from fevers to stomach flu!

There is nothing better than kid number 1 and kid number 3 have a fever for a week straight between the two of them and then topping it off with kid number 2 throwing up!!!! Hopefully we will get through the next few days seizure free. That is about all I can hope for, oh, and that I don't get it. Gosh I just HATE, HATE, HATE sick kids! It is like I am suppose to never hangout with anyone or get to go anywhere, ever again. Hopefully we get all of our illnesses out of the way before baby Carleigh decides to arrive...


Well since I have been house bound for the past week I have managed to potty train Mr. Brodster, finish sewing three quilts, finish the bumper pads and the carseat cover! If you want to see them go here... http://www.darcysoutlet.blogspot.com/

Now if I could only get half that excited about cleaning the house so that it is spotless when baby Carleigh arrives that would be GREAT!!! I do have my Taylor Swift CD back that has been MIA in Zach's car for several weeks so I guess I should go turn it on and GET TO WORK!!!!! The only way to clean is with Taylor blaring through the house and me singing and dancing to make the cleaning less horrible. One day when I have an extra 100.00 a month I will have a cleaning lady that comes and does all the deep cleaning!!!!! Until then I guess I will attempt to do it!

Here is what Brody does best these days!!! We are on day 8 today and the past three days including today have been accident free!!!!! It will be interesting to see what happens when Baby Carleigh arrives?

It is definitely a family affair!!! Everyone wants to help

Wisconsin Dells Vacation

So I am way behind on the things I wanted to blog about. So a few months ago they had a contest at Zach's work and Zach won so we got to go to the Dells, for FREE!!!!! We had such a blast. I was a little hesitant in wanting to go, being that I was 33 weeks prego and the kids are so little I thought it would be lame. Boy, was I wrong! It was the most fun, I think our family has ever had together. I want to go back this winter when I am about to go crazy stuck in this house. Zander was about a half inch to short for all the big rides but Zach managed to take him on EVERY ride besides the straight down drop one. Up until the very last two rides we tried to take him on they said he was too little. Even though he had gone on all the rides already. Zander was so sad when they rejected his height. Allissa was very brave and went on the two and three story high rides that were in the bucket dumping area. Brody got put down a few times by himself and was less then thrilled when he got to the bottom. He liked going down with us but that was technically breaking the rules so it depended on what lifeguard was watching. Here are some pictures to enjoy!!!

We are all ready to go to the water park!

Brody in the kiddi pool
Zander going do the slide that lead into the kiddi pool!

Zach going down the steep scary slide. Zander loved the red one you lay on your belly on a rug!

Lissie boo

Zach and I on the balcony!
THE END

36w 2d

Maralee this is for you!!!
I am so ready to pop this little girl out! She is totally in my ribs and it drives me crazy!!! Zander was my photographer so that is why the pictures are so AWESOME!!!! Dr. G is going to do her thing on July 23rd so hopefully if all goes as planned she will be here on the 23rd or 24th!!! The two doctors that I like are on call those days so hopefully it happens then! My belly feels huge this time around compared to the other three bellies!

Who's a fatty...

You might think this post would be about the woman who is 9 months pregnant, its not.

So, Zander was asking my brother Eric to get him some Fruit Loops in a baggie and Eric had put it in a bowl and told Zander that he could have it as is or nothing. So, Zander, being the obstinate four year old that he is, argued with Eric. "Yes." "No." You know how it goes. So, Eric switched tactics to, offering a piece of fruit. Zander came back with the most mature thing he could, "You're mean!" Among other things that will come out later.

Fast forward, Eric brought Zander out to me and said, "Zander, you tell your mother what you said to me." Zander hesitated and eventually came out with it... "Um, mom, I called Eric fat, because he is."

Eric and I laughed hysterically. Eric is a big man, six foot four inches and built like a defensive lineman. I tried so hard not to laugh so I could reprimand Zander, but it just wasn't there. It was too funny. Kids really call 'em. Like they see 'em

The rest of the day Eric couldn't stop telling the story.

From girl to DINOSAUR...

So yesterday Allissa was playing at the neighbors house and she fell off he bike. She bump her noodle and got a bruise on the side of her forehead. We iced it and then she was right back out the door for more fun. When she came back for dinner she had a little red mark in between her eyes. I didn't think anything about it and Zach fed the kids, bathed them and put them to bed. When I got her up in the morning she had a goose egg on her forehead and her left eye was swollen. I went to playgroup and it started to spread to her right eye. After playgroup I went to my parents house and the first thing my sister says is, "You really need to get that looked at." So I packed her up and headed to the urgent care at my moms work. After 3 facial x-rays to rule out any broken bones (there were none) the first doctor brought in another doctor for a second opinion. She examined it and said for the amount of swelling she has she would probably have a bigger abrasion on her head. After talking back and forth they decided that it was probably an allergic reaction to a bug bite. She has a slight red dot between her eyes. They got the idea from the bug bite on her arm that was red and a little swollen. Here is what my dinosaur princess looks like...

We had to go grocery shopping tonight and I was slightly embarrassed to take her out! Hopefully with the allergy medicine the swelling will go down by the morning if not they want me to take her to see the pediatrician. It is so weird to look at your daughter and not really recognize her.

Annuals...

On Saturday I splurged and bought a few annuals to plant in our empty pots and in the planter by our front door. It was pretty crummy weather as you can see from what the kids are wearing but we still enjoyed ourselves. Lissie was a professional at pulling the flowers out of the plastic and handing them to me. Zander was the water boy and Brody was just there. I hope that over the next few months the flower grow and that I don't kill them!

Zach doing the finally watering before we put them on the deck!

Lissie and Brody messing around on the tractor!
The three amigos bringing me the pots from the backyard so I can fill them with beautiful flowers

Just a random picture of the two best buddies!!!

Lissie and I sitting on my parents driveway. Can you see the famous water slide in the background!!!! Aubrey you will be going down it this summer when you come to visit!!!!!!!

Today was a day filled with sewing in the morning and playing in the afternoon. After lunch today we went over to my sisters house to play. My two nephews Gabe and Spencer are here with my brother for the summer so while my brother is at work the kids are at my parents house. Zander loves playing with the "big boys" and they are nice enough to play with him. My brother gave my nephew Spencer a Mohawk not a fohawk (which I happen to thing are cute every once in a while) a few weeks ago so Robyn and I decided it was time for it to disappear. He fought us on the issue saying my dad will get mad and we assured him it was ok and we were doing it. Robyn got out her clippers and I went to town on the nasty Mohawk. It bought true joy to my life shaving it off!!!! It was like saying goodbye to white trash and hello normal kid!! Next up was Zander and then I finished off my shaving adventure with Brody. Brody was by far the easiest to do. He didn't even flinch when I was shaving around his ears! It was awesome!!!

Below are the results...

Spencer trying to look hardcore

Robyn's clippers only went up to a size 4 so they all ended up with buzz cuts. I think it is perfect for summer. Zander told me that he doesn't like Brody's hair because he doesn't look the same!

Here is little miss Liss being naughty on the swings. When I told her to get down and that we don't stand on swings she replied, "But Spencer did it!"

And then here is Big Pumper Zander himself! He is a pumping pro and can actually pump so high that it scares me a little. He has a slice of bread hanging from his mouth just in case you are wondering what it is!

I love warm days like today when the kids can play outside and enjoy the great outdoors!