Happy 4th of July

The evening of the fourth we headed a couple blocks over to our friends the Wilson's house. Drew is in the middle, watching the bigger kids shoot some off. He is standing next to his friend Brant.

Steve Wilson, Brant Wilson and Drew watching the show.
I said that I wasn't going to record a video vertical again, but I forgot. This is a cute one, worth turning your head for.


All the kids went running after the parachutes and Drew found one.

In the garage the was a table with tons of food and my kids thought it was the greatest that they could help themselves and help themselves they did. Jillian with cookie number one.

You have to click on this one to make it bigger so you can see her trying to lick the icing off of her lip. So funny.

Happy girl on a sugar high.

Cookie number two and I think their was a 3rd later in the night. Drew had at least two also.

Jillian helping herself to the chips from the table.

I was trying to take a picture of Andy and Jillian together, but she wanted down.

Can you believe the picture below is just last year on the 4th? Totally blows my mind how much she has changed in a year.

Upside down eating a chip. Jilli like the fireworks and was bothered little by the loudness.

Drew with festive spikey hair, by request. All the kids had glow bracelets and necklaces.

Jillian and Tayna Wilson roasting marshmallows.

Everyone roasting marshmallows for smores.

Shocker, Drew loved the smore.

Drew had tons of fun that night. One small break down, because I told him that he couldn't light any fireworks. What a horrible mother I am, so mean to the kid. He liked the fireworks, but he spent a lot of time inside with Brant playing with all of his cool toys.

Jillian taking the graham cracker off the top, she didn't quite grasp the concept.

Jillian laid down on the the picnic table seat and said "night night." I honestly don't think she was tired, because she was running around like a wild child. That may have been the sugar working too. We did get home pretty late. Between 11:00 - 11:30 and the kids crashed when we put them in bed.

So much fun, as usual. Thanks to the Wilsons for hosting.

Really, I mean Really!

So exactly one week after I got a call from the daycare about Jillian's fever, I got a call about Drew and that he had a fever. So sleepy faced, I go and pick them both up. When I got there all the kids were finishing up lunch and some were playing and Drew was laying on a cot and his teacher was rubbing his back. Now that is how you care for kids - made me even more confident in the care he is getting at this new place. So we packed up and on the way home Drew asked why Miss Sam said his back was on fire. I explained because it felt really hot because of his fever. Isn't funny how things we say everyday will sometimes perplex a three year old. So we all went to bed a little after 1:00 and Drew didn't wake up until after 5:00. I guess his body needed the rest. When he woke up, we got him some throat spray and strawberry milk and then took his temp. 104.1 !!!! I couldn't believe it, so into the tub he goes. He did not like this at all. I was trying to make it more appealing, I got water guns - that didn't make it better, I got popsicles to eat in the tub - he didn't want one. So he just cried and hugged me while we poured water down him. Jillian was all about the bath and loved eating her popsicle. Finally after another dose of ibuprofen it starting coming down. Andy went in and got happy meals for dinner - he has barely ate anything all day and they watched movies all evening until bed. I called Andy tonight at midnight to check on him and give him another dose of medicine and he said that he was soaking with sweat and temp was 98. I am hoping this is the end of it so we can do at least half of our fun activities we had planned this weekend. I am dying to know if he if feeling better, but I don't think Andy would appreciate a call right now. I guess I will wait till I get home.

First Day of NEW School

Drew has been really excited to start his new school, where he gets to go in the green room. Of course I can't get a decent picture of them together before the big day. Sister is this upset because I put her down.

I love her face in this one, click on it to make it bigger.
A happier sis coming out to the car.

Playing peek a boo from behind the door.

She looks tall in this picture.

Running by me, I just love her face in this picture. Too bad it isn't centered. Hard to hit a moving target sometimes.

Backpacks on and heading inside.

Drew did awesome with drop off. Jillian had a little harder of time and was crying, but I think it was probably because I was there.

The first day was a success. Drew said he was only a little sad at nap time. His teacher said that he didn't cry all day. He hasn't been having outburst or been mad, like he was in the evenings after a day at the last school. Jillian of course is a champ. I feel so much relief, I think this is the place for us.

Bonner Blast Minus the Girls

Saturday night was Bonner Springs fireworks display. It is always the Saturday before the 4th, but I think that if the 4th is on a Saturday they should do it then. I guess my opinion means little unless I want to run for city government, which I don't. So even though sis was feeling better we decided it was best to keep her home. The boys headed out to meet our friends for the show.

Drew sitting in his tot spot.
The Nicholson boys.

Tanya, Delainey and Brant Wilson

Andy said the kids had a lot of fun playing in the back of Steve's truck.

Nate, Drew and Delainey
Delainey, Drew, Brant and Emily.

Jenny and Tanya

Little Miss Emily. Drew's best buddy Owen was not there. He stayed with his grandparents because he HATES fireworks. Last year he stayed in the truck and cried while he held his ears. Poor guy.

Ready for the show. It was sprinkling a little bit so Andy put Drew's poncho on him.

Drew loved the fireworks. He can't stop talking about the grand finale. Of course he had tons of fun running around with his friends.
I was so sad sitting at home by myself. Jillian was already in bed. Andy was sending me lots of picture updates, but I wished we could have gone. I love the big fireworks. Oh well, there is always next year for the Roberts girls.

Last Day of School - Good Riddance, I Mean Good-Bye

Friday for Drew last day of school we brought cupcakes. Jillian had to miss her last day because she was sick.

Glad to be moving on.

Acute Viral Pharyngitis and A Blackberry

So Thursday after Jillian came home from school, she was pretty puny. We just lazed around, kept her fever under control and she went to bed early. Friday morning Andy calls me about 15 minutes before I get off work and asked of I am on my way home. You can guess my answer "uh, no." "You should, Jillian's fever is 103.6." Yikes, neither of my kids have ever had a fever that high. I tell him to give her some ibuprofen and stick her in the tub, which you can imagine, she didn't love. I get home and her fever had dropped to 102 and I knew I was in for a long day. I called the pediatrician and made an appointment.

These pictures are from my new phone on the way home from the pediatrician. Jillian had swollen lymph nodes in her neck and pus pockets in the back of her throat. That earned her a throat swab for strep, which came back negative. We left with a diagnosis of acute viral pharyngitis (a sore throat caused by a virus) and a prescription of plenty of fluids and ibuprofen and/or Tylenol to control the fever and pain. These picture are at least 20 minutes after the throat swab and she is still crying. Poor baby girl.
She spent a lot of time in her diaper because of the high fever.
We made it through the day and both went to bed early.
You can tell by her eyes that she doesn't feel good.

So Saturday morning she woke up before my alarm went off at 5:30 and was burning up. 103 something again, so back in the tub. By the time we got her fever down and her somewhat calm it was almost time for me to leave for work and I hadn't even showered yet. So I called in sick. I am glad that I did because I don't think Andy could have handled both that day. Saturday was worse than Friday. She whined/cried all morning until her nap. She took a long nap and her fever finally broke. After that she was back to a slightly subdued normal self.

These pictures are at about 10:30 in the morning and she fell asleep on my lap watching cartoons. That has never happened before. Look at her little red nose :(

After the nap and fever, she enjoyed some goldfish with Drew and both of them ate with spoons. What goof balls. So all these pictures were taken with our new Blackberry phones. The pictures are really good if there is no motion. Some are a little blurry because my two never hold still.

There is a smile that I hadn't seen all day.

Playing on dad.

Still smiling, yeah!

Earlier on Saturday when I was taking care of sis, the boys went out and ran some errands. They made a stop in the bike department at Wal-Mart and Andy sent me this picture. This is my plan for Drew's 4th birthday, don't tell him okay.

A random picture from the new phone. I was just playing and yes Drew is doing a puzzle in the car. Isn't he the cutest little boy ever!!

Here is a great picture Andy took with his phone at the T-Bones game of Drew and his yummy snow cone.

Kaleidoscope and Mr. Magorium

So last Wednesday I picked Jilli up early from daycare and we headed down to Crown Center to check out Kaleidoscope. It is a free (can't beat that) and sponsored by Hallmark. It is a pretty amazing place where kids can do crafts. There are no specific stations, just place with different materials and you just let their imaginations run wild. Jillian is probably on the younger side, but I knew she would like it. She loves to color. Here is a link for a better explanation. http://www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com/

It started out great. Jillian running around exploring.
Check out that wild hair. They had water day that morning at school. So those are piggies that got wet and then were slept in. Yikes!

What do you see in there sis?

A Jilli Dog

So after being there about 30 minutes she insisted on being held and was way over this place, which I thought was really weird. I wanted to finish her project so we stuck it out. Our faithful friends the Longs were there too and she kept telling Ms. Shannon "bye." I guess I should have taken the hint because it only got worse from there.

Miss Emily

After Kaleidoscope we went to Sheridan's for some ice cream. On the way there she had 3 fits at the escalators. She want to go down them, then we did go down one she almost wiggled out of my arms because she wanted stand on the step. I should have known something was wrong. So at Sheridan's in the world longest line and sis is insisting on being held. My arm was killing me. Once we got our vanilla scoop with sprinkles and diet coke there was no way to carry her. Again complete melt down. I am walking to the tables, not very far at all and she is just standing in the middle of the foot traffic crying. I set our stuff down and grab her while a small group is staring at her thinking she was lost and alone. So she eats about 4 bites of this ice cream that was literal torture to get. I thought she would love it, otherwise I wouldn't have stood in that line.

We head upstairs and before leaving and hit a very cool toy store. Jillian picked out a lovely necklace and bracelet and we got Drew a front loader. We have this book about trucks, so he is very in to all the correct names. It is pretty cute. The other day we passed a semi and he got so excited and said "mom, mom did you see that sleeper cab?" Here is Jillian with her jewelry and her 2 year old princess wand that we made.

She also made these cute glasses, they were in the glow in the dark room where all the paint and markers glowed. It was a rough trip for the two of us, I don't know if you could actually call it quality time. I found out the next day what the problem was. Daycare called about 11:30 and said Jillian had a fever of 102.5 Poor girl was puny and I was just too dumb to figure it out.

Earlier that week Drew and I went to the Free movie at the Legends. "We" watched Mr. Magorium Wonder Emporium. Before the movie, we ran errands and I think he like that a lot too, being my little helper. At the movie he got pop corn, an orange soda and whoopers. He was in heaven. He did great during the movie. That night Andy asked him if mommy stayed awake and he said "no." I guess he noticed, sorry buddy.