Happy 30th!

We've spent the holiday weekend celebrating Phil's birthday. We went to Wasabi with the family on Sunday after church and then to Bonefish Grill on Monday evening for a surprise dinner with our friends.

Eating blueberries with chopsticks at Wasabi

Papa feeding Andrew rice from chopsticks

The annual ice cream cake

Dinner with friends

While we were away

Late night snack with Papa
This is new...
Tea Party
Painting with Granny Ani
Late night snack with Papa

Weekend Away

To celebrate Phil's last days in his 20's, we went to Gatlinburg for the weekend. It was the first time we've gone away in over 3 years, and we definitely needed the break. We woke up the second morning and realized we couldn't remember the last time we started the day well rested. The kids did great with Nana and Papa, so we should be able to do this again in the future.

The romantic jacuzzi ~ Our first comment was "Evie would just love a heart shaped bathtub"! Yes, we are parents of preschoolers...

Sprout and a jelly sandwich

We went to a playgroup at Sprout Studio this morning. It is a really neat place and the kids loved it. I had a hard time keeping both kids in my sight at all times though. My friend Rachel brought me some tapioca bread so Andrew could have a jelly sandwich when we got home. Evie and I thought it was pretty yucky, but he was thrilled to be eating the same thing as big sister.

Riding on the Gator

Twirling in front of mirror

Little Beethoven

Reminded me of The Wiggles

The three princesses (Evie, Angela, and Claire)

Yummy jelly sandwich!

Little Photographer

These are a couple of the pictures that Evie took with Papa's camera. She is pretty good with it!

Yee Haw

Thanks for the cowboy hat Luke!

Surgery Scheduled

Many of you know Andrew has been struggling with a sinus infection for months now. After being on antibiotics for 103 of the last 132 days with no improvement, we have decided the best option is to do an adenoidectomy and functional endoscopic sinus surgery. His allergist and ENT both agree that this is the best option to get him healthy and pain free. He is scheduled for outpatient surgery on Jan.23 at Children's West. It is minor surgery, but any mother knows that every surgery on your child is major. His cardiologist is going to consult with the anesthesiologist to make sure that his heart is protected during the procedure and we know quite a few kids who have been to Dr.Graves for surgery, so we feel like Andrew will be in good hands.

This was such a sweet picture I had to post it even though is has nothing to do with sinus surgery

Happy New Year!

GO VOLS!

We got my new shelf hung, so hopefully the kids jackets, lunch boxes, etc will stay organized

We wondered if we could just have the nebulizers built into the couch...

Evie got to stay up a little late to watch football with Daddy

Baby Jackson

I got to meet Jackson for the first time today. Evie and I drove up to Johnson City so I could see the little guy and go to lunch with Amanda. He is such a sweet little boy!

Amanda and Jackson (5 months old)

Here we go again

Same old story, different kid. Andrew hasn't been sleeping at night unless Mommy is holding him and he developed a cough that sounded a little different than a common cold, so off we went to the pediatrician today. He was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and put on breathing treatments. He has a fever, so this was definitely caused by a virus. However, the big question will be does bronchiolitis trigger asthma or does a predisposition to asthma make you susceptible to bronchiolitis? I guess only time will tell for the little guy. He has been very brave for his breathing treatments, but I am hoping this will be the only time he needs a nebulizer.