Valentine's Day

I know, Valentine's Day has come and gone, but I have the excuse that we've all been sick since then and that delayed my posting.

The day started out great. We gave the girls cute little popcorn containers. Eleanor's had new panties and peanut M&Ms in it and Carolyn got animal crackers. Then we went to an indoor waterpark with all the Young cousins. The girls had an absolute blast!

The girls all happy with their gifts :)

Carolyn at the hotel - she loves TP (and fishing in the toilet) and since we were at a hotel, we let her have at it

That's where it turned bad. We've all spent the past week and a half fighting sicknesses, visiting the doctors, filling prescriptions, missing work, etc. Carolyn's had a nasty ear infection that the first does of antibiotics didn't kill. She's now on her second, higher potency dosage. She also had pinkeye which she has gotten for the second time this week and also passed to her sister and mother.

In addition to the pinkeye, Eleanor has had the nastiest cough which won't go away. And occasionally will run a fever, once as high as 102.7. The girl doesn't complain one bit, only wimpers "I gotta booga" when she needs us to wipe her nose. I finally took her to the doctor to find out that she too has an ear infection.

Eleanor hanging out with Daddy

With the girls both on antibiotics and hopefully on the mend, I finally treated myself to a trip to the doctor. I too have an antibiotic and luckily Carolyn's eye drops work for all of us.

Mama and Carolyn just being sick

Matt's missed one day of work and is feeling better without the aid of an antibiotic (knock on wood).

We've Moved!!

At last! The house is finally complete! What an adventure these past almost 2 years have been. But now we're living in our dream house and we are already forgetting all the headaches we've experienced lately.


The girls are adjusting wonderfully - like they've always lived here. Eleanor now sleeps in a 'big-girl bed' and is doing better than I had thought. She has a way of proving us wrong when we underestimate her abilities. She goes to bed and almost always stays in bed. She has only fallen out once (and that was when she was still awake - we're unsure of what she was doing).


We're pretty well moved in. Unpacking is another story. It's definitely livable as we've been here for almost two weeks, but there's more to do. Mainly getting window treatment up and decorating. But we'll get there.


I'm going to post still pictures on our house blog - http://www.444moccasin.blogspot.com/ but below is a video of Eleanor giving a tour. Enjoy!