sweet summer days 2

summer days

laine's boyfriend

Isn't this the cutest? If you look hard you can see a face on the stick laine put it the sand....sunglasses for the eyes, algae for the nose, and moss for the mouth and dune grass was the hair. The girls worked on "the boyfriend" for quite a while recently while we were at the beach. We played in the sand and they make their own fun. Both of them are creative and can use their imagination. What a fun day.

things i heard my 4 year old say...hospital edition

Laine is a character....sometimes more than others. In no particular order these are actual conversations or comments made by my daughter last week while in the hospital.

1) Jeff- "I am bringing Paige over in the morning to visit for a while."

Jen- "Oh good, maybe if all the doctors make rounds before she comes I could take her to the museum in the afternoon for a while"

Laine- "whoa, whoa, whoa" (with her arms held up like stop).

2) "Dad, you have 2 mustaches" (coming out of sedation)

3) "Mom, you have 2 heads" (coming out of sedation)

4) "I just don't understand all this" (after being poked for IV start and lab draws)

5) "I need a bandaid....and hurry it up" (while the nurse had left the room to get one and was still in the doorway of her room)

6) "You just made me throw up in my mouth a little bit" (after the surgery resident made her sit up in bed at 530 in the morning to examine her leg the day of surgery)

7) "I think it is time to head back up to the room....I am not going to be brave today" (I had told Laine in her room that she was going for a ride and doctors were going to help her leg heal, and she might be scared but that she would need to be brave....her comment was in the pre-op room)

trip to the hospital....

say a little prayer for laine...we are in the hospital. she has had the same virus her sister had last week. for laine any illness can be an issue with her metabolic issues (see my sidebar for more info). I am hopeful for just a day or so stay (please jesus let us be home to celebrate your birthday). 104.2 temp today and not eating, gets her a direct admit to the hospital. i am so glad we have wonderful doctors who work so well with her.

UT fan

isn't she the cutest little football fan you ever did see???

funny things kids say...and a prayer request

Well Laine had a doctor appointment yesterday at U of Michigan Health Systems....which of coarse meant a little shopping in very cool Ann Arbor. Her appointment was with her Hematologist who has been following her eye for the last 4 years (Her Hemangioma was very fast growing tumor, but is healing now!) She got a good report and no need to follow again for a whole year.
Anyway....while we were there they sent in a medical student who talked to her and myself and asked a ton of questions to learn about everything. The student asked "does anyone smoke in the house?" She turned and looked at me and I said "no". In the most cutest face and ohnoimintrouble look, Laine tells her "doctor.... sometimes uhhhh we roast marshmallows". (get it? camp fire?...smoke? smores? smoking? :)) haha. It was so funny. She had everyone in stitches. And then she says "its not funny guys". She just cracks me up. Have a happy Friday!

PS Please pray for our friends who are adopting. They traveled on Saturday to Kazakhstan to adopt 2 teenage girls. The have been praying and trying to get them for the last several years. Finally they get through all the red tape and now both girls (who are sisters) refuse to be adopted. So they will be coming home to an empty house. We are so sad for them.

summer fun

mom's at work and laine is tinkerbell

Ok while I was at work Friday and hubby took the day off to spend with the girls....they made video's. And trashed my house, and had a lot of fun doing it. Disregard the mess in the house and enjoy listening to Laine as the tells about being tinkerbell. It will crack you up! My silly little girls.

we are having a blast

We have a water park in our town and 2 of my friends and our 7 kids went this week. It was so much fun. Until now Paige would not go down any big slides, but she did this time and now she is hooked. I went down too and had fun. Laine went swimming with her floaties and played in the water. What a great summer day!

somebody is having a birthday tomorrow

Laine is 4 years on Wednesday. She is such a blessing and full of life and spirit. She talks almost all day. Pretty much everything she is thinking is said. She is funny and has a great sense of humor. We are so thankful for her health and she is growing well and strong. She is sensitive too and very caring. She loves to share and the more the merrier when Laine is around. Life is just one big party. Speaking of parties we celebrated with friends and family this weekend. It was a beautiful day to celebrate her 4 year old birthday. She was thankful and squealed at every gift she opened. It was so sweet when she opened a present and found something she had never seen before or asked for she said "oh, I always wanted one of these". Laine you are a breath of fresh air, you toot your own horn, and we love you so much! Have a Happy Birthday

blackberry jam

We have lots and lots of blackberries so we have had them on yogurt, on angel food cake, and just in a bowel with a sprinkle of sugar. I have froze some of them so we can enjoy them in the winter when we don't have fresh ones. Last night Paige and I went picking berries and Jeff helped me too. I really wasn't planning to make jam but the idea came to me and I found a receipe on line. I went to the store to buy jars and sure-jel. Paige was such a big help picking and cleaning the jars and drying them. She loved smashing the berries too. Laine helped a little too. Have a fun Saturday in August!

Sponge water bombs are fun!

This week I bought some cheep sponges from the grocery store. I took 3 sponges in different colors and cut them into 5 strips for a total of 15 strips and tied around the middle really tight with some ribbons. I made 4 total one each for my girls and my nieces. We had a blast dunking the sponges in water (we made really cold by adding ice), and throwing them and playing catch. Everyone got cooled off. Lots of laughter and summer fun.

trip to the beach

This week we took a little 4 day trip to the beach with just the girls (my mom, myself and the girls.) We had alot of fun (minigolf, beach, swings, shopping, ice cream, and spending time with grammie). We sooooooo didn't want to come home but I have to go back to work Friday so we made the 3 hour trip home today. I love summer!

Tiger game, check up, and the Detroit Zoo.

This last week we had a little get away...to Detroit. Laine's Metabolic Specialist is there and the Children's hospital. We decided to head over there the day before and catch a Tiger game and stay overnight. It was so fun. I got a really awesome deal for a hotel on Hotwire and stayed at a 4 star and it was beautiful. Laine walked in the room and said..."oh fancy momma" What a little cutie! The game was fun and the Tigers won! (I got great tickets for 10 bucks each). We got up in the morning and went to Laine's checkup. We met with everyone and they are so happy with how she is doing we don't return for a whole year! Yea for us! We might miss them though, they are so wonderful to us and supportive. Then we headed to the Detroit Zoo in the afternoon. It was a blast.

summer lovin' have me a blast

everyone needs a friend like sallie....

About the time that Laine started preschool last fall, she introduced us to her friend Sallie. Sallie was her good friend and played with her and listened to her. I felt like I had come to know a little friend of Laine's and looked forward to the day we could have a playdate. One day while dropping Laine at preschool I thought I saw who I thought was Sallie. I said "Laine look... there is Sallie". To which she replied "uh momma that is not Sallie....that is Ellie." I thought it was a little strange but figured I would meet her another day. As time went on I finally asked her teacher "Is there a Sallie in Laine's class?" She said "No...No Sallie, just Ellie." As the days last fall went on I began to suspect the maybe obvious....Sallie is Laine's imaginary friend.

Call me crazy, but I actually adore Sallie. She almost never comes to our house though...at least when we are home. When we are at home Sallie is at school....when we are shopping or away from home. Sallie is at home playing. She did join us on our most recent vacation however. Sallie listens to Laine and always says nice things to her. When Laine needs more chocolate it comes in really handy to have a friend who needs a piece too. When Laine doesn't want to pick up her room she usually says it is because Sallie wants to play with something.....or Sallie doesn't want to clean. Laine says Sallie has told her that she is pretty and smiled when she told me. Laine has shed real tears when her cousin told her Sallie was ugly. Not even kiddin. Balling her eyes as we are walking out of church. I couldn't really get what happened. "Laine...are you hurt...did you hurt yourself...Laine please stop crying and tell me what the matter is." It was all I could do to not laugh when she replied "she said Sallie was ugly and has ugly eye lashes." Laine really loves Sallie. I wonder how long Sallie will be around. I hope you stay around for a while Sallie....you are a good friend to have. Until you leave Sallie....you are welcome at our house anytime.

some pics from a garden

the fun days of summer

jean jacket day