{all caught up}

Phew. After this post I'm finally all caught up with my pictures and posting. Unfortunately, these pictures are from our recent trip to Indiana for Gerard's grandfather's funeral. He passed away a few weeks ago. It was nice to see the whole extended family, but it was too bad it wasn't under happier circumstances.

Here are the kids in the hotel room. Morgan's scraped knee and lip were the result of two different episodes. She's a real dare-devil. A little blood doesn't scare her!

The night before the funeral we had a nice dinner at Gerard's Uncle Pat's house. He's an awesome photographer and got this shot of the whole family:

The next morning was the funeral and only big Gerard went. I stayed at the hotel with the kids, but we joined everyone afterwards for a lunch reception at the church.

The drive to Indiana wasn't too bad. Both kids were great, thanks in part to the portable DVD player. Morgan started to have a meltdown near the end, but at some point she got really quiet and content. When we finally turned around to see what had appeased her, THIS is what we found:

And then the meltdown continued once we took her pen away.

{poor Morgan}

Sorry I haven't finished updating the blog... Morgan is sick, which means I'm tired. Here's a quick post...

Poor little Morgan. She's just not herself today. Fever, little appetite, coughing, and just blah. A pic from my phone:

Even when she's sick she's still stylish:

And finally, a little story about Gerard and his friends... Most of Gerard's friends up to this point have been girls. Maddie and Abby next door, Ashley across the street, Ashley B. from preschool and t-ball. He loves them, but sometimes he just needs another boy to play with. A few weeks ago after he played at Ashley's house he told me he was so excited because Ashley was going to show him her weapons! Well, as it turned out, she said Webkinz, not weapons, and he was so disappointed! He does have a few boys that he plays with, including Todd, a friend from preschool who goes to a different school for kindergarten. They play so nicely together, and Todd has weapons!

{another update}

We had our neighborhood garage sale a couple of weeks ago. While I HATE having garage sales, I LOVE getting rid of all my crap with the added bonus of making money! This year Gerard joined in on the fun by having his first lemonade stand. And Morgan helped by just looking cute.

Morgan made her first poopy in the potty! It was more of a fluke than anything else, but we were proud nonetheless.

Morgan's 2nd birthday celebrations continued with a little party on her actual b-day. First she opened presents from us and the we had some friends over for cake and ice cream after dinner.

Tee-ball season is well underway. Hockey just ended yesterday, so Gerard can concentrate on one sport again. He's loving it, just like he did last year. Big Gerard is one of the coaches this year which means more work for him, but he's having a great time, too. It's also more work for ME since I have to watch the game AND watch Morgan by myself! Not quite as relaxing since she wouldn't DREAM of sitting in the stoller for an entire game! (Once again, please forgive the blurred-out photos. You know how neurotic I am!)

I'm almost caught up now! One more update tomorrow and we should be all set. Thanks for your patience with me!

{more pictures}

My parents came to visit at the end of March/beginning of April. Gerard's spring break coincided with their visit, so Grandma and Grandpa helped keep him busy. My dad and I took Gerard to the nature center one day during his vacation to see a birds of prey program.

They were also here for the sedar. Aunt Debbie sent the kids decorate-your-own sedar plates, which Gerard couldn't wait to get his hands on. I think it turned out nicely, don't you?

Here are some pictures from Passover, including Gerard reading from the Hagaddah and later finding the afikomen:

We also celebrated Morgan's 2nd birthday a little early with Grandma and Grandpa. Morgan really enjoyed her cake, don't you think?




The rest of the crazy gang:

Next installment tomorrow!