Sprinkle,Sprinkle!

Chris and I took both kids to the doctor this morning because they have had a runny nose and low grade fever. We were not going to take Emerson because she seemed to be getting better, but I told Chris to have her checked out just in case (he took her while I got ready and then I met them there). Thank God we did because SHE has strep, not Ethan! Of course they are both being treated since he'll surely get it. I just pray that we don't.

They were getting restless being in the house all day, so I turned the sprinklers on and let them run through them. Ethan was "fighting" the water with his sword while Emerson submersed herself in it as much as she could. After they had enough of that, I filled up the baby pool. Emerson kept getting in and out. When she'd get back in, she'd tumble completely under water and keep on truckin'! She may look frilly, but she's a tough one! At one point I told Ethan to stop splashing her. As soon as I told him to stop, she grabbed the hose and kept spraying him in the face! The water hose was retired from then on! Then we came in and I gave them popsicles and Ethan had to have his carrots. I personally think he was stalling because it was nap time.

Speaking of carrots...I need ideas on a brother/sister costume idea. Someone told me to have them be peas and carrots. If she was a boy, I'd have him be a firefighter and her a Dalmatian. I need to tell my sister-in-law about that one since her oldest loves firefighters. Ethan keeps saying that he wants her to be a princess and him a knight. Then I was thinking Peter Pan and Wendy or Tinkerbell, but I don't know about Peter Pan...you know. Anyway, any ideas would be really helpful.

PS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!! I LOVE YOU! HAVE FUN AT THE GUTTO!

Chitter Chatter...

Superheroes!

On the rare occasion that I actually get to take a bath, I was interrupted by my little superheroes! Ethan decided that Emerson needed to be Batgirl tonight. He even put a bow in her hair (in the back of her head)! The other pictures are of Ethan and Emerson with Grandma and Grandpa. They had some great bonding time with their grandparents, which Ethan really enjoyed. I don't think little Emerson can do ANY wrong in Grandpa's eyes. She has him completely wrapped around her fingers!

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Well, our fears were confirmed today, Emerson is allergic to dairy products and eggs. I took her to an allergy specialist this afternoon. She has broken out in hives each time we have given her ice cream, cow's milk, cheese, etc. She doesn't seem to have trouble breathing with it, but the hives could definitely worsen OR get better. The doctor does not want me to attempt giving her any dairy products without being in a controlled environment. Please pray for our baby girl. I would hate for her to go through life with this. Some children grow out of it and I know with prayer, Emerson will!

Back to School!

Ethan started his first day back to school yesterday. It's the same program that he was in last year except of course it's the 3 year old class. Four out of seven children from last years class are together. That should make the transition easier I hope. He cried when I left him, but stopped almost as soon as I walked out. Anna is in there, so I'm sure he wanted to look studly in front of her! The other pictures in the web album are the rest of our vacation pictures.

Where dreams come true...

We're back from Disney! We left last Sunday (with Heath, Mandy and Drew) for Orlando and Tropical Storm Fay! Yes, she stayed with us the ENTIRE week. Every single day, it rained. We made the best of it and trucked on. Here is a breakdown of our week.

Sunday - Travel to Orlando. Dinner at Denny's and grocery shopping.

Monday - Magic Kingdom. The kids were amazed at all of the stuff. Ethan got to meet Donald, Goofy and Pluto. We did not have enough time there at all. There is so much to do. It was fun seeing the things that I saw when I was a child. Of course there were tons of new stuff. It was nice riding on "It's a Small World," etc. Emerson even liked that ride! Ethan enjoyed "Peter Pan," but surprisingly wasn't thrilled with "Pirates of the Caribbean." He said it was, "Creepy." We stayed until closing, but the kids were asleep before we hit the tram.

Tuesday - Downtown Disney. We thought this would be our last day with Fay. Wrong. We were going to go to Disney Quest which is a multi level arcade, basically, but it was packed. We walked around a little bit, but there wasn't much we could do with all the wind and rain.

Wednesday - Epcot. This place was actually fun. I thought it would be boring and all scientific, but it was really interesting. They had a "Finding Nemo" ride that was really good. You rode around in a clam shell. Ethan really liked it. Then you could look around at the aquarium and Mickey was scuba diving. The boys really loved that! Emerson was just happy to be walking around and out of her stroller!

Thursday - Sea World. Loved it! Of course it was raining (the worst of it, actually), but we got to watch some shows. Some of the rides were closed, but we were able to ride a few. Shamu was amazing. How old is that whale now anyway...? I saw Shamu when I was little. ;) Emerson kept talking to all the fish and Shamu. I tried to get it on video.

Friday - Animal Kingdom. Probably my favorite place along with Magic Kingdom. Very neat safari ride and 3D bug show. Ethan, Chris and I all rode on the typhoon lagoon which is a water ride. We were completely soaked. We rode it twice! We had breakfast with, Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pluto at Tusker House Restaurant. That was definitely worth it. The boys loved it, but Emerson was not happy with the characters in her face!

Saturday - Water Park at our condo, Downtown Disney and Pirates Dinner Adventure. This was our first semi-nice day, so we took the kids to the water park on site. They had a blast, but it was a bit chilly for my liking. After that we went to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch. Very expensive, but worth going to at least once. The atmosphere was amazing. We let Ethan ride a few of the rides there at Downtown Disney until it starting raining...again. We had reservations for Pirates Dinner Adventure, which was not good at all. I really don't have anything good to say about that place. I left feeling dirty. Ethan liked it somewhat. He didn't act enthused in my opinion.

Sunday - Drove home. We got home around 7:30 pm. Gave the kids a bath and had water leaking out of the tub faucet. I don't know what happened next, but Chris tried to fix it and water went everywhere. We now have a mess on our hands, but we're home!!

There are TONS of pictures in the web album. 186 to be exact with two videos. I have a few more to add to this once I post again.

FINALLY!

Sorry this took so long to post. I'm having trouble with my Picasa because Chris had to take our old computer to work and it had all of my old pictures on it. He loaded them back on to our laptop and even though I deleted them out of Picasa, it still says I have run out of space in there. Anyway, it might be slow go from here until I figure out another way to load pictures.