Wer'e still here!

I haven't uploaded any pictures from my camera yet- but some of you have been wondering how we have been, so while I take a moment to catch my breath here are a few things that we have been up to.

Brooklyn Turned 5 ! Happy Birthday to my sweet little girl! She didn't have a big party, but she did have a few friends come over to watch Tinkerbell. Instead of trying to come up with treats and a safe cake, I made a paper one out of cardstock- it was made up of individual boxes that looked like a slice of cake- they opened on the top and were filled with smarties, rings, necklaces and lip gloss. The best part is that she still has a piece or two left of "birthday cake' and she can still enjoy it!

Tyson put pontoons onto his airplane to go fly it on the water- he was doing very well until he flew right into a tree hanging over the water! Luckily there was a couple of very nice guys out walking their dog who volunteered to climb up the tree and shake the plane down. They then got a Kayak and rescued it out of the water for us. WOW what awesome good samaritans!

Cristine had her class party today- which turned out very well thanks to some wonderful helpers who brought a lot of stuff for me. Another Mom even stayed up late last night making snowmen out of marshmallows. Brooklyn and Tanner ran around the room making friends and in general having a great time.

Cristine got to go to the Orthopedist (bone doctor) to find out that her back pain is probably caused by the curving as it is growing (darn genetics) unfortunatly she has both Kyphosis (curving front to back) and Scoleosis (curving side to side) Poor Thing - we are keeping a close eye on her back and taking it easy for a few weeks.

Tanner is a three year old boy, and still gets into EVERYTHING. WE have decided once again to take away all pens, markers, crayons, highlighters, pencils, stamp pads, glue, gluesticks, lip gloss, playdough, or anything else which may make a mark on the floors, carpets, walls and windows. It usually doesn't last very long. I am not sure why he doesn't like paper, maybe for CHristmas he needs something he can destroy and put back together again :)

I will post pictures, when I get around to it...Sooon.....maybe...