Still alive and kicking

It's been forever since my last blog. I wish I could say it was because of some amazing exotic trip we've been on for the last month but instead I'm sorry to report that I've had another round of sickness hit my home. This time, one of my worst fears came to fruition: 3 sick kids and a sick husband. It was a nightmare. There was a day where all of my kids were crying for me and my undivided attention and there just wasn't enough of me to go around. I went almost a week without sleep (literally only 20 min of sleep a night) because of cleaning up throw up or medicating fevers, consoling crying kids in pain.....it was the worst. Then, out of the blue, Jeff started to complain of really severe headaches. The guy rarely gets sick. In fact, he hasn't seen his doctor the entire time we've lived here. His headaches were so bad that he was puking through the night. The next day, the doctor said he thought Jeff might have a leaking aneurism or possible viral meningitis. What?? I was freaking out. We were literally a week away from graduation and our family was going through our own personal hell!

Now for the good news: Jeff and the kids are doing much better. Jeff's cat scan and bloodwork came out okay and the doctor still has no idea what caused him to get so sick. Everyone is on the mend and we are 2 days away from Jeff's big day. My parents, sister and her family and Jeff's brother and family are all here for graduation. Our house is under contract and we are scheduled to close on June 15th. We found a house to rent closer to Philly and are planning on moving in on June 10th. Things are all falling into place but it has been a crazy couple of months. Here are a few pics of what we've been up to over the last few months:


Hayley and her soul mate Alex


Kids learning one of Anastasia's Easter traditions


The only Easter picture that didn't come out blurry


A visit to the new Please Touch Museum




Brooklyn's 1st Merry Go Round Ride....this was one of the few moments she wasn't licking the pole




Ethan's field trip to the local zoo


Jeff was inducted into an honors society for his academics (don't remember the name of it). I'm pretty proud of him!


One of Ethan's favorite past times...building TP towers

Stay tuned for pics of Jeff's graduation. Can't believe it's actually here!