happy easter!!!

the easter bunny came in the night and left behind some goodies! there were plastic eggs hidden all over the main floor and upstairs in the kids rooms. inside the eggs were jelly beans, m&m's, sweetarts in easter shapes, and a few small toys -- transformer minis and littlest pet shop. he also left behind new bike helmets for kai and hallie. woo hoo!

kai loved the transformers

hallie kept saying, "happy easter" all morning!
the loot

emerson was sleeping... she didn't wake up until almost 11am! (weirdo!!)

the kids hunting for eggs

more egg hunting

eggstravaganza at fort edmonton park

we went to this on saturday but i didn't enjoy myself! i don't think the kids really did either, overall. it was WAY too busy and way too cold outside. a lot of the games and fun was inside, but the walk from the train station to the hanger was long, and it was windy! (it's not that long on a nice day... but on a windy, cold day it seemed to take forever!)

emerson was grumpy and cried the entire time she was in the stroller. my stroller didn't fit through the crowds. emerson fell out of the stroller onto her face (and amazingly did not cry?)my stroller couldn't go down the stairs which is where the washroom was, so we had to leave it with the cashiers... (not exactly a stroller you want to leave lying around!) what else? oh, the kids wanted pizza so we stood in the outside line up for at least 25 minutes... got our pizza, only to have it blow away! grrrrrrrrr! we still ate it. it just was horrible. thank goodness it was "free" because we have the city pass to the attractions. the kids had a tiny bit of fun.... i stayed for them....

kipp didn't come, he was at home doing our basement baseboards!

emerson... summer clothes

i was trying some summer clothes on emerson for our trip next month! i can't believe it's next month already!! i seem to have bought most of emmy's clothes in size 2, thinking she would be big like the other kids and she will be almost 2 throughout the summer. well, the size 2's are still way too big on her! i have to get a few things that fit right now for our trip! even some of her 18-24 month stuff is too big. *sigh* who would've thought one of my kids would have this issue?? LOL!

so here emmy is, wearing some of her summer clothes that actually fit. woo hoo!

she kept going on her toes, i think the tile was too cold!

easter plans?

what are your easter plans? we are going for a dinner at my parents' house friday night (she just told me about this today) i thought i'd have to miss the turkey eating this time as i was not prepared to cook just for us, and my parents are going away for the weekend. how sweet of my mom to cook before they go.... awwwwww! i'm happy!!!

tomorrow (fri) we are expecting a visit from my parents' old neighbors from lessard (kim & girls) and then we are heading to an easter party at another friends house... (can't wait!)

saturday evening our new neighbors are coming over for food, drinks, games, playstations, ooooo laaaaa fun fun!

other than that, no big plans. i'm assuming the easter bunny will stop by sunday and hide plastic goodie-filled eggs everywhere, as per usual. ;)

muttart madness!

we are muttart addicts now. still have not taken any flower pics. we went on wednesday with friends amanda, dominic and izabella... and i snapped away at the kiddos... i love this place!

facebook

i must have deleted 5 emails from people inviting me to this silly facebook.com thing and finally this weekend, i was super bored, so i signed up to check it out. and MAN i am soooo addicted now. i have found a TON of people from elementary school, high school, and various jobs... everyone is on there and if they aren't, they need to get on! (that means YOU!)

it's super simple to sign up and you'll see just how many people you know from your past. most people have pictures too. it's neat to see everyone all grown up. some have kids, some married, etc.

www.facebook.com YOU SHOULD GO!

rubber boots

someone mentioned emmy's rubber boots. we lucked out and our friends gave us their old ones, size 4!! a bit big on emmy but they work. otherwise we have only seen size 5 and bigger in stores... same with winter boots, they seem to not make that kind of thing any smaller :( who knew??? considering the other kids required WIDE width and we never once had an issue with not finding a small enough size... more like a big enough size LOL!

i just bought emerson some new shoes in a size 4... however i didn't realize they are wide width. they are almost too big, but they seem to be ok. this would have been my dream with the other kids to actually find wide shoes! hahahaha

an emerson update

i took emerson to her pediatrician last week for a check up. she is weighing in at about 23 lbs which is right on 50th percentile, however she is a bit short only 25th percentile. very weird considering my other 2 kids have always been at LEAST 95% for both height and weight, often being completely off the charts.

i know you don't need to go by the charts for anything, but it's funny how kids from the same parents can be so different! even emerson's feet, they are SO tiny! at 12 months hallie was wearing a size 5 sandal. i kept them for emerson, thinking they would be WAY too small... emerson will be 20+ months throughout the summer. well, at 18 months, emerson's feet are a size 3.5 maybe a 4. weird.

anyway, emerson is doing well... she still breathes very loudly and she has a "rattle" in her chest almost always, and gurgles in her throat. she drools a LOT, often needing her shirt changed throughout the day. because of this, her doctor thinks she is not managing her saliva very well and is aspirating it a little bit. he prescribed a medication (can't remember the name) that will "dry her up" or lessen her saliva production. sounds.... interesting. we have yet to start her on it because I LOST THE DARN PRESCRIPTION of course. i swear, i'd lose my head if it wasn't attached. so i shall call the dr. tomorrow and get him to phone it in.

i'm a bit embarassed considering the last prescription he gave us was a bottle of nose spray to get her ready for her tearduct probe, and i forgot that at his office and he then had to phone the presciption for that in as well. ugh. he must really love us.... or something. LOL!!

soooooooo that is what's new with emmy. oh, and because of this new issue (it's not a new issue, it's just finally being addressed i guess) emerson will NOT be getting rid of her g-tube just yet. the new meds have to go through her tube since they are a thin liquid, which she can't safely swallow. fun fun!

what else.... ? oh, her tear duct probe consult is scheduled for june.... so not until after our trip. she also goes for a hearing test next week (april 13) because she still isn't talking at all. it's early to send for a hearing test... they don't usually worry until 20+ months, however this is emerson and therefore she goes for the test.

i can't remember what else... maybe that's all!!

chuck E cheese & haircut

we finished our busy spring break week with a trip to chuck E cheese. the kids had a blast, they had been waiting all week for this!

hallie and mackenzie on the rollercoaster ride/movie

i evened out the back of emerson's hair... it was all uneven with longer "wing" pieces on each side. it looks cute!
me and the girls trying to get positioned for a pic at chuck E cheese, Anne took this pic of us on my camera and i didn't know she was even taking one!
the kids with chuck E.
cole and kai on the rollercoaster ride/movie

emerson wanted nothing to do with any rides unless they were not moving. i took this the second before she attempted jumping out of it.

my daughter is funny!

telus world of science

we went here thursday and we were there for 4.5 hrs!!! WOW !! the kids had a blast, we would have stayed longer but the babes were tiring out. totally worth the $30+ admission for us and we packed a bag lunch to save a bit of $. we met with friends sara, madison, cooper, & dexter + the 2 boys she was babysitting (spring break) as well as juanita, keith, cole, & erin. i had my usual crew, but dayhome boy has also been with us all week, which has been great! really, it has! my kids love him so much and he is a good kid, it just has been going great. a good preview for how our summer will be. it also has been nice to not have to worry about getting us to/from school this week.

kai on the police bike!

madison & hallie on the floor piano
dayhome girl and emerson
kids playing duplo - the lego exhibit, what an awesome place! good for all ages. the babes had fun, the preschoolers, and even the 11 yr old! YAY

a lego building, complete with "glass" windows and little offices in each window with desks and people! cars on the road below!
kai in a lego exhibit!


princess hallie!

hallie and emerson... love this pic, minus emerson's boogies
hallie on the police bike