Basketball

We have been enjoying catching a few games of our school's boy's basketball games.  We decided to go to their section play off game last night against WWG.  It was a pretty intense game.  But they ended up winning!!  So they will play Hills on Saturday in Worthington, which we'll probably go watch.  The older girls of course had red cheeks by the time we left.  They go more for the running around they can do, which brings back memories for me of doing the same thing.  They also like to bring their own money so they can buy snacks.  Whatever floats their boat and keeps them entertained.  Haidyn enjoys the games too!  She just sits and people watches.  Can't wait to cheer the boys on on Saturday!  GO RAIDERS!! 

Weekends are becoming a blur

We had a pretty good weekend.  They are beginning to go by so fast it seems like we didn't even have one.  I really miss my girls during the week so I don't like it when the weekends seem to go so fast that I feel like I haven't spent hardly any time with them. 

I was up bright and early Saturday morning to head to Minneota to help judge the speech meet.  I had judged once last year and was asked to judge again this year.  I really enjoy it!  The weather, however, I did not enjoy.  It snowed the whole way there and was hard to see at times.  I was very relieved when we finally made it to Minneota, but was on pins and needles the whole day hoping it wasn't going to be the same on the way home, which it wasn't.  It was snowing still but the roads were MUCH better.  The girls were happy to see me since they were all asleep when I left.  Haidyn was especially happy as she was very clingy to me the rest of the weekend.  I love that my baby loves me that much!! 

Yesterday we had the pleasure of watching my nephews during the day.  I hadn't seen them in what seemed like forever.  All 4 kids played outside for quite a while when they first got there then played inside, then back outside for about an hour before supper.  Em said Mason was sleeping before they were even out of town!!  I am so happy that my nephews live so close so I can see them and spoil them often!! 

As if the dentist charges weren't bad enough...

Isabella has had a loose tooth in the front on the bottom for quite awhile.  We tried and tried to pull it out with no such luck.  Last week we noticed the permanent tooth has now grown in behind the baby tooth, quite a ways back from the teeth and crooked nonetheless.  So I scheduled an appointment for her to go to the dentist.  As always is the timing with our family, the tooth finally fell out yesterday at church.  That was the only good news...she needs to see an orthodontist for it.  Second time I have made a trip there with one of my children this year...Mallory went this fall for something else.  Also we were informed by the dentist that Isabella has a pretty bad deep bite and will eventually need braces.  As far as the tooth, he may do an extension...lovely.  We will find out when we go back in April.  Better stock up on orthodontic insurance. 

I love my pops!

What was to be a fun-filled weekend with the Sniadaks turned into a devastating one with the news early Saturday morning that my dad had had a stroke.  So needless to say we rushed home and made it to Sioux Falls before they took Dad to a room.  A big shout out to my friend, Sarah, for taking ALL THREE girls overnight for us!!!  I honestly don't know what I would have done if I had had to worry about where they were going to go.  I am blessed to have the most awesome friends in my life!!  Dad is doing much better now.  He came home yesterday but will have quite a few days of rehab ahead of him.  Fortunately he is able to do most of that at home and he is recovering nicely.  I just love him so much and am so happy he is doing well.  It was very scary and it could have been a lot worse, for that I am grateful!!  LOVE YOU OLD MAN!!! 

Me and my pops

Yogi Bear

Saturday the older girls and I went with my sister and my nephews to see "Yogi Bear".  It was an okay movie.  It was funny in some parts but mostly just drug on.  Mallory enjoyed it and Isabella did too when she was sitting to watch it.  She got up 3 times.  First was to get another snack, second was to go potty and third was to get a drink.  Mason, my two year old nephew, did better than she did.  That girl has got to have some form of ADD. 

All in all we had a fun day.  The girls love being with their cousins and they all get along so well.  And I enjoy every minute of being with my girls and seeing my nephews. 

Wii is Entertaining

Mallory was playing her new game, Babysitting Mama, on the Wii last night.  When my mom and I went to see Haidyn we found her like this:

She found the game to be quite fascinating.  I'm not sure if it was the colors on the TV or the sounds that the baby makes in the game that interested her so much, but I just may have to find my Baby Beethoven movie so that she stays entertained longer than 5 minutes. 

Rollerskating=Fun for the whole family

We must really enjoy rollerskating because we went again on Sunday with our church.  We had gone last Saturday to Sioux Falls for Bella's birthday.  I only fell once that week but it happened to be on my bum and I think I damaged something.  It still hurts to sit.  But yesterday I only fell once and this time I made sure I didn't land on my backside so instead I tried to land forward and ended up on my knees.  Have a pretty bruise to show for it.  With Eric's help I made it back up and did pretty good after that.  Haidyn was well cared for by Barb, the pastor's wife.  The older girls had a great time and both only fell once.  Eric, again, was super skater and would only stop to help me off the floor. 

The rest of our weekend was pretty good.  Friday night E and I went out for drinks and supper with my family for my dad's 62nd birthday.  Happy Birthday Dad!!  We have tried to make it a tradition to do supper for both my dad and mom's birthdays.  It's kind of nice b/c Dad's is in January and Mom's is in May.  Because we weren't sure we wanted to go that far for supper we just went to the Sunset Grill.  It was still a fun time.  We were sad to not have Trisha and Brian there but hope they will be able to make it for Mom's birthday supper in May. 

Saturday Eric had overnight drill in New Ulm so the girls and I just hung out at home.  Mallory and I did not get out of our jammies all day.  Haidyn was kind of fussy because she has been having problems with constipation.  She probably pooped about a dozen times but they were all very hard.  Poor girl!  This is her second time having this problem so her pediatrician has prescribed something for her as he thinks she may be prone to constipation.  I gave her prunes for lunch and supper and that, thankfully, has seem to loosen her up since her diapers yesterday were mostly all soft. 

Haidyn is also sprouting her first tooth!!  You can BARELY see it, but you can DEFINATELY feel it.  I was quite surprised to feel it come through b/c she hadn't acted fussy at all.  So hopefully she will do well with teething.  She is such a good baby and we are so blessed to have her in our lives!!