Fun at the Park

Tiffany, Wes and I took the kids to the park last week. We met a friend of ours and her little girl there. Nickolas loved sliding and playing on the "4-wheeler" and "dozer". He did not love the swings. He didn't want to be pushed too hard. However, Miss Alyssa loved the swings!! She would just smile and laugh..it was pretty cute. Once Wes got on the swings, Nickolas seemed to like it more. I can't wait to take them out as it gets warmer outside!

Sunday at Nana's

Sunday was a beautiful day to be outside!! Alyssa looks so cute in her dress from Hannah. They are almost wearing the same size, so Hannah will not be able to pass her clothes down to Alyssa anymore! Instead, they might have to share!! Tiffany and Wes brought Nickolas' 4-wheeler over and he loved it!! He wanted to stay outside and had no interest in coming in. We finally bribed him with a cookie....once he was inside he forgot about the cookie. He loved riding his 4-wheeler in the back yard and Hannah loved following him around. We thought she just wanted to ride, so we put her on the 4-wheeler with Nickolas. She was NOT all about it. We even put Alyssa on there with him. She didn't mind..but when Nickolas actually pushed the button and moved forward it was all we could do to get to her so she wouldn't fall off backwards. Luckily, Nana got to her in time! Hannah finally tried on her western outfit like Alyssa's. We just had to take their picture together. As I was looking at these pictures, I noticed that Alyssa is almost the same size as Hannah!! Alyssa is 20lbs and Hannah is 21lbs. They are 4 months apart. I guess it was only a matter of time before Alyssa caught up to her!!

Emma's 1st Birthday Party

Our friends little girl, Emma, had her 1st birthday party last weekend. Nickolas loved riding around on this scooter. He would pretend he would fall off and this guy followed him around picking him up....not knowing Nickolas was just playing. It was pretty funny. We had a great time and Alyssa even tried ice cream for the first time. We had a great time. Thank you, Kari, for the invite!!!

Cowboy; Cowgirl

Nana made it back from Arizona yesterday. She brought all the kids back an outfit. They looked so cute in them! Hopefully I will get a picture of Hannah in her outfit this weekend. Nickolas liked his outfit as long as we were clapping for him. Alyssa didn't really know what was going on..but loved the attention we were giving her as we tried to get her to look at the camera. Next step is to get boots to go with their outfits!

Alyssa's first trip to the Emergency Room

Last night around 10 o'clock Alyssa started crying. It was dark in the room so Tiffany and Wes just thought she woke up and was cranky. They waited a few min to see if she would fall back asleep..she didn't. So they turned on the light and noticed she was broke out everywhere! Tiffany said her skin was so red it looked like she had a sunburn all over her. So they scooped her and Nickolas up and headed to the ER. She called to let me know what was going on, so I met them there in case they needed my help with Nickolas or anything. We were only in the waiting room for about 10 min before they called us back. She looked so pitiful, but acted as if nothing was wrong. She would scratch a little bit, but for the most part she was pretty happy. The doctor narrowed it down to an allergic reaction to Motrin. Tiffany has given this to her before several times, but the doctor said sometimes you can get an allergic reaction all of a sudden, even if you've had it before. So he gave her a shot of steroids and sent them home with a prescription for antibiotics and benadryl. Before we even left the hospital her skin was starting to clear up. Thank goodness!! Nickolas was a trooper and was really good for the most part. It was scary to see her break out like that. Tiffany knew it must have been an allergic reaction, but her fear was not knowing how far the reaction would go. She didn't want it to effect her breathing and all that. So all the way to the hospital Tiffany had her hand in Alyssa's car seat. She said that Alyssa played with her hand all the way to the hospital, which is good. I received a picture of Alyssa today on my cell phone and she is back to normal! You can't even tell she had an allergic reaction to anything. Take a look at these pics. She looks so pitiful, especially in the last few...she was so sleepy.

Look what Alyssa can do!!!

She pulled up to her feet for the first time today. She had been trying to pull up, but had been very unsuccessful. She could get up on her knees, but that was it. Today I watched her for a few hours while Tiffany and Wes went to the grocery store. As soon as they left I put her in this crib to go get more toys. When I came back this is how I found her! So I didn't actually see her do it. Big bummer. She did it again and I missed it the second time, too. Oh well!