Open House

We all visited Matty's preschool last night for an open house.  Zach was so excited to finally be able to go inside the classroom with his brother!  He immediately started coloring with markers and Matty showed him the bin with airplane toys.  They had a fun time playing and we enjoyed seeing some of Matty's artwork.

Matty showed Zach some of his favorite toys.

Enroll me now please!

Heat Wave

When looking out the window today (cold, windy & snowy), it is hard to believe that temps were in the mid-70's on Monday.  We definitely took advantage of the great weather...the boys rode their bikes all around one of the neighborhood lakes, we visited a park, and played outside with neighbor friends.  It was so nice to have an unusually warm day in late January!

No coats necessary!

Matty and his friend Charlotte in the prairie grass.

Outside Fun

Ears

The boys caught colds about 3 weeks ago, and the congestion will not go away.  Last Friday night, Matty kept waking up and saying that his ear hurt, so I took him to urgent care the next morning to find that he did in fact have an ear infection.  So, he started antibiotics right away.  Then, yesterday Zach was acting really cranky and holding his ear, so I took him in and he had an ear infection too...sigh.  So, he started his own antibiotics...only it is so difficult to make him take the medicine.  This morning, the sticky pink stuff ended up on my kitchen floor...still 17 doses left for him over the next 8 days.  To top it all off, it is freezing outside!  In happier news, Matty had 2 great days at school this week even though he prefers outdoor recess to the gym.

Future Mozarts

Time Flies

Four years ago today, Matty came off of his oxygen after almost 8 months!  I can't believe how fast time has flown since that happy day!

Trains

Cold Day

Not too much to report this week...it is freezing outside, Jeremy has been working long hours + Saturdays, and the boys have both had colds.  Matty's cold started last Sunday and, like his colds always do, went into a cough right away.  We have been using the vaporizer at night, plus breathing treatments and vapo-rub.  I know that spring will be here soon, but January is a tough month when you have little kids who just want to play outside!  Thank goodness for the toy room!

Lazy Sunday

New Years Eve Snow

While it was snowing yesterday morning, the boys helped me shovel the driveway and they had a blast.  The snow continued to fall into the evening, and it was definitely a good night to stay inside to ring in the new year!  Today, they tried out their new sled.  Zach wasn't too fond of the sled and preferred to stay on his feet, but Matty had a few good runs where he made it all the way down the hill into the backyard.