June update

So, here is what we have been up to. Traveling, Camping, playing with puppies, visiting family, catching frogs, learning to sew, softball tournaments, softball practice, Tball practice, Tball games, swimming, playing, slip n sliding, playing with friends, having campfires, roasting smores, golfing, chasing Joseph,dealing with allergies, visits to the Dr., Sinus infections, trips to the pharmacy for more antibiotics, planting flowers, starting a garden, cleaning the house, doing laundry,reading, working, going to meetings, babysitting neighbor kids, sending our kids to neighbors, birthday parties,learning to bowl,...juggling it all.

Joseph, making a mess while trying to help himself more cereal this morning.

Addy and Jocelyn first golf lesson of the summer

Thomas at his friend Andrew's Bowling Birthday party.

Slip n sliding.

Savannah at her tournament this weekend, they had to dress up for the tournament so not their normal Softball uniform.

Addy and Joseph at Tball game

Thomas and Coach Daddy

Thomas and coach Martin

Addy learning Archery at Girl Scout Camp

Addy and her friends at camp.

Thomas catching a frog at Grandma and Grandpa Bray's

Grandma teaching the girls to sew

Climbing at Castle Rock


Family

Water gun fight

Joseph has two new "Yay yay's" thanks to Grandma helping the girls make new ones.

Playing with the puppies

Grandpa and Joseph
Allen, and his sister Kim, Brother Gene and his parents.

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Good News is that yesterday my neighbor Erin that made Joseph's "Yay Yay" found out that her sister in law has some of the fabric left over and she is going to mail it from St. Louis so we can make a new one.

The Bad News is that yesterday Addy woke up complaining of a sore throat but no fever. Thomas woke up with a low grade fever, but after some motrin. He told me " My teachers don't live with us and they don't know I had a fever, and you're not going to tell them" Than he added " So take me to school lady!" Since it was his last day of school and we had flowers to give his teachers and it's only a few hours long, I took him. When I went to pick him up from school he was crying, and fever was up. Took him to the Dr. assuming sinus infection. Got home and the nurse from school called stating Addy now had a fever and her throat was looking worse. Took her to the Dr. positive for Strep! Shocking I know. Later on the way to pick up antibiotics at the pharmacy Thomas proceeded to puke all over himself in the car. He then threw up most of the evening. Today they both are much better. Joseph also was started on antibiotics because he has been fighting this cough, congestion business for weeks now. So, hopefully that will keep him from anything.

The Ugly... Allen just texted me that he is at the Dr. getting tested for Strep! He is one of the coaches for Savannah's softball team as you know. Tomorrow is a tournament day, three games in the morning. So far Savannah isn't having any symptoms other than her daily allergy/asthma stuff.

Have you seen my "Yay Yay"?

Help! I have lost my very special blanket! My blanket that I call my "yay yay". I am very sad without it. I used to have my bottle that I loved very much, but Mommy and Daddy threw those away a few weeks ago. I have gotten used to the cup, even though I miss my bottle. Then we went to Church this weekend and I lost my yay yay. I hoped that someone would find it at the church, but so far no one has. I am trying to be a big boy since I just turned two and I haven't cried too much about it, but Please if you find my Yay yay will you bring it home to me.
It would mean very much to me.

Love Joseph

Lots going on

Savannah continues to keep the family busy with her softball games, but everyone has fun going.

Grandma and Grandpa Bray were in town and able to see two of her games.

We have been having end of the year picnics with both girls Brownie Troops too.

We have been having fun roasting marshmallows around the fire pit with our friends.

Addy had her friend Deprise over

Savannah had her buddy Kelly over too.

It was a cold night so we brought out the " Snuggies"

Allen worked all weekend on getting our garden ready. This will be a first for our family .Wish us luck.

Thomas had his last Swim lesson, and did really well.

I attended Muffins for Mom's at Thomas' preschool

Only two more weeks left of school. Tonight we had a cancelled Softball game and we are all happy to have a night at home! These nights come very rarely any more.

My baby is Two

Joseph is now Two. We celebrated his Birthday on Mother's Day with My sister Bri and my parents. Thomas told us that Joseph wanted a Thomas the Train Birthday party, so we had a few decorations, a Thomas Cake, and a Large Thomas the Tank Balloon. He received a new bat and ball, a pee wee football, a new Thomas movie, Color Wonder book and markers, a lawnmower that blows bubbles, and a fire truck that makes noises. He seemed very happy.

About a week ago, we got rid of all of his bottles, and he has done really well. The only thing that is making me sad is that we lost his favorite Blankie he called "yay yay" at Church yesterday. This breaks my heart. We are still hoping it will turn up, and I have a the friend who made the blankie looking to see if she has any fabric left. He keeps asking for it, but so far we have been able to distract him with other things.

Here are a few pics from his Birthday yesterday.

Keeping Busy...

We have been busy these past few weeks. Here are a few pics to recap what we have been up to.

This picture is of Thomas and his class on Big Wheel Day they had 12 stations to go to with their bikes or scooters. They had a car wash, a station to decorate their bikes, they made license plates, had snacks etc. Thomas loved it.

This is Thomas and his buddy Andy.

Last weekend Addy and I spent the night at the Omaha Zoo in the aquarium section along with about 120 other girlscouts and Mom's. It was very fun. We went on a night hike and a morning hike and then Allen brought the other 3 kids up and we spent the day there.

too many pics to put on a blog. but here are a few of my favorites.

Addy and her buddy Maddy on the night hike.





This pic below is the troop that Addy will be switching too next year. She will bridge with them to become a junior girlscout in the fall. Many of her friends are on this troop and the day and time they meet works out much better for our busy schedule.

The kids have been playing for hours at a time on the swingset each day.

Here are the girls helping Allen pull the sod up to start our garden. I will have pics up of it soon. This will be our first year for a garden, but I think it will be a fun family project.

Team picture of Savannah and Allen. Their team is called the Firecrackers, they took third place in a tournmant last weekend.

Here is Savannah accepting her medal.

One day a few weeks ago, Joseph didn't want to take his spiderman slippers off when we had to go up to school for Thomas' speech class. I let him wear them there and he had lots of fun running around in his little slippers and had many comments from students that saw him.

This is Thomas and his buddy Andrew, trying out their TBall helmets.

Tball Starts next week!

Thats all for now.