- Angelica Oler

Sick Days

Our house has been the infirmary for most of the month of October. We've all been taking turns with this miserable cold.

Liliana was my bed buddy for the first week or so of the month. I can't complain being able snuggle this sweetie so much.


Evelyn curled up in my spot. Most of last week was spent like this.


Last night Adia told me her ear hurt. My kids have never had ear infections before so I knew it was for real. So this morning I took her in to see Dr. Laret.

Sure enough, double ear infection along with pneumonia...

Awesome.

If one has pneumonia, chances are the other two have it as well, so I dropped Adia at home and took Liliana and Evelyn to be check out as well.

No pneumonia.

Thank Heaven.
But...

They both had double ear infections as well.


So 4 hours and $200+ later here we are. After administering ear drops, antibiotics, amoxicillin, and probiotics all the kiddos snuggled up on the couch for a nap while Neil sings everything from Elvis to John Denver to Primary songs, and rocks the Lily pie.

What a picture.

It's miserable having everybody so sick, but I sure cherish these heartwarming moments.

- Angelica Oler

Make up

Eve got into my mascara again...

There is no place in this house where my makeup is safe from mischievous hands.

I heard Eve turn on the water in the bathroom.

Me: "Eve what are you doing?"
Eve: "I gotta wash the makeup off my hand."
Me (in the "you are in trouble" voice): "Eve did you get in my makeup again?"
Eve (in her "I'm so excited!" voice): "Yes Mom! Look! I have pretty eyes like you!"

I'm such a push over...



- Angelica Oler

Window Art

We had some mischievous hands at our house today. So I decided to redirect that energy into something a little more controlled and a lot more productive.


So I drew and cut out a couple of jack 'o' lanterns and Frankenstein heads for Eve and Adi to color. Then for the part they found most exciting. They loved taping up their masterpieces and running outside to admire their work.
(sorry the reflections make it difficult to see very well)


I decided to wash the windows (since the sprinklers have been turned off for winter) and added some spider webs from the inside with dry erase markers.
- Angelica Oler

A little hint from Evelyn

Eve felt that Daddy needed some baby powder in his shoes. Apparently she thought they stunk...



a lot.
- Angelica Oler

So much Love!

I was scrolling through all the pictures on my iPod and loved what I saw. So I wanted to share some that I took with intention of blogging them but just haven't done it yet, and some I just love.

Eve simply adores Lily to pieces. It's a real treat for her when I let her hold the bottle or help somehow. I often find her in Lily's crib with her, or just curled up on the floor next to her. She's always saying how much she loves her. It's so sweet.


Erika and Travis came to visit a couple weeks ago. It was wonderful to finally get to meet little Cash. Here is Lily and Cash together on the floor at Grandma May's house.


All three of my girls are so completely smitten with their Daddy. And of course one of the many reasons why is because he us so silly and fun with them.


Silly Eve decided to put her jammies on backwards. They are always doing funny things like this to make me laugh.


Best buddies! These two are lost without one another. I love how much they love each other.


Sonny and Cher! Fountain Green has a theatrical production every year for Lamb Days. This year's was a radio show of different musical performers throughout the years. My mom and dad were Sonny and Cher and they Sang "I Got You, Babe". They also had the Carpenters, Shirley Temple, Elvis, Willie Nelson and more. It was a laugh a minute. And Eve and Adi loved seeing Grandma and Grandpa sing.


4th of July outfits! These outfits were infinitely easier then their Easter dresses, and significantly less stressful.


My sweet silly Lily, oh how I love her! She has been such a great baby, and so completely patient with her sisters and her mom. She is 4 months old now and its crazy to think back to before she was born. How did I ever live with out her?


Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed the stories and pictures.

P.S. After writing this post I thought it would be fun to see how much I said the word "love" or something similar. 10 times... or 11 counting this last paragraph.

So much love!... 12
- Angelica Oler

Magic Golden Flower?

The Day Lilies outside our dining room window have started to bloom.

Below is the first to completely bloom. Eve and Adi stand and stare saying "it's the Tangled flower mom" or "we need to sing that Tangled song mom"

It took me a second to realize they weren't just pretending they had the "Tangled flower" but that to them the Magic Golden Flower from Tangled was growing in our flower bed.


Looks like a pretty good match to me girls!


Everyday is such a blessing and an adventure with my girls.
- Angelica Oler