Igloo

Sam wanted to build an igloo in the playroom so I hung up a sheet and said "here it is"!  Being 4, he loved it! I hated it!  It was really low to the ground and you had to crawl in.

Then I was at the mall and saw these fort kits - perfect!

Mark and Sam built this one here

Then on Monday (sick day) I decided to make it even better!  I added an extra room and some Christmas lights!  Sam and Hannah love it!

Yep....its a pretty sweet igloo if I do say so myself!

Solar System

When I picked up Sam from school the other day he told me he wanted to make a solar system  - they had read a book about it and he thought it was cool.  To make things really easy I bought a kit from Michaels and then all we had to do was paint and put it together!

After they dried overnight we hung them up!

The letter of the week just happen to be  "S" so I printed the picture below for him to take to school and share with his friends - he said they all liked it =)

UGH! Not again!

Yep - the kids are sick again!

This is getting a little ridiculous!

Sam stopped getting sick once he turned 2 and now he has been sick twice in less than a month!

I picked up Sam from school on Friday with a 101.5 fever and sore throat.

Today Hannah was super fussy  - I kept checking her temp but she was fine.  Right before bed I checked again and it was 102 - so was Sam.

Looks like tomorrow will be a sick day!

It's a bird! It's a plane!

It's Super Hannah!

Snow!

We got a few inches of snow again - it was super light and fluffy!

I thought it would be fun to make snow cream - the snow was too fluffy for it to be super good but Sam and Hannah loved it!

Sam declared it the BEST SNACK EVER!

Best Brother

I was picking the kids up from school and I always get Sam first.  Then we headed to get Hannah.  When we walked in she ran over to us and showed us her doll - she loves dolls!  I started to walk over to her cubby to get her things and Hannah starts to cry. I turn around and see that another little boy grabbed her doll.  Next thing I know Sam walks over to him and says "Its not nice to snatch"  which I thought was sweet,    but then in essence he snatches it back- ha!

Regardless, he got the doll and gave t back to Hannah - awww...he was sticking up for his little sister!

So So Sweet!

♥

Pinkie Promise

Sam knows how to dress himself – he has done it several times but when it comes to school mornings you would think I am trying to get him to eat poison. He refuses to dress himself!  Mornings are usually rushed so I just dress him myself.

Last night before bed I was talking to Sam and told him that he was 4yrs old and he needs to start dressing himself in the morning.  I asked him if he could try it tomorrow. He said yes!  And then I made him Pinkie Promise – which he thought was hilarious and then insisted we thumb promise too!

The next morning he refused so I reminded him of the  Pinkie Promise and then decided he could put on his socks and underwear and I would do the rest.

Then today we are walking down the steps

Sam:Mommy, I had a dream last night  (He always tells me about his silly dreams!)  I said “

Me: Oh yeah? Tell me about it.d do the rest. He agreed. 

Sam: I had a dream that we didn't make a pinkie promise or a thumb promise or a pointer promise – or any promise at all!  I am not dressing myself!

Me: trying not to laugh  Oh yeah? Kissed him on the nose  Well when are you going to dress yourself?

Sam: When I am your age!

Me: Ummm, no. You need to do it now

Sam: Mommy when I grow up I want to be a dentist

Me: what happened to getting dress convo???

Sam: Oh and a daddy! A dentist and a daddy!

It started as a tea party.....

Sam and Hannah were having a tea party on the staircase landing - see?  Fun!

All was well and then...

BOOM

BOOM BOOM

BOOM

Wahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was doing laundry so I yell to Mark "You got them?"

He said "yep".

Hannah is really crying so I walk out and the 1st thing out of my mouth is "Please tell me she didn't fall down the steps?!"

Mark says "Yep she did".

ugh!!!

Right on to the hard wood floor below.

Mark asks Sam "Do you know how Hannah fell?  Can you show me?"

Sam:  Yeah sure.  See she was standing right here and I was next to her. And then I took the diapers and tapped her gently on the left side and then on the right side and then boom. bang.  She rolled down the stairs. She almost busted her head open but she didn't.  She is ok.

I was a little horrified and Mark was laughing - Sam just kept saying "she rolled right down the stairs!"

Poor Hannah.  Luckily she was fine - no marks that I can see. 

 Besides, Sam fell down them twice when he was younger and he turned out fine....right?

Mommy! Take our picture!

Sam usually hates having his picture taken but then other times he will sit next to Hannah and then say "Mommy!  Take our picture!"

Yep - that about sums it up for my two!

Didn't get it from me!

Sam LOVES coloring these days - his teacher said during free time he always chooses to color!

I was amazed when Sam showed me the pic below - he did the tiger and the snake (mark did the shrub on the right) - he asked me if he did a good job ☺Yep! You did!

I have no idea where his artistic side is coming from....maybe its from his Aunt Heather and Aunt Steph!

T-Ball

I am planning on signing Sam up for T-Ball this April - we tried doing soccer 2 yrs in a row and once there he had no desire - this may happen again but for now he is excited!  He hits pretty well with the wiffle bat and ball so today we got out an actual T-Ball bat and balls - he still did great!

And yes, he is in his pjs!  

And then he told me "No more pictures!"

Must be nice being 4!

Its a Christmas Miracle

Mark was vacuuming!!!

How big are you?

I am always amazed how my kids can fit into the tiniest of places.  I had an empty diaper box that held 96 diapers (so it wasn't even the BIG box) and Sam and Hannah both fit in it! ha!

....and yes, my kids are ALWAYS in their pjs.... they take after their mama!

Chillin'

Day 4

Sam still wasn't eating and when he did he would double over in pain - of course I thought the worst - appendicitis!  I called the Ped and was told to watch him for the next 8 hours and see how he did  - she said the pain would get worse, not better if it was his appendix.  I have never been so scared.  I didn't force any food on him but he was hungry and would ask for it, then not eat it.

The fever was finally gone though!

My new laptop came in so I had to run by work - Sam was such a trooper!  What was suppose to be a 10 min visit turned into a hour visit - he never complained though!

That night he ate some pasta and didn't complain of a tummy ache so off to school he will go Wednesday.

When we got home from picking up Hannah Sam played in the last little bit of snow that remains

Day 3

Sam wasn't  eating anything so I thought I would bribe him with cookies - I mean who can resist a warm choc chip cookie right from the oven?  He just held the plate and I kept saying "take a bite, take one little bite"  So he finally did.

And then he threw up!

Man! talk about feel awful that I had him eat a bit of cookie.  So Sam got to hold a bowl the rest of the day - haha 

Day 2

Sam is still sick but lucky Hannah is much better and will be returning to school tomorrow!

Day 8/Day 1

Hannah actually ate some oatmeal today and 2 fig newtons and some ramen noodles! Yes!!!  She still cant eat salty foods or fruits - we tried cantelope and she cried =(

She was much happier today though - the sores on her lips are very dry and starting to crack and bleed.... geesh, cant wait till this is over.

Why the Day 1 in the title?  Sam is sick.......102.6 fever.  He woke up this morning and was an absolute pill!!  I mean way worse than usual.  He was whiny all morning and needed me to be with him at all times. I was just assuming he wanted attention since Hannah has been getting lots of it.  Then around noon he came upstairs and told me that I wasn't allowed to get dressed and he was upset - I noticed his ear was red so I pulled him into me for a hug and felt his head - it was HOT!  Took his temp and sure enough.... at least now I know why he was so off today.  Gave him some motrin and he just vegged out today - late in the day he started to shiver and told me he was 

   freezing - oh no pls tell me he isn't getting the flu.....

Both kids were asleep by 7:30 tonight...praying they sleep well and have a better day tomorrow!

Day 7 - Ickies

The fever is finally gone - thank goodness. The blisters are getting yuckier

But even when your sick you still need your jewels

Hannah was all happy looking at piper

Then piper licked her

Sam gave her a hug and made her feel better

We had some moments of happiness today while the kids played with this push toy my mom got in France