Egyptian Day

Nathan has been studying Egypt this year in 2nd grade. Today was Egyptian day at school. The kids had an Egyptian lunch and played Egyptian games. I put his costume together last minute with glue and safety pins. :) I brought Hailey and Josh with me and we were all able to enjoy Egyptian day with Nathan.

Matthew's 6th Birthday

We had Matthew's birthday party at our local park. His theme was Webkinz.

Here is Hailey spinning the Wheel of Wow. We gave the kids Webkinz shopping bags to hold all of their prizes and Kinz Cash.

The kids made Crowns of Wonder and searched for gems.

Wacky Zingoz Pinata

We had a balloon pop.






Webkinz coloring






A Webkinz logo cake. Our grocery store was nice enough to make a custom W cake.

A new Webkinz!

Josh was such a good boy. He sat in his stroller the whole time. I think he felt safe in there with all of the people around.

Josh's First Hair Cut

Josh had his first professional haircut! Dean cut it at home a few times before and he always cried. We were surprised at how well he did today! He didn't cry at all. He just sat in the little fire truck and held his ears with a look of concern on his face.

BEFORE

AFTER

Dean's Appendectomy

We had a big emergency last Thursday. Dean started having stomach pain around 4 am. On my way home from dropping the boys off at school, Dean called me to come right home. He had severe pain in his lower stomach. I rushed him to the ER and they took him back right away. I have never been so scared in my life! It took 5 hours of tests and waiting and then the CAT Scan confirmed it was his appendix. He had laparoscopic surgery shortly there after. The surgery went well and his appendix didn't rupture. Dean was able to come home on Friday. He is resting at home and is feeling a little better each day. The full recovery time is 6 weeks.

We had a wonderful friend pick up the boys from school and take care of them in the afternoon. I had Hailey and Josh the whole day at the hospital. Hailey was an angel and Josh did OK for Josh.:) I had someone offer to watch him, but I knew he would cry, like he does when I leave him at church. Poor little Nathan had a hard time leaving his Daddy at the hospital on Thursday night. I am so glad Dean was able to come home so quick. The kids were so worried and missed him so much.

We had to cancel Matthew's birthday party on Friday and he took it so well. I was so proud of him. We are planning on rescheduling it sometime soon. BTW, the birthday cake count is up to 3 now. :)



Here is a picture I took of Dean in the ER on my cell phone after they gave him the pain medicine.

Here he is today.

Easter Sunday

The Easter Bunny left the baskets outside of the kids' rooms. They brought them right into our room bright and EARLY! Next year, I'm hoping he will hide the baskets to be found after we all wake up.

Josh thinks he's a big boy and wants to dye eggs too.

Here is Dean "enjoying" the days activities. :)

Church Easter Egg Hunt

Matt's Birthday at Home

This is from Matthew's actual birthday. His birthday was on Good Friday, so we planned his big party for the next week. I wonder how many cakes he will end up with?