Egg Coloring

Easter night once we put baby boy to bed we colored eggs. I wanted to use Koo laid but I totally forgot to buy them so we just used the little tablets that we had. I also baked the eggs this year hoping we wouldn't have any cracked ones, well baking was a total bust!!! I over cooked them and there were about 3 that cracked, so next year I'll be back to boiling!! Anyways... Allie was able to color some herself this year and did a great job(and had fun as always) ;p

Easter 2012

The kids had fun this Easter. Allie was so excited to look for the eggs!!! Zachary tried to help but as soon as he'd find one he'd throw it back on the ground so we let A Bug do most of the hunting this year, next year Z man will no more what to do ;p After the hunt they went and found their baskets and dug right in.
P.S. Allie's cute dress is from her Grandpa Olsen and Aunt Breanna --> doesn't she look so cute???

Fun In The Sun

Yesterday here on base they had a Spring Fling - where the kids could play in a bouncy house, go to the petting zoo, play games and earn prices, get their face painted, visit with the Easter Bunny. Allie loved playing in the mini bouncy house and had a blast earning prizes with daddy's help. Allie wasn't too excited too see the Easter bunny but she said as long as daddy was with her she'd go see him. So we got a good picture of the kids (and daddy). We also went to the petting zoo but the kids didn't really care much for the animals.

Target practice

Skee Ball

Archery

Allie loves turtles but didn't really seem interested in this one.

More Fun Dip Fun

I let the kids eat some "Fun Dip" this week. Allie tried it back when she was about 20 months, so why not let Zach give it a try ;p He loved it and kept coming back for more. Allie was a big helper and helped fed it to him so I could take pictures.

When There's Silence...

Theres trouble!
Yesterday I hadn't heard any noise from the kids. I'd figured they were in the playroom but suddenly I heard a noise above me (where the master bathroom is) and I ran up stairs and found the two in there in my make up. Thats one of Allie's favorite things to get into when either Todd or I leave our room open. So before I got angry/upset I had to take pictures of the kids and the mess. Now you can't really see the mess in the bathroom but you sure can see it on the kids.

Our make up artist

Not sure why its on Z's back but it is

Guess Who Hates Bath Time!!!

As a baby Zachary HATED baths but as he grew older he started to love them. But once we moved into our new place Zach has become afraid of the bath tub and now screams every time I give him a bath. Its so weird and frustrating!!!

Things We Do When We're Sick

For the past week our house has been infested with "sick" germs! Allie was first. She got sick at the beginning of last week and miss all of school. Then Zachary started getting sick on Friday as well as Todd but Todd got over it on Saturday (like he always does) and me, I caught the bug sometime over the weekend. Allie is now on the mend and I believe Zachary is too thank heavens. I should be on the mend soon. But I'm just glad its almost over and no more sickies! But while Allie was still pretty sick we stayed inside most of the time and just hung out.

Spent alot of time sleeping

Had some fun sharing some germs

Did some painting on the side

Maggie decided to join in and nap while we were

"I'm feeling so much better mom, can I have a cupcake?" ... "Yum!"

Having some Allie and mommy time

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Hes Fine!!!

Back at Zachary's 15 month appointment his doctor wanted to know if Zach and I had seen the pediatric neurologist yet. I said no because they were just running us around bushes and I was getting tired of it. So to make a long story short ... we ended up seeing Zachary's neurologist on March 12th. And for those that forgot why Zachary needed to see a neurologist is because his pediatrican is worried about Zach's droopy right lip? Well there isn't anything wrong with our baby boy, which makes me happy!!! But I did find out that Zachary's lip is under developed or something like that. The doctor called it HYPOPLASIA OF THE RIGHT DEPRESSON ANGULIS ORIS MUSCLE. In an article I read it's defined as:

"Asymmetric crying facies (ACF) refers to a neonate or infant whose face appears symmetric at rest and asymmetric during crying as the mouth is pulled downward on one side while not moving on the other side. It is a minor anomaly found in 1 per 160 live births and is caused by hypoplasia or agenesis of the depressor anguli oris muscle (DAOM) or compression of one of the branches of the facial nerve. Associated major and minor malformations as well as deformations have been described. The risk of associated major anomalies with ACF is 3.5-fold higher compared with the general population. Such anomalies are most common in the cardiovascular system and cervicofacial region. Certain clinical signs may differentiate ACF from true facial paralysis. Physical findings, electromyography, and ultrasonography studies can help differentiate between the two causes of ACF. An approach to the diagnostic evaluation is suggested, both for initial evaluation and for decisions about subsequent treatment of ACF."

So pretty much what the doctor told me is part of Zachary's muscle on his right side isn't working and thats why when he cry's and sometimes smiles his lip droops. He also drools alot on that one side. Zachary's doctor says that he should grow out of this over time and by the time he's out of high school (I believe) it should be back to normal. If its not he'll need plastic surgery to fix it but I wont worry about that till we need to. As you can see from some of the pictures below (birth, 7 months, and 15 months) its been there from day one.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Tax $$ = New Couch!

With our tax refund we decided we'd buy a sectional and if we were going to get one we had to start going through all the boxes that were in the living room. It took about a week but we did it a day before our sectional arrived! We also have started hanging up pictures on the walls. Our house is becoming a HOME now!!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Todd vs. The Board

Todd went to the board for the Space and Missile Defense Command Western Region Best Warrior Competition 2nd Quarter and he won!!! The kids and I are so proud of him! He got this cool coin(below) and gets to add another ribbon to put on his Class A's and as you can see, he looks super hot in them! From what Todd has told me, there is an annual competition and its next month so we are all rooting for him to win!

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