More stuff.....

Well, today I am home not feeling so hot! My allergies and sinuses got the best of me this week. This morning I took Nicholas to the Ear Nose and Throat Dr. in Waverly for his two week check-up from a pretty bad ear infection. He still had an infection and she had to pull the tube out of his ear as it was falling out and not working anymore. He also had a great deal of rather foul smelling pus in his ear too. He had to have his ear vacuumed and Janelle at Dr. Bells office (we love Janelle) anticipated that we would need several people to hold him down because it would be bothersome and may hurt. I sat in the chair and held him and two nurses were helping. Nicholas surprised them all by just laying on me and not fussing one tiny bit. I could feel he was tense, but that was about it! He is so brave at the doctors' office. He always has been. So, Nicholas now has only one tube left and this was his second set that he had put in right before his second birthday. He had his adenoids out at that time also. Jessica has tubes as well but seems to be doing well. I'm hoping our day's of ear infections are coming to a close!!
So... I am home nursing a headache and swollen glands and sore sinuses!!! Do I hear any sympathy????? hmmmm???? heehee
Well, since I cannot fall asleep as I am not much of a napper I will spend a little time posting some pictures from our summer. Enjoy.....
OK I cannot figure out how to rotate these pictures!!! But I guess until I do Y'all will have to turn your heads to see these. I know that if you click on the pictures you can get a larger image too! Sorry, I'll try to get it figured out. Shanon, do you know how to do that?????

Anyway, above you can see our movie star Miss Jessica Lynn!
Grandpa Woolley took us out on his boat on the Mississppi River near Muscatine. We had a good time. Jessica and Nick helped "drive the boat". I sat in front and watched for tree trunks. The kids laughed at me when Grandpa hit some big "waves" and made me about fall out of my seat! We got to get up close to some barges that were parked and the kids saw a Egret (grandpa and mommy call them "fly-up-the-creeks") We didn't fish, but we will next time cuz we saw some big fish jumping!

We now have miss princess Jessica with her fine collection of jewelry. The headband is a fine piece from the McDonalds Happy Meal Collection valued at approximately $4.00 . The necklace was a fine antique from mommy's collection (these would be the pearls I wore for Teri Bocktings wedding) And the purse she is carrying is also another fine antique from Mommy's collection. My Uncle Steve made that purse for me when I was about Jessica's age! I loved that purse, it's all leather and has a butterfly imprinted in the leather!
Here we have the purple car that is also vintage early 2000's. Get's reallllllyyyyyy great gas mileage. Wish I could run my van on "kid power"!!! All you have to do is give them some cheerios and you are good as gold!


Nicholas and Jessica playing outside in our "big pool"

Don't they look so relaxed???

Grandma Woolley came up to see us to celebrate her birthday which was August 16th!!! We love it when Grandma comes to visit!

Grandpa Woolley and Pat took us to the Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley IL. We had some good fun. Jessica was apprehensive at first but Grandpa talked her into having some fun. We were gonna ride the train but it derailed right before we were going to ride. But, Nicholas and Jessica got to watch Grandpa Woolley help put the train back on the track! That impressed Nicholas more than the lions and tigers and bears (oh my)

We went to Wichita in June to spend some time with "uncle Bobby" and aunt Shanon and their family. It was the first time we met Hayden and Kinnick and Carver! What a great time. The picture with the sprinkler is Nicholas, Jessica and Cousin Hayden! Looks like fun huh?
This picture is at Uncle Bobby's (Grandpa Woolley, Cousins Gage, Harrison and Hayden with Me, Jessica and Nicholas)
This picture really cracks me up! I didn't realize it until I saw the picture much larger that Hayden was diggin' for gold. But, it is one of the few pictures that I have with Bob and Hayden just looks so relaxed.