Finally feeling beddar...

After being sick for what felt like decades, my kiddies are finally feeling beddar... Chris says "better" like cheddar- and I think it is the cutest thing ever. He's really been improving on his speech lately!!! He has almost mastered his "s" sound and we're sooo proud of all of his hard work:)

Both kids got the flu shot/mist today... so hopefully we're going to stay well this winter- being sick was awful:(... But look who's back to herself... how can you not love a little girl in knee socks:)

We stayed super busy this week... and I've been really bad about blogging everything... I promise to be better this week. And I'd like to give a shout out to Rebecca- J.D. informed me that she's probably my only loyal blog reader... I love you Bak-Bak, Butt-Butt, the love of J.D.'s life:) and thanks for reading:)!

A day at the airport with Daddy

Brendan had a layover today at Dulles airport so the kids and I decided to visit him... and enjoy a lunch out with him:) As Chris said, "That was so much fun!" The kids love seeing Daddy's plane...

We stuck them in the cargo bay:)They are our precious cargo:)

Daddy busy in his cockpit

Captain Chris and Addie

The execs get personal t.v.'s...

and are treated really nice:)

Daddy with his first class munchkins

B's plane

B's plane... oh- and he knew I was posting this on my blog so he wanted everyone to know that this is the "crappy" plane he flies... The nice one is the Citation X:)

Any Advice???

As parents, we all battle issues, temperments, and problems... but I'm really at a loss with the one. While I'm driving, Addie takes her socks and shoes off and loves to... get this... bite her toenails. It makes it easy because I never have to cut them... but can we just say gross!!?! Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated!

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Murphy

I can't believe my cousin Lauren is a married woman:) She had the most beautiful wedding this weekend, and I was so honored that both of my children were a part of it:) I love you Lauren and Kevin!!! Addison was the flower girl- and despite being sick walked down an aisle in front of 200 people all by herself~ I was so proud. She was the cutest thing ever until she puked all over herself and her dress... and needless to say, Brendan took her home before the reception started:( Chris also had a special job- I'm horrible because I don't have any pictures- I didn't know if they wanted flash photography and I don't know how to turn my flash off... so when I get some from Eddie, I will post them... Chris and cousin Mage stole the show as bell ringers. They walked down the aisle before the wedding party started ringing monogrammed bells and yelled, "They're coming, They're coming." They did such a great job and it really was adorable! Lauren was an absolutely stunning bride and the wedding had so many special touches that truly made it a night to remember. I cried my eyes out, Chuck wrote Lauren a special song that they danced to, the food was soooo good, and eventhough the weather didn't cooperate, the wedding was breathtaking... Please check out this website... It's the florist's blog and she details some of the special touches from the wedding... you'll see what I mean by breathtaking... completely elegant:)

http://www.hollychappleflowers.typepad.com/

And with further ado... Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Murphy... oh- and poo on them... They are basking in the sun at St. Lucia right now!

Where have I been???

We had a super busy week... Addie came down with the swine flu on Sunday and had it all week. Actually, she tested negative for the flu just like Chris... but then the pediatrician told me that there is a 70% false negative with the swine flu... so I'm just convinced that they had it! Addie ran a fever of 103 for seven straight days:( Poor thing:(... We were also preparing for the wedding of the century:) Speaking of prepping, Addie had her first "beauty shop" appointment... She's always gotten her haircut at the Hair Cuttery, but thanks to Aunt Jackie, she was treated to a day at the spa at Hair Port:) Bless her heart, she could hardly keep her eyes open because she was so sick... but she LOVED the attention and getting pampered... I hope we didn't start a habit:)

Tech Tailgating 2009!

Despite a forecast of rain and showers all day, we made the trip to beautiful Blacksburg... and it ended up being just that- Beautiful:) It sprinkled just enough for me to break out a hat and then was dry and clear the rest of the day! Addie attended her first Tech football game and she was quite the cheerleader:) Pop Pop came along in Chris's place and he picked a great game- Tech dominated! It was such a fun day... We tailgated with our friends, the Shetler family, at the German Club, got to see Dean Alex, and just had a great day. Whenever I go back, I always get sentimental. Brendan and I are so proud to be Tech Alumni... We had such a great time at college and are proud to cheer on our school:)

Swine Flu...

Poor Christopher. We had an awesome weekend planned... we road tripped to the lake and then had plans of taking both of the kids to the Virginia Tech football game... but Friday, Chris suddenly got sick:( We had received an e-mail on Thursday that a kid from his class was sent home and had tested positive for the swine flu. While we had the kids at a park (surprise, surprise) Chris started coughing pretty bad and then got a fever. Brendan and I took him to the Urgent Care at the lake and luckily, he tested negative for the flu. The doctor did say the test isn't that reliable, so he has Chris taking Tammiflu and an antibiotic... When we got back from the doctor, the puking began:(


Gram was sweet enough to take care of my little man on Saturday, and she even got him feeling well enough to cheer on the Hokies... He's still under the weather, but hopefully will be back to himself tomorrow... Keep your fingers crossed!