What do I want to be when I grow up?

The other day Chloe and Lily found Jason's stethoscope. So, Chloe first tried it out on her sister. That was fun. We listened to all of our heartbeats and belly noises. Then Chlo moved onto her next victim....Sheba. Our poor dog puts up with so much. But she loves the attention! She played vetrinarian for a little while and then decided to switch roles. Sheba got to listen to hearbeats too!

Fun at the beach in February!

Over the February Break we took the girls to the beach at the Eastern Hills Mall. They had so much fun that we went twice! Chloe kept asking where the water was. She would chase down the lady who would mist the sand. But it was never enough water to build much with. Frustrated, Chloe kept trying to get her to fill her bucket. But I guess they were too worried about starting water wars so they wouldn't do it. They were smart in creating that rule because that is exactly what Chloe would've done!

Playgroup scandal

Just about every Tuesday we go to playgroup so the kids can play and mommy can socialize with other adults. Well, at this particular playgroup the moms who stayed a little longer than most everyone else, were in the living room talking and the kids were off doing... something?.... We heard some funny noises and really didn't think too much of it. Well, I eventually got up to check on Lily and found Weston running from the fridge while Lily and Parker were standing over this....

About a dozen eggs smashed on the floor! At first we were mad. Then we just started laughing. We then decided to take pictures to capture the moment! We used paper towels and a dust pan to clean it up. (Quite gross I might add)! My favorite part was when we asked them what they did. Weston just kept showing us the action of slamming the eggs on the floor by lifting his arm up really high and then pretending to throw more eggs. Lily just wanted to paint with the yolks. We're sure they were all guilty in this little escapade. So, we now plan to install Nanny cams in all rooms during playgroup outings!

The Botanical Gardens In Buffalo

Jason has found his way back to New York but is still functioning on the Philipines time. (13 hrs ahead)! It's wonderful to have him home but he's been sleeping a lot. His trip was amazing and totally worth every ounce of pain it put me through...we're just really glad to have him home!

Our poor children have been a bit traumatized by it all. Yesterday morning while Jason was getting ready to go to school, Chloe walked up to him and said, "You're coming back, right Daddy"? While he was gone on the trip Lily would constantly say, "I want my Daddy"! Especially when I gave her an answer she didn't like.

Anyway...one of the perks of Daddy being home is that I got my camera back! So the girls and I took a little trip to Buffalo's Botanical Gardens on Monday afternoon. We were craving warmth and flowers, so it was a nice reprieve. I was able to take a few snapshots before my batteries decided to die. Oh well! I'll have to go back another time to get some better shots!

As soon as Daddy goes away...

"This is my pink"
Nothing slows her down!

Two days before Jason left for the Philipines, we lost power. As the house got colder and colder the girls and I just put on more clothes. However, when Jay got home he decided to start a fire. Well, as in the past, all of the smoke that should go up the chimney came right into the house instead. (We really need to get that fixed)! So I took the girls upstairs to play in their room. I closed all the doors upstairs and then proceeded to hang a sheet across the hallway in an attempt to keep the smoke from coming upstairs. I went into my room for a second and then hurd the thud. I came out to find Chloe running into her room and Lily at the bottom of the stairs crying. So after getting ice on her arm and calming down we found out that Chloe pushed Lily down the stairs. We haven't really found out if they were just fooling around or if it was maliscious because neither was willing to give a ton of information. Anyway...we end up getting in touch with her doctor who told us to wait until morning and bring her into the office. (Because there was no immediate bruising, only some swelling).

We spend the next 2 hours buying a kerosene heater and driving around Buffalo to find someone who sells kerosene. The girls fell asleep in the car...but Jay and I didn't get to sleep until 1AM d/t the paranoia you get when your only source of heat is coming from a kerosene heater in the middle of the kids room. We all slept in their room that night.

So we go to the doctor's office the next morning and have to wait 1 hour to be seen. Meanwhile, the 2 year old in pain, has thrown 4 tantrums before we've even seen the doctor because she just wants to go home. He finally comes in to check her out and finds her on the floor, doing that, after a tantrum gasp for breath/calming down type of breathing. So yes, her arm is broken. He sends us for x-rays. Lily is now asleep on my shoulder totally worn out from her previous attempts to escape the doctor's office.

Now as I get her to the x-ray place she has slept about 20 minutes and is now a new kid! She was adorable in the waiting room. Pleasant, talkative, and happy go lucky. She even smiled for the x-rays! She told everyone what happened to her arm. "Chloe pushed me down da tairs and she shouldn't do dat ever nagan" and "It was an ansident".

I then take her to McDonald's so she can have her favorite yunch. Cheeseburger, fries, apples, and chocolate milk! She's liking this treatment.

Now, I call the doctor's office to see what the ortho doc said, and I'm told we have the take her to the emergency room. They need to set Lily's arm and can only do it under anesthesia because she's a 2 yr old. But I have to wait 3 hours to take her since I just fed her.

So, we take her to the hospital and there they take more x-rays and tell me that they only need to cast her. Although I was greatful that they didn't have to put her under, I was mad that I spent all day running around trying to avoid the ER and ended up going there anyway...only to find out it wasn't necessary!

Thank you Mom, for coming to our aid and taking Chloe out of the ER! My Mom then stayed with us until Saturday due to the bad weather. Jason's flight was canceled and rescheduled to leave on Saturday. So I was able to take him the the airport and the girls were able to say good-bye before he got on the plane.

To make the transition a little easier, Chloe went to Nanna Davis' house for the weekend. She got to see Pippy Longstocking with Nanna and Aunt Jennie. Meanwhile Lily and I went to my mom's house to hang out and visit Mom-Mom.

My van in now in Rochester getting fixed...there're something wrong with the coolant and I was unable to drive it home. And on top of it all I have the flu! Thank goodness we are home safe and sound. Everyone is relatively happy. I just need lots of sleep!