EASTER and SPRING BREAK

Brooklyn,Cierra, Diego and Logan

Last week was fun and crazy because it was Spring Break :)

The girls Best Friend Maddie spent the night three days in a row, if that tells you what a crazy week it was. I took them all to see RIO the movie and they loved it, it was very cute. We also made several trips to the park and spent basically our entire Spring Break outside riding bikes and playing. The weather was beautiful. We also had a Barbecue a few times this past week at our house and had our neighbors over, we had a lot of fun.

Logan had a great week also, he got to spent time with Nana while I took the girls to the movies. Logan loved playing at the park and could not get enough of it. When it was time to come in at the end of the day for a Bath he would cry and throw a fit. He loves being outdoors and will go out every chance he gets. Now that he is walking he is always wanting to go outback and play. He is talking so much more and is becoming very vocal about what he wants.

We had a really nice Easter, we woke up Sunday morning and a couple of our neighbors got together and we all went to the park across the street from our house and had an Easter Egg hunt all of the kids were to find 17 plastic eggs each all filled with candy. Logan did not really get into it like I thought he would. The big kids were at the big park and the little kids were at the small park when it came time to find the eggs it was only fare this way. And all Logan wanted to do was go with his sisters to the big park and find eggs with them. So he really did not get into it at all. I was a little bummed but hopefully next year.

My Parents and Brother came over later on and I made a Ham and my Mom brought over some potato salad and jello salad we had beans and rolls and Carrot Cake for dessert. Everything was so good.

Now Monday comes around the corner and it's back to School. Spring Break just flew by. None of the kids wanted to get out of bed yesterday morning. Logan came home from School and fell asleep during his G-Tube feeding he was so tired. The girls came home from School cranky with a bad attitude. So everyone went to bed early last night. Hopefully today will be a better day for everyone......

Logan has learned to open doors now, That is all he does is open and close doors he finds it very fascinating. So I had to go to Target and pick up some door handle covers and put them on all the doors downstairs. Every time I go to the Laundry room and he sees me heading for the door he will run and get inside the laundry room so he can turn the lights off and on and open and close the door.

Everyone is doing really good. The Girls have been working on a Science fair project for the past month and turned it in yesterday, It will be showcased in the Science Fair tonight at School all of the 4th and 5th graders had to do one. Elizabeth's project was How long will it take a drop of Food Dye to clear a glass of still water. Alicia's was Do all objects fall to the ground at the same speed? They were really excited about doing these projects and I am excited to go to the fair tonight to see them on display. I am so proud of them and there work they put into it.

Spring Break is coming up next week for us. I will be keeping the girls busy by taking them to the movies and the park and having play dates with there friends. I am looking forward to spending time with them.

Logan is wearing the Grey Jacket

Sorry for the lack of posts, we have had family staying with us for a while and they are sleeping in the office so it is kinda hard to get to my computer some times.

All is well in our neck of the woods. Everyone is doing great Logan is a walking fool that is all he does is walk walk walk :) oh and gets into everything and I mean everything.

We are now trying to teach him to walk up the stairs, he does OK with help of course. He is just doing awesome at School they have him holding on to the rope now every morning, I was able to snap some pictures. He is such a big boy now. Today was picture day at School I was able to stay there while he had his picture taken and he would not smile I tried everything I could, he was just horrified kept on fussing. After several pictures being taken it was time for him to get off the wooden box he was sitting on, he gets down from it and smiles, blows kisses to everyone there and says bye. I swear that little stinker...

After the individual pictures were taken it was time for the class photo, It almost brought tears to my eyes seeing him stand there with his class for his first class portrait and not having his wheel chair he has come so far and we are so proud of him.

I was able to pick the picture I wanted he is not smiling or crying he just has a little horrified look on his face. It was the best one there.

The girls are doing great. Nothing new going on with them. Last week I had to go shopping for Summer clothes for both of them. I went through there closet and nothing fit them from last year, I swear they are growing like weeds.

Richard is doing good, working like a dog and still playing in the snow. He drives to Northern California and it is still snowing there he can not wait until it stops. It's really hard and stressful on him. Last weekend he and a neighbor did some more planting on the side of our house. It looks really nice.

Yesterday we had Solar screens put in on the front of the house, the girls room faces the street and during the summer it gets so hot in there room so this is really going to help. Plus it looks really nice. Then we decided to have him install a security door which I love having you get a great breeze going on when you have the back sliding door open. It really makes the house POP. Great curb appeal.

Logan is so proud of his Kings Hat he made at School


Elizabeth & Alicia with there Friends at Springs Preserve



Elizabeth at Springs Preserve

Well I did curse myself Logan got sick again and so did I, but I had it pretty bad.
Two weeks ago I had the flu got better for you day then turned around and got Bronchitis pretty bad. I finally went to the Doctor and he gave me a script for antibiotics and now I am all better. Everyone is once again healthy of course I should probably stop saying that :)

So much has been going on in our household with Logan he is doing super Awesome he is walking all over the place, He is saying three and some four word sentence's. "Mommy play with me" "Mommy wait for me". He is always wanting to talk on the phone, he will say Call Nanny, call Papa. So we call Nanny 10 times a day I am not kidding he loves to talk on the phone. He is just talking all the time and 90% of the time we understand him. Also Logan knows the Alphabet, this is so huge. I will sing the song and he will sing right along with me. He will not say it on his own you have to sing with him.

When we get to school I get him out of the car and make him walk all the way to where he meets his Teacher. And for the first time today they had him hold on to the rope with the other kids. They put him in the front of the line so he will hold on and not let go. I will bring my camera to School on Monday and snap some pictures he is just so cute to see.

During School and after the girls have been doing Cheerleading so they come home and show me there new moves, well Logan always has to join in he never wants to get left out of anything. Well here is a video of Logan showing off his Dance moves trying to sing "Rise and Shine" a song they sing everyday in School. He wanted the girls to see with him and follow along.

These past few months I have had a house full of kids on the weekends. These past two Monday's there have been no School because of the holiday and staff development day so there friend from School has been spending the night and then we have other friends that come over and play. I do have to admit I am have been very tired, Cleaning up after everybody feeding the entire neighborhood is getting tiring and expensive. Don't get me wrong I enjoy having the girls have there friends over but this weekend I said no kids aloud we have family coming into town from California that will be staying with us and I am so excited to have my Cousin and her Daughter visit us.

Richard has been stressed out lately he is tired of being away from home and tired of driving in the snow he wants Winter to be over with. He has nearly missed being in multiple accidents because people want to drive stupid in the Snow. They are supposed to be rebidding at work so when they do he hopes to get a run where he is home every night instead of being away every other day.

Well I probably should not say this because I might curse myself, But everyone is healthy once again. YEAH!!!

Logan missed School yesterday because of his Cardiologist Appointment which he screamed the entire time for no reason. The Doctor said everything looks great his Heart is doing really good. His next Heart Cath will not be until 2015. I was so excited to hear that he is doing so good. I always get a little worried when he see the Doctor.

This Saturday night Richard will be taking me out for Valentines Day we will see a movie and get some dinner, I am really excited about getting to go out it has been awhile since we have gone out by ourselves with out any kids.

Speaking of kids everyone is doing good I got a call from Alicia's Special Ed Teacher and her reading is doing great she has really improved these past few months. Alicia still has to work on her attitude at home though. All the kids will be having a Valentines Party on Monday so I have a lot of shopping to do tomorrow, Target here I come :)

Not much else has been going on in our household just same old boring stuff.

I spoke to soon when I said everyone is feeling great. Logan came home from School last Thursday with a runny nose and water eyes at first I thought allergies but then he got worse. Sunday I woke up with a cold and not feeling good and at all. Alicia and Elizabeth are now also sick they were home from School yesterday with a slight fever and are getting better so I sent them back to school today. I kept Logan home for one more day, he will be going back to school tomorrow. I felt like crap yesterday but am doing better today. I lost my voice but am starting to get it back. My kids have missed so much school this year than ever before it seems like.
Since Logan has started to school he gets sick all the time and then passes it on to everyone else. The boy has got to stop putting everything in his mouth at school.

Richard is the only one healthy he took care of all of us yesterday. I have such a wonderful Husband :)

My Mom stayed home with Logan on Saturday since he was sick so I could take the girls to the Springs Preserve with a friend of mine and her kids. We had a lot of fun saw a bird show did a ton of walking around and then went on a Treasure Hunt using a compass and found some treasure. It was a beautiful day to be out.

I posted on my facebook page a few days ago a video of Logan walking YES I said walking, which he is doing 80% of the time now without the use of his walker. He is doing so good, I am just amazed. What a blessing I never thought this day would come. Of course he falls down but gets right back up again and continues to walk. He proved his Doctors wrong :)

His speech is really coming along great he is saying more words every day. As I sit back and reflect on the past and think about what he has been through and what it took to get were we are just amazes me. I thank God every day for the miracle he has given us. His personalty just shines he is always laughing and smiling all the time.. OK I am done bragging about my awesome son :) Also Logan has developed a love of books he loves to be read to, I will sit him in my lap and read several books to him through out the day, He loves it.

Everyone else is doing great. Richard is all better. His reflux has been acting up so he went and had an Upper GI he follows up with his Doctor in two weeks for the results.

Alicia is doing really good in School her grades are improving and her reading is great. She still struggles in Math but we are working on that. And her attitude, she is a real spit fire when she wants to be. She has a tendency to talk back way to much lately.

Elizabeth is doing good she is also struggling in Math, but her reading and comprehension is doing much better.

These past few days every time she goes to scratch herself she develops a rash on her body so I have been giving her Benadryl and that seems to be helping. I have not changed anything in her diet or soap or anything so I have no idea what she is allergic to all of a sudden. She has a Doctors appt with her Allergist next Monday I am hoping they will do a skin test since her last one was almost a year ago.

I am doing good, I have felt stressed out lately because of the kids fighting and arguing so much. They come home from School and it all starts. Elizabeth's Teacher has decided to give everyone in the classroom more homework for some odd reason. So trying to help each one with there homework and Logan trying to get into everything, and trying to cook dinner at the same time has become a challenge for me lately, I have felt very overwhelmed so I am trying to relax and not yell at the kids so much, which can be really hard.

I better get going Logan fell asleep in his feeding chair and it is almost time to tuck everyone into there beds and for me to relax and breathe. Thanks for checking in on our family.