my day

what a day---poor laken had 2 horrible nosebleeds today--the first one we were driving to the mall and he sneezed--and blood literally seemed like it was gushing out of his nose--I was driving so dan jumped in the backseat and applied pressure as well as a 2 year old would allow for--it lasted about 10-15 minutes.
the second nosebleed happened at the park. this one was much more severe and laken refused to hold still for me to hold my quiznos napkins to his nose. by the end of his nosebleed we were both covered in blood and it seriously looked and felt like I was trying to kill the poor little guy. I am not sure what is going on with him. I was told to put vasoline in the nostril and tell him not to pick his nose by the advice nurse at the pediatric clinic--GOOD LUCK TO ME

today was also my first day of microbiology--the first hour consisted of bunsen burners, transferring e coli and other strange sounding microbes into different mediums with aprons and safety goggles on--I seriously felt like I was on a different planet and wasn't quite getting what was going on. we didn't have enough time to finish our labs before lecture was going to start. I am going to need to do some serious study time with this class--the instructor is recommending 3 hours of studying to one hour of classroom lecture--so 6 hours a week. I want to do well but 6 hours??????
that was my day in a nutshell except for the fact I also worked out for over an hour when I got home from school. dan waited for me--what could i say??

laken,sadie, and dain vs aliens

we saw monsters vs aliens today with sadie and laken--what a cute movie

laken was a chore as usual and wanted to do anything but watch the movie

we went with our friends and their three boys. dain is 4 and sadie adores him

dan captured this picture with his iphone

gemma trying to get cell phone coverage in the dunes--wth?

oregon coast

the coast was amazing and beautiful--it was cold and windy when we first arrived but that didn't stop the kids from racing there right away. within ten minutes laken had fallen into the ocean and was officially freaked out.

excuse the dirt on the lens--I need to take better care of my camera and equipment... we spend a majority of monday at the hotel's pool and hot tub trying to warm up after our ocean excursion.

we went to a local pizza parlor for dinner --cheese pizza, pepsi, and ice cream cones.

gemma babysit for a few hours while dan and I went to a nice restaurant at the hotel overlooking the ocean. we had yummy calamari, bleu cheese and pear salads, and steak. I never sleep good when I am away from my own bed. Laken decided he wanted to have one of his body parts on me at all time while sleeping.

tuesday at the beach was gorgeous--we flew a kite and played in the sand for hours

leaving tomorrow

dan and I have debated taking the kids somewhere "special" over spring break--we considered reno--cheap hotel but a 6 hour drive--ughhh
the coast is close but the weather is supposed to be cloudy and rainy... what the heck.. the coast it is
we are leaving tomorrow and spending one night in bandon.
I am so thrilled--I mean we live 2 hours away from the pacific ocean and we see it maybe 1-2 times a year--something is definitely wrong with that.
our dvd player in the truck is on the fritz--how will we ever make it? sickening how spoiled I have become --not to mention the kids --watching movies while we drive.

everything is blooming here--spring is in the air

Laken loves the new park they recently completed in Central Point--he always wants to go to the park with the "bumpy slide"