Kaleb Got Bit By A Spider....

Kaleb woke up Thursday morning yelling at me "mom, my bone is sticking out of my leg and its hot?!!!" Of course I jump out of bed and run into his room...to find that he has a large lump (bigger than a golf ball, smaller than a baseball) on the side of his leg. It was really swollen and really hot. I gave him some benadryl and tried to contact a nurse! By 4:30 I still had not heard from a nurse, but his bite started getting little water blisters all over it? I sort of freaked out and called Elizabeth, I told her everything that had happened....luckily, there were no "red flags" about the bite and we were told to just watch it...

Well, it is now Sunday and it looks great. It hasnt been hot since the first day, and the swelling went down altogether...it looks great and he is great! YAY!!

The picture I have isnt that great, but it does show the red spot as well as the blisters!!

Black Mail..

You know all those times your parents said "You just wait"....well, it all boiled down to one defining moment for Joe and I - POOP....

Kaleb woke up about three weeks ago complaining that his room stunk. So of course we flick the light on to find this....

I am not going to lie, it was a disgusting mess! I had to take a picture of course, so you could all share in my self pity!! But, we managed to get her up, bathed, bed changed, all in a short matter of time and while not making her too angry at us. I am pretty sure she was content sleeping right where she was! What a little terd!!

Pool Accident :(

Our favorite Grandpa and Grandma Whitney were up visiting from Ohio last month and they happened to get a hotel with a pool! YAY!!! We spent a few days playing in the water, splashing, and spending good, quality time with them! We really wish they lived closer, the kids really love being around them and are always so sad to learn that they are gone. They dont quite get good byes yet, so it takes them a sad day or two to realize that they are father away now then they were when they were visiting! (Got all that?! hehe)

Anywho, while on our visit to the pool we were all enjoying ourselves (Will, April, Grandpa and Grandma Whitney, Me, Kaleb, and Cameron) when all of the sudden Kaleb steps out of the pool to sit down. He makes it about two steps (he was even walking) and hit a slick spot. His feet shot backwards out from under him and he landed face first on his cheek and chin. Amazingly he cried for about 30 seconds, as soon as I mentioned it was time to go, he was like "no, mom, I'm ok, I dont want to go!!!" So he got a few more minutes of play time, then we finally had to say fairwell to the pool! Despite his little accident, we had a great time swimming! We cant wait until Grandpa and Grandma Whitney can make it back this way!! We love you guys!!

Here are some pics of Kaleb's boo boo...

Pretty in Pink!

So I had a defining moment of proudness the other night - Cameron let me paint her finger and toe nails! I painted them hot pink to match her little outfit! I was so excited, she looked so dainty! Here are some pics I managed to get while they were painted! (Dont mind the fact she is eating, she pretty much is always eating - I dont know where she hides it!)

Unfortunately, she ate the nail polish off her fingers the next day but her toes are still pretty in pink!

Private Getaway!

There is a small park on the backside of Moscow by a water tower. It is always empty and quiet and sits on a hillside overlooking parts of Moscow. We love this park! It is the perfect place to bring a pizza and enjoy some family time! We play on the toys, the benches, the grass...anything our goofy, silly little hearts desire! This is our small piece of moscow magic!!! (I know, its surprising there is such a place in Moscow!!) But, we love it!

The pictures are from my cell phone so some of them make the kids look digital and some seem like their heads are elongated, thats what I get for using my cell phone to take pictures!!

Pasta!

We had pasta for dinner the other night and Joe managed to get the cutest pictures of Cameron once she was done eating! This is a regular occurance around our household, as she is the messiest eater IN THE WORLD!! She refuses to learn or try to use a fork or spoon, no matter how many times I give her one - she looks me square in the face, picks it up, and tosses it onto the floor! She's lucky she's so stinking cute!! Anywho, words wont do her justice so here she is!!...