The last blog entry found us in Atlanta Georgia for Thanksgiving. We all had a great time, even though it was a short visit. When we came home, we all had some sort of head colds. I had lost my voice for the first time in years, which made it fun when Caitlin acted up. Oh, the wonderful threes! Learning so much! Like back talking and trying to assert their independence! I like that they want to do things for themselves, but in the middle of a busy parking lot isn't the time to decide this. Jayson went to China for a week for work in the beginning of December. Being home by myself with the kids isn't that big of a deal, during our move here we lived in separate cities for 6 1/2 months. This time we learned what Croup was. Having never heard of this, I panicked one night when Connor sounded like he was really struggling to breath, and coughing. I called my mom (sorry about the late night phone call mom) and after talking to her, I decided to take Connor to the ER. I had to wake Caitlin up, but off we went. We checked in with the triage nurse and were admitted ASAP. Apparently croup is not all that uncommon, and the doctor was very nice and thorough and even checked Caitlin. Connor was prescribed a steroid and an antibiotic. This only cost me $2.59 out of pocket, the cost of the antibiotic, so hurray for socialized medicine!
Kids had an awesome Christmas, they were just chomping at the bit to get back to school. We signed them up for some preschool activities like Gymnastics, ice skating and preschool. So now we are back in the swing of day to day life.
Here are some pictures I have taken since Thanksgiving.
Caitlin loves visiting Toronto Zoo. Her favorite part is riding the carousel before we leave. I love the look of pure joy on her face when it starts moving. This smile made the braving the old air worth it.
You should always carry a carrot. You never know when you'll run into a snowman with no nose.
Poor little dude! Fell asleep watching a movie. It is tough being 3
Mom! Take our picture! Oh, if I must.
my final thought for today. I was watching DIY network last night while I was on the treadmill. How do I get to be one of the lucky people that runs into the home improvement expert that begs to come home with you to remodel your bathroom? How do I get to be one of these people? Because I would totally be on board!
