and he swam and he swam right over the dam

march birthdays

Logan did not want a big party this year; he simply wanted to spend the day(and night) with his good friend Andy, who no longer attends the same school as Logan. So a day of rollerskating, basketball and legos was followed by a night of ice cream cake and late night giggles

While Logan was born nine years ago on March 7th, our beautiful and sweet cousin Ava Lauren was born one year ago on March 8th. We were so hoping she'd come on the 7th, but she was in charge, so she came when she darn well wanted to.

Late winter blues

Oh.... six days of high fever, no school, the Tylenol and Ibuprofen dance, and forcing liquids on kids who didn't even want popsicles. Finally took them to the doctor and was told to quarantine them. The sickness: the REAL influenza. That's what we get for not getting shots this year. First time in the history of Brian and Treva. Ever. Ugh. Bad parents.

Yay!

Day 1 of many

Snow had fallen, snow on snow. But do you think I had my camera when there were 6 boys playing all day in my front yard? Nooooo. And what about when the boys built the coolest fort/ barricade? Nooooo. But here is a beauty of our poor butterfly bush I took from the comfort of my warm kitchen.

news

Well, I suppose I could have taken a picture of the champagne glasses we used to toast Brian's new job, but I wasn't exactly thinking clearly. Plus, we had one boy with a fever. Now, 6 days later I have two boys with fevers, and am under strict orders from the doctor to quarantine them. Lovely. I've taken 3 days off work to stay home with them, and I'm not even sick. And... they're getting better, which is proving a jolly good time for me. Not. It's sad when they're down with a high fever, but at least the house is quiet. But once they start feeling better, here comes the whining, nagging, and arguing with each other. "He's looking at me, Mom." "Mom, tell him to stop smiling at me." I am not kidding. ugh.

Needless to say, we are over the moon about Brian's move to Anacortes. How it will change our lives. No more commuting, no more being torn between two rival teams. Goodbye Bulldogs. Hello Seahawks. So many good things. The boys have been great. Michael doesn't really understand all the implications, but Logan is putting things together and has already asked some hard questions. We will love him through the tough things he might have to face. He's a strong kid and knows his dad is a good person. The rest, we'll just cross when we get to it.

Pictures of things will be posted after I take them:)