Audrey had her 1 year appointment today, everything went well, she is at or above all the milestone markers. Here are the stats:
While the kids get over the very last of this sickness we are trying to figure out things to do around the house... here is what we did by 9:30am :) (Plus breakfast and getting dad out the door). 
I took Ryan to his first movie theater movie yesterday. He was so excited! We saw Winnie the Pooh which is a great first movie. 1) There aren't any scary bits 2) it's only like an hour long and 3) only children are in the theater so you don't have to worry too much if your kid is talking or moving around.
My kids only get sick on Friday’s. You might think I’m kidding but I’m not. We have been in the ER twice… both were Friday nights. I think for sick visits we have only had 1 appointment on a day besides Friday. It’s one of the “special” things my kids do. The issue is that you have to commit on Friday to them being really sick or not, you can’t wait until the next day because getting a doctor’s appointment on the weekend is like winning the lottery… it’s not going to happen unless the Gods are looking down on you. Today was one of those days… luckily everything (including the weird rash Audrey has developed all over her body) is viral which means no antibiotics (as of yet). At 102 degrees outside it seems crazy that we could be a sick house but apparently that is the way the cookie is crumbling this time. Oh and when I was trying to get two sick kids out the door to go to the doctor’s office Audrey pulled a camera down from the top of a shelf by its string and hit herself in the face which turned into a purple oozing wound right under her eye. Needless to say the hubby and I are ordering in and relaxing for the night.
From the mouths of babes:
My sweet baby girl Audrey turned one today! In some ways it seems like she has been here forever, on the other hand I can't believe we are already celebrating her first birthday! We had a great day... taking dad out to lunch and frozen yogurt, playing with all the new toys and a super fun special dinner thanks to Ryan. Thank you everyone who made this day so great for her. 
One of the hardest parts about having two children is finding time to give one on one attention to each of them. Well Don and I are making an effort to have individual nights out with Ryan this summer. My night was last night and I took him to an outdoor symphony performance with a Pirates theme. They had pirates doing sword fights, wonderful music and lots and lots of people to watch. Ryan had a blast. At first he was a little nervous that the pirates were going to take him and then all of a sudden he decided he was safe and he loved them. 
Memorable Quotes of the Night:
We celebrated Audrey's first birthday with my family this weekend (a week early) because it was the only time we would all be together. Audrey loved it... I mean really cake and presents, what kid doesn't like that? 
This year for the 4th of July my mom rented a beach house so we packed up the car and went for a long weekend of sun and surf. The weather was great and the kids loved the change of scenery (even if by the end they were worn out). We were just a few blocks away from where Don and I got married... oh how much can change in 4 years.
