Blossoms

I take Isobel's picture every year in our neighbors cheery blossoms.  This year I got to take both girls photos.

Abigail almost 5 mo

Abigail 5 mo and Isobel 5 yrs

I've been so focused on getting Abigail sleeping though the night (another sinus infection for both girls, and a cold and laryngitis for me did not help), staying current with school so as to finish on time, and helping Everett in his activities (baseball and Scouts) that there has been very little time for anything blogging to record any of it.  If I did have a minute I tried to be with my hubby who has been working 8-10 hour days 5-6 days a week.

Everett Pitched His First Game

I did not get see all of it since I was across the field at Isobel's soccer game.  Ian and I were in constant text, trying to keep the other informed ;-)  Both kids did great.  I don't ask about the score, but rather if they had fun and tried their best.

And for the record, this is Isobel after school and a field trip.  Guess she had enough "stuff" ;-)

Stuff

That's all it was to Isobel yesterday.  Grandma asked Isobel "what did you learn in school today".  "Stuff" she said so passively.  Ugh.  We started learning about the Netherlands in our geography unit so I planned all weekend for it.  That included a special chocolate toast breakfast, windmill and pinwheel art projects, map work, Gouda cheese sampling, and an Anne Frank video.  Plus her math with coloring, new language book she was looking forward to, and language arts activities that she thinks are so funny.  But it was all just "stuff".  ;-)

Everett earned 2nd place at the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby.

Isobel has been playing soccer with cousin Rhylee.

It is so cool to watch our children cheer each other on.

Ian just finnished a short break from work. He was home for two weeks, so we took advantage of the time. Ian went ice skating with us. He helped with school. He helped Everett with Scout stuff.

And Abigail? She has had a crazy sleep pattern of waking every two hours at night and 45 min into each nap. Ugh! But she has begun to like toys and can roll over from her stomach to her back. She weighs 13 lbs, has more hair than either of her siblings had at this age, is talking A LOT.

Kony 2012

You sunk my battleship!

Five out of five Simpsons have colds! I'm going down . . . .

Spring Break

Naturally! Abigail is recovering from her third cold and staying off a fourth. She is only four months old!!! Everett is sick. Isobel is sick. So spring break will be a time of getting well, getting organized