Winter Colds...

When I got home from work on Tuesday I walked in to see Talor looking like the picture below. We went to the doctor and found out that he had conjunctivitis in both eyes - good times! So, he has been off school for the week and is recovering nicely.

Seeing as though Talor had the week off, we found out that he was going to miss some good times at school. Thanks Miss Telfer for making school so fun and putting extra pressure on us when he is away! :-) Anyway, they made egg carton caterpillars with plants growing in them while he was away, so guess what Shell and the kids made. I think they turned out pretty cool. Hopefully Miss Telfer does too.

As you can see, Talor is starting to look and feel much better. I thought this was a cute one of him snuggling with Maddy. They really do love each other!

Little Chefs

We have all been sick lately, so Talor and I took the last two days off. Unfortunately, Talor was supposed to help his class make soup and fruit salad today. We felt bad that he missed out on that, so Shell decided to let him to make those things at home this evening. Everything tasted REALLY good and Talor wanted us to make sure that his teacher was able to see his work - therefore we have forwarded this blog link to Miss Telfer. We hope she/you like the pictures.

As most cooks know, onions can be tough to deal with. Dad had a solution!

Although tired, the kids ate the soup, minestrone, and enjoyed it.

Fruit salad for dessert...YUM!

Happy 98th Birthday Aunt Eve

These are two very special ladies - my Grandmother and her sister (Aunt Eve). Aunt Eve turned 98 over the weekend and seemed to enjoy her weekend in Mt. Pleasant. Thanks Aunt Susan for sending me these pictures.

Sleeping Beauties

Our kids look pretty cute and funny when they are sleeping. As I passed their room tonight I saw feet hanging over Talor's bed - only to find the sight below. Layla, on the other hand, seems to be able to sleep anywhere she wants WHEN SHE IS TIRED! Well, she was tired the other day and fell asleep on the couch. Doesn't she look cute?!

General Stinkers

Well, here are a few of the latest pictures of the kids. Most are of Layla, but that is purely because Talor is at school during the day and Layla has been the model for Shell's knitting. The one at the bottom that's of Talor with a Mohawk is from a couple weeks ago. He has been asking for this style cut for a while and we finally caved. Needless to say, he was the coolest kid at school for a few days.

American Visitor

Earlier this month we had a nice evening with our friend Luanne. She was finishing her trip, which consisted of time in Australia and New Zealand, and was able to have dinner with us. She brought gifts for the kids - both from Grandma and from her. It was a very nice night and was great to catch up again.

Auckland Tornado

Hi everyone,

I just thought that I would let you know that we are fine. There was a tornado that hit Auckland's north shore (about a 25-30 minute drive from us) and they are reporting injuries and even a death. I was at school when it happened and Shell and the kids were at home - so we are all fine. I just thought that I would let you know.