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Elle has been fighting a little bug for the past couple of days. Just a low grade fever and general wanting mommy to cuddle her. Last night she fell asleep on the couch at 8pm (early for summer). We woke her up tried to get her to take some Motrin and then put her in bed. Around 4:20am I awoke to Elle standing next to my bed, she was awake....really awake. She told me she couldn't sleep so I brought her up into bed with me thinking with a little cuddling she would be able to fall back asleep.

Not so much. For the next 1 1/2 hours she proceeded to kiss me all over, cuddle me and inform me that I was her best friend, and that daddy was her best friend and we could be in her club. Pretty darn cute, more so when it is not at 4:30 in the morning.

Needless to say I am glad I am in her club, but what do ya say we have the next club meeting at a more reasonable hour?

Yummy....

So I have been fighting a nasty cold for a week now. Last night I finally decided to go to the Dr. and see what the deal was. It turns out I have "Walking Pneumonia".....yummy huh? I was able to get some antibiotics and some awesome narcotic cough syrup (what's not to love about that?. Needless to say, My house is a mess, my kids are a mess, and I am a mess. Once again I give praise to whomever invented Redbox, as "Bolt" has been a lifesaver over the past week. I'm off to order some pizza for dinner, and get in a hot bath, I don't think Tom has ever found me more attractive than I am now in my hacking, runny nose, pajama wearing hotness. Oh the joy!!!

Let the Games Begin....

Well our house is slowly becoming more and more like a three ring circus. Between Toms school, selling the house, moving to Denver, and 3 sick kids, our house is in a constant state of insanity. I am trying to keep things in check and not get too stressed out. I figure it all will work out somehow whether I stress about it or not. We are meeting with a Realtor tomorrow to get the house listed. So I have been trying tonight to get the house ready but with 3 sick kids it has been interesting. Riley was home from school today...AGAIN.....with strep throat. I seriously feel like people think we are hypochondriacs. Brooke has already woken up twice in the past 2 hours she has been in bed, so this could make for an interesting night. This picture is what happens when I leave Tom in charge of the babies while he is on the phone. Luckily no one was hurt. I have to remind myself to let my kids be kids and not get so stressed out..this was one of those times!!

Man Cold

I think all women can relate to this right...

Rub a dub dub...

Well after 2 Dr's appointments and a week of thinking I was going insane I finally found out that I was sick, in fact that I had strep. Mind you this is after I spent the day out and about at the movies and etc. and then went to church the next day and taught a room full of 5 year olds. And we all wonder how we keep getting sick....Sorry. Needless to say our with all the runny noses and sore throats there have been a lot of baths and showers in our house. Elle has been on a serious antibiotic and in return has gotten some serious diaper rash. We have been giving her baths and showers at least twice a day to help keep it clean. She loves the bath and has actually recently fell in love with the shower. She just completely relaxes. It is so cute, the moment she gets in the shower she rests her head on your shoulder. Last week she almost fell asleep in the shower and when I did finally pull her out she fell asleep wrapped in a towel. It was so funny but of course I didn't take any pictures...duh. I have also been wondering if any other moms use the bath for pure entertainment purposes. Often I will just throw Riley and Brooke in the bath and let them play for 30+ minutes. Sadly by the time I pull them out they look like human raisons but I have been able to get some things done and they ahve been entertained! Anyways I hope you enjoy the pictures and as for the ones of Tom and Elle in the shower; for all you know he is wearing a bathing suit...hehehe.

Just another day in Paradise?

We ended up taking Elle to the doc's yesterday. Sure enough she has double ear infections. Poor girl. The Dr put her on the strongest med he could. The possible side affects include severe diaper rash, a red poops. This should be fun...
Well I think the reality of moving is finally hitting Tom and I. I feel like the past year was such an emotional roller coaster, Tom got a new job, we had a baby, we bought our first house. Just as things were settling down, everything gets turned upside down again. I know it is what we are suppose to be doing but I guess I just am afraid to walk into the darkness. I want to see the light and maybe I'm just scared to take that first step. It all seems so scary and stressful. The crying has started for some reason it always happens when I'm in my car driving. Probably because it's the only time I can really sit and think by myself. I am going to miss everyone so much. I keep teasing Tom that it is like we are going away to college, since we never really went away when we were young. I just have to remember, like Becky was telling me today it's all about faith. I have to have faith that it will all work out, just like President Hinckley always said. My ears are still killing me so after nearly a week of putting up with it I finally went to the Dr. and just my luck he can't find anything wrong with me...are you kidding. I wanted to die...what a waste of $20. Even worse the Dr. came in reeking of Doritos,so sick when you haven't been eating them. I half expected him to have orange fingers. This is why I never go to the Dr.'s for myself, they usually just say sorry nothing we can do...so I'm doped up on Advil and Sudafed. Ken, Kathryn and Marianne came and visited us today on the way to take Marianne to the airport. Brookie was so excited to see them. After they left she kept saying, "Next time can I go home with Grandma?" She loves spending time with them so much. In fact when they are with her they don't want to come home. Makes me feel great, huh?
Asia was a sweetheart and watched Riley and Brooke while I went to my Dr.'s appointment and even made dinner for us. It was nice to not have to think about it. Tomorrow Tom and I are going to work on the yard. We have so much to do, baby steps.... Well I'm gonna climb back in bed and finish watching "Moonstruck", funny it brings back memories of my childhood. I remember watching it when I was little, ahh the memories, now if only Tom was home it would be perfect...

My ear is killing me!!!

I think I have been blessed to get an ear infection. It has been killing me on and off for 3 days now. I keep hoping that it is going to go away. But no such luck. i guess the idea of dragging three kids to a Dr's office is just not that appealing. I'm giving it another 24 hours with some Advil and then I will try and figure something out. Today was a good day. I think the reality of us moving is finally setting in and the stress is slowing moving in. We have so many loose ends to tie up before we move. It will all work out it always does. Anyways I am going to pop some medicine and try to fall asleep. Elle has a cold too so she didn't sleep to well last night. The daylight savings time is also killing me, I can't seem to get used to it and it is throwing off Elle's bedtime. Sorry about the whiny post...today really wasn't that bad.