My sick bush baby

A couple of days before we were set to head for Texas, Isaac began getting very weird symptoms. He started acting very lethargic, and the night before we were planning on leaving, he couldn't move from the waist down. I took him to the doctor and after some labs and and x-ray, we were told to go to Children's Hospital in Omaha. So up we went and they hooked Isaac up to an IV and poked him about 8 too many times. He had an MRI and sever x-rays. And after all that, we still don't know what caused his arthritis. But after 4 days of isolated hospital time, he was as good as new. Aside from a 7 POUND WEIGHT LOSS. And for those of you who know him, Isaac is a skinny kid. He has a six pack. Not an ounce of extra weight to spare. So when you go from 51 pounds, to 44 pounds, your normally large eyes tend to pop out like mad.

Vintage Elijah

Jon's Mom handed down a beloved outfit of uncle Jacob's to Elijah. It has a dinosaur on it that covers the front and back. I think he looks stinkin' cute - especially with the lone Cheerio.

Lincoln's Brest Friend

A conversation between Lincoln and his friend Gaven:

Gaven - I go to preschool
Lincoln - I go to preschool too. And have tons of friends. Lailyn's a girl and she's a brest friend. Kayli's a girl and she's a brest friend.
Gaven - I know Kayli.
The end.

I'm in love

So I just got my first external flash the other day and was so excited to bring it home and check it out. It requires 4 AA batteries. No problem, we have tons of batteries in our stash. Alas, we have tons of AAA, C (who has those?) and D, but only THREE AA. So I had to wait til I got to the store. I have no real idea how to use it properly, just a few tips from my friend and what I can figure out on my own w/o reading a manual, but I LOVE it. Check out my first attempt and how it captures eyes - when they're not all squinty. :)

flowers in your hair...or necklace...or purse, etc.

Last night while I was waiting for Jon to get home from the airport I whipped these out. Aren't they cute? I showed my friend and she delicately reminded that I don't have any girls, but that's okay because I will absolutely wear them.

Buuuks and Commiddees

Isaac and Lincoln make up words all the time. But my favorites by far are Buuk (pronounced like Boo with a k on the end) and Commiddee. They're conversations go a little something like this:

Isaac - "You're just a buuk."

Lincoln - "Well you're a commiddee."

Isaac - "Then I'm gonna buuk you and put it in the trash."

side note - I love the versatility of "buuk." It can be a noun or a verb. Amazing.

Lincoln - "Mom, Isaac's gonna buuk me."

This morning's conversation

Lincoln - Mom, does Ang (he's the last airbender) know everything?

Me - No, nobody knows EVERYTHING

Lincoln - Only moms?

At this point I wanted to say yes, but instead I said

Me - Even moms don't know everything.

Lincoln - shocked and stunned look on his face.