hello, May!

Wow, another month is done. We've had some big events in the last couple of weeks, here are some pictures for you. First of all, Harrison is now a full-fledged Wolf scout. We finished the handbook a little bit ahead of schedule. My verdict on Scouts? We really enjoyed it. We are definitely going to do another year and this time, Charlie will join too. I don't think we would have done it again if we had not gotten a new leader. The leader we started out with really let us down. I say that now knowing more of what should have happened those first few months. Our new leader is wonderful. The kids really like him and I have gotten to know his wife really well, their son in addition to being in the troop is also in Harrison's CCD class. They also have a kindergarten aged son too. And guess who is now the troop secretary? Yours truly. We'll see how that goes. Here is Harrison accepting his Wolf patch. Yeah!

The very next day Harrison made his First Holy Communion. He had a pretty big weekend. Here are some favorites from the day.


I just love Audrey's dress that my sweet friend, Michelle sent after she was born. :)Isn't it cute?

Last but not least, here are some photos from Easter. My sister got the boys this game, and I highly recommend it. You might get a little tired of playing it every.single.day but it is fun. We are past the "have to play it all the time" stage. In fact, I think we will play it tomorrow!


I am happy to report that I have not had any more rapid heart beats. The shortness of breath has also gone away, that was the most distressing part of all of this. I really felt true panic and I never want to feel it again. I feel badly for people that suffer from panic attacks regularly. The only thing that bothers me now is I still don't know what set everything off. I saw the cardiologist twice and each visit he gave me a great report. I still need to schedule the holter. I learned a lot during this time, mainly that these symptoms are fairly common for a lot of people, especially mothers! I am working on making more time for myself. Hard to do with a 1 year old, but I am trying.

How are you? Relaxing I hope. :)

after and after

The coloring of the eggs. It's always a good time around here, but make no mistake about it. It's all about after the eggs are done and we pour the colors in the sink. :0

Happy Easter!

a spring break...

We were able to escape for a couple of days a little while ago. I wish I could say that it was just what I needed but I guess not. For the last couple of days I have been having some weird things going on with me. Specifically, heart palpitations and a racing heart beat and shortness of breath. It's been about as bad as it sounds. Sunday night was so bad, I almost went to the ER. I had to calm myself down and try and relax. The thing is, I don't know what is causing it. I've been seen by my doctor twice and have had two clear EKGs. I know it is stress, she has said that's what she thinks it is too. I can't figure out what I am so stressed out about! It has gotten a lot better. Hearing her say my heart is fine helped. It seems to lessen a little each day. I always knew stress could cause a lot of physical problems, I never realized how bad they could be. So, I might be taking a little break which I'm sure won't seem any different then the way my sporadic posting is now. :)
Here are some favorites from Santa Barbara and Solvang. Happy Easter.

Scouts, Chick-Fil-A and an artist

I'm trying to update more often. My sister wants a weekly post, we'll see about that. Here's what we've been up to. First off, here is Robert, Audrey and Charlie out front. The boys were riding their bikes, and Robert was on his skateboard so I took Audrey out to watch and the next thing I knew she was riding up and down the sidewalk on Daddy's lap. Charlie helped with the pushing.
We had the big Pinewood Derby for scouts last weekend. I'm still debating on who had more fun, the boys or Robert. Harrison took 3rd place, so he was thrilled. Robert is already thinking about how he can win next year.
Our school group got to go to Chick-Fil-A for a field trip this week. IN case you are wondering about all the green, it happened to take place on St. Patrick's day. It was fun, the boys loved it. They got to go tour the kitchen, drive up window, break room, and the walk in refrigerator. What's even better? Free food. :)
Lastly, here is Charlie's picture of a squirrel playing a video game with music. You could tell that's what it was right? ")

Scout Sunday

Today Harrison and 16 other scouts received the, "Light of Christ" medal during Mass. If you are into scouting then you know that this is kind of a big deal. We are very proud of him. He and I worked very hard to get this medal. I also got a pin. :) It is one of the few medals/awards that he can put on every new uniform he wears as he continues on in Scouts.

proof

moving right along...

Wow, it has been too long. Hello little blog, remember me? We've been busy and I have been catching up on Facebook and as a result, I have neglected my blog. But, there have been a couple of things that were just too big to let pass without a mention. My dad celebrated a big birthday this month. Last Saturday we took him to one of our favorite places to celebrate, the Dal Rae. I ate too much. I think we all did but damn it was good. And as my mom likes to say, "tomorrow is a new day". I love this photo even though it is blurry.


The boys had so much fun too. They love Papa and Grammie. It was great because we had the back room to ourselves, Audrey fussed a little and our waitress brought out some breadsticks. Audrey now has a thing for breadsticks, go figure. I think they feel great on her mouth which is getting new teeth all the time! She's been a little fussy lately and she is usually a really easy going baby. It will pass.
Her she is with her messy hair. This kid has so much hair! I just cut her bangs and I need to cut them again. I am trying desperately to avoid giving her a mullet. Thank goodness the sides are getting longer. She surprised us all on Sunday when she took a step towards Harrison. He had been rolling his soccer ball back and forth with her and sure enough, she walked to him! Oh boy. I knew I didn't have a lot of time. Two days to be exact. Last night she walked all over the living room. It's official, no more crawling for her. :) She has also for the most part, given up her morning nap. :( Oh well, I knew that wouldn't last either. She does take a great afternoon nap, at least when she is not teething.

School is going well. I am already planning for next year. I love curriculum. I have found some great things that really work well for us.
And now I am off to get my haircut, I need one so bad it's not even funny.