Spring Update Pictures

These and the title picture are ones they had made over the weekend. I realized why I never got pictures made on weekends after it was too late. They survived fine, but Ben's mop of hair could've behaved better. That's okay. He's getting a haircut next week and I'll take more pictures of them at Andy and Dusty's wedding.



I love that he is actually showing his teeth.

All Saints Update & Mommy's Helper

Finally after 3 weeks of waiting we found out this morning that Lexi did indeed get into All Saints this fall. I felt like we've been waiting on a college acceptance letter or something.

A couple of days ago I was doing several loads of laundry and dumped a load of kitchen towels on the couch to come back to later. By the time I got back around to folding them this is what I found.....

After I thanked her, I asked her why she folded them (she never has before). She said that mommy was busy and it looked like I needed help. You'll notice that Ben is sitting just out of the picture and I can't believe he just sat there and didn't touch anything. She actually enjoys dusting, but I won't let her use furniture polish.

Not much else going on. Ben is much better, although he is still wheezing a little. I'm so glad we have the inhaler now! It's been a pretty uneventful spring break. Tomorrow we are going to a birthday party in Houston and to get the kid's pictures made. Hopefully I can get those posted this weekend.

More from Beaumont...........

It seems like there is very little going on this time of year, but for some reason I stay so busy!

Ben had a coughing attack that started Wednesday night and lasted for about 15 hours. None of his asthma medication was helping and the two cough medicine prescriptions I had for him weren't giving him any relief either. I could tell that he was starting to wheeze pretty bad too. Needless to say, no one slept on Wednesday night. After I dropped Lexi off at school on Thursday I took him to the doctor to get a steroid prescription to help his lungs. He's had a runny nose for a few weeks, but it really didn't seem to be bothering him. After his exam the doctor determined that he now has allergies (thanks Beaumont!) on top of the asthma. I asked how old Ben had to be before he could use an inhaler, because I practically have to sit on him keep him still for a breathing treatment 4 or more times a day. He said he could use one now with a special device that has a mouth piece. I was game for trying anything that wouldn't take 10 minutes to nebulize. We left the doctor's office with 5 prescriptions. I can honestly say that he really seems to love the inhaler. He smiles and looks at me like he instantly feels better.

Thursday was also Dudes & Dogs at Lexi's preschool. They got to go to school dressed in western clothes and have their dads (dudes) come play games and eat hot dogs with them. Ben and I were suppose to be there to help out, but we didn't make it. Thankfully, Greg was able to leave work for a couple of hours and go. Lexi was so excited that he came to her school. Afterwards she was suppose to stay, but she wanted daddy to bring her home.

We still haven't heard anything from All Saints yet about her testing. I called on Wednesday and was told that the entrance committee meet this week and that letters were to go out yesterday. Hopefully, when today's mail comes at 5pm we will have our answer.

What else...oh, Ben has learned to pull out a chair and climb on top of the table. I caught him one day smashing an apple on the table and making a big mess. Lexi decided recently to get dressed for the day over her pajamas, because it was faster. I didn't notice until about 3pm. I was glad that it wasn't a school day.

This week is Spring Break, so I'm sure the kids will be up to all kinds of things this week.

It's Been A While...

...because I have been sick. No, not the kids, just me. Not that I wish they were, but it would be so much easier if they weren't 110% all the time.

Last week we were getting ready to leave for dance and the kids were playing around on the driveway. I ran out and grabbed Ben to put in the car and Lexi was right behind me. I heard her scream and turned around just in time to see her mouth hit the concrete. I just knew she'd knocked out all her front teeth. She grabbed her mouth and started yelling that she was bleeding. By the way, mouths bleed a lot! I brought them back in the house to their bathroom (big mistake!) and along the way Lexi had used her bloody hand to wipe her face. As soon as she saw her face in the mirror she started shrieking like something from a horror movie. I finally got her cleaned up and realized she had bitten a chunk out of her upper lip, but luckily her teeth were fine. All she cared about by then was if she could still go to dance. So, off we went to dance with swelling lip and a scratched up nose. As of today, it looks like nothing ever happened.

This morning Ben found an open bag of coconut in the pantry and poured it all over the floor. He's really into intentionally spilling things, although he usually says "uh-oh" before he does it. I don't know what people did before dust busters. I'm sure there's lots more, but my mind is blank.

Oh, here's a good one. You know you're getting older when a toy from your childhood is on the History channel. It was a Speak & Spell by Texas Instruments from 1978.