More Palmtags. . .

One of the bonuses of living in Florida is that so many people come down here for vacation. We were lucky enough to see some more Palmtags last week. Matt's brother, Charlie, and his family vacation nearby every year. We were able to see them a few times while they were down here. It was great to visit with them and even better to see all our rugruts chase each other around. Charlie and Erika have 2 little kids the same ages as Brooke and Luci. Brooke and her cousin Max had crazy fun together and little Luci and Mya had baby fun crawling around and trading pacifiers. It was the first time we got to meet Miss Mya and the Palmtags hadn't met Luci yet either. Here are some pictures of their visit. I can only imagine how fun it will be to get all these kids together as they are growing up.

Easter 2010

Well, our Easter didn't quite go as expected. Last week, Luci came down with a mystery fever and cough, keeping her home from school one day. We thought it was just a baby thing - teething, who knows. Well, 2 days later, I figured out what it was when I came down with the aches and fever myself - just in time for the weekend. At least I had time to recover and rest. Unfortunately, Brooke spiked a fever on Saturday night and was up on and off all night. We tried bed hopping to get her to sleep. First she came in our room, then I headed to her room. In the mix of things, the child gate never went back up and at 4:30 AM (yes AM) Matt and I woke up from a dead sleep hearing Brooke screaming "Mommy! Mommy! MOMMY!" It took a while (due to sleep exhaustion and semi-feverish state) for me to realize she had snuck out of her room and down to the living room. Before I had a chance to hop out of bed Brooke shouted "Mommy. The Easter bunny brought me UNDERPANTS!" Apparently, it was an exciting present. Matt and I ran downstairs to see Easter basket madness on the living room floor, chocolate smeared on Brooke's face and the presents opened. So, that was the major excitement for our Easter Sunday. We never made it to the church Easter egg hunt or to church that day. We didn't want to infect the masses with whatever virus we were carrying. I did put the girls in their Easter dresses, but Brooke had the chills so she wore a sweatsuit under the dress. On the bright side, we are all on the mend and feeling miles better now.