Middle East

Jonathan got back from  a long trip with President Bush and Sec Rice.  It was the first time he'd been in Iraq and thank goodness all was well.  The first day in Riyadh rockets were fired at the motorcade.  Yikes.  During the trip they went to Dubai and pictured is him on top of the hotel where Tiger Woods launched golf balls and Andre Aggassi played a tennis match up there.  There's no fence at the top!  I'm glad he's back and I have him home for....uh ...3 days.

This week Austin sings the beach boys song "Help me Rhonda, help help me Rhonda" But Austin's lyrics are, "Help me momma, help help me Momma".  It's so funny to hear him sing that when he needs me!

We went to the House of  Bounce this week with our friends and enjoyed expending energy and having fun.  While we were there, we looked outside it was a crazy wintry snow fall!  Total surprise!  The kids had a ball playing in it the past few days.  Austin gets all bundled up and goes out for 20 min.  Then comes in and sheds all clothes, only to want to go back out 10 minutes later.  The process repeats itself over and over.  Ashley of course has to go out too.  She hates wearing hats and coats.  Just hates it!  So she'll go outside, shed her clothes and gets cold and sits and cries and waits for me to get her because she's freezing.

Ash went poo on the potty a few times this week!  I haven't started potty training yet but it's great that she'll tell me when she needs to go!  On Friday Ash and I had a mommy-daughter outing and we went to the Freedom Center for a free swim time with our friends Gabe and Lottie!  Such fun!!

Austin developed a cough the night we got home from the House of Bounce...it's always fun when he gets a cold.  Because with his GERD, a cough lasts for 3 weeks instead of 3-7 days like a normal kid.  Such fun! 

 

That's the excitement around here.  It's getting chilly...our consumption of hot chocolate has gone up 100% around here.

Stay warm!

Love,

Angie