Picking Flowers

 Oh to be a kid again.  So happy and carefree.  The only worry on these kids' minds was whether or not to pick purple or yellow flowers.  It has been so beautiful here in St. Louis, along with the rest of the country.  We had a great day outside the other day so I grabbed my camera.  Enjoy the pictures from the day. 

 My mom came in to town a few weeks ago.  We had so much fun. It was great!  We only snapped ONE picture with her.  Isn't that ridiculous?  It was wonderful to have her here.  It would be so nice to live closer to family but for now, we'll take what we can get.  The kids sure do love their Granny.  She's the best!

 Out to eat, Mexican of course. 

When in Doubt....

....Check on Andrew!  I was upstairs putting our laundry away when my sweet angel boy walks in covered in black mascara.  I immediately wondered why I thought I could leave him for even a second.  I should know better by now.  We decided that Andrew has two modes and two modes only.  Sleeping and tornado.  He and Anna could not be more different.  Anna has always hated being dirty, never really got into anything and is super shy.  Andrew is completely opposite.  I'm kicking myself for not getting a photo of when he was pouring my 25 lb bag of flour all over my carpet.  That was fun.  Or one time I caught him dipping his cup into the toilet and drinking the water.  Sick!  Let's just say he keeps us on our toes.  On the other hand, Andrew is also the sweetest little boy you'll ever meet.  He is unbelievably friendly to everyone.  Whenever we are out and he's toddling around, he always stops walking to wave at each passing person and say, "hi, hi, hi".  He loves giving hugs and squeezing your neck really hard.  Tickling and wrestling are his favorite pass times.  He is always polite by saying "please" and "thank you".  Basically, he'll melt your heart with one smile.  Even though he's messy, I think we'll keep him.  

 A black trail of mascara led me to each and every place he went.

 I had only used that mascara once and had to throw it away.  He kind of looks like Hitler, huh?

 Andrew also got a terrible rash.  He's had it now for a few weeks.  I took him to the doctor, and he wasn't sure what it was.  He gave me an anti-inflammatory cream for it though, and it's been about a week.  I think it's finally starting to improve.  Slowly but surely.  Poor buddy.  He doesn't seem affected by it though, thank goodness.

 To get a picture of his rash, I asked him where his tummy was.  I just think these pics are cute.  I just love our kids.

 Anna had to do it too, of course!  We can't leave her out.  ;-)

First Haircut

 This picture above may be my favorite picture of all time.  How cute does Andrew look, barely able to peep out of the hole?  I love it. 
We gave Andrew his first hair cut a few weeks ago.  Surprisingly, he was beginning to develop a curl just like his big sister.  Josh begged me for weeks to cut it and I finally gave in.  I still have never cut Anna's hair and have no intention of doing it any time soon. 

 Would you believe that I forgot to take a before picture?  What?  I know, it's crazy.  How could I forget the before?  Somehow I managed so instead, enjoy the after pictures.

 Anna is always begging us to take her to the zoo.  She even has a "zoo shirt".  It's cute.  She also has an airport shirt along with a few others. 

 This looks like a back drop but it's actually in the penguin house.  It's Anna's favorite exhibit and Andrew's least favorite.  I've never seen Andrew get fearful of anything.... until we walked into this place.  Poor buddy. 

 The kids went on this slide like one million times.  It's cool because it's clear so you slide through the otters aquarium and can see them swimming as you slide. 

 Andrew was tuckered out to say the least.  It was a great day.  ;-)

Pneumonia and Donuts

 

Wow, it has been forever since I blogged.  So much has been happening that there just doesn't seem to be a second to spare.  I'm going to play catch up for a few blogs so brace yourself.  

Anna got pneumonia about a month ago.  It was seriously the saddest thing I've ever seen.  I've never seen someone so sick.  She couldn't even lift her hand.  I would pick her up to carry her somewhere and when I put her down, she would just collapse and not even readjust one muscle.  She was so sick, so weak, so sad, and it broke my heart.  Even with the antibiotics it seemed to take a while to get over.  At the same time, Andrew and I got some form of her sickness too.  He had a bad ear infection, along with the other flu symptoms.  My flu symptoms seemed to be the worst I've ever had.  It was a bad one.   Luckily, we're all healthy and well now. 

 This is Andrew sleeping on Josh.  He seemed to sleep a ton that week.  He'd just crawl up on Josh and crash. 

 My poor kids. 

 Once their medicine kicked in, the kids enjoyed some fun-dip after their dinner.  Andrew didn't eat anything for almost 5 days.  I thought he'd never eat again.  Usually feeding my kids is quite the struggle.  That week, I was praying that they'd eat ANYTHING at all. 

 Alright, new day.  Our playgroup went to Krispie Kreme for a "tour" and donuts.  It was really fun.  The kids loved it!  I forgot to take my camera with me so I just took some pictures when I got home of their hats. 

 "Cheese!"

 More to come!