My Loves Smiles :)

Monday Morning Love

Monday morning, Madison wanted Avery to sit with her on her Dora Couch. Avery sat by her and then tooted. As you can tell by Mad's expression she was a bit surprised :)

Attempt to get a picture of the girls together

As you can tell it didn't work to well!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great day! It was a great day for family and fun! The Easter Bunny came and left gifts for the girls! They were spoiled! Thanks to the Easter Bunny for the great things :)

Thanks to Nana and Papa for breakfast and was nice the Easter Bunny came to bring the girls a gift and snacks...so nice! Thanks to Gramma and Papa for the yummy lunch/dinner!

Had a fun egg hunt with the cousins, played outside, ate yummy food and ended the day with bubbles!

Coloring Eggs

Saturday evening, the Kvilhaug's dyed Easter eggs! It was Madison's first time! She really enjoyed it but had trouble keeping the eggs in the dye for more than a minute but she had fun! Avery got to enjoy watching from her highchair. We gave her a hard boiled egg but she did NOT care too much for it!

Yesterday, the "Easter Bunny" went to Target and picked out the girls Easter present! They got a couple inexpensive gifts and an outfit! As a gift for both of them to use together is a bubble machine! The last picture is Madison looking out the window. There has been a bunny in the front yard. We were telling her that was the Easter Bunny and she was excited for him to leave her a present!

Just another fun Saturday

Madison and Daddy decided to go outside for a short time and play with the side walk chalk! She enjoyed it! While Madison played outside Avery and I played inside! Since the girls are both feeling better its been fun seeing all the smiles and giggles!

Who would have thought...

Who would have thought, these two girls have had a "Sick" and MISERABLE weekend (including mommy and daddy)!

Okay...maybe looking a little rough but...

She got new crayons for the bath tub...she looks she is going attack with those things!

Snot Lady :)

If anyone wants to hear what happened in the Kvilhaug household...go ahead and listen...if not go on with your day!!!!

Thursday, the girls started showing signs of maybe a cold coming on (runny nose and a cough here and there).

Friday comes and Avery wakes up with a cough...TJ mentions should we neb her? I never heard her cough all morning and thought...she should be fine since I didn't here her. Well turns out at daycare she was coughing all morning and at one point coughing so hard she threw up her bottle. Patty said she was in good spirits but just coughing through out the day. Madison had a runny nose. We go home and get ready for the fish fry and I notice Avery's cough. I decided to wait on the neb so that we can do it before bedtime. At dinner she started to get those sick "eyes". She wanted to close her eyes, wouldn't eat, crabby and coughing. I could tell her coughing was making it hard to catch her breath. We left early and while driving, I started to panic because her coughing became close togehter and could tell she was struggling to breath. I told TJ he may need to speed it up so I can get a neb in. We get home and I neb her. I can tell it made a small difference but the coughing wouldn't stop. I took her temp....101.6 and we decide to go to urgent care immediately.

I am not one of those moms that jump the gun but she was starting to make me nervous and was very concerned she had pneumonia and affraid if we waited she would need to go to the ER.

We arrive at the doctors and had a temp and took and xray and as soon as the doctor heard her cough...he said It's Croup. I have heard bad stuff about it and wasn't too happy! I didn't know you can't really do anything for it. She got a shot in both legs of a steroid to open up her esophagus. It helped right away and she actually slept "ok". I was told if the coughing spells come on...go stand outside in the colder air, open the refrigerator...weird I know!

Saturday comes and she had an okay day. Towards the evening it got bad. She was coughing and looking miserable. All through out this poor Madison was starting to show signs of being miserable. Fever, runny nose and cough! Avery slept like crap (so did we). She woke up just not herself. She was the worst I have seen her. She was lethargic, not eating well, tired, crabby...not Avery Elizabeth. After Avery woke up she had a 103.4 temp and miserable.

It was then I decided its time to go back. Turns out she was close to being admitted to the ER but luckly she was crying the whole time. Doctor said she looks awful and hasn't seen a baby that miserable in a long time but its a good thing she was crying.

**When they are crying, it take a lot of energy to cry and it was good she was doing that because that shows she is not "as" bad.

I am telling you its NOT fun to talk to a doctor and listen to the doctor while she was crying the WHOLE time!

Turns out she had an ear infection. She was also convinced that she probably had pneumonia as well but since she was going to get on anti-biotics for her ear infection it is the same stuff they administer for pneumonia.

Sooooooo, needless to say she was not feeling well and I don't blame her for crying the whole time.

This afternoon and evening she did okay. Not 100% okay but I would say, she smiled and laughed a few times and that is a good thing. She took a bath and had a good time. Madison and Avery got new bath crayons and loved it! Needless to say the girls are not going to daycare tomorrow and possible Tuesday.

Wednesday, we have the pulmonologist appointment for Avery. To discuss and do some tests because of all the respiratory problems she has had. I am hoping for a better week and Easter weekend!

Grandpa Gene...Madison said to be strong! Lots of love and support and strength coming your way! Love ya!

Be Strong Gramps

We love you Gramps and be strong! We are saying a prayer for you and thinking of you ALL the time!

Love you

Bria, TJ, Madison and Avery

I think Spring is the air....

And its about stinking time too! I can tell you all that I am soooooooo very excited that Spring is here! It was one LONG winter full of snow and sicknesses and I am ready for the warmth and health!

This weekend was very nice and not too crazy! On Friday, we went to my parents house where we celebrated my dad's 51st birthday! We had pizza and ice cream cake! It was nice to see all the family and celebrate my dad's OLD age :) hahaha!

Saturday we went to gymnastics, Target and then home. Madison and Avery got to play with Scarlett, Felicity and Aidan. They always love spending time with their cousins! The older they all get the more the actually play together...its fun to see that! Saturday night TJ and I went to visit some friends and ate dinner and had a bon fire and chatted like an old married couple. It was funny because our conversation for a while was about grocery bags...we are getting old! It was nice and needed! Thanks Michelle and Justin for the great hospitality!

Sunday was a lazy morning and then after Avery's morning cat nap we decided to go to the Mall of America. We wondered around picked up the girls some cheap summer play clothes and went to lunch! It was a nice little family day!

We got home and the girls slept till 3:45...they were tired! After naps, we went with TJ to the ball fields. While he had batting practice us girls went to the park. It was REALLY windy. We ended up staying only a half hour but it was nice.

Thanks to my mom and Shelbie/Chris who helped watch the kids on Thursday and Friday. Greatly appreciated and I know the girls always have fun.

Safety Fair

Inver Grove Heights had the Safety Fair this evening! They had all the school stuff, library info, police, fire fighters, ambulances, school bus and tun of interactive kids stuff. Madison is such a girly girl but LOVES Airplanes, Helicopters, Ambulances and School buses so we had a feeling she may enjoy it! Turns out we were right, she LOVED it. Avery and Grandma had fun watching Maddi and took it all in!

Madison wanted to go in each of the vehicles and did not hesitate. She was VERY polite and took her turn! Mommy was very proud! She although was a bit timid to do things with out a little persistence. Madison was afraid of the K-9 dog and didn't want to pet it...oh but don't worry she got the dog and the police officers gave us picture card. HAHAHA, that made me laugh.

Madison in the back of a police car. Daddy and Mommy explained to her that she is not to be EVER the back of cop car. She said Ok! Good girl :)

Sitting in the front! Much better place to be!

My baby girl looks so grown up in this picture! She is sitting in her FAVORITE...School Bus!

Waving to Grandma. She was telling Grandma and Avery to come in the school bus!

She LOVED the ambulance! She didn't want to come down. She liked it and on the way home kept saying, "People are sick and go to the doctors"

Can't forget to include Miss Avery! She did great and just hung out with Grandma! She enjoyed watching everything!

Madison enjoyed the fire truck!

She was a bit hesitant to sit on the front but loved it!

For as much as Madison was afraid of the K-9 dog she was NOT one bit afraid to climb up this BIG dump truck and sit in it!

Truckin'

The girls were playing with her 4 wheelers! It was fun because Avery had NO fear and Madison didn't want to do it as much as Avery did! TJ thinks Madison is going to be the girly girl and Avery will be the sporty girl...we will have to wait and see!

Battle Wound!!

This weekend Avery got her first nice battle wound! She was watching her sister at Gymnastics and was crawling/on her knees and she lost her balance and went forward in to the medal window panel. Lets just say it was not pretty and she was NOT happy for a long time. She did really well and that was the last time she acted like it bothered her or hurt. She was a trooper! Here are a couple pictures of my tough cookie!!!

Right after the fall happened! It was just really swollen!

Later that day

Not a good picture of Avery, but you can at least tell the bruise is getting darker

You would not be able to tell she was hurt! It looks more like a cut on her eye than anything! She is a good girl!

Momma was sick...

Today's blog is about Mommy :)

Lets just say Momma had a NASTY stomach bug and was out of commission for 5...yes 5 days! It was NOT good. I had to stay home from work on Friday. If anyone has kids or knows me, ALL my paid time off goes towards for my kids and never myself! It was not good! I have had the 24 stomach bug and it was done and over with...well this one kept staying and staying and staying.

I can officially say as of Tuesday I am officially better and I can eat again.

It was a rough weekend but Daddy and family were a big help with the girls! Thanks all who helped out!