A Busy Week

Sun. was our Super Bowl Party with our Sunday School class. Great fun with lot's of friends and tons of kids (at least 20 kids). I have no pictures, but the 120" projector came in handy along with the playroom and an at times peaceful living room upstairs for the moms to hang out.

Some warmer weather. Over the last couple weeks it has warmed up around here. Of course it only last for a few days or so, but we will take it. This winter has not been nearly as bad as last and I am praying it continues that way while Kyle is gone.

By Mon. Cambria was sick, throwing up everywhere, not eating, and sleeping a lot. She was sick for a couple of days and by Wed. she was well and Thurs. Gavin was not. It was refreshing to have a kid puking in a bowl (he didn't miss once, we were so happy with this). Around 5 pm Gavin was in bed asleep and then it hit Avalyn. Of course Kyle had to work on Thur. night for a little while, leaving me with Avalyn (not a good combination with the way I've been feeling). Avalyn was by far the worse, I had to clean the bedding from 3 beds, 2 mattresses and give her at least 5 baths. In the end there was no warm water and she had to sleep on the floor in our bathroom in her sleeping bag. It was a long week of sick babies- I can't even begin to count how many times they puked between the 3 of them. The pack-n-play is basically trash, the smell is awful and after all the traveling I've done with the three kids over the years, not to mention Cambria sleeping in it for the past year it is probably time to get rid of it.

The Girls are officially roommates! With no way to use the pack-n-play, Cambria was out of our closet by Tues. and into her crib in Avalyn's room. It was about time and so far, with the exception of Avalyn's night of sickness, it has gone well. They do wake each other up at times and Cambria doesn't sleep quite as well as she did in the dark closet during the day. Avalyn's nap time is definantly not as regular, since they don't nap well at the same time. Over all it has been good and Avalyn is happy to have her sister in her room.

After all this sickness on Thur. we were worried about our big day out with the kids on Fri. Kyle got off of work, my friend offered to watch Cambria, and we bought tickets to CoCo Keys indoor water resort. We told the kids before Kyle left that we would try to go, they wanted to go after seeing some commercials for it. It was a big surprise and they were so excited when we arrived. We let Avalyn take a much needed nap early Fri. and then headed to the water park around 1. It was a wonderful day. The kids had a great time despite their sickness just the day before. Avalyn was a bit tired and refused to eat all day, but she loved just sitting in the kidy pool and riding in the lazy river. Gavin had a great time on the slides and in the water. It was nice to just spend time with them, letting them do whatever they wanted to do. (sorry about the blurry pictures, I tried)


riding down the lazy river with Daddy

Playing in the Kidy Pool!

Tired and ready to go- they fell asleep in the car by 6pm and slept through the night!

On Fri. Kyle found out that he leaves this Thurs. and I am dreading it more than anything. It doesn't become real until the word is given and know it is. We have been trying to do some fun stuff with Daddy, but I don't think anything really prepares for him being gone so long. Gavin asked the other day if I could write on the calender when Daddy is coming back, and I sadly had to tell him it doesn't fit on the calender (I only do one month at a time). He knows it's coming and he is very sad about it, but it takes a while for it to sink in and usually doesn't hit until several weeks into the deployment. I can't wait till JUNE! I will be headed to Texas after Gavin's preschool graduation in May and will be there till June. I will be right here in Omaha till then, please feel free to visit! Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. I guess I will have to better at this blogging thing to keep Kyle updated- so look forward to much more to come!

Trying to get a picture of her smiling, still no luck! she is still so cute!