Ho Ho's, Twinkies and SciFi

Eli understands what Christmas is this year.  We're working on the part that Jesus was the best gift of all and that's why we give gifts to each other.  He knows about Christmas trees and gifts and Santa.  He puts on the Santa hat and walks around the house saying, "Ho Ho Ho."

Daisy saw my outfit after school one day and exclaimed that she should have worn her belt that matched.  She quickly ran to put it on.  I love that she's my little Dinky Twinky.  

Zeke is really starting to enjoy his SciFi books.  He likes them 'because you never know what's going to happen.'  For RIF he got to pick a book from the 4th/5th grade table and he was pretty excited about that.  It was a ghost book.  He enjoyed it so much he couldn't put it down.  I love it!  He makes the teacher in me proud.

The Trifecta of Teeth

Zekers had 3 empty spaces where his new teeth are going to be grown in for a couple months now.  

Not only did he lose 1 more tooth

or 2 more teeth, 

but 3 new teeth in as many days.

Yep, that's 6 empty spots where there will one day be new teeth.  Grow teeth, grow!

Icemageddon 2013

Snow Day!

Well, technically an ice day.  But a no school day, regardless.  We actually knew the night before, so it was a party up in here!

*Baby due soon

Eli likes to give us all hats and calls us Mommy Santa and Doggy Santa, etc.

We had a movie night and Zekers' tooth came out!  He now has 4 gaps where the new teeth need to grow back.

First thing in the morning almost everybody wanted to run outside.  I wanted to play with them but it was so cold I just took a few pics.

It was so cold that by the time Zeke took an extra few minutes to get dressed, Lijee was already done.

We got our Christmas cards ready,

put some decorations up,

 played babies,

played computer games,

hung out 'upside-back-down' (according to Eli),

 and got merry,

even at dinner.

That's day 1.  We're now on day 2.  Everything is cancelled or closed.  Even church is cancelled for tomorrow…not sure how many days this will continue.  

Rock on, party people!

Over The River And Through The Woods

 Over the river and through the woods and across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas to Grandmother's house we go.  

 Great Grandma E was our first stop.

 Grandma and Grandpa's playground was the 2nd stop.

Eli being his little monkey-self climbing the wall.

 Daisy loves her little cousin Jaycee.

 Some Reika snuggles.

 You can tell Dad's up to no good, but I think my Mom is putting him in his place.

Team Daniels

 my little Lijee

 my Daiser

 and my Zekers

 Fall!

 Daisy, Grandma and I love picture time.

 my Love  

 Sister teaching Steve how to carve the turkey.

 Sister, me and my Granny

 Grandma and Daisy sewed a baby blanket together.

 We celebrated Alex's 14th birthday.

 Karla and Daisy got their nails Jamberried.

We love spending time at Grandma and Grandpa's!

Shout out to my big sister for having my back.

The Nut Doesn't Fall Far

You know how my husband takes his regular trips to the ER?  His youngest is becoming a wounded warrior, as well.

People warned us of the evil trampoline and all the accidents that will accompany it.  Tonight all 3 kids were running around the outside of the net and Eli took a head dive off.

There were a few tears as he came inside.  After a minute of snuggling I checked out the back of his head.  Sure enough, there was blood back there, along with a big ole gash.  Of course this occurred on Sunday evening at 5:00.  Why do they always need the doctor on the weekend?

We went to a pediatric urgent care place.  We were in and out within an hour.  Little man quit crying about 5 minutes after it happened.  Not another tear was shed.  They cleaned it and he winced a tiny bit.  They gave him some numbing stuff, then injected a local.  The doctor had to insert the needle several times inside the cut, and my brave little warrior quietly and calmly whispered "Ow" once.  Then he got 2 staples that had to be taken out and redone, followed up with 7 staples.  No crying, no kicking or thrashing about.  He just sat there and took it like a man.

my little Frankenstein

Afterwards I showed him the picture.  He was quite puzzled as he asked, "Whaaat?"

post script:  Eli asks to look at the picture of the hole in his head.  Then he laughs at it.
Such a boy.