March Zoo Day

The first REALLY nice day of the year, we decided to go to the zoo! The kids had been sick the 11 days prior, so I figured a zap of fresh air could cure them completely! :) Everyone else in Nebraska had the same idea, because we ended up parking up by the Front doors of Rosenblatt Stadium! I couldn't turn around and go home, because the kids were too excited and knew we were already at the zoo. We decided to press on! We made it through all the crowds and actually accomplished a lot on my 1st zoo trip with all 3 kids! Clair liked being out in the cool air so much she decided to take a nap and didn't wake up until we were in the car going home. We saw the giraffes, zebras, sea loins, bears, gorillas, orangutans, and aquarium!! We left the zoo at 4:20 and everyone was VERY tired! :)

St. Patrick's Day

Went spent St. Patrick's Day at home again this year (last year Samantha & Alden were sick on St. Patrick's Day too!). We all dressed up in the color green to be festive. Grandma McKnight stopped by for a visit and bring us some Shamrock cookies. And that's about as exciting as it got! :) The rest of the day was spent taking breathing treatments and medicine. :( You can see just how bad they felt, by looking at these pictures!

My Friend Peatie the Giraffe

Clair- March 2010

Samantha - February 2005

Samantha built this giraffe at Build A Bear when she was 3 months old. We named him Peatie in honor of my imaginary friend when I was little - his name was Peatie Bamstan. Samantha is in the bottom 2 pictures in February 2006 (3 months) and Clair is in the top to pictures in March 2010 (5 months).

Mommy's Little Helper

Clair has been helping me get caught up on the laundry while we've been "homebound" by the kids' sickness. I'm just glad she's still not too heavy to fit in the laundry baskets. :)

Happy Birthday Uncle Chris!

Breathing Treatments All Around :(

Clair got her 1st cough last Sunday - March 7th. We started breathing treatments on Friday - March 12th because it still wasn't gone. We are still working on getting rid of it! :( And to make matters worse, both Alden & Samantha are now sick with bad coughs. Luckily for Clair, the only symptom she had was the cough. Samantha & Alden have both had runny noses and fevers, as well as the awful cough!

Potty Head!

The other night (on Doug's watch), Alden got his head stuck in his potty seat that sits on the toilet. He was quite traumatized by the whole situation. It didn't come off as easy as it went on either. I was just about to cut it off, when I realized the sides were flimsy enough to have Doug pull on one side and me the other side and then he could slip his head through.

Mommy & Clair

We were snowed in most of the winter, and when we are snowed in I don't exactly get "dressed up" during the day. Because of that, the pictures of Clair & I are very limited. I don't exactly want to be photographed if I'm not looking my absolute best. :) I made Doug take some pictures of Clair & I last weekend after we had just gotten home from dinner in Bellevue. Clair is good at smiling, but always turns her head right before the picture can be taken, so this was one of the best pictures! :)

Visiting Nebraska City

I took the kids and went to Nebraska City last week. We hadn't been there since before Christmas, and we needed out of the house! We went to the bank with my dad and he showed off the kids, then we grabbed lunch at McDonalds and took it back to the cabinet shop. Alden & Clair rode the rides in the mall, while I took pictures of Clair in various sinks around the shop. :)

Exercising little Clair!

Clair has graduated to the exsaucer. She loves it! She is building up those legs. Ward stopped by the kids love to use him as a jungle gym.

Too Big for the Baby Tub

Clair has outgrown our baby bath tub already. She looks really funny when Doug gives her a bath in it, as most of her body sticks out above the water.

Clair's 4 Month Dr. Visit

Clair had her 4 month doctor checkup on February 17th. Tom (Dr. McKnight) said she's perfect! :) She weighed 14 lbs 8 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. She is 75% for weight and 90% for height. Samantha weighed 14 lbs 7 oz at her 4 month visit, so they are almost identical in stats!

Great Grandpa Holman's Birthday

Doug's grandpa Holman's birthday was February 17th. Doug's mom made lunch for his grandparents and took Alden over to their house for lunch. (Samantha had an allergy doctor appointment in Omaha, so Sandy watched Alden.) I brought the the girls over for lunch later on. She made Chicken Salad Sandwiches and Carrot Cake....yummmm! :) Soon after this picture was taken, I was on the road again to another doctor appointment, this time for Clair's 4 month appointment and Sandy kept Samantha and Alden in the afternoon! It was a busy day!