Brown Recluse BIte???

Well it has been an eventful month! It doesn't seem like it was just about a month ago that we left Utah with all that has been going on but it has been about that long. We got moved into our home and quickly found out that not only did we have cockroaches (that they told us didn't exist when we asked) but there are also Brown Recluse Spiders in our home. They are a spider that doesn't build a web but rather roams around looking for food at night and the bite is quite nasty. Savannah came to take a bath with me one night in the big jetted tub and I noticed a bite on her knee that didn't look like an ordinary bite so I told her to go have dad look at it since I was already in the tub. He came in saying I am not so worried about that as the one on the back of her leg (That I didn't see). Luckily we found them that night and they didn't go any longer. So we go see a dermatoligist tomorrow because they are not looking any better, actually worse than when I took these pictures yesterday. They have been treating her for a brown recluse bite but it isn't helping and now she is breaking out in sores all over her legs. She is quite worried about it and pretty sad to get her bandages ripped off twice a day to put the cream on.

I took Savannah back to the doctor today and what they thought originally to be "Just a spider Bite" is now being diagnosed as "definately a Brown Recluse Bite" so I am curious to see what the Dermatologist says tomorrow. We are quickly getting to meet more doctors than I would like to have to.

I keep telling her we will get her fixed up and she will be okay but for now we have the EXTERMINATOR -- SPIDER MAN coming to our home tomorrow to rid our residence of spiders and cockroaches and all other pesky bugs. We are so excited to see them, I can't even tell you!

We have captured 4 confirmed Brown Recluse Spiders in baby food jars and 2 have gotten away because they are so quick! We have quite a collection of other spiders too, all sitting on our counter waiting to show them to the Spider man tomorrow.

I'll keep you posted on Savannah's BITES!

Look Who Turned 3...

Ashley just turned 3 on September 19th and it was an okay birthday being that we just moved and didn't get to have on of our usual fun parties with all our friends. We decided to go to the zoo and then do presents and cake afterwards. She seemed to have a fun day and the good news is my house isn't still as messy as it was in these pictures. We are making progress!!! It is a slow process with 4 girls under 5 but by Christmas we should be good:)!

So for Ashley's birthday we got her a new stroller and a Cinderella baby doll which she loves. She is so into dolls and everytime we go to the store and she sees another doll she wants that one too. And here I thought we had enough, silly me!

Being 3 is nice...my favorite new phrase is "you can do that, you are big now that you're 3!" and she believes me and tries harder to do things for herself. It is working out great.

Fun Backyard Campfires!

Well it is almost midnight and I finally have time to update this blog! I have been meaning to post these photos for days now but life has been too crazy around here. We have had so much fun building campfires and roasting hotdogs and marshmallows. The girls love it, we go down to the pond and feed the fish while dad fixes up the fire. We brough their little picnic table down there and our camping chairs and we hang out by the fire until dark and then go in the warm house and sleep in our own beds. It is the BEST camping I have ever done! The dog "Gecko" loves the pond and we are talking about getting her a buddy to roam around with, she is quite lonely on this large plot of land. I love building these fun memories with my girls.

Starting Solid Foods

Vivian and Madalynne have started eating solid foods, finally. I have been procrastinating with all that we have had going on but now they are 6 months old and it is time. It is a messy job with two of them. Madalynne keeps the food in better but just wants to suck her fingers in between each bite. Vivian is ferocious and wants to eat but she can't keep the food in her mouth, she keeps spitting it out. They are both improving every day and soon they shall have it down. The other night we fed them Turkey and Vivian got REALLY mad and started to gag. It was a bit funny but she was MAD at us! We also had to laugh that if you aren't paying attention to what you are doing it seems impossible to feed the baby without opening your mouth when you go to give them a bite!

Enjoy the pictures!