Update on Us!

I haven't been very good at blogging the last few weeks, but really, not that much has been happening that would be of any interest! Mostly I have a few random pictures to show first:

Here are the kiddos having a little picnic lunch during Conference...um... 2? weeks ago? It was probably 3 actually... We get that look a lot from Jaina...

Here are Reilly and Jaina in the dress and shirt Grandpa and Grandma Kerrigan brought them from their cruise! They are pretty cool, and though the dress fits a little big, if Jaina keeps growing at this rate, it could even be too small by the end of summer! I never know what size to get for her anymore...

(No comment on Reilly's hair or expression...)

Our kids favorite breakfast is cereal. Seriously. They almost always eat an assortment of Oatmeal Squares, Frosted Mini Wheats, and Crispix, with Raisin Bran Crunch recently added into the equation since Daddy introduced it.

Speaking of Daddy, Jeremy left last Monday night to spend time in Las Vegas touring an office or two, attending the NUCCA Conference, and hanging out with our friends the Noordas. He has been gone 8 days now, and we are so excited to have him back late tomorrow night! It has been a rather interesting week. It didn't help that our dryer decided to die a night or two before Jeremy left. We paid $40 for the washer AND the dryer 3 years ago, so we can't complain too much, but it's still an annoyance, especially when we have lots of rainy days like we've had lately. Thankfully there has been SOME sun, and I upgraded my "clothesline" to dry a few loads outside. I have to say that the only "clothes" I enjoy hanging out are the diapers. For some reason they're so much prettier than a load of towels...

My wonderful mom took 6 days out of her life to come visit us and take care of us for a lot of Jeremy's trip. We found some great prices on a ticket flying into Cedar Rapids, and it has been so worth it to have her here! The kids were so excited for her to get here, and thoroughly enjoyed all the attention and fun. The only damper in the week was poor Jaina, who ran a high fever Saturday and Saturday night. I'm having to chalk it up to teething, because she hasn't had any other symptoms other than being a little extra crabby lately... anyway, here are a few pictures from today, shortly before my mom left!

These kiddos are sure going to miss their Grandma!

This is what we had for dinner tonight:

I just couldn't resist; it sounded so good! (German pancakes)

And one more thing: Last week we took a few pics in the same dress Jaina wore LAST year for Easter (it actually fits now, and is almost too short) to compare to the one in the post below. Here they are. I can't believe how big she's getting!