Looks Like Someone is Super Excited to Have Grandma and Grandpa Come to Town

We went to the library and these are the books Leila picked out.

We told her a few days ago that grandma and grandpa are coming to watch them while mom and dad go on an anniversary trip end of April.

She is so excited and talks about it all the time.

And when I told the girls they could pick ten books each at the library, she seemed to have a theme in mind.

Yesterday vs Today

Yesterday...

- School

- Zumba and Kids Exercise Class

- Play at the Park

Today...

- Eden stays home sick

- Thus we all stay home

- School

- Movies

- Naps

Thanksgiving in February

After thanksgiving, our neighbors gave us all the good for a thanksgiving feast that they inherited, I believe, from their church....including a turkey.

It sat frozen, taking up a large amount of space in my freezer.

After talking to my neighbor, I came to find that she ALSO inherited a turkey that was ALSO taking up a large amount of space in her freezer.

We made a decision.

It was time to celebrate Thankgiving in February.

We invited another family with us to feast.

So, on Saturday we had the Rutschkes, Seastrands, and Finlinsons get together.  The kids played, the parents visited, and food was eaten.

We split up the food preparation, tested out new recipes, made some old favorites, and at like pigs.

...and then ate like pigs again for leftovers.

It was fabulous.

My only regret, I didn't get any pictures.

Cooking School

Eden's having an increasingly difficult time finding motivation to do homework after school.

She is supposed to do 20 minutes of some form of homework, 4 days a week.

We have to log what she does with a special chart.

So, today I got creative and found a way for her to "take a break" from the normal "homework".

I had her make dinner.

Fractions, chemistry, reading comprehension....

Yep, it counts.

She made dinner completely on her own (except me putting and taking things out of the oven and opening some jars and cans that she struggled to open).

It was a new recipe I never tried.

Beef stroganoff casserole.

With at side of cooked carrots.

As for the other girls school.

The highlight was when we had to do a mini outing day (because of time constraints) and of all the things they could have chosen to do, they came up with the idea to go visit their next door neighbor, Grandma Helen. We haven't visited with her in a while. I'm sure she loves the company.

Time to Party

Update...

Paige is no longer sick.

And Eden is $1 richer and the Tooth Fairy let her keep her tooth.

Now that we are better and the weather is amazing...it's time to play.

Library story time.

Dinner and a movie.

It really has been quite a party over here.

The girls filled up the pool in the backyard.

We've been to the park more times than I can count.

We had gymnastics today.

Michelle, my friend, came with her kids to visit KC after having moved to CO.  So we went over to say goodbye and the girls got to play with Bella one last time before she went back.

My visiting teachers also took me and the other girl they visit teach out to Yogurtini to celebrate my birthday. So, we got to have girl time and eat ice cream.

But we've also been busy.

I cleaned out a ridiculously dirty car.

Have done a lot of grocery shopping and errands.

And not to mention house cleaning. *sigh* never ending house cleaning.

But overall, it's been good.

Though, Tyson may disagree. 

While I party with the girls, he's been working and studying....

Vomiting, Trip to the ER, and Eden Finally Loses a Tooth

Today we planned to watch a friend's kids.

Take them to the zoo with us.

And then go to the Pinewood Derby and Ward chili cook off.

Plans changed.

Paige woke up at 5 am throwing up.

And throwing up.

And throwing up.

We tried to get to her keep anything down....with no luck.

We had to inform our friend that we couldn't watch their kids.

The other girls went out all day to play with friends.

Tyson and I were on full time Paige duty.

Snuggle.

Try to get her to sip some form of liquid.

Vomit.

Change clothes.

Give Paige a bath.

Repeat.

After Paige had thrown up everything we tried to get her to drink using various methods...

(Ten vomiting episodes in total.)

We decided around 6 pm to take her to the ER.

She felt pretty good.

Only a low grade fever.

As long as she didn't eat or drink, she didn't throw up.

But she was weak from lack of energy.

So, we waited in hospital.

They knew how to clear it up.

They gave her some nausea medicine.

Gave us a Gatorade and a medicine syringe.

Told me to let them know if she throws up.

Instructed me to give her a little syringe full every 3 minutes.

Then after 20 minutes we gave her two syringes full every 3 minutes.

It was really quite torturous for Paige.

Drink a tiny sip of juice then force her to wait another three minutes to get another sip.

This is her "More Juice!" Face.

Then I'd finally get her calmed down and distracted.

And then it would be time for her next sip...and back to sadness.

But she finally finished her Gatorade.

She hadn't thrown up.

So they sent us home around 9 pm.

And I came home to a girl with a missing tooth!

Eden has officially lost her first tooth.

Tyson convinced her to let him take a tug at it.

She expected a lot more pain and was in shock to find out how easy it popped out.

She is having a hard time parting with her tooth...

So, she wrote the tooth fairth a little note.

Guess we'll find out how the tooth fairy will respond.

Valentines

Valentines was fun.

Eden had a school party.

I did her hair for the occasion.

I signed the girls up for their co-op homeschool classes.

We has a good time.

Today we kept busy.

Running at the gym.

Picnic at the park.

Trip to the bank.

To the grocery store.

Then to another park.

And Eden came home with a much looser front tooth.

Then we used the old "string between her tooth and door, then slam door" trick.

And it is MUCH looser.

Which is good because her other tooth is coming in behind.

And that was my day.