Chicago Divas...

So Saturday night was a night of F-U-N! A group of men/women (I don't really know what to refer to them as) :) came to Clinton for a show. It was just a blast! They were great performers and basically did lip syncing (pretty sure that isn't spelled correctly). Anyway.. it was a great time. Hudson and Hayden both have conferences tomorrow night. I LOVE going to conferences! What a great time to talk about your kids :) Just a handful of days before spring break for us. Yeah! I'm really excited to be on vacation.
All is good... I'm boring tonight. Sorry!

The Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gries
Me and Abby
Anthony and I.... So Sweet :) Da' Boyz... Notice Hootie's haircut :)

The Beautiful Bride Nicole

Hello Everyone... I always promise it won't take long to post some pics, ect.. but it always does. Sorry!

Nicole and Joe's wedding was just beautiful. It was very elegant and you could just feel the love between the two of them. Congratulations to them! We literally were on the go from 8:30 in the morning. I was so nervous about the kids. I thought they were going to get tired and cranky, but they were perfect. This mama was super happy :) Pictures were great. My favorite was when the two boys smooched the two girls. Hudson wasn't to sure, but Hayden, he went right in for the dive. LOVING every minute of it! We literally danced the night away and you can see in the pictures the kids were exhausted. Abby fell asleep on the table, and Hayden fell asleep watching Aunt Nicole and Joe dance :) Cute! Again, it was a fantastic weekend. Enjoy the pictures.

I started feeling poopy on Monday and its only gotten worse. Today I was miserable. Every single muscle in my body aches. When I have Ibuprofen in me I feel much better. Once it starts to wear off though, UGH!!! I requested a sub tomorrow. I'm going to go in and get checked out. Abby has had a super green nose and started coughing so I'll take her with. We shall see!

As most of you know Hayden you might say is a bit loud. So is his mom, right? Well Anthony and I have always said, "He's loud!" He had many ear infections as an infant and just had one about a month ago. He has had 2 sets of tubes and his adenoids taken out. I really thought it might be necessary to have his hearing checked. So yesterday Anthony picked the kids up and we all met at the AEA in Clinton. A lady took Hayden and did some tests. I really was thinking, "This is all in our heads... probably a waste of our time." When she came back I could tell there was 'more.' Hayden has little to no movement in his ear drum in his left ear. Which totally explains why he has the TV blasting, his Leapster, ect... We have an appointment for next Wednesday at the ENT specialist. We have NO IDEA what on earth he will do. His tube is out... ANOTHER set of tubes? The fluid that is back there is like glue she said. I am just feeling horrible. This could affect his speech and she has requested that we have him evaluated by a speech pathologist at the AEA. During this they will do a developmental screening and the whole works. I will keep you updated. I totally understand him and think that is language is top notch.. but when I think about it, if you didn't know Hayden and he spoke to you... I would probably repeat what he said. She said that is a red flag.... I wish I had done this 2 years ago! I'll keep ya' posted!

Love,

E