Doctor visits

We've been to the doctor's office several times lately. Aidan has been having a lot of gas issues - so much so that he looks like a poor malnutritioned baby with his distended tummy. We are currently experimenting with whether he may be lactose intolerant, so our milk lover is off milk until I can get to the store to buy him some that is lactose free.

Our little princess also went in for a check-up. She is in the 90% for height and 25% for weight. Wish I had the same body structure! She obviously gets that from Jared! :-)

On one of our recent visits, there was a child that was losing it, and I mean LOSING IT in a room nearby. I have never heard anything like it. The child was screaming at the top of his lungs for about 10-15 minutes. In his tantrum, he was screaming things like, "GET HIM AWAY FROM ME! DON'T LET HIM TOUCH ME! I DON'T LIKE DOCTORS! I DON'T WANT A SHOT!" As I was thinking to myself how lucky I am that my children are always so good for the doctor, Austin turned to me and said, "I guess he's not getting a sucker." :-)

First time tattling...

The three kids were in Anna's room playing, and I heard Anna fussing. Anna walk/runs (she's really quick now!) to me, holding the top of her head, and saying, "Oooooohhhhh." From my biggest tattler of all, I was able to gather that Austin was pushing on Anna's head. Austin better watch out; Anna has already developed quite the "drama queen" ability. :-)

When Dad's away, the boys will play...

with dolls. The boys have been playing dress-up with some of the dolls in the house. They're using dresses that Anna has outgrown. I especially like the pair of Gator socks that Aidan has paired with his doll's dress. :-)



I'm just waiting for when this is going to "turn boy." I can't remember if I blogged about the time that Austin was playing My Little Ponies and was giving them guns. Boys will be boys! :-)

Miss Busy Body

Anna is into EVERYTHING! If I turn my back on her for a minute, chances are great that she's going to get into something she's not suppose to. She loves to open drawers and cabinets and remove whatever is in there. She has her own personal thoughts on what needs to go in the trash from the house. At least once a day, I find her throwing away something that is not suppose to be. I can only imagine how many times I don't catch her.

Below, you'll see where Anna was helping to unpack my soda. The difference between Anna and the boys is that when she was done, she put all of them back! :-)



We all love to dress up our little doll. Here's Anna modeling Austin's "pack-pack." Notice the unauthorized dry erase markers she's holding. It took a sneak attack coupled with a diversion to get those away from her.

Blueberry Picking

We took the kids blueberry picking this past weekend. We tried to get there early, but we were delayed getting out of the house some. We arrived at the farm around 9:15 a.m., and it was already SO hot! The woman who owned the farm warned us to look out for fire ants. Jared "found" them for us shortly after our arrival. :-(

The kids all loved it, especially Anna. It was an organic farm, so the kids could eat the berries right off the plants. The boys had been instructed by the owner on how to find the ripest berries, so it was a neat lesson. After about 30-40 minutes, we were all sweaty and ready to go. It didn't stop us from collecting 2.5 quarts of blueberries. We paid $4 for the blueberries and have some great pictures and memories from it.

Some recent pictures

A Sad Day...

It happens once or twice a week here at our house. I usually try to sneak and do it, but this time, I got caught.

This day, like any other day, I snuck off with Anna's lovie and put it in the washer. Everything was fine until I went to put it in the dryer and got caught...



Here's my sweet princess with her half-dried lovie. I just couldn't stand to break her heart any longer. Look how happy she is!