Cousins Weekend

Some of my fondest memories growing up are from when we had our own cousins nights, days and weekends. I have so many memories of all of us together and to this day we are all still very close and I want my children to grow up and have that same closeness. So this past weekend we had a cousin's weekend. We have had several in the past but I finally remembered to take pictures. This is also the first one Emma has been able to take part in (at least a little).

We did everything from showing Kali and Ava how to roast marshmallows in the fireplace to a jacuzzi bath to popcorn and a movie

Here is what happens when you have a bunch of kids and you put a mattess on the floor.

Emma has been doing great since her latest illness and had fun with all the big kids over the weekend!!

Peek-a-boo!!

Princess Emma and Sir William her knight

I just love how they can play together right now and how Will uses his imagination and it just takes off when you give him ideas.

Here is Emma being pulled in her carriage by William...

Here is Emma in her castle made by Will.....

 

And here is Sir William her "Super" Knight.....

Protecting Emma from the fierce dragon....

Ohhhh...Nooo...The dragon attacked the castle....

Yay....Will got the dragon and saved the day!!!

9 Months!!

Emma is 9 months and we have had a tough week.  On Tuesday she tested positive for RSV and a double ear infection.  BOOO!!!  This hasn't been a fun week.  We were sent home with a nebulizer and told to do breathing treatments every 4 hours.  We had a hard time keeping food in her because after every treatment she was getting sick.  I had to change sheets every night because she was coughing up lots of mucus and choking on it too.  Poor baby has had a rough week.  We went in again on Friday for a re-check and her 9 month well check and her lungs were sounding better but they were still "crackling".  The ears were still a little red too.  We got the all clear to go a little longer in between treatments but we still need to do them.  Hopefully, we can keep some food in her now. 

We were actually starting to make progress in the solid food department but that has all gone out the window. 

Here are her 9 month stats: 

Weight: 15lbs. 7oz. (5%)

Height: 27 3/4" (50%)

She is now pulling herself up on everything and is still scooting.  We still have not officially crawled and I am thinking we will walk before we worry about crawling.

 

She just had to have a bite of Daddy's pizza.

Look at me mommy!!!

School Days

Below is a a book of projects that Will has done over the last couple months at school. It will be fun to see how he progresses in all his projects. This is certainly not all of them but the ones that stood out for me.

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Random Videos

This first video is Christmas morning. Emma was still sleeping and Will was extra eager to see if Santa came so we let him head down. His first question was "Where is my bat cave?"...Santa made him wait till he went to Mimi & Papa's.

These next 2 videos are from when we were in Kansas and watching the Polar Express. During the hot chocolate scene Will made everyone get up and dance. We had to rewind it so he could do it again plus I was able to catch it on video.

Here is Will punching everyone's tickets!!!

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Merry Christmas

On Monday, the day after Christmas we headed to Kansas. My wonderful husband drove us to Columbia where we met up with my wonderful parents and we did a car swap.  I thank my lucky stars for my wonderful family who helps me avoid a 4 hour car ride by myself with 2 little ones.  I know I could do it but I sure would need a drink when I was done.  We had a great week in Kansas and got to do lots of neat things.  

We got to see GiGi who is doing better and improving a little each day.  Here are some good pics of GiGi and the kiddos:

 

We went to the mall where Will got to ride the carousel.  We also went down to Union Station and Crown Center to see the trains and all the neat things Crown Center has outside.  Will was amazed at all the trains and was so excited he got to ride one too.  Crown Center had all sorts of huge wooden toys outside that the kids could climb on and have fun with.  Will went crazy and I was lucky to get the pictures I did get because he wouldn't sit still for a second.  Will really thought the iceskaters were pretty cool too and wanted to try it but maybe next year.

Emma's beautiful faces.......

Some great pictures from Christmas...

Will had to wait all week for Daddy to come before we could celebrate Christmas and boy was he ready.  We celebrated Christmas on Saturday the 31st.  The kids got some great things.  The best were the batcave which Will got on Christmas day, the firetruck that shoots balls, his very own log cabin from Papa and a book that is just for him and Papa, a scooter and much more.  Emma got some great things too.

Santa also sent him "The Elf on the Shelf".  The show was on TV and we had recorded it and watched it many times during December.  Will never actually said he wanted one but watched the movie many times.  As soon as he opened it he knew exactly what it was and grabbed the book and hopped in his daddy's lap and asked him to read it to him.  It was so funny to see him so excited about it.  In the movie the name of the elf is Chippy so guess what our elf's name is...I can't wait to start this tradition.

 

The we celebrated Sarah's B-day.  Happy Birthday Sis!!  We had a great time ringing in the New Year with her and her husband along with several good friends.

This is the best picture I took the whole week!!!