Lillianna, Ty, Isabella, and James

Monday, November 17, 2008

Back to somewhat normal...

Now that everyone is back to almost normal (Lily did finally throw up just once...), I figured I would post our pix from Disney. We went with my mom and dad and brought our lovely Sonia along to keep the babies entertained all day Saturday. We stayed at the Bonnet Creek Resort--which is all condos, right on the Disney property. It was really nice there and we had a fantastic time--THANKS a million Mom and Dad!!!! Lily and Ty were just ripe for the Magic Kingdom this time and were especially excited to wear their new outfits to the park (thanks also Mimi and Poppy!!). Lily kept her gloves on ALL day! Here are some photos from our day...

waiting for the tram--I think this was Ty's favorite ride of the day :)

Ty Ty and Mimi... check out his cool dinosaur hat!

waiting the board the monorail--wait, I think that was Ty's favorite ride...

Lily with Mommy and Daddy waiting to board the Peter Pan ride--Lily's favorite ride (tied with Small World)

outside Minnie Mouse's house...

My wild and wonderful kids at the Pooh playground...

on the boat for It's a Small World...

Lily in Minnie Mouse's kitchen after she got mad at me for taking her picture...

And then below you will find pictures of what Ty did to himself today whilst jumping on his bed--he's lucky he didn't split it wide open or bite his tongue!! He did do a good job at creating a very colorful boo boo though! Don't think he'll be jumping on his bed anytime soon I hope!

And below are the babies in their new booster seats--the high chairs were threatening to trip me in the middle of the night as I would rush through the kitchen--the booster seats are much more compact and I think the twins like being able to grab one another--perhaps they'll be stealing each other's food soon...

and here's a photo (out of place) of Mimi and Poppy pushing the stroller at Disney...

Friday, November 14, 2008

i guess it has been a while since i've posted and for good reason--illness has descended upon our house and has not fully left yet. the throw-up bug invaded again and struck everyone but lily, again. even our beloved sonia got it while she was with us at disney--both babies were puking on her all day saturday...along with the g.i. business came upper respiratory illness that seemed to accompany the bug and both babies were stricken with that as well. it took james a full week to recover and he's actually still not well--he threw up his dinner tonight after gagging on some mucus. ty had a fever tonight over 100--couldn't get him to keep the thermometer in his mouth long enough to know exactly how high it was but it was over 100.3--just when i thought things might be getting better...james had his follow-up x-rays today and they never called to say what they saw--they also copied the wrong radiographs onto the cd for me (they put the initial ones on there) so i can't even look for myself to see what's going on with his clavicle. todd and i are worn out to say the least. i cannot keep pace with the laundry because it is multiplying with all of the vomit. the babies have been nursing around the clock so my body thinks i have newborns again...i'll be able to feed all of the neighbors' babies once this is all over. we have not had a solid night of sleep in a long long time--not even close. zuzu--apparently miffed at her place in the family--shredded several paper grocery bags for me to find in the laundry room today and i still haven't cleaned it up yet. blogging over chores is my credo...the house is so untidy and unpeaceful right now that i get stressed sitting here looking around. it does look different than it did this morning because the kids have rearranged just about every toy and blanket--relocation is the norm if you're an object at our house. constant relocation. i gathered up some superfluous stuffed animals today and put them in a bin to go to the consignment store--felt good to purge just a bit, especially before christmas...sometimes i feel like we've been invaded by a plush army and i know i'm not the only one out there who feels that way...can i get an amen?? i don't mind stuffed animals if they are played with or loved-on, but the ones who inhabit the bottom of the bin 11 1/2 months out of the year perturb me. i think one of the values i want to imprint on the hearts of my children is to cherish and appreciate what you have--more is not always better. the excess has been tweaking me lately...my dear friend jen b (who has three girls) has had their house packed while it's on the market--she commented how none of the girls seem to miss or ask for their stuff and it makes me think i would like to find a way to copy that attitude without having to pack up for a move...anyway, those of you looking on here for pictures were mighty kind to read through this far...i cherish your loyalty and commitment :) i do not take my role lightly--i know you have limited time during the day so to devote your precious time to reading my blog is very humbling...thank you for tolerating my occasional pix-free post. i will post pix soon when everyone is well...cheers

Monday, November 3, 2008

Fall Fun...and craziness...and busyness...

Life just doesn't slow down, does it? We have had a jam-packed few weeks--just as Christmas occupies a whole season, Halloween now seems to as well. You can't just trick-or-treat anymore--now you trick-or-trunk or you trunk-or-treat and you have a parade and parties out the wazoo...lots of fun, but my kids now think that wearing a costume is a natural daily occurance. We did have a great time trick-or-treating in our neighborhood with Lisa and Wy and the boys and with our friend Monica and her girls. Miss Sonia went with us to help corral and shepherd and we rewarded her with candy afterwards--ha. Here are pix from the last few days of revelrie...

Miss Isabella, age seven and a half months...

Lisa and Hope, two of the beautiful mommies in my moms' group who were in attendance at our Moms' Group Halloween Party (actually at Lisa's house--my, my, she was brave to host!!)