Go, Go, Goers!

I'm pretty laid back when it comes to illness...I always assume that it's nothing serious, and don't get too worked up about the kids getting sick. Both G and I had fevers earlier in the week, so I knew we both had some sort of bug. Mine was a 24-hour deal, where G's held on for a bit longer.  It's a good thing I married a man who is hyper-anxious when the kids are sick (we balance each other well, as has been proven time and time again...) Scott called me on Wednesday afternoon and told me that G's belly was really bloated and rock hard, so he made an appointment to take G to the doctor after daycare. G's regular clinic stated that he needed X-rays, and that he needed to take him to the ER...so, off they went. I joined them at the hospital, and we settled in for a long, long night. The ER took X-rays, and told us he had a blockage and air in his tummy. A glycerin suppository was given, which helped to some degree, but after an ultrasound, it showed that t...

I remember when Ava turned four...one of her gifts was a new bicycle from us.  It was princess-themed, it had a basket in the shape of Cinderella's carriage, and there were shiny, pretty streamers on the handles.  And it had training wheels, of course.  Our sweet daughter was so excited to get on it and start riding! After we had suited her up with all of her protective gear, she took off down the alley, got stuck on a grate in the road, and managed to tip the bike over while at a complete standstill.  I still don't know how that happened. After that, she wasn't so interested in riding her bike much. I'm not sure she even got on the bike last summer.  So, Scott and I decided that 2016 is the year of change.  Last weekend, he raised the bike seat and took off the training wheels.  And after 15 minutes of Scott walking with her, she managed to ride without assistance!  I'm pretty sure that this bike is too small for her, but we're going to have ...

It's time for the Masters, which in my past work life meant that I would be working on sending an elite group of people from the automotive industry to Augusta, but now...it means that we get to play mini golf at my work. There were nine different themed holes, created by employees, and the entire company had the chance to play multiple rounds this week. It was par 21 for the course, and my score was 31, so...I just had fun playing. Those with the top score ended up competing in the finals, while we all watched, drank beer/Arnie Palmers, and ended the week on a high note. This hole allowed two players at a time...the hole is under the stool, which wouldn't be tricky, except it was on a (small) pinnacle... Also in exciting news...Ava's fourth tooth popped out this week. It was super wiggly, and I was concerned that she was going to swallow it while she was sleeping.  I didn't think the chances of that happening were very high, but yesterday I heard that one of my...

The rest of our Easter Sunday was great...and very filling. I ate like I hadn't eaten in weeks; it was so good! Both kids loved their second Easter baskets, and Ava and Grandma Deb had fun testing out the new skip-jump things that Ava got. Who are we kidding, we had just as much fun watching them trying to use them! We also had a mystery solved...the white, fuzzy Puppy returned! On Monday night, G appeared with a very flat and smooshed puppy. We still don't exactly know where he was hidden, but we think it might have been super squished between the couch cushions. Since that discovery, G has been very attached to Puppy and wants to bring him everywhere. Ava played an April's Fool joke on us by bringing home a Cardinal Code note for not listening while in school.  We figured it out pretty quickly, so Scott turned the tables on her, and told her he didn't think it was a funny joke (she does talk a lot, soooo...it wouldn't be too far from the truth if t...