Still sick

This is a picture an an iris in our front yard; it reminds me of my Grandmother T's house growing up, she always had irises growing in the spring and the smell and image always reminds me of her ;)

Ansley came home from school with a fever yesterday, so we went back to the doctor this morning, seems her ear infection is still there even after she finished 10 days of antibiotics, so they put her on another round of antibiotics....but....no catheter!!! YIPPEE!!! That is a great day at the doctor's office in our house. Kind of puts being sick into perspective ;)

Have a great weekend!

Two Years Ago

Almost two years ago we went to see our Texas family and friends and Austin & Eric went swimming in the "springs"....let me assure you that this water is freezing even in August!!

Here is Austin's reaction to catching his first fish with Dad, Grandad, Uncle Scott and Cousin Carter....all of whom are not in the picture as you can see....

We need to make a return trip to Texas soon!!

Sick

We have been sick for two weeks in our house, first Austin had strep throat and then Ansley has had an ear infection & urinary tract infection combination....fun fun few weeks of antibiotics in our house, and several days home from work & school. Seems both are back to "normal" and doing well

This is one of our azalea bushes blooming; I meant to catch others, but alas, I have not made the time.

Charlie, trying to show that he knows how to listen...faker!!

Austin & Ansley had a picnic for dinner tonight outside in our front yard, Austin is clearly excited!!

Ansley was excited too; so excited she could not stop eating chips for the pictures to be snapped

We moved our picnic table to the front yard so they could enjoy a change in scenery....they had a great time!

Happy Spring!!

Happy...

Birthday to Grandad....he is so old he forgot to turn his phone on so that Austin & Ansley could wish him a happy birthday!! kidding!!

Birthday to Aunt Stacey...she is the big 40!! She had a big party this weekend, so Eric & I got a sitter and had a night out with adults!!

Easter! We had an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday at Eric's parents house....his Grandma B, Aunt Becky, Uncle Skip & Cousin Eileen were all in town from St. Louis to visit for Stacey's birthday and Easter....

Ansley came home from school on Friday with a new word.....chocolate

This is Ansley mid hunt

This is Austin showing his competitive nature...he wanted ALL the chocolate!!

If you know me well, you know there was no chocolate in any of those eggs!!!

Happy, Happy Day!!

Sad news

My mom's mom, Grandmother H passed away on St. Patrick's Day, so Eric and I made a quick trip to Texas for the funeral. She was 101, so in many ways it was more of a celebration of her life. We got to catch up with family and friends while we were there. This is a picture of my aunt & uncle and most of my Grandmom's great-grand children.

This is a family group shot; it is a bit hard to get a group all together at once ;)

One of my favorite stories from growing up involves our mom taking my brother and I to my Grandmother's hometown when there was a big snow fall. My mom wanted my brother and I to see "real" snow, as at the time we lived in Austin and there was not any real snow there. So we went for a week and played in the snow with our grandparents. Well, the funeral was Saturday morning, and when we woke up Saturday, there were several inches of snow on the ground, so to me it was a perfect day to say goodbye to my grandmom. We will miss her dearly!

Checking in

This is often Ansley's favorite spot in the house; she loves sitting by Charlie when he eats. I wish I were joking when I said she doesn't eat much of his food, but more than once she has snuck in a bite.....I know we are awful parents!! Obviously we checked the label and there were not any poison control warnings, she only ate one little piece, and she acted fine afterwards, but now we have to watch her watch him eat ;)

Charlie is doing great, he is just a fabulous pup!


Austin and I decided to make home made play dough the other day and we had a ball playing with it. His smile to say hi to the folks in Texas and beyond!

His "masterpiece" of play dough:

Sometimes it is better to just not ask ;)

Rainow

I thought weird weather only happened in Texas! Today it is raining and snowing at the same time, now I realize Eric may call that sleet (maybe the rest of you too) but I call it rainow, one drop of rain for every drop of snow....and no I did not/cannot take a picture as it just looks like rain ;) So while my true calling may have been meteorology, I will stick with being a teacher for now.