Parties, shots and runaway ants...

I feel really bad for not keeping up on the post, but the past month has taken on a life of its own! No time for pictures tonight but I promise to get some on soon. Alice had her 5th birthday this past week which meant the dreaded trip to the doctor to prepare for kindergarten in the fall. She handled the shots better than last time when it took 4 adults to hold her down! On the way in to the doctor, she told me "I know I won't need any shots this time because I ate a piece of broccoli last year and a tomato too I think." I was also honored with a baby shower this past weekend which was really a lot of fun. I felt kind of silly since this isn't our first or second baby, but it was so nice to visit with girlfriends and sit around eating cake. We're getting really excited about welcoming another boy into the family; it's been quite a while since we had a baby boy in our home!

Thank heavens, the weather is finally turning warmer because I thought I was going to lose it when it started snowing and hailing last week again. The kids had a major case of cabin fever and little Charlotte was doing the craziest things. Last Tuesday I ended up with a colony of runaway ants she let out of Jed's ant farm onto the sofa! She was jumping around the room crying and rubbing at her pants. I pulled them off and found ants biting at her leg. About half of the ants survived the ordeal and the other half ended up smashed or vacuumed. I can't believe the things she gets into! The week before I found her sitting on the kitchen floor with 18 Babybell cheese wheels unwrapped and using them to stack a tower! I promise that I'm not a negligent mother; all of these things happen when I'm gone for maybe two minutes.

Tomorrow we are heading up to Portland for the removal of Sol's casts. We are really excited to finally see the doctor's handiwork and get Sol onto his new legs. He has been doing remarkably well, even learning how to pull himself into our car which is no easy thing with an SUV. He can walk without a walker for short distances even with full leg casts and has enjoyed getting back to school. Yesterday he had a bit of excitement when his wheelchair was accidentally let go of by a student at the preschool and he flew down a ramp and into the bushes. He's fine but has a little scab on his chin and has been retelling the story all day today. Tomorrow night we'll come home and Thursday morning Sol will get his first tub bath in 2 months; I can only imagine how good that is going to feel!!