Cutest baby on EARTH!

When two beautiful people, such as my brother (well okay, he's handsome) and his wife Elena decide to have a baby, this is what you get. It almost hurts me to ONLY be able to look at him through a picture because I just want to squeeeeeeze him and kiss him all over SO SO SO bad!

SEVEN FOLLOWERS?!

This week just keeps getting better and better!

Where's the REAL baby?

I guess she thought this dolly might taste good.

Snow something or other

Poor Brian and Kate. Kate got a "snowman" kit for her birthday, so she was more than excited when it snowed the other day. However, the snow wasn't snowman making snow AT ALL. It was powdery and light with no stickability (is that a word?). Brian and Kate are determined though, and wanted to use the "snow/ice" balls from the road left by the plow. I picked up the two biggest ones I could find on the side of the road and stuck them on top of each other up on the lawn. Below is Kate's attempt at sticking an eye on (we'll have to work on the eye placement after the next snowstorm).



Here is the result of their joint effort. It's a sad little man, and by the expression on Brian and Kate's faces, they're not much happier.

Toy Story Fever!

For the past SEVERAL weeks we've been watching "Toy Story." I think we watched TS1 for about two weeks straight and have now been watching TS2 for about two weeks straight (maybe more, who knows). We've been watching it so much that Kate got Buzz and Woody for her birthday. Today we decided to see what other toys we could find around the house to complete the cast. As you'll see below we did a pretty good job. Starting from the left we've got "the strong muscle guy", "Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head", "Wheezy" (the penguin), the "Piggy Bank Pig", "Bullseye" (the horse), "Woody" and "Buzz", "Rex" (the dino), and "Jesse" (the cowgirl).



All I''m saying is "not bad Colleen!"


What can I say, I get REALLY bored some days!

A new follower!!

I just noticed that I now have 6 followers!!! Hello to my lovely cousin Meghan! This is very exciting. My group is growing!!!

Everything is GREAT....almost.

Jeff and I took Kate to her first follow-up appointment with the neurologist since having her seizures. The appointment went great, Kate looks great and the doctor told us that Kate will probably only have to be on the seizure medication for one year. Typically a child is kept on the medication for two years, but because Kate has been seizure free, they'll reduce it to one year! We are so thankful to God for hearing all of our prayers and your prayers, and so thankful to have such a beautiful and sweet daughter.

So why did I write "almost" in the title, you ask? Well, it's because they want to do another EEG on Kate in July. You may think, "Colleen, that's not really a big deal." And you know what? In the grand scheme of things, it's really not. The most important thing is to find out if Kate's brain is functioning correctly so she'll be able to stop taking the medication. However, it IS kind of a big deal because they want Kate to be asleep for the test. How do you get a 3 year old, who doesn't nap anymore, to fall asleep in a hospital room with electrodes stuck all over her head (without the use of drugs)? You have to keep her AWAKE the ENTIRE night before the test AND during the entire ride to the hospital. Do any of you reading this have a three year old, or have you had a three year old, or do you know any three year old children?
I'm not going to go on and on explaining how much I am NOT looking forward to this little "dream" night in July, so I will stop all my drama about it right now. KATE IS GREAT, and that's all that matters.