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Ear infections: two

Nose: running like a faucet

Throat: producing the bark that goes with her croup

Poor Erin. :(

Although this was her just now:

Wordless Wednesday

Maple Syrup Madness

Last weekend we went to Maple Syrup Madness at Sarett Nature Center. We had a fun time learning about which trees to tap, when, how, etc. (We also learned which trees will off your entire family in one breakfast if you tap them and make syrup!! Yikes!) The lecture portion inside got a tad long for the kids, but the outside part was fun. Kyle raced around like he'd never been allowed outdoors before!

While there we decided to buy a family membership for the year. There are some great walkways there, including a new suspended wooden one, and also some classes Kyle will be able to take this summer. Plus he and Erin loved all the animals inside the center.

Here are some pictures from our trip (after last week's Wordless Wednesday teaser!)

Wordless Wednesday

Look! Look!

Does this mean that spring is arriving? The crocuses are blooming!! I am so excited!

This is what can happen...

...when the parents are sick on the couch all weekend!

Sick, sick, sick

We are normally blessed to be a healthy household. None of us get sick very often. But man, I tell ya, this winter has been brutal. Before Christmas we had colds and pink eye make the rounds. Then for much of January and February we all had colds. The kids had colds with coughs that lingered for weeks. I had a cold that after two weeks turned into a sinus/throat infection requiring antibiotics. Even Mike, who rarely gets sick, had this cold. Then we were better.

Then we weren't. Kyle woke up during the night Tuesday night throwing up. It kept up non-stop through yesterday morning, then he was able to nap around noon and woke up a new boy. I even got in on the action, but am still not sure if it was puke by association, or puke in the first degree. Today he was back to normal. Here was Kyle couching it yesterday, with his buddy. :)

This morning our day started out well. Everyone felt well. Everyone felt happy. Erin wore two pig tails for the first time ever. :)

The day continued to go well. The kids ate dinner, took baths, and hit the sack. Erin fussed a bit. Then started CRYING. Mike when to check her and she had exploded everything she'd eaten for what looked like days. Now, four hours later, she is sleeping fitfully on the couch. She's got nothing left in her, but her stomach keeps trying to get more out. The poor, poor girl.

I am hoping her bug is as short lived as Kyle's was. She's never thrown up before, so she doesn't understand and screams when I try and get her to use the bucket.

*sigh.* We're ready to be well.