Oh Trampoline, How We Love Thee!

One day, before Spring Break, it was a beautiful afternoon.  The kids were playing in the backyard by themselves (for the most part).  It was so nice I went out back also!  I even got on the trampoline and played with them (until I got dizzy and ran out of breath)!  My children love for Mommy or Daddy to 'chase' them around the outer edge of the tramoline.  I'm so glad it's enclosed!  Anyway, I got my camera to capture the joy on the kids' faces and the beautiful Texas sky!  Hello Spring/Summer....it's already here!  I hope my children continue to enjoy the outdoors because I know I spent most of my childhood outside and not in front of the TV!!

Snow, snow, where have you gone?

I'm sure my children think that it snows in Texas every winter!  How sad they will be to discover this is not always true!  However, we have had snow once or twice each year for the past 3 years!  So maybe the weather is changing....  We had a good friend over the morning of the snow and boy! do children love playing outside in snow.  Probably because it is so rare! 

My daughter was licking every surface covered in snow.  I tried to tell her the snow layer was very thin and the car was very dirty but she wasn't listening!! 

And today, March 23rd, it is about 85 degrees outside!  But I feel a little cooler just looking at these pictures!!

Plum worn out

Since I never got around to sharing all my Christmas pictures, I want to at least share this photo with an explanation.

On Christmas day, the kids got up a little earlier than usual and were tired from all the excitement that having company brings.  So after opening some gifts and playing, I noticed Paxton was MIA.  I looked in his room and found him asleep on his bed!  Nice to get a little rest in the middle of such intense fun!!  It didn't last as long as a regular nap but it helped him through the day!!

Getting Back to Health

Whew!  It's been a long month!  I am so thankful to say that we went through a sales tax audit at work and it went better than we could have imagined!  God just blessed us in undeserving ways! 

Unfortunately, I got sick not too long after that.  I had a terrible cough that I got lots of drugs for.  I began feeling much better.  But then, Audrey's cough got worse.  So we took her to the doctor, who told us she had early stages of pneumonia.  She started some drugs and breathing treatments.  But 3 days later, her cough was worse and she still had fever.  This time she had developed an ear infection while on antibiotics!  So she had to get a painful antibiotic shot in her leg.  But 4 days later she had a rash that started out on her torso and spread all the way to her feet and scalp!  Most likely a reaction to her antibiotics.  So back to the dr.  This time she took blood and an xray.  Still has pneumonia but blood count looks good.  Finally tested for flu.  Oh,  positive for flu.  Start tamiflu and switch antibiotics.  Now rash is gone and fever is finally gone!  Still trying to get rid of pneumonia but dr will check her again later this week.

In the midst of this, the day of the xray and blood test, Mommy (me) started feeling terrible.  I was worried I might pass out while I was standing for an hour at the pharmacy for my daughter's meds.  On Friday, my head was pounding all day long.  I never got out of my pjs!  (or brushed my teeth)  That's how bad I felt!!  Finally, I called my dr on Saturday and he got me some tamiflu.  Did you know that stuff is magical??  All of sudden my headache disappeared. 

Thankfully, the boys seem fine!  We have really had our fill of sickness and I'll be praying for a while that we might be spared/protected from anymore!  And we will be disinfecting our house now!