Happy Easter

We hope that everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend! The boys were very excited when they awoke from their nap and realized that the easter bunny had come a day early!!

The slide and swing have been a big hit and Kasey and Max enjoyed them as well !

Kasey and Max

We invited Ray, Lindsay, Max, Mason, Harley, Kelly and Kasey over for some dinner last night. It was great to have some company and the kids had a blast together! I can't wait for some warmer days when we can all sit on the patio and enjoy the weather!

Harley, Kelly, Mason and Lindsay

Mason

Max and Brady

Nathan

Brady

This Easter morning I dragged Jon and the boys to church at the Cathedral. We had to arrive about 45 minutes early to ensure we got a seat at the 10:00 mass. With that being said, the mass didn't get over until 11:50! Nathan and Brady did really well, but it was touch and go for some time. They really wanted to get down and run and play! There were other little kids running around and this old usher kept yelling at them to stop running, he was so angry. It was so sad, they were under 2 and really had no idea what he was saying. It was a wonderful mass and always special when the bishop is attending and giving the service. After church we headed to Sebago Brewing company for brunch which was delicious! The boys were on nap strike today so they headed to bed extra early, without any complaints!

Nathan in his Easter outfit!

Brady in his Easter outfit!

Just some pictures !

Everything is going really well with us now that we are healthy, knock on wood! Nathan and Brady are getting around great and expanding their vocabulary. Nathan says the word car each time we go for a ride, so cute! Happy Easter to all !

Nathan

Brady

Nathan

Brady

Nathan

Nathan

Westport Island

Today we went to visit Johan, Susannah and their son Leo in Westport Island. It is only a little over an hour from Gorham and it is a lovely ride. They have a beautiful home, with sweeping views of the ocean and an array of animals to keep anyone entertained. They have 2 Pygmy Goats, 3 dogs and some cats...not sure how many because they were hiding from Skeeter the entire time. Their son Leo just turned six months and he is the cutest and happiest little guy. We had a wonderful day with them and it was great to catch up on what has been going on in their lives!!

Nathan, Leo and Brady

Leo and his sippy!

Susannah, Binky and the boys checking out the pygmy goats.

Johan and Leo

Susannah and Nathan

Johan getting ready to Q

Leo

Welcome, Mason Lewis Arbour 03/03/2008

Congratulations to Ray, Lindsay and Max! They welcomed another son and brother to the world last night, Mason Lewis Arbour! He is too precious for words.

Getting Better

I would like to say that things are 100% back to normal, but they aren't quite yet. After my last post, Nathan and Brady were diagnosed with
Bronchiolitis, which is a common illness of the respiratory tract caused by an infection that affects the tiny airways, called the bronchioles, that lead to the lungs. As these airways become inflamed, they swell and fill with mucus, making breathing difficult. That being said, we have been administering 3x daily nebulizer treatments on them, which last 20 minutes a piece. We have been watching a LOT of Sesame Street, because this is the only way they will sit still long enough! We also had another scare, Brady had an allergic reaction to the Amoxicillin that he had been taking for his ear infection. He broke out in the worst case of hives I have ever seen, poor thing. This weekend they started acting more like themselves and I am hoping that we can make it until Spring healthy! I also found out how they both started getting so sick, a little girl in their daycare class was diagnosed with Pneumonia and got the entire room sick! Aghhh , you have to love it !



In other news I wanted to send out a special congratulations to Julie Nickerson, she got engaged over the weekend to Jerry! Congrats Jules and Jerry, we are very happy for you!

Nathan

Brady