Nice Quiet Weekend

This snow is absolutely crazy.  Can you believe it?  The snow this weekend forced us to slow down, relax, stay in and just lay low...

But, this did too :(  Poor Lauren.  She came home Friday night and complained that she did not feel good.  She fell asleep in our bed instantly, so I figured she was just worn out from the week.  She woke up with a fever, headache, tummy ache, said she felt dizzy, and her throat hurt.  I have learned that when Lauren gets a fever she has strep throat.  EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.  and well...she has not had her round of strep this winter, so she was due.  

She slept OK Saturday night, but woke up with a fever.  It went away after a while, so I hoped we had turned a corner and it was nothing big...but that evening her fever was back and the snow had started to fall. So, I decided based on her night I would decide if I would venture out to Urgent Care in the morning to get her checked out.  She woke up at 3 in the morning complaining that her throat hurt and she was burning up.  So when she woke up again around 8 with another fever I knew I had to get out this morning and get her looked at.  Good thing I did.  We were in and out in 30 minutes.  We were the second patient of the morning.  The streets were not too bad in Mark's SUV (4-wheel drive.)  As soon as Lauren got a dose of antibiotics in her she perked up and has been fine since.  Yea.  It was a little rough this weekend, but now she is feeling better.  I am just so thankful it happened on a Saturday and Sunday so no school or work was missed.  

We always dye Easter eggs on Palm Sunday and even though we did not make it to church, we still did our eggs this afternoon...while trying to watch the KU game!  

A hot shower and some clean jammies made her feel better.  

 

 Addison wore this princess dress most of the weekend.  Cutest thing ever.  

We are so ready for Easter and Spring around here.  Ready for some warm weather, shorts and flip flops.  

Sledding

With everything still covered in snow around here, we decided to go sledding today.  I can't even believe with 2 back to back snow storms that we did not get to the big hill to sled before today.  

Lauren had a blast on the green sled this time.  She would go very far and very fast down the hill. 

Addison was a real trooper today too. 

She insisted on being pulled up the hills....

until she found Izzy and Chance and she perked right up.  We had so much fun with Izzy and Chance and their Mom and Grandma. 

Lauren and I went down on the green sled...several times.  Then Lauren took Chance several times, and Addison and Izzy even went down on their own.  No fear in these 4 year olds!

Walking up was the hardest part.  Everyone helped everyone out. 

Lauren could have kept going all afternoon.  She had so much fun.  Addison loved going down with Izzy and Chance.  We all took turn sledding....even all the adults...including Izzy and Chance's Grandma!  It was awesome!

 

It was a lot of fun, but honestly I am ready for spring and sun.  After the snow melts I hope that is all that we see until next Winter!

 

 

 

 

February- All the Other Stuff

I had a birthday also...on Valentine's Day.  

Mark and the girls made me feel very loved!  And Mark and I enjoyed a date night last weekend.  

Lauren and Addison are the flower girl and ring bearer in a wedding this summer.  They are super excited to wear these pretty white dresses.  

They looked so beautiful trying on the dresses.  I can't wait till the wedding.  

We built a snow man after snow storm #1.  

Little Ms. Addison had to wear her sunglasses, like the neighbor boy down the street! 

Sometimes Addison could do without ALL my picture taking.  

We loved having Daddy home for the snow storm #2.  

Lauren was very busy with Girl Scout activities this month.  

Her whole troop made these medical dolls for the kids at Children's Mercy Hospital.  My mom came up to help out with the sewing.  

Lauren had her 7 year old well child check with Dr. Gladstone.  I absolutely love Dr. Gladstone.  She spent 1 hour in the room talking to me about various concerns that I wanted to discuss.  She is an amazing physician.  Lauren topped the scales at a whole 51 lbs and she is 3'11" tall.  She will be taller than me before I know it! 

Sometimes I find random pictures on my phone that the girls have taken. I love the surprise.  

Addison has  been doing swim lessons on Saturday mornings for the past month.  This is good.  The girl needs to learn how to swim because she seems to think she can do it on her own and does not need any help in the water.  Scary.  She is doing awesome and absolutely loves it.  

Addison was sick on day with a 24 hour GI bug.  I stayed home with her and Lauren got to ride the bus to school...in real shoes, not sandals! 

Lauren and I had date day and we went down to the Municipal Auditorium and watched a cheer leading competition.  One of my heart transplant patients is a cheer leader/gymnast.  Lauren and I had fun.  Mark and Addison went to Paradise Park for the afternoon.  

These boys are a few of our neighbors.  Mark was probably the only one who went to work on day 2 of snowstorm #1 (last Friday.)  As everyone continued to dig themselves out of the snow and the kids ran around the neighborhood playing, the boys enjoyed some beverages...They insisted that I send Mark a picture.  Not very nice, huh?  So about 20 minutes later, Mark sent us a picture of what he was drinking.  A nice warm coffee from Scooter's coffee house.  I love our neighbors.  We have the best neighborhood.  

Snowed in for several days meant workout DVD's at home.  The girls even joined in on the fun.  I love it!   Now onto March and hopefully some warm weather.  Spring break is a week away and I really want it to feel like Spring.  6 weeks until half marathon #3 and I am no where ready to run with all this snow on the ground.  UGH.  I am seriously considering running around the parking lot at the high school this weekend (for 7 miles) so I don't have to do another long run on the treadmill.  I will keep you updated.   

Round 2

What a day and what a winter....man oh man.  We were all home again today.  The bank remained open, but Mark decided to stay home.  It was just too far away to drive all the way downtown and back in this snow.  The hospital was on an emergency plan again so all non-essential employees were paid to stay home. Since I am a program coordinator I am considered non-essential.  Yippee! I am thankful for all the RN's and Dr's that were at the hospital though taking care of all the kids so I could be home with mine.  

We finally got outside this afternoon after we all took naps.  It was wonderful.  

Lauren and Addison stayed behind the fort that Mark made them a few days ago trying to dodge snowballs from one of the neighbors.  

Addison did not last long outside today.  I took her inside and put a movie in so I could play with Lauren.  Mark was still out shoveling driveways.  Next thing I knew she was outside, eating a pear and yelling for me.  Crazy kid!  

Zoe loves the snow too, but she does NOT like the balls of snow that form on her.  She hated them and they are actually very hard to get out of her fur.  We basically have to have her lay on a towel and wait for them to melt.  

We got another 12 inches of snow in Lee's Summit.  It is crazy!  Our street was plowed in the middle of the night (???) and again this afternoon around 2.  The roads seems fine, but school is out again tomorrow.  

Lauren played outside for a long time this afternoon.  This is her shop.  She served coffee and sold sleds!  

And I made puppy chow...TWICE.  Because one batch was just not enough :)  

New Year's Day Sledding

This was the BEST way to start off the new year.  The girls slept in (till after 8:00) and after we had breakfast we bundled up (since it was 14 degrees outside) and headed to a big hill real close to our house.  We knew Lauren was ready to sled on a big hill.  As you can see by the looks on their faces, they loved it.  

I went down with them as well, but I had put the big camera back in the car at that point...so no proof that mommy enjoyed the sledding also.  

There is absolutely no fear in that little one.  I even let her do down by herself, and Mark was just shaking his head at me and I am sure rolling his eyes as well.  Addison loved it!  

Lauren had so much fun, she did not even mind carrying the sled back up the hill....over, and over, and over again.  

See the little red and pink dot...that is Lauren.  She loved every minute of sledding.  

Lauren is such an amazing big sister..holding Addison's hand and helping her up the hill.