A couple of months ago we went and got some pictures taken. We hadn't taken a family picture since the arrival of Isabelle. So, it was about time. Life at our house is good. My hip is getting better and I am able to put a little weight on it. Hopefully I'll be able to ditch the crutches in the next week or two. I've gotten pretty fast and my arms are looking good. But I'm sure Rueben is eagerly waiting for the day that I can get up and get my own drink. Speaking of Rueben, he graduates with his degree on Thursday. Hooray!!! I am extremely proud of my babe and our accomplishments. Now he just has to complete 3 months of clinical and come August, he'll be completely done with the program. It's so exciting. The next phase of our life is just around the corner. The kids are doing great. Their school will be over this month and I'm looking at summer camps to keep them busy over the summer.


Our beautiful girl has started showing interest in going potty in the toilet. It's not consistent but it's a start. We made a big deal with singing, dancing, praising, and balloons. Now, because of that, she expects me to dance and clap every time she goes. I have perfected my one legged dance to appease her. It will be a glorious day when not a single diaper lives at our house.


Our handsome boy is doing an excellent job at reading. He'll occasionally write me letters and if he can't spell words correctly, he will write them out phonetically. He keeps us laughing most of the time. He graduated to a different belt color in his Tae Kwon Do classes. And he's very much into recycling. He's just an amazing, well rounded little big boy.


They do a very good job at playing together and keeping each other entertained. My favorite is when after we have put them down for bed, I'll hear Isa walk into Sam's room, get in his bed, snuggle up in her blanket, and listen to Sam read books to her. They are best buds and I hope that never changes.

Pictures

It's been a while since our last post. My computer was broken but all is better now. Here are some random pictures of some of the things we have done in the past few weeks.


Happy little girl turned 3. For months she's been asking to go to Chuck E.




Easter day was pretty fun. We started by painting hard boiled eggs. The kids had a great time with that. On Easter Saturday, they both received Easter baskets filled with yummies and off we went to an egg hunt.







These are my new accessories. Certainly not by choice. Somehow, I managed to receive a stress fracture on my femur neck with running. For weeks I was hobbling around with pain in my hip. Unaware of what it was, I continued to run and walk. Finally after not being able to run and barely walk, I went to get it checked out. I somewhat felt validated after the diagnosis, but my bone wasn't the only thing that was broken. It's maddening and painful, but things will recover in 6 more weeks. And I am fortunate enough to have a wonderful husband and a great mother who have helped in my recovery. I might have to switch to cycling, but at least I got to finish my first 5K in 30 minutes on a broken hip.






Animal lover and future veterinarian.

Park fun with friends

These five are a handful! Thankfully they are super cute.


Being silly is so much fun.


Look mom! No hands.


Fearless leader of the pack.


Looking for the biggest stick.

Jakers!

We absolutely love this cute lil pup. He will be 8 weeks this Thursday. Today he started scratching at the door and whining to be let out to potty. For the first time it's been an accident free day. YAY!!(Well...almost, because I decided to blog rather than watch him. Oops!). I wish it was that easy to potty train Isa. It's crazy how much he has grown and changed since we got him a week and a half ago.






His ears are getting bigger (so that he can hear us better).


A boy and his dog.

sciworks fun

Enjoying the rare sunny spring day

We took advantage of a sunny day by taking the kids to the park. Sam had a great time running around trying to fly his kite and Isa loved chasing after him. Looking forward to more sunny days!


Trying to study but there was just too much going on.


Our beautiful happy girl.


I don't ever get tired of giving her kisses. Can't really say she feels the same way.


Sneaking a drink from mommys drink.


It's flying!! It's flying!!

Our new baby Jake

This little cute ball of fur is Jake. He is the new addition to our family. He is a German Shepherd and is 7 weeks old. He's a furry teddy bear, can be quite mouthy, and is bringing lots of smiles (some frowns) and happy giggles to our home. Looking forward to successfully house training him and enrolling him into some obedience classes.