Happy Happy everything

Happy Easter, happy spring, happy, happy everything!!  We really didn't do anything big this year.  Kyle was sick and I was exhausted from too much Spring Break.  The Easter bunny came and left eggs and some baskets.  It was fun.  I think I made raman noodles instead of a ham and big dinner.  oh well, I just loved being with my sweet husband and kids.

A little something

Paul is so sweet- the other day I found this on my pillow. 

Dear mom, Happy almost Easter, I love you!  Thank you for all you do.  Enjoy the flowers!

What is better in life than that???  It makes being pregnant worth it.

ammonia- or was that pneumonia

So, the last day of Spring break we went to the beach with Darren and some friends.  Kyle was not feeling good- so he laid down in the shade of our umbrella and slept for about 2 hours! You know a kid is sick when they fall asleep at the beach.  We took him home.  He had a fever and cough so I stayed home with him the next day.  He was really pretty sick- and took 3 hour naps on the couch everyday.  Finally Thursday I took him to the doctor.  He had pneumonia.  We got him on an antibiotic and an inhaler and he was doing much better the next day. 

This was how he liked to take his naps.

So, he missed a whole week of school.  When he finally went back on Monday, he told his teacher he had "ammonia"  She said, "oh, it's going around"

Spring Break

Wow.  Holie Cow this last 2 weeks have just been insane.  I am exhausted.  Lets start with 2 weeks ago- Spring break so the kids are out of school.  I planned something fun everyday of the week.  It was fun, but by the end I was worn out!  There is no need to really go anywhere for spring break when you live in Naples.
It actually get very busy here all of March and April.  The beaches are packed with people speaking different languages and everyone at Wal-Mart looks like so sun burnt their skin is purple.   It is hard not to get sun-burned.  We went to the beach for 4 hours- I sat under our umbrella- in the SHADE- WITH sunscreen on and I still got burnt! Anyways, the only thing I took pictures of was camping cause It's not fun to bring my camera swimming or to the beach.   So here was our schedule- and yes I did this all with out Darren and with my new baby.  Thanks goodness for friends with older kids who helped me a ton.  Especially camping.  I wouldn't have attempted it without them!

Monday: Sun-N-Fun Lagoon
Tuesday: Marco Island.  Playground, Lunch, beach.
Wed: Kids Museum
Thursday: Friday: Camping in the hot Florida jungle
Friday: Shopping with kids for new shoes.
Sat: Ward Easter egg hunt and beach with Darren.

We had a great week!

In the car on our way to go camping

Our tent-

Some people in our group went canoeing. I guess it's safe to canoe but not swim.

Kyle with Kash

Hanging out in the morning

Paul was up at 6 am ready to go fishing.  He saw a Manatee swim by. 

Needless to say, it was a fantastic week!

Gabe- a month ago

Here are some cute pictures of Gabe I took about a month ago. 

We love our new little baby brother!!!

The windows to the soul

They say the eyes are the windows to our soul.  I say their right. I have not had a baby like little Gabriel. This may sound strange, but when Gabe was born he did not seem like a baby.  He seemed like an old, wise soul.   Holding his little body and looking into his eyes was something I have never experienced.  It was like he knew more than we did-like he was a brilliant spirit and I knew nothing compared to him.  It seemed as if someone had taken a great spirit that is millennium's old and put it into a babies body.  If you think about it that is pretty much what happened.  He seemed so serious and suspicious of everything all the time. I would tell him it's ok- I'm his mom and he was born into a good family and we are going to love him and take care of him while he is on Earth.  It seemed also that he was trying so hard to figure out how to work his little body.  When I would look into his eyes they seemed to be bursting with intelligence and knowledge and things he wanted to tell us and share with us, but his little body just wouldn't let him.  He is just trapped inside this little body he doesn't know how to control.  The veil seemed so very thin.  When he slept he would smile so much!  It was if he  was remembering heaven.   O little one, what do you know?  I wish you could always remember the things you must have known as a newborn.   
 

Hero's

The other day Paul, Ellie and Kyle were out riding bikes.  Kyle rode into the back of Ellies leg and scratched it pretty bad.  He felt so bad- he didn't know what to do- so he rode away.   Paul knew just what to do since he has watched every Man vs. Wild episode made.  He took a sash he had (don't ask me why) and wrapped it around the cut and brought her home.  He washed it, put Neosporin and a band aid on it.  Ellie was just in love with Paul for helping her.  She said, "mom, you need to give something special to Paul for helping me."  Paul said, "Ellie, hero's don't need rewards."  Oh Paul, if everyone could be as sweet and clever as you the world would be a much better place.