What makes a Man?

Okay, its Saturday night and what else do I have to do....I have one child in bed and the other is with his babysitter....(tv) and my husband went ice fishing....
I have been reading other blogs and found some interesting stuff...which those who read mine will now benefit from!
Valentine's day is coming which means also my 5 year anniversary....so to all you men out there that may "glance" at my blog....I am going to post suggestions on how SOME of us women see you and wish you to be.....
So I will leave you with John Cusack ....

Ella has her tubes!

So we have made it through surgery....it was a little rough in the morning of...but she came through with a quick nap, she forgot all about it. Until we see the doctor again in two weeks...I'm sure she'll flashback then..yeah! More screaming, she HATES the doc right now....more than ever since we have gave her 3 shots in a matter of a week on top of oral antibiotics trying to clear up these ears. AND now we have to go back at the end of this month for more vaccines...I wonder if she thinks I am evil??? I know, I know, just wait until she is a teenager and she will know I'm evil!
Liam is doing fine....we are going through age 3 so fast...and let me tell you the defiance that has come with this age is just lovely....and yes I realize this is just the beginning. I often say to him things like " your driving me crazy" or "chill out" my favorite...Mr. Bipolar....funny thing....they get repeated back to me when I'm doing something crazy....like driving ...I will hear familiar quotes! or when I'm yelling at the dog....I'll be told to "chill out" Which brings me to my new motto posted on the side.......

Delayed Christmas pictures

So here are some pictures from Christmas 2008.....
Also I threw in a couple of Ella when she had this High Fever virus before Christmas and then gave it to her brother....I didn't get pics of Liam, by the time he got it I was wore out....
funny thing...with both of them, their eyes turned red and were bloodshot...don't know if it had anything to do with there 104 degree fevers or what, but they looked awful...I was trying to capture it in the photo of Ella, but she wasn't having it!

ELLA IS GETTTING TUBES!

Yes thats right! Ella will go in next week to get tubes put in her ears....
So, I know I promised all these updates and such, but here's the deal. My computer went out over christmas....great timing....and now Chris has my camera with all the recent pics on them doing some police work....lord knows what will come back on my memory card!
So my little Ella- she has had an ear infection well over a month now.....MANY, MANY rounds of antibiotics- all of them- TWO shots and they are still infected. Took her the the ENT yesterday and he of course DR. says on to surgery....which I am all for it! She hasn't been too bad for me though....fussy during the day and not sleeping well for naps, but at night she has been fine.
If this would of happened to Liam- he would of been off the hook! Typical man though, no tolerance to pain. God bless him...my sweet little mama's boy!!
So countdown is on for tubes, YEAH!

Winter Fun

So we purchased a new mattress and for fun, Chris decided to build it up to be an indoor slide...this went on for a week until my mama came down and took it away (thank you mother)
Anyways Ella is tough as nails and of course would not let her brother do anything that she couldn't or Wouldn't do! The next little video was her dancing, she was REALLY tapping to the beat earlier, but of course once the camera came out so did the shyness!
Some stats on Ella:
Has cut her bottom 2 molars and working on her top.
Has only 4 teeth in the front on top and bottom.
Sleeping great! Bed 8pm-7:30-8am
Trying to transition to one nap....
AND she is weaned from me (yeah)
She is a very busy little girl...she never sits down!
Liam is still enjoying school, when he gets to go! We are still battling his infection..and his immune system or lack there of is taking a beating...we are considering taking him out of pre-school, but we shall see how he does over Christmas break.
I'll be updating again...its the HOLIDAYS!

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Fall Frenzy!

YES, its been awhile...I'll write more about it later....we have been so busy with Liam and his "poop" problem...we will know by Wednesday if we are in the clear....so stay tuned.
In the meantime here are some pictures of Halloween, Miss Ella growing up...and other miscellaneous pictures.

Family Pictures

I think our pictures turned out GREAT! Thank you Cilla! Now to narrow them down!!

UPDATE!

Some of you know by now that Liam has had the "poops" for about a month now, after MANY stool cultures, and blood test (those were fun) he has been diagnosed with a bacterial infection in his GI tract...its a nasty little bug!! Its part of our "normal flora" but his has overgrew. I don't know how this came about, but anyways its here. He has started his antibiotic on Monday and Today I have seen improvement.....yeah! I never thought a cheer would come from my mouth when I saw something SOLID in the toilet...hope this isn't bothering some of you, but from what I've been through the last month...your not going to receive much sympathy! He seems to be more active as of last night..he actually ran around and he even got to go to school today! Which by the way he likes now. So hopefully we'll kick this, Doctor said we could experience a relapse but I am hoping and praying this will be the last of it!
ELLA STATS:
She had her 1 year shots yesterday ( more fun times for mommy)
She is 31.5 inches long and she still only weighs 20.14 lbs...
Doctor says since she is so ACTIVE she works it off....but she is still in the 97% for height.
But she is doing great, we went to an apple orchard on tuesday, so when I get some more time I'll post some pictures!

Ella turns ONE!

My Baby is a YEAR OLD....where did the time go?
Here are some things that she is doing at a year....
Walking! Babbling...mum,mum...da,da.....whether or not she is referring to mom or dad is still in question...when she wants something its DAT....DAT...or when she want to hand you something..this is a new game we have been playing. She can FOR SURE, hold her own with her big brother...which has been shocking, but Liam is very good to her! (sometimes :-) depending on which toy she grabs....and takes of running with!
Liam has been enjoying school now, we don't have any trouble in the mornings. He has been excited to go these last two weeks...I swear he has changed now that he's 3 1/2 years old....he has more understanding about things. And "some" patience are starting to kick in....

here are some pictures and video, ENJOY!

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Oh, and a couple of notes to add....excuse my Father-in-law....he's the one with the hair! AND Ella HATES the camera flash, that is why she is constantly flinching with the camera!