Rowen's first day of preschool!

Today was Rowen's first day of preschool! He has been very excited over the last few months for this day to finally be here. He goes three days (M,W,F) a week for 2 1/2 hrs each each day. His teachers name is Mrs. Chmelik, he can even say her name perfectly. I forgot her name the other day but he remembered.

He goes during Lily and Corbin's nap time (if he actually takes one which has been few lately) which is perfect. He can be out playing with friends and having fun, instead of having to play quietly or run errands with me. Another great thing is the school is only a mile down the road! It will be nice for when winter is here so I don't have to drive far in yucky snow or in a lot of traffic.

You can see here that he had no problem saying bye and going to class. He barely even turned all the way to wave bye.

I did get a nice big hug and a " Hi, mommy, I missed you" when I picked him up. It was wonderful!

Genetics can suck sometimes

So, today we found out that Lily has a Urinary Tract Infection. Poor girl. I had many issues as a child with UTI's that involved surgery and lots of other unpleasantness that I won't mention, and so hoped that she would not inherit this. After a couple days of her being very irritable, cupping her crotch and having very smelly pee, I decided to give the Dr's a call and take her in.

They told me on the phone that they would need to use a cathader to get a sample of urine, which I was not fond of at all! They ARE NOT FUN. I tried to do all I could to get a sample so they wouldn't have to. I taped a sandwich bag to her twice to get all I could. They were able to get enough to put it on a strip that then should she had a very high white blood cell count. That then led to the cathader. I was fine with them doing after it after that, knowing that she had one and wasn't going to go threw having it done for no reason. After it was done I thought she deserved a lollipop, it was her first one and she of course LOVED it! Plus it kept her happy while we were waiting for the Dr to come back.

She is now on medicine (which she hates and totally gagged on). So now comes the challenge of trying to prevent them. I am going to look into natural ways to prevent and help treat them. I should also do it for myself. She doesn't like cranberry juice, even mixed with apple. I may see if I can find capsules to put in applesauce or something. Though, after she gagged on the first bit of medicine I gave her I decided to put it the rest in yogurt and that did not help. She knew it was different and wouldn't eat it. Time to get creative.

Sorry baby girl, I'm going to do all I can so you don't have to go threw what I did.

burnt TOAST

I took the boys for a special lunch a couple days ago (a nice perk with Brandon working from home, I can go out with the boys while Lily is napping and it doesn't interrupt him working). I've been wanting for sometime to try this restaurant. Its a breakfast joint. Corbin has never been to a restaurant, and Rowen was 10 months old last time he went to one (Bamboo in Westford, MA). Are we odd, maybe. Anyways, it was nice to break the daily routine and have some time with just the boys.

We sat outside since it was really nice out, they also liked to watch the fountain. And being outside it didn't matter if they were a little louder (we were also the only ones out there) and they could get up and walk around while we were waiting for our food.

My attempt at getting a picture with them.

Toad fun and more at the Leungs

We went over our friends house, the Leungs, last weekend. They had a bunch of toads in their basement water well. Brandon climbed down and got one for the kids to look at.

Lily having a go at a big kid bike.

They had a giant bowling game, Lily liked to hold the pin.

Rowen trying to catch the toad.

Trying out a scooter for the first time.

Boys on a nature walk

Brandon took both boys on a nature walk a little over a week ago. They went to one with a creek that the boys had fun throwing rocks into.

Corbin found some big ones to throw.

I love this picture, he is happy and care free being a little boy.

Trader Joe's

I really like Trader Joe's, its not Whole Foods but they have a pretty good selection of organic and natural foods, and natural products. Whole Foods is a pretty long hike from us so I only make the trip out there every couple months or so. That is one thing I am STOKED about when we move to Texas. It is the Whole Foods haven! There are 3 maybe 4 in Austin, alone.

The kids really like to go because they get to push carts their size and help picking out food. They also have to look for Shelly (a stuffed turtle) that is hidden in the store. They change her spot every couple days. Then at checkout they have to tell the cashier where she is hiding and they get a special treat, an organic fruit leather strip, it is very yummy and good for you. Sometimes they get a balloon too.

This is Shelly. She was hiding in a particularly easy spot this day. Sometimes I can't even find her.

T-Ball fun

Lily playing in the sandbox.

We got them a T-ball, the boys are actually quite good at it. Corbin is spot-on in this shot.

Rowen's face is too funny here.

This is a video of Rowen hitting a couple balls.