Laney gets tubes

Our sweet little Laneybug got tubes Wednesday morning. We arrived at the Surgery Center at 6am with a hungry little girl. By the time she went back to surgery over an hour later, she was downright fussy. She came through surgery fine, although the doctor informed us she had another double ear infection. She's already sleeping better and eating better, so hopefully this does the trick.

Luke and I shared some time together last Monday while Sam was at school and Laney was taking her morning nap . He watched me as I tried to clean the kitchen. He looked so cute sitting backwards on the kitchen chair that I had to take a few pictures.

i haven't blogged lately due to a little knee surgery i just underwent. keep me in your prayers if you don't mind. i really need to get better so i can start taking care of my family again. until i get back, my wonderful in-laws, parents, and husband are doing a great job.

laney would rather chew on books than read them these days. luke's not to happy that she chose his "big truck book" to chew on...

Laney - 8 months

playtime

Valentine's Day

We had a full day at the Philley house. Our morning started out with Christmas-like excitement. Thanks to great grandmas and grandmas, the kids had more than enough gifts to get them all keyed up.

We were even pleasantly surprised to find it snowing...

Laney enjoyed playing with her flower and Luke's ladybug...

And Ron came home from the mall with glasses! Yep, it ends up he has an astigmatism. He is amazed at how much clearer he can see. He came home and said the kids were even cuter than he thought. With it being Valentine's and all, he asked me if I still loved him now that he has glasses. I told him I thought the real question was if he still loves me now that he knows what I really look like. I'm glad we get each other's sense of humor... and the answer to his question is "yes". It's a joy to have him as my husband.

Valentine PJs

the boys loving on laney...

The other day while Sam was in his room napping I heard his door open. It opened and closed so quickly that I was intrigued to go see what it was about. I found his little doodler at the door. You can see the heart, sam, and omo. (He has since learned that "mom" is not spelled "omo".) I opened the door to his room and asked him what it said. He said he would read it to me. It said "Dear Mom, I love you so much. I want you to have a treat. Love, Sam." I kissed him and thanked him and started to leave. He asked me if I would write him a love note and leave it at the door for him to get when he woke up from his nap. Oh, how sweet...