Six Little Ears

Two weeks ago Olivia, Colt and Ellie all got tubes put in their ears. They all have had so many ear infections so this was the best option to try and fix that problem for them. Every time they got even a little cold they would get an ear infection. The other problem besides the pain of ear infections is the fluid that comes along with the infection that stays in their ears for longer than it should, in our case, months longer than it should.

We got to do all three of them the same day. Luckily Grandma Brenda came with us to ease the recovery! The surgeries were super quick and they only used a mask to put them to sleep . Ellie and Livy woke up great with no crying. Livy just said they gave her some medicine that made her really sleepy.

Colt had a rougher time waking up and was crying and whining a bunch and just out of it. But no puking and everyone got over the anaesthesia pretty quickly. After a nap when we got home everyone was back to normal. Rachel came with us and was our great photographer again!

Here's hoping to healthy ears and better hearing!

Colt

I got to take Colt to a birthday party at a fire station all by ourselves the other day! It was quite a treat to just be us two. He is so funny and sweet! He sprayed himself in the eye with sunscreen/bug spray on the way there so after a painful rinse out we got to have to some fun. And no, it is never a dull moment, even with just one!

He totally love the trucks and wasn't interested in anything else, just wanted to climb on them and look at them. They are pretty cool. I had a great time with you buddy! I love all my kids but it is awesome when you just get to listen and pay attention to one of them at a time! His imagination is taking off lately and it is so funny to be a part of. You're awesome Colt! I love you so much!

Colt is great at clearing the dishes from the table and carrying in the groceries in from the car. He is really a big help sometimes. And we will leave it at that! He has made great strides with Ellie, yay! He no longer is a danger to her and likes to play with her without pushing, hitting, poking, etc. It is awesome to see them play together and enjoy it again!

He has started using the word bazinga, as in, ha ha gottcha! Eric started quoting it from tv and now Colt uses it. Again, pretty funny to hear it coming from him! He actually uses it correctly sometimes and other times he uses it when he hears thunder! Always keeps us laughing!

He loves playing with the girls and they have been including him a little more recently. When he sees me coming to where they are playing or if Ellie is coming toward them he yells "Alert, alert!" It cracks me up every time. Apparently we are coming to ruin his fun time! He loves to yell at Eric when we are driving and have to cross over the rail road tracks, "no driving on the choo choo tracks, that not for cars that for trains."

When we saw a lizard sleeping out on the palm tree the other night I told him that is where the lizard is going to sleep tonight. Immediately he says "Where's his pillow?" So cute and funny Colt! I love hearing the things you say. This age is great for all the funny things that come out of their mouth!

This is his little frog he caught! It was so tiny and hard to see in here. And he's getting a head start on his sight words. He watches the videos with the girls and knows pretty much all of them on there. Smarty pants. In typical boy fashion he laughs and thinks its funny when he read "but." Hopefully I don't drop the ball and let him forget them all, those videos did a lot of hard work for me!! Got to love dvd players in the car!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday Aunt Hannah! We spent the day at home swimming and did some barbecuing. We headed out for dinner though because we were too tuckered out to do it all again after the noon session!

God Bless America, Land that I Love.

We are truly grateful for all those who serve and have previously served to protect our country. As well as their families.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

They loved the fireworks show by dad and others on the block! You lucky kids! I'm glad you can enjoy your dad's habit! He loves these things! 

The noise scared Rae for a few minutes in the beginning but ended up loving it when she got used to it! We are so happy you came out with us Rae, it's not the same without you!!

Livy was so happy! She loved the whole day and was so excited to go buy fireworks with dad! What a fun night!

We've got a bad habit started here. Colt and Livy are totally addicted already, if this picture didn't give it away! He still asks for them everyday.

Ellie enjoyed the show and wasn't scared of the noises at all. She didn't figure out that they made huge pretty lights in the sky until the last few, then she was only staring at the sky. Before that she just stared at where they were lit and popped!

Finishing up the rest of the fireworks during daylight. Still just as fun for them!

Loved throwing the little popper things. Liked throwing them at me....

Love you guys, Love America. Happy 4th of July!

And Happy Birthday Hannah! We love you too!

Ellie's 1st Hair Cut

Ellie got her first haircut the other day! Nothing big, just a trim and tried to even it out. She loved getting to sit on the big chair but then she wasn't too thrilled with it. No crying just tried to climb down a few times!

Thanks for not crying like Colt did Ellie, I really appreciate it!

Rachel was the photographer, thanks Rae! We also had about 50 photos of just the animals on Ellie's cape!

Hide Your Scissors!

Hide my scissors! That is what I should have done when I laid down for a nap the other day! I was woken up by this sweetie pie asking me for something and after a double take it registered that her hair was different! Yup, she decided to cut it off all by her self. The front was a little past her chin. She chopped it to bangs and cut the sides to the top of her cheeks. And the four helpless Rapunzel dolls got theirs cut off too!

I actually liked the bangs on her but couldn't handle the mullet so off we went to get it trimmed up and evened out.

Voila! It took a few days to get used to seeing but I think it looks great on her! A cute pixie cut for my hopeful hair dresser! I love you Livy!

A Weekend at the Lake

Grandma and Grandpa decided to live up at the lake house for a few weeks so we decided to go visit them one weekend! The kids, like always had a awesome time and loved hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa and playing on the lake!

Grandpa got Colt to do some silly tricks while riding! Livy and Colt totally loved riding on the tube! And Grandpa did too, look how happy!

Dad got in on the action for a minute!

Then it was the girls turn! Rachel was really afraid to go but was so brave and did it! Livy was getting a little too brave kneeling and letting go! And then we flipped over, and that was the end of all the braveness! There were lots of tears and fears and promises that they will never go on the tube again. So, we'll see how the next trip to the lake goes!

Perfect for putting kids to sleep! He tried getting up twice and made it to his knees with his head on the seat but couldn't fight it and finally gave in to a good nap!

Grandpa taking on two at a time!

Rachel couldn't wait to ride the jet ski! Dad knows you come by the dock close and slow for a pictures, Grandpa needs to learn that lesson still!

Fun play time in the yard. Such happy beautiful faces!

Dad broke out some left over fire works and we all enjoyed the show! They all loved it! Colt was a little unsure at first, not scared but just not sure what to think. But by 4th of July next weekend he was a crazy firework addict like his dad!

Funny story from that weekend. We were up early out on the deck trying not to wake up any more people and letting Pebbles use the bathroom. Well, here comes a deer and Pebbles takes off chasing it. A minute later we hear some crying and then Pebbles comes running for the house with a deer right on her tail. The deer pummeled Pebbles, ran right over her and stomped on her. She flipped around and tried to get back on her feet while she wobbled around. Poor Pebs! Luckily she made it up the ramp before the deer struck again, she was going to go back at her! A crazy occurrence is all I can say. And a humorous one, poor dog, but we couldn't stop laughing, after we knew she was alright that is! And all weekend after that Grandpa kept singing "Pebbles got run over by a reindeer..." and making up a few more lines to go along with it, until he was laughing to hard! Grandpa sure got a kick out of it!

Fishing time! Holding their itty bitty "killies."

Time to head home! Another fun one, thanks Grandma and Grandpa!