A long week

Zachary had his appointment with the Pediatric Pulmonologist (lung specialist) last Tuesday. Of course, this past Sunday afternoon he came down sick with a croup-like virus - yet again. So when we went Tuesday, he was in all his glory of how his body reacts to respiratory viruses. Honestly, we were glad for it so the doctor could see/hear everything the boy goes through. Anyway, he had a nasty wheeze and cough and when they had him take the lung capacity test, which measures something like the strength of the air you're forcing out of your lungs, he failed miserably. No surprise for me since he's sick, but the doctor seemed somewhat surprised. Anyway, the dr. determined that pretty much all of the meds Zach was on were not appropriate for his age or his condition. So, $150 worth of new prescriptions later, we have started on a new course which will hopefully lead us to the land of wellness......and a full night's sleep. But not before Zach could get a secondary infection Thursday night........and no sleep for me Thursday/Friday/Saturday nights. Ah well, at least he's doing a lot better today and should be well enough for school tomorrow.

These are some photos I've been working on. It's really, really difficult to capture this just right an it's taken quite a lot of "drops" to get the splash, fizzies and such going in all the right directions. Anyway, I'm up to about 300 shots and will probably have another 300 before I fully figure this out. It's addicting, but fun.

Katie got the first of her dance recital costumes. It's cute but it requires me to make some adjustments and sew stuff together. Not thrilled with the amount of money we spent that I am having to sew stuff on this costume, but no choice at this point. She'll look very cute in it though, I'm sure. Can't wait to see her costume for tap, which we get on Tuesday. Hopefully it won't require alterations either.....

Easter Egg Hunt Photos

Before the hunt began


They had just shot through the backyard gate and I was able to capture them for a split second!



Our next door neighbor's daughter running for all she's worth to get those eggs!!

All of the kids after the egg hunt with their baskets loaded!

The kids had a blast with our next door neighbors! We filled 126 Easter Eggs and they found them all in maybe 5 minutes - tops! The kids were running and darting around so fast that all I got on most of the images was grass! We made it easy for them this year since the youngest is almost 3 years old, but next year will be a completely different matter..........and those kids are going to have to hunt!!!

Recent Photos

It's been a busy month so far of playing catch-up from the month of March when we were all sick. You'd think that since it's April, that we'd be well...........but you'd be wrong. Zachary is yet again got some kind of respiratory virus that's affecting his asthma. We go to the Pediatric Pulmonologist tomorrow (Tuesday) - and I'm actually glad he's sick so the doctor can see what we are constantly battling. We're hoping he will have some kind of ideas on how to get this child well, and keep him that way for more than a couple of weeks at a time. The basketball photos are from this season's games, which ended Saturday. Zachary starts flag football this Saturday - or at least, that's what we're hoping for.

The lily shots are some I took for my photography club and are from our Easter Lily plant, which we haven't killed yet - AMAZING!! Matter of fact, I guess the Easter Lily thrives on neglect since it has grown over a foot since we bought it - and it now nearly touches our breakfast room chandelier. At this rate, I might plant it in the front yard and call it a tree!

Katie is doing wonderfully and is growing like a weed. She's still in dance and is preparing for her dance recital which happens the 2nd week of June, I do believe. She has all of the sudden started talking..............incessantly. It's great for her speech, and her speech therapist is thrilled, but to have 2 kids who never shut up is about to drive me nuts............and yet I wouldn't trade it for anything. She's also, all of the sudden, become a daddy's girl. Oh, how Mike is truly wrapped around her little finger! He absolutely cracks me up when he has to scold her - he can't even keep a straight face! They are adorable together!

Well, the call of the wild is shouting they are ready for breakfast...........now, let's see if there's any food in the house after they've grazed their way through the weekend! I pity all those with more than 2 kids - the grocery bill has to be a killer!