A Month in Review

It's been a busy month so I'm going to do a summary... First let me start out by saying "Happy Easter". Daddy and the girls colored egg with little mess, I'm glad to say. We then spent the day at Grandma C's and then to Nana and Papa's for dinner. The girls had such a fun time seeing all their cousins and getting gifts. It was like a mini Christmas.

We had 4 birthdays this month. Bobby (cousin), Grandma C, the girls friend Carter, and Daddy had his birthday. We had a great time celebrating them. The girls had party hats and balloons for each one. They really know to celebrate. Everyone was sang happy birthday to at least 3-4 days before the party. We surprised Daddy with a 5 ft wooden bear for the basement. It was hand made and brought here from Georgia.

Nana, Blake, Tyler, the girls and myself went star hunting in Crown Point one day. The new Public Enemy movie was being filmed in town so we thought we would go see it. It was actually really neat to see all the actors and production stuff. Of course, after we left and walked to the car we heard a roar of the crowd and "Johnny" chants. Avery is still saying it.

The Day Has Finally Arrived!!!

Yes, I'm proud to report we have a new addition to our family.......THE BASEMENT IS DONE! It's been a very long time and Dave has put so many hours into it. He did most of the work with some help from our brother- in -law. I'm thinking of hiring him out as a carpenter. We don't have the furniture yet so the girls love the running room. I love just having the extra space and our office is done.

Let not forget about the "BIG BUCKS" they had to make their appearance as well.

Doctor Day

Looking forward to this day for over 2 month it was finally here with a predicted snow storm, with our luck. Worried if the Dr. would be able to make it here from Chicago( office is in Merrillville), Nana made the trip here to "assist" with the Brooke. We all bundled up and headed out on the road. Only seeing 1 car in the ditch made us feel a little better about the trip.
We were only in the office for 20 minutes with good news. Avery is now up to 20.2 lbs! We are so excited to see her get over the 20 lb mark. She will need to stay on her diet until she is 3 with hopes to introduce soy at that point. Overall, the day went smooth with the girls getting not 1 but 2 sitckers from the doctor.

Sleeping Beauty

Yesterday Avery fell asleep with Maggie on her bean bag chair. Maggie didn't seem to mind one bit, they both sleep well.








Here is also a picture of the girls on Valentine's Day. They had a party at school which is still being talked about.

Winter is Flying "Bye"...I Think!

I can't believe it's Ferburay already. Everyday is going by so fast or I'm just repeating the same day over and over (which is a good chance). January was a busy month for us. Papa's b-day which we had to miss due to Brooke's double ear infection and 103 fever. Avery had one ear infected with no fever. 10 days of meds for both which was a battle at first, they have never really had anything before that required meds.

Avery was weighed in at a wooping 19.4 lbs. This is huge, she has gained 1lbs in 4 weeks! It's her biggest gain since last summer!

Brooke is slowly working on potty training. She has gone a couple of times. She is letting us know when she has to "poot". It is so funny to hear her screaming that and running to the bathroom, even at 4:00a.m. Avery is her cheerleader, rooting her on.

Dave has been working with Bob (Big Bob as the girls call him) on finishing up the stone in the basement. It's really looking great! The bathroom is also about to be started and the carpet has been ordered! It's almost ready....

We had a great night out planned with some friends on Super Bowl until I got the flu! Thank goodness for Nana and Papa they stayed and helped with the girls.

2008 Off To a Good Start

We recently had a enjoyable evening with the Evan's clan!
The kids (our 2 and their 4 = 6 kids ...3 years of age and younger) are finally at a age where they can entertain each other and the adults could have a actual conversation. Adult conversation, it's something that I'm not use to.
Brooke is starting to potty train. I think she just likes flushing the toilet. Avery shows no interest in it but enjoys stealing Brooke's flush from time to time.
Avery has gained 1 pound in 4 weeks ! We are so excited. I know it might not sound like much to some but that is her biggest gain in a long time. She is now 19.5 pounds and Brooke is 25.3lbs.