Scary day

We had a very scary Sunday night. Avery woke up from a nap, had a scrambled egg, and was coloring just as happy as can be when she suddenly starting shivering. I picked her up and was rubbing her back when Terri noticed her hands were turning purple. We put her in the carseat and got up to the ER as fast as we could. Her color was better by the time we got there, but she had a high fever,104 degrees. She apparently had an ear infection that we did not know about, and her body just starting shivering to fight it off. She's never had any ear problems before, and she didn't have trouble sleeping at all! I do not feel like mother of the year right now. She's doing well though and has been hilarious. She chased Carter down the hall with swords Sunday night when we came home! She stayed up and played with us last night for a long time. She kept making Daddy lay down on his pillows!
Carter fell asleep at 9 which happens about once a year, so Ave got to play with us all night. She was being so silly. We read books, she sang wheels on the bus, and she went back and forth between us squeezing our cheeks. We just love our baby girl so much!

Landon came over yesterday for awhile. He borrowed Carter's Iron Man Arc Light and one of his many swords (it's in the back of his shirt). He also had a popsicle and a bag of goldfish. He's got the life!

We took a walk to Poppa's on Saturday because it was so nice out. There was a nice kitty on A Street that really wanted to be pet. Carter told me it looks like a little lion!

Carter spent the night at Abb and Jord's Friday night. He just really wanted to go, and they said he was a good boy. Apparently he likes this helmet of Jordan's too. He asked if we could stop by on our walk so he could wear it. Looking good!

This was the night we got home from the ER. We put her in some light pajamas, and she just played and played. She loves Carter's little dinosaurs. She loves anything that is in Carter's room!

We went to the Jumparoo place on Saturday. It was lots of fun and much less crowded than last time we went. Landon had been asking Erica all week if they could go out there. Carter and Landon were not nervous at all this time, and Carter really enjoyed going upside down on the slides!

Time for Landoman to come down! The poor thing's shirt kept sticking when he went down on his belly. He looked like he was army crawling!

I love Carter's face in this one! They were so funny out there!

Jordan got in the bouncy house with them and made them fall down. They thought it was hilarious! Carterman went down pretty good here!

She got them again. I wish it wouldn't have cut out Landon's face, but it's still really cute!

Abb helped Ave do some jumping too. Lando's face in this one kills me. We'll have to do that again soon. It's a little break from swimming every Saturday.

As usual, I cut off Abb's head in this one. I got a really great one of her coming up next though. Carter's face was too cute in this!

Abb and all the babies! So so cute!

Thank goodness Abb and Jord were there. Avery thinks she's big enough to do everything the boys do, but she needs a little help. I like her little arms hanging out!

This was the first picture I got of Lando out there. It's kind of blurry, but it's an action shot! He looks like he's having a great time!

My cute kids are starting to really enjoy popsicles. We found some real fruit ones that they love!

I know you can't really tell, but these two goofballs are on one of the treadmills up at Butte High. We put it on it's lowest setting, and they would go down it like a conveyer belt. They have a great time up there!

Ave was trying to carry around a jump rope like Jordan and Abbey. This is such a cute face! I swear her hair is getting lighter too!

Yay! It works!

Erica's internet worked today. Yay! Here is Avery helping my Dad re-seed one side of his front yard. The two boys didn't feel like going outside that day, and Ave was outside all day!
Dad took Avers for a bike ride around the block on Sunday night. It was a little damp but finally not raining! I like the rain, and it's making everything nice and green. It's not very good for getting the kids outside to waste some energy though.

Carter got to ride his bike all over too. That always makes him happy. He always goes the opposite way of everybody else so he can crash into Landon!

You never know what might come after you before bed. Carter likes to be prepared!

He lost his Iron Man Rocket behind the TV and we were all looking for it. He decided to borrow Grandma's glasses. He thought they would help...and they did! He found it right after...what a clown!

We made a little trip to McDonald's last week, just me and my babies. It went very well though. They were good kids and ate lots of food. Ave loves to dip her chicken nuggets!

I set up a pretty sweet track for Carter to run his trains on last week. He was very serious at first. Every once in awhile he's in the mood for Thomas and Friends.
Then he wasn't so serious anymore! He's such a goofball it makes me laugh.
I like these crazy pictures of them together. Ave just loves her big brother. Can't you see the worship in that face?

She has been doing big wrinkly nose grins lately! They kill me. I think every kid goes through this crazy smile phase.

Ave wore this cute outfit that used to be Abbey and Jordan's when they were little. My mom bought it for baby Abbey so she had some purple for my Butte High Games. It's just as cute as ever!

I'm not really a Weber State fan, but an old volleyball player for me plays basketball there now. She is so nice and just loves seeing Carter. She (Joey O'Neill) bought this for him when he was just a baby. 3T was the smallest size they had, and he finally fits in it.

Dad had all his track distance runners over for dinner last week. He and Carter made some delicious spaghetti sauce together. Dad's wearing one of my favorite shirts that I got him. It has a "yearbook" picture of Robert E. Lee and it says, "Most Likely to Secede". Ha Ha!

My Boo Boo has her first set of pigtails! I can't believe she has enough hair. One of the girls at daycare is really good at fixing hair, and Erica asked if she could get Avery's hair in some pigtails. She did an awesome job! Ave kept touching them and saying "Pretty".

The side view - so cute! It makes me feel like she's getting so big! Her little curls are perfect for pigtails. There is still no hair in the front though!
Another one of those candid pictures of the babies. They love a good bath!

Carterman used his Spiderman kickboard and soaked his Dad! Luckily Daddy had to admit it was a good one! They are both laughing so hard!

Problems

Sorry everyone. I've been trying to put up pictures for three days now. Erica's computer is not cooperating with me. I'm going to try to load Kodak on Mom and Dad's computer tonight. Hopefully I'll get them up soon!

Snow in May...of course

My girl is a goofball. She found this huge purple rubber band and really wanted to wear it. Mom got some better pictures with her camera. It made all her little curls in the back look fantastic!
We had a huge snowfall Saturday night. It was close to a foot. It was perfect snowball snow too...so Sunday morning we had a big snowball fight before it all melted. Jordan and Kyle against me and Abbey. I don't think there was a winner. We were all soaking wet. Poor Abb had snow stuck in her braces! Avery tried her best to stay out of the line of fire (she looked so cute in her outfit from Nicole and the boys).
Carter threw snowballs at everyone. He loved it! Afterwards (you can tell his pants are dripping wet), we settled down for some treats. Carter enjoyed a delicious Huckleberry smoothie.

Saturday night after dinner at Sparkie's (yum!) we played in the snow for awhile. It was coming down in huge flakes. Poor Jordan, in her cute new black skirt, got soaked by Big Kyle. Snowball fights really bring out the little kid in him.

I love this picture! How cute! Look at Carter's happy little face. Only Kyle would be in shorts too.

I think these pictures are so cool. They turned out really well on my little camera. I love the dark sky and the giant snowflakes falling down in front of the lens. So fun!

My Boo-Boo came out for awhile too. I found a way too big hat for her to wear. They're such good babies.

She wasn't too sure about this snow. She didn't want to wear gloves so we didn't last too long out there. Her little hands were cold. She can't miss out on anything Carter's doing though!

Aunt Diane came in for the weekend, and we had a blast! We went to the Pizza Parlor, swam at the Y, played Pinocle, and had our usual delicious Sunday breakfast. My kids were great with her too - Ave wanted her, not me so I took a picture. We will for sure be heading up to Kalispell this summer to visit more!

A very cute picture of Abbey and the boys on the carousel. Poor Abb and Jord chased those kids all over the Pizza Parlor. It was absolutely insane there!

We are never going to have a perfect picture of all three of them, but they're so cute. Avery can't go anywhere without a piece of "pizzi" with her!

This is a really cute picture of the Landoman! Kyle and I gave him a haircut Sunday night. I didn't have any of those pictures to put up yet. It will grow back in a month no doubt!

Avery likes nothing more than to be pantsless. She had the worst diaper rash so I let her. This unfortunately leads to catastrophe! The poor thing is getting four big teeth, and it's not helping her little bum!

This is Carter's insane soup face. We decided to try that soup-on-the-go stuff, and it was a big hit. He kept saying "I just drink it?".

Our weather here is so weird. Monday was terrible. Tuesday was nice, with a little rain. Carter looked awesome in these shorts from Grandma. I hope he gets to wear them again soon!

Avers busted out some capris too. I'm glad this little green jacket still fits her. It's one of the cutest things I've ever seen. Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend! I'm hoping to plant some flowers. We'll see how that goes!