it alone! Big sister, Buttercup, has been a wonderful help. How blessed I am!

I thought you might enjoy a laugh I caught yesterday while we were chilling on the couch.

Sick Day Reflections

Snapdragon came home yesterday with a fever of 103. She hasn't been sleeping well the past few nights (not that she has been sleeping well since we arrived home almost 5 month ago) due to congestion which we attributed to allergies. It seems everyone we know is suffering from allergy trouble this season. A quick visit to the doctor verified that the congestion led to an ear infection and we are back on the yummy pink medicine! Mommy gets to stay home with the adorable sick child today. (Daddy is on travel all week.) Of course, she is crabby! We screamed from 10:00 to 11:30 last night and decided that it was time to get up at 5:45 AM. We drove Buttercup to school at 7:10 AM and of course crashed in the car seat. I just took this picture of sleeping beauty 5 minutes ago. Hopefully we can both get some needed rest today.

Wii are Family

We know officially own a Wii. Note the three couch potatoes. What's a mother to do?

Our Little Picasso

Snapdragon had a homework assignment to make a picture for her teacher for National Teachers' Appreciation Day. Snapdragon thought very hard and then began to work deligantly on her masterpiece.