my beautiful boys

I thought about posting a different picture of Alex but seriously, this is him. Dirty face, bike helmet, and weird smile. So Alex.

The boys decided to set up a lemonade stand on Friday and Saturday. It was very tough to make sure their hands were clean at all times but they did a good job and ended up making $20!

fun on the fourth

We spent the weekend of the Fourth at 'old' Grama's and Grandpas and had a blast! Fun with family and great food (thanks Gram and Mom). Auntie Pam and cousin Mick and Corey were there. It was so great to see them again. Of course the tried and trues--Mom, Dave, Lisa, Michael, and Jake--were there too and it's always nice to see them as well =)

Some relaxation time before lunch

A little bean bag football toss game action

One of the biggest helpers of the day taking a break

My lovely family

A few 'Holstein Ducks' Corey spotted on our walk to the bridge

Jack picked up this can and said, "How can someone drink this much soda in one day?" Then preceded to wave the beer can at every car that went by.

Ben walked the whole way back from the bridge hand in hand with Mick and Corey. It was so cute. Both of them were so so so good with all the boys. I miss not having family close but it makes the times we do get together that much more special.

asthma

I know I have tons of pictures and loads of 4th of July stuff to blog but I guess I'll do this one first.

Jack may have asthma.

I took him to the Dr. after two weeks of a cough that hasn't gotten any better. The last straw was yesterday after riding his bike he had a pretty bad coughing fit. So we went in.

We saw a nurse praticinor and she said it wasn't an official asthma diagnosis but she prescribed Singular for everyday and an albuterol inhaler for before physical exertion and flare ups. We go see a Doc in a month for a follow-up and see what he says.

This kind of sucks! She did say it might be mild and he may outgrow it but still, he could have an attack and scare the sh*t out of me! He has never had a full-blown attack, just the coughing fits and a lot of coughing at night.

I know it's not the end of the world and he will be fine and he may get over it and he can still do everything he has done before, but still. I don't like to see any of my kids have something potentially wrong with them. I guess we will see in a month if the meds are helping and we all can breathe a little easier.

a rare, sweet moment

Alex: Daddy loves you.

Me: How do you know?

Alex: Because I hear him say it all the time!

Alex: Mom, I love you.

Me: Love you too, Alex.


Sooooooo sweet! It's nice to see that the kids see how we feel about each other. I hope that gives them a safe, stable feeling. I personally believe that my husband comes first and my children come second because if we can't be good as a couple, we can't be good parents. I think sometimes when people put thier children first, they lose focus as a couple and that doesn't usually end well for anybody. That's just my two cense!

sick and stuff

Again, no pictures. Sorry! I do need to dust off my camera and get shooting. Tomorrow.

Well the title kinda says it all. Ben got a fever and was really listless on Monday. After a restless night in my bed, he woke up Tues. feeling pretty good. Awesome. That's all that was. Cut to 5 AM today Jack throwing up in the bathroom. Fever and crackers and sleeping all day on the couch was our day. He did bounce back in the afternoon and the four of us had a nice swing on the porch.

I seem to have a cold. In June. Great. I weed whipped this afternoon for way too long. My fingers were the size of sausages by the time I was done. I also ran the trimmer out of gas and tried to pull start it several times before I realized there was no gas! Whatever. At least the motor didn't fall off again.

This week the boys started their Summer Rec programs. Alex has Tot Ball, Jack has golf, and they both do soccer. All of that is on Mondays and just T-ball and golf on Wednesday. Busy busy. Just to throw another log on the fire, the two older boys have swimming lessons every day for two weeks starting on Monday. Lots of running and (unfortunately) take-out. If anyone has quick and easy meal ideas I would love to hear them :)

here's another one...

I tried to upload this from my iPod to YouTube once before and it wouldn't go. Jack tried to take Ben a couple of times down the Slip n Slide but it was just too cold for him.

Everybody should check out my YouTube channel, kcj1086. That's where I will upload video of the boys and such. I probably should have named it something else but oh well!

video treat (sort of)

So I got/bought for myself a iPod Touch for a belated Mothers Day gift. I love it! I've been playing around with it and recorded a little video. Sorry for the bad lighting-we had the drapes shut to try to keep it cool in here. I'm turning the A/C on tomorrow--this is ridiculous!