MS Walk

Saturday was our MS Walk in LaCrosse.  As a group we raised almost $3,000.  Miss Ellaree raised $310 on her own.  We are so very proud of that girl.  She is going to be a great salesperson some day.  Though it was cold, raining and just nasty outside we walked the full 3.1 miles and had a blast doing it.

Ellaree & Daddy hanging out together before the walk started.

Due to the weather the kids were bundled pretty good. 

They looked like little orange marshmallows.

Team picture before we went out and walked.  We had around 75 members sign up but this was our group the day of.

Grapa & Grama walking in the rain.

Lorelai couldn't take it any longer and half way through the walk decided a nap was in order.

When we returned from our walk they had sub sandwiches, cookies, bagels, soda, coffee & water all from Kwik Trip.  They also had free 10 minute massages.  As you can see Maddie took advantage of this.  :)

If cousin Maddie was getting a massage then of course Ellaree was right in line after her.  She jumped up in the chair and put her head down like she gets massages all the time.  What funny girls!

Didn't take Harry long to crash once we got back in the truck and was on our way home.

Thank you again to all those that helped raise money, donated and gave us your support!

School & Fun

This morning I had to go into school to drop off money to Mrs. Deaver for the t-shirt fundraiser that FOCUS just did.  Ellaree could have cared less I was there, Harry just liked the candy that everyone was giving him and Lorelai screamed when it was time to leave claiming she was staying with Mrs. Deaver the whole day.  Lorelai loves school, loves socializing with everyone and all the candy they give her because she is cute. 
Saturday and Sunday due to Mr. Harry's chickenpox we actually got a lot done with having to stay at home.  Harry worked in the morning and came home around one.  He watched the kids and I got out of the house for a much needed break.  I was going to try and do a little rummage saling since it was city-wide in Viroqua but only hit one as everyone was already shutting down.  So I went to Walmart and did my grocery shopping at a snails pace.  It was a nice break as I had been home with Mr. Harry for 5 days.  When I got home Harry went downstairs and sanded the first coat of drywall that I had put on in the bedroom.  I actually did an ok job, he said.  And the lawn got mowed also. 

Sunday Harry did not have to work for Kwik Trip and so it would have been an ideal time to go to church but with Mr. Harry still having a few spots on him I decided it was better to be safe then sorry.  So back down to the bedroom we went and Harry got the 2nd coat of mud on the room.  I did bookwork and then we worked on the thresholds for the kitchen during naptime.  When we ripped the linoleum out of the kitchen and put in the tile there is a difference in height in the flooring.  So we are not able to reuse the threshold that was there.  So Harry is making his own which is turning out really nice.  All that is left on that is for him to sand it down & prime it.  We are slowly being able to mark one thing off the list at a time. 

After naps it was a fun surprise when the neighbors two boys & parents came over and we all got to hang out for an hour.  The kids had a blast playing with them and we had some fun adult conversations. 

Vaccine

Remember me saying that Harry & Lorelai both had vaccines at their appointments earlier this month.  One of Harry's was the chicken pox vaccine.  Well good and bad for Harry...he got a really good dose of the chicken pox vaccine because he has had a reaction to it and had a mild case of the chicken pox right now!  Yup they are not the bright red pussy kind but still spots all over him.  This is day 2 of the spots and so we should be out of the woods here in the next day or so.  Which notches our plans for this coming weekend of seeing our dear friends Nick & Sam...can't be around a prego lady!  Or I should say we are not taking the chances of it.  Harry is irritable which at first I figured was from his eye teeth coming in.  Now I know the fever, irritability and clingyness was from the vaccine.  One more thing to write in his baby book!

Busy Beavers

We have been very busy these last couple of weeks.  Here are some pictures to show you what we have been up to...

Ellaree had another week of swimming lessons at the hospital.  We are so happy that it is only 5 minutes from our house.  This summer she will have 3 weeks of swimming lessons at school.

Here is a video of their last day.  They learned this cute little song. 

Although I had the eggs boiled a week ahead of time we did not get around to coloring them until Saturday.  The kids had fun and wanted to do more after doing 12 which took them 5 minutes to complete.

We saved the last one for Harry to do.  His first Easter Egg Dying experience.

Easter Morning was lots of fun.  The kids had fun looking for Easter eggs the Easter Bunny left for them and had fun finding their baskets. 

Thanks to Grandmother we were all dolled up for church.  Harry had a different outfit but it didn't fit.  Thank goodness I had already bought his suit for Uncle Jerod's wedding except the pants were too big on him.  Blue jeans like daddy works!

After church we came home for nap time which was in the truck as we don't risk trying to move the kids.  Ellaree you could but not the two little ones.  They wake up every time.  So once naps were over and a small lunch we headed to Uncle Nick & Aunt Jen's for Easter Dinner.

Uncle Nick had a great Easter Egg Hunt ready for the kids.  The kids wore their cute outfits all day long.  The kids had a blast looking for the eggs, playing outside, playing with Uncle Nick's train set, foosball and eating lots of candy!  It was a relaxing but wonderful day.

Ellaree had Friday, Monday & Tuesday off from school.  We just hung out at home. 

Wednesday I mudded our bedroom all by myself.  It took me 6 hours but got it done.  Thank goodness Lorelai was at Papa Harry& Nonie's overnight.  I started right at naptime and with the help of Ellaree playing with Harry I got it done.  One more step I can scratch off my list. 

Well Baby Checkup

Yesterday we had our well baby checkups.  We finally got our insurance through Harry's work so we were able to get our checkups.  So here are our statistics for Lorelai and Harry.  Ellaree was thrilled to just watch and not get shots. 

Harry

Weight ~ 22.2 lbs ~ 18%
Height ~ 31 inches ~ 41%
Head ~ 46.7 cm ~ 35%

Lorelai

Weight ~ 25.6 lbs ~ 32%
Height ~ 34.5 inches ~ 58%
Head ~ 49.3 cm ~ 88%

Harry had 3 shots and Lorelai had 1.  All in all we had good checkups.  Looks like Harry & Lorelai are going to be neck & neck for weight & height. 

Afterwards, we had a great time going out to eat and shopping with our good friend Lisa.  Swimming lessons were finished yesterday as well.  Ellaree did great and will continue this summer at her school with swimming lessons. 

Anne or Aunt...Which Is It?

This morning we were ahead of schedule so we went and got gas before school.  This meant taking Highway 56 to school instead of up and over through the country side.  Here is Ellaree and I's conversation...
M - "there is Aunt Shirley's house."
E - "mom, are we in Canada?"
M - "no, why would you ask that?"
E - "because you said that was Anne Shirley's house.  Is that Anne of Green Gables house?"
M - giggle, giggle..."no honey that is Aunt Shirley's house.  Aunt like Aunt Kassy, Aunt Jen."
E - "oh"
M - "Honey that is Aunt Karen's sister's house."
E - "She has a sister!?!?"
M - "she has many sisters and brothers."
E - "oh"

Oh how sweet and innocent a child we have. 

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Lorelai is pretty much potty trained.  We have an accident here and there but you are going to have that.  Nights are still hit and miss but for the most part she is dry in the mornings as well.

We have been discovering over the last couple of weeks that Ellaree has spring allergies like her daddy.  We tried allegra that was not working so we are no on Claritin.  We will see how that goes.  The two little ones have well baby checkups on Friday so when we are there I am going to have Dr. Nancy check Ellaree out as well.  Poor girl just can't breath. 

Harry is getting his upper eye teeth in.  He is very much unhappy and tired as he's not sleeping. 

Spring time planting is on its way in the next week or two therefore Harry has been working nonstop at John Deere.  And I am just trying to stay afloat with the kids, school and other projects I am involved with. 

Christmas Store Coming To You!

Below is a letter I just sent to our teachers at Kickapoo.  If you feel you are able to help in any way.  FOCUS would be greatly appreciative.

FOCUS is so excited to have their first annual Christmas Store for the elementary students (K-5). This will give the children an opportunity to buy an inexpensive gift for their parent(s) for as little as 25¢ per gift. FOCUS needs your help in acquiring these gifts and supplies. We are looking for Mommy & Daddy new or gently used gift items (no clothing please). For example…candles, jewelry, picture frames, ties, tools, etc. Basically anything laying around your house you would like to donate. Our goal is to have one gift per parent of each student, so as many things as you can donate would be greatly appreciated. All the items will be displayed for the students to look and shop. We will have a number of “Grandma & Grandpa” volunteers to help the students shop and wrap their gifts. The students will take their gifts with them when purchased and sent home the same day. We appreciate your contributions and help to make the children’s holiday season a little brighter! More information to come closer to time. We will begin collecting donations the beginning of the fall school year. Questions and/or ideas please contact JoEllen Hornby-Young at 608.780.8891 or hjyoungfarms@gmail.com. Thanks