2 Tubes later

Cooper did great this morning at the hospital. He did not like that he couldn't have anything to eat or drink this morning but there wasn't much time anyway since we had to be there at 8am.

It's amazing all that has to happen for a 5 minute procedure but he did fine. We were actually done sooner than I thought which was nice. All and all we were there only 2 1/2 hours. I was very pleased with the staff...they definitely know how to interact with little ones! Cooper's highlight was getting to ride around in these push cars they have. The only probably was after surgery he wasn't allowed back in them since he was still a little loopy and dizzy!

The doc said there was lots of fluid behind both eardrums and they were pulled tight...not sure what all that means exactly but we have a follow up appt. in 2 weeks where we will find out more.

Thanks for praying for our sweet little guy!

P.S. Ava got a fun Daddy date while we were gone...they headed to the children's museum.

Please tell me they will grow up to be best friends??

Okay, look at these two...I know I am biased but I'd say they are cutie patuties!!! I love capturing these kinds of moments! And then there are other kinds of moments...like four times this week where Ava has pushed her brother out of the blue for no reason?

He has two bruises on his face to prove it and one on top of his head I'm sure that you just can't see because of his hair! Is this brotherly sisterly love? Not sure, but I am thinking a few more months and the tables might be turned? Please tell me that when they are 20 and 22 they will not be pushing anymore but will be best friends??

Life around here has been pretty good...Cooper had his first "throw up" earlier this week and we are so thankful it didn't last long and hasn't been passed on to any of us! There is a nasty virus going around at our church where we are fairly sure he caught it. We also just got back from our first ENT visit and Coop will be getting tubes in his ears early February. I am actually kind of relieved it is just scheduled and praying that this will lessen his ear infections/fluid greatly!

As for me...I had a very fun evening last night just catching up with a good friend in Columbus! Teresa and I go back to my time on staff at OSU. We only live and hour and 20 minutes away but with each of us having two children it has been really challenging seeing one another. So, my sweet husband said, "Go, have fun" and that's what I did. It was just good and refreshing:) Reminds me that I want to be proactive to continue to stay connected to sweet friends no matter the distance! Thanks Teresa for taking time away from your family after a day at work to catch up!

Fun in the Snow?

Okay...let's just say I've never been a big fan of going out in the snow to "play!" Even as a child, I hated getting wet and being cold! So...now what's a girl to do that has children who want to go out and play? You guessed it...we went out and had a ball! It's so much more fun watching them!

As you can tell...we don't have a sled! We are one of those families who waited till they needed one and then they were all sold out! So...my amazing husband headed to the garage to see what he could find and you guessed it....the radio flyer red wagon!!! double seater at that! They loved it!! Cooper especially did not want to get out! Ava had a blast making snow angels and throwing snow balls at us all....much to my surprise, she is not like her mother at all. She didn't want to come in and get warm and dry!

The one thing I really really don't like about all this fun....is getting ready!!! So much work to get the boots and bibs and hats and gloves all on for a mere half an hour!!! One of my favorite things is always coming in for hot chocolate! Guess what the kids hated the "lukewarm" chocolate I made for them! Oh well...it really was a fun Saturday morning!

Go Bears!

What do you do on Sunday afternoons???? Just a few pictures of this last Sunday from our house:)

It's A White Winter Day!

Well, I just looked and my last post was Thanksgiving....so now I'm writing to say Merry Christmas! It really was Christmas at our house....we decided to have Santa come early to our house because we will be traveling for the next week or so. It was so so much fun this morning watching Ava and Cooper's eyes light up as they came downstairs this morning in their matching pj's! Oh to be a kid again:) We don't have our pictures loaded yet so I'll have to post them later. To top it off we looked out the window to see the ground and trees covered in snow!

A few funny moments.....after the kids came in and saw all the presents under the tree, Cooper bee lined it into the kitchen and stood at the refrigerator screaming because he wanted breakfast! We were trying to get him to open his stocking before breakfast...but boy, did he throw a fit! With him, food always seems to come first:)

Another funny thing.... we were having lunch and I asked Ava what was her favorite thing she opened and to my surprise she said, "my Dora panties!" Are you kidding me??? What about your cute dollhouse??? Oh well...so glad she enjoys the small things too:) We have had a delighful day so far and are looking forward to celebrating Ava's 3rd birthday in a few days as well as Christmas with our families!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We tried a new thing this month....below is our Give Thanks Tree:) Each night we passed out cut out leaves and wrote down what we were thankful for. It was such a fun time especially to hear from Ava. Well, as for Coop....we just guessed what he might say:) I loved seeing him each time though get so excited to get his leaf and then of course came throwing a fit when he had to put it up on the tree! It was super refreshing for me and for us as a family just to take time out to do this!

A new thing this year was us going away for Thanksgiving! We went with my parents down to Tennessee for the week. We took day trips to Nashville and to Gatlinburg. It was great to get away and enjoy being together. The funny thing is that I think the favorite thing for the kids was riding on the luggage cart:) No need for Disney World here in this family:)

The days we took trips to Nashville and Gatlinburg were long days for the kids with no naps! At one point Cooper could stand it no more...this is a picture of him laying on the floor throwing a fit after getting off of a train ride and wanting to ride again:) I am so thankful for time with family this week....even with the melt down's and temper tantrums!

October is already gone!!

Can you believe that November is here? I can't! I love the month of October because there are so many fun things to do especially if the weather cooperates! Our family headed off about a month ago to pick our pumpkins from the patch at our local Young's Dairy Farm. I really wanted to do something with Ava to them but...carving with a 2 year old??? Not me! So, we got out the glue, buttons, googly eyes, bendy stick thingys and ribbon and went to town! Ava had lots of fun and really still wants to decorate Mommy and Daddy's pumpkin too!!

Another thing I love about October....all the leaves! I know Matt may disagree when we look out our windows and all we see are leaves which requires hours and hours of raking but they are beautiful! We have loved some of the weather lately and I am trying to still get the kids out each afternoon to play because I know all too soon the gray clouds and snow will roll in! Ava has loved kicking in the leaves! I'm not sure what she'll do when Matt rakes them all away:)

Who is this princess that badly needs a haircut??? That is Snow White for those of you who aren't up on the Disney movies! We went back to Batesville over the weekend. My mom's side of the family all got together for dinner and fun. So for halloween we just took the kids to several of our relatives houses. I really didn't think Ava would get into saying 'trick or treat' at the door but she did. Last year she wouldn't even take a piece of candy from anyone...times are changing! The more you have M&M's the more you want them:)

Cooper was the cutest little monkey I've ever seen! He LOVED this costume! I thought for sure he'd throw a fit and want it off right away...but to my surprise...he strutted his stuff and cheesed it up! Well....on to November! We are excited to see what fun adventures await us this month!