What is going on?

We are getting ready for Christmas.....

packing, traveling, presents, family, and FUN

I am really looking forward to time with Family and enjoying the holiday. Simon is feeling better and back to his active self. The doctor just gave him the call clear...lungs and ears. I finally got our tree and decoration up at the house. I should take a picture of it. :) Janna is excited about seeing the Grandmas.

Our friends had their baby last week, we got to visit them yesterday and bring them a meal. It is so amazing to hold a tiny newborn baby. God's miracle just beams out at you.

Cute story...

Janna, " You know what makes me happy?"
Isaac, "what honey?"
Janna, "God."

The love of a child is awesome and indescribable. We should show "God's love" to everyone, not just this season but everyday.

I hope to be on here throughout the break but if not I will be back next year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Please don't wake me up!

This is what Simon looks like when he doesn't want to wake up and open his eyes. His daycare teacher took this picture at nap time.

( Looks like I am going to have to trip his hair soon.)

I was wrong...

I took Simon to the doctor angry that his ear still leaked and he still had an ear infection. Well over the weekend he started a small cough, that I assumed was a cold.

Turn out Simon has a sinus infection, bronchitis, and a double ear infection. oops...I didn't see that coming. The doctor stressed that the ears leaking were a side effect and he was more concerned about the lungs. The rattling and wheezing, oh the fun. We get pound/ percussion his chest to loosen up the junk (that what he called it).

He stayed at home most of Monday and all day yesterday and rested. The Augmentium ES is making his diapers very messy. He is also doing ear drops too. We go back next Tuesday to make sure he is improving.

This morning, Wednesday, his cough was juicy and sounded productive. I think we are on the way to getting better. He also slept well last night. Please be praying that he continues to heal!

Praise the Lord!

So yesterday I wrote a blog and vented all my anger and frustrations with everything going on( I didn't post it just saved it). That night I met with my small group of girls for a time of devotion and fellowship. We prayed for everything going on. On the way home I said lord you never have given me more than I can handle... I give it all to you and trust you.

This morning although it started out really early with both kids...Simon's ears didn't leak at all last night. They were clean and clear. He was walking straighter and falling less. Janna butt was feeling better ( long story).

I heard back from my doctor and my test were good. No signs of thyroid cancer. I am still cancer free after 10 years!

Praise the lord! He can heal! I am happy and joyful today for the first time this week, all I had to was to give it all to him.

The Christmas Tree

We picked out my parent's tree...Janna refused to show her face.

Janna decorated the tree but putting everything up high because...
Simon liked to take them off the tree.

Christmas Pictures

Music

My kids love music. Here are some updated piano pictures....

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving with my parents. It was small only us and my Aunt and Uncle. Janna fell asleep and we had to wake her up and that didn't work really well, but she did get to see the table with all the food. My mom did a great job of preparing the meal. It was really odd not having my grandma there, who is now in a nursing home. She doesn't know what is going on anyway but not seeing her there was different. We did go visit her on Saturday. Janna and Simon were very well behaved. Simon was blowing kisses to the residents on the way out. I think they liked seeing young children around. Janna brought Great Grandma a small Christmas tree for her room. Friday we went to the Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo. It was very cold, but very pretty. I loved the lights. Simon loved the Swan Lake lights with the music. Janna got cold fast and kept asking to go back to Grandma's house. Janna did like the colored lights. They did have a Santa there with a very small line and a mail box for his letters, but Janna and Simon were both fussy, tired, and hungry, so we just passed by it. Since we went early at 5pm when it opened it wasn't busy and we had a good time. I even got a good family picture. Janna enjoyed helping decorating the house and Simon enjoyed taking them down. It was fun to see:) It was a great weekend and we look forward to Christmas.

Simon Update

Simon is a very active little boy and into everything you can think of plus more.

Simon is now saying "oooo" (moo) when picking up any animal that looks like a horse, cow, zebra, ect...

He is also saying "ack ack" ( quack) when he play with ducks. He love the rubber duckies in the bath tub.

He is pointing a lot more and gets upset when you don't understand what he wants.

He is still going to sleep really well overall. He is waking up less, but it depends on his ears.

Lately it has been fun to watch him walk and run around because of his ears he still a bit off balance so he bumps in to walls and zig zag.

He loves school and his friends. Somedays he doesn't want to come home with me.

He has started liking videos now and it helps calm him down before bed.

Yes he is still in the pack and play in the study.....maybe we will use the crib once Mom and Dad take all their boxes.

He likes to push the hotwheel cars around the house.

He wants to do everything Janna is, he loves his big sister.

Which Papa?

When talking about Christmas in the car this morning on the way to school we were talking about seeing Grandma and Papa. I told her we get to see the ones with Merchie the dog very soon. She said and papa, the one with hair. (My dad is going bald-claims it is my fault.) I got a good laugh, then she starts to tell me how she is going hug grandma and papa when then come back from Chile (it is so cute how she says Chile).

Simon also pointed to their pictures the other night.

We miss you guys and can't wait to give you a big hug!

Janna update

Janna can now write the letter J, big and little. Sometimes they are backwards, but she is really trying.

Janna is talking a lot of growing up and getting bigger and going to kindergarden.

She is dressing herself in the morning with little or no help.

She is a great helper at fetching stuff for me when needed.

She can spell ....she spells toy and a couple other words

She will spell the letters on signs and store and sound them out or ask what they say. It is so much fun to watch her learn.

Last night she was sounding our syllables with her friends names. She was counting the syllables. She didn't get any of the numbers right but she had the idea.

Janna is very excited about Christmas and snow and seeing family. She mentions a couple of toys sometimes but usually talks about grandma and papa and snow.


The best thing about Janna lately is her love of Simon. She loves to hug him. She also has been hugging us more and loving on us more. I love this:)