You Do The Crime...

...you do the time.

One of the culprits tried to lighten his sentence.  Notice his wise older sister looking at him thinking, "running out on time out will just get you in more trouble."

Then momma made them clean up the mess. 

Wesley once again protested against what he considered cruel and unusual punishment and tried to make a run for it.

 

We'll probably be doing this all over again tomorrow.

Life with two toddlers - never a dull moment!

We Named The Dog Indiana...

Doesn't Wesley look like a little Indiana Jones in his hat?  This kid loves to be outside, but hates sunscreen and refuses to wear a hat - until we found this one at Gap Kids last week.  It's a little big on him, but we got the largest size they had as his head is ginormous and we feared he would soon outgrow anything smaller. 

Here is Emilee in her new hat for the summer.   Do you see the neighbor's dog peeking over the fence watching the kids play?  They love that dog, and I love that dog because even with all the kids noise, he rarely barks and is very well behaved. 

Here is William hanging out in the shade of the tree with his little hat on.  Isn't he so stinkin' cute?!  He is smiling and starting to "talk" which is nice since he doesn't really like to sleep at night - especially when Daddy is out of town all week the little stinker!

Wesley got this basketball and hoop for his birthday and he loves it!  Looks like we have a little basketball player in the making.

We have finally have tomatoes growing.  We had tomatoes before, but the kids got to them and I found them screaming BALL as they threw our tiny green tomatoes around the yard.  At least they had a good time destroying our tomato plant!

And here is our cantaloupe.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this little guy can handle the abuse from the Texas weather and two toddlers.  It's a rough life being a plant in our backyard!

Yesterday (last week) was terribly awful...

...you can say that again.

Monday morning started with Wesley waking up with a burst eardrum.  He had gunk caked all over his left ear, so we went to the Dr and they confirmed his left ear was infected, but the right looked fine.  We picked up our amoxicillian and ear drops on the way home, had dinner and stuck everyone in bed.  

Tuesday morning started bright and early.  5:15 AM - not a fan of that time of the morning.  Especially when you have a 2 month old that only let you get 4 hours of sleep the night before.  David had an early plane to catch, and Emilee and I had a date with Dr. Mehendale to put in her third set of ear tubes.  We were at the surgery center by six, they took her back at seven, and she was in recovery about ten minutes later.  As she was waking up, the nurse was telling me that she has never had a patient throw up when they have had tubes put in.  Not two seconds later Em hurls.  I should of told that nurse to shush!!  Poor thing threw up 5 times at the surgery center, once on the car ride home, and once when we got home.  

We got back home about 8:45, and grandma told us that Wesley had just woken up.  If you know Wes, you know that child doesn't sleep past 6:45 for anything.  Hmmm.  Left the kids with grandma while I ran to Target to get Emilee's ear drops and then ran back home.  Went to put Wesley's drops into his left ear and noticed that his right ear had burst - ear goo everywhere.  He also started to breathe a little funny and so I called the Dr and they said to bring him in.  Take Wesley in - hello again -yes we were here yesterday.  Right ear is crazy infected and his breathing is not good.  Do a breathing treatment in the office - which he loved!  Do you sense the sarcasm?  Wrestling a 30 pound little linebacker for 20 minutes got me my daily workout!  Take that Jillian Michaels!  They switch his amoxicillian to augmentin as they are concerned that his other ear that was fine the day before got infected so fast.  Throw away his brand new bottle of amoxicillian and we go to the pharmacy AGAIN, for his augmentin and his albuterol. 

Did I mention that he will need to do his breathing treatments every 4 hours  -including at night?  Oh joy - more time to be awake in the middle of the night.  Grab a Mountain Dew at Target while waiting for our drugs - Mama was dragging at this point in the day.

By Wednesday morning Wes was still having trouble breathing so the Dr wanted to see him again.  We go back - yes, hello again, we were here yesterday and the day before - please take all my money :)  He has improved a little, but they give him a little steroid to help things move along.  They give me samples instead of making me fill a prescription!!  Yeah!!  Don't think I could have gone back to the Target pharmacy for the 4th time in 36 hours without getting a few looks.

Wesley is finally back to his crazy self, but today Em started to come down with a little cold and cough.  Good thing she got her tubes put in last week.  Shouldn't have any ear infections with her.  

Whew!  Glad last week is over.

PS - Many thanks to MeeMaw (Grandma) and LAURIE!! (as the kids say it) for their help with the craziness.  Here's hoping this week is just full of our normal crazy!!

I Need A Raise...

Ever have one of these days?  This is what happens when big sister thinks it's fun to cover little brother in dirt.  Mom went inside for 2 SECONDS to change William and came back to this.  How can they be so destructive in such a little amount of time?  Guess we'll be taking baths a little early today...ARGGGGG!

My Favorite Things

With the craziness that comes with three small children and a husband that travels, I have found several things that make life a little more enjoyable when I get two seconds (usually around 11:30 pm) to myself.  These are currently my favorite things - besides my kids :)

 Haagen Dazs Rasperry Sorbet.  Yum!  Go and get you some, worth every penny!

Simply Lemonade with Raspberry juice.  Love this juice, and it made me love Market Street even more.  They use to not carry it, and I mentioned it to the check out girl, and she said that I should talk to the guy who was bagging my groceries.  Turns out he was the product manager for the store. (It was really busy and he was helping out the cashiers).  He said he would look into it and see what they could do.  Went back a week later and there it was on the shelf.  Love me some Market Street!!

After I got out of the hospital with William (who, yes, was named after my Dad and my Grandpa - shout out to cousin Denise for picking up on that!) David surprised me with the one thing, besides sugar and caffeine, that has gotten me through the sleepless nights with a newborn.  He got me a Kindle.  The digital reading device from Amazon that lets you buy books and then start reading them 60 seconds later.  It is slim, lightweight, and I can hold it in one hand while holding Will in the other.  Oh, and bestsellers and new releases are just $9.99.  Where you would pay $20 something dollars for the newest hardcover - it's just $9.99 on your kindle, and they also have all the classics that you can download for free.  No, I am not a paid spokesperson - I just love it so much I can't help but want everyone else to have one too!!

So there you have it - the latest favorite things list.  What are your favorite things?

Because they are so cute...

 ...here are more pictures

I love me a sleeping baby!!

Easter egg hunt at the farm.

They love to color together, and if you turn your back for two seconds to answer the phone, they also love to color the tile. 

Sometimes...

 

...you just need to stop chasing your big sister and spend some quality time with your little brother.

William Perry Fisher has Arrived!!!

Will was born on February 10th via c-section, he was a whopping 8 lbs 12 oz 21.26 inches long. 

 

 Em and Wes are eying this new addition very cautiously.

Dad said his good byes just a few hours before Grandma was able to say her hellos.

Emilee establishing herself as the Alpha Female.

He is so much bigger then Em and Wes were, this has been like bringing home a 2 month old!

Emilee Turns 3, where has the time gone?

It seems like just a few short months ago that we were kicking friends out of the house on a Monday night because we got a call that a baby girl had been born and the birth parents wanted to meet us that night.

Emilee had a great time at her party and really enjoyed her birthday trip to the Dallas World Aquarium.

The cake was a real hit, thanks Aunt Amy!

Yes that is a giant snake.

These were the highlight of the trip for Emilee, "Tuttle, YEAH, Tuttle!"

The manatee was a little large for their taste.

 

This was the neatest part of the whole trip.  They were feeding the sharks so all the crowds and farrel children were in the shark tunnel so we had 5 minutes alone with the jaguar right after they had fed him.  The kids LOVED it!  "Big Cat, awwwe," then Wes would chime in with "Hee Heee Hee" when he walked past.

Even Wesley had a good time relaxing with the the flamingos.

Happy Birthday Em!

My Hero

The man that showed me how to live, how to serve, how to love and how to be a man has left this earth, but we will be with him again.  Love you Dad and Thank you!