Lunch with my 3 FAVORITE Boys...

Mom, the boys and I ran to Sioux City for the day for my appointment at CNOS and stopped at Culvers for lunch!! We LOVE Culvers!!! They have the BEST Reuben!! :)

Brylie's Birthday...

We got to help Brylie celebrate her 2nd birthday at the Rec Center yesterday!!! The boys all had a great time!! Drew LOVES his Bry-EEE!!!! :)

Happy Birthday OWEN!!!

Another year has gone by... and our sweet little Owen John is another year older!!! He has made it thru kindergarten, mastered riding his bike, spends as much time as possible playing with his friends, likes to pick at his brothers, and still cuddles his Mom and Dad! :) We are very proud of our little 6 year old!

Owen wanted a GREEN BAY PACKERS birthday party out at Moorehead Park... so I did my best at making a cake (something I really enjoy getting to do - and getting to eat!! ha!) and then I coordinated all of the rest of the items to go with his theme!! :)

He got tons of GREEN BAY items and football items... and had a GREAT birthday with his friends and family!!! :) HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY Owen!!! :)

Surgery Schueduled

I have been having major back, leg and nerve pain and while it is much worse now... I have been dealing with the pain for about 2 years! :( I have seen a chiropractor, had a hip injection (before we knew it was my back), tried PT, had epidurals, x-rays, MRI's etc. etc!! It has been a LONG painful process! Dr. Veltri referred me to see the Spine Specialist when he came to Ida Grove and we have determines that I have Congenitive Spondylolisthesi... what?? Here is a link if you are interested in reading more about it! :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listhesis

Basically... this is what my back looks like...

With that being said... surgery to correct this problem is scheduled for June 5th! It was originally going to be in September, but with all of the work we did on the house I caused more slipping and my spine was resting on my bladder. If we wait, I will risk permanent bladder damage... so June 5th it is!!

Track and Field Day

The boys had Track and Field Day today up at the highschool... I wasn't able to get a good picture of Owen up close but snapped one of Parker and Evan!! :)

And although I know you don't need to see a picture of my legs, I have to show you what the sun reflecting off of the bleachers did to me today!!! I even had on sunscreen... but didn't do the sides of my legs!! OUCH!!! :(

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

Traci invited a few of us to have a GIRLS NIGHT OUT!! We went to Lake View and had dinner and a few drinks!!! It was so much fun getting to chat and catch up!! - - The next day was not so pretty for me... it had been TOO LONG since I have had even 1 drink (let alone 3) and I was definitely feeling it! I think I will stick to DIET COKE next time!! :)

MOMEE Time

LOVE these ladies!!! :)

NO MORE Training Wheels!!

He got it... he finally got it!!! Owen has tried a few different times to ride his bike without training wheels and just couldn't keep from wobbling... but today... he got it!!! :) YEAH OWEN!!! :)

Congrats to the Watkins'!!!

Alicia and Brenton got married in February (on leap year)... but had a reception in April for us all to help celebrate! I didn't get any pictures... but Alicia sent me this one!! :)

CONGRATS you 2!!! :)

BLOWING BUBBLES

Owen John can BLOW BUBBLES!!! :)

Bo-BOT!!

MY new toy!!! I have been dealing with back problems for over 2 years now... so I splurged and bought a ROBOT VACCUUM so I don't have to bend and twist so much!! - - He is AWESOME!!! :) Drew calls him "Bo-Bot" and we all LOVE to watch him clean!! :)

 

Drew has a NEW Friend...

My Mom went to Canada for a few weeks and we are watching Abby! Drew LOVES to walk her... and she is small enough that he can without getting pulled everywhere!! :) He spent many days doing this...

Circus Field Trip

I got to go with Owen's class to Sioux City to see the Circus!! We went to lunch at Wendy's and then headed over to the circus! It was so much fun!! :)

Owen and Harlie...

A VERY tired boy after the circus... he fell asleep on the bus ride home!! :)

OUCH!

Poor Owen!!! He thought he was Michael Jordan and could SLAM DUNK off of the dumpster... but the only thing that got slammed was his sweet little face! :(

Uh-Oh!!

Somebody is in trouble!!!

Any takers on who it is???

It was OWEN JOHN!! He picked up a rock and THREW it at the house... and look where it landed!!!! Oh my these boys can be tough at times!! ;) Owen will be paying to get this fixed... and I am pretty sure he won't be throwing anything at the house again (at least I hope)!!! :)

Drew is 2!!!

I am unsure of how we have reached this milestone already... but our baby has turned 2!!! He is a bit of a bully... but his sweet voice, beautiful eyes and contagious smile have stolen our hearts!! His favorite things right now are Mickey Mouse, Thomas the Train and Bubble Guppies!! :) We had a Mickey Mouse party for him at Nina and Papa Hamann's to celebrate!!

Drew - On his birthday!!

The party...

MY FAVORITE pic of the day!!! :)

After his party we invited the Lansink's over for CAKE!!! Brylie (Drew's little girlfriend) brought Drew a present!! It was sooo sweet... all Mickey Mouse gifts! :)

Happy Birthday SWEET Drew!!! We are so thankful that we get to be your parents!!! :) We LOVE you so much!!!