it's been another long while...

hmm. let's see. blogging is not in the forefront of my mind these days. i am busy being busy and when i'm not, i only want to relax. somehow blogging requires more brain cells than it used to. or perhaps i don't have as many to spare as i used to.
christian is still saying some incredibly cute things that i tell myself to remember or at least think 'hey , i should write that down'. like when he stepped on the daddy longlegs, his first taking of life, and then knelt down next to it and said, 'i'm sorry for banging you with my shoe daddy longlegs.' i didn't have the heart to explain death right then and there... but i'm pretty sure the spider didn't hear him. i am torn with the whole killing bugs thing. i don't want him killing innocent creatures that cause no harm, but i don't want him fearing ones that do. why is it ok to kill bees and not ladybugs? the answer is obvious to me, but to a two year old, it's extremely complicated.
we took our first mother/son adventure and went to chicago to visit willa and wyatt last week. it was a blast, and totally worth the re-routed plane and head colds with which we arrived. it was so fun to spend time in their awesome new home and lovely sidewalked neighborhood. the first afternoon we went for a stroller ride around the block and C kept jumping off the stroller (it's a sit n stand) and standing in people's yards... feeling the grass and smiling. as if we lived in the city. he and willa played relatively well together for both being newly 2. she handled his extreme and unfounded possessiveness of all of her toys with great grace. i posted slideshows of the 5 million pictures that kelly took over the 4 days we were together. it was so nice to just sit and be moms together in the same room... at the same stage in life... with 4 kids who share the same blood. it's hard to believe we're in our 30's, raising kids. when did that happen?? oh yeah, all at once! they were beyond hospitable and we can't wait to do it again (minus the illnesses). so glad we get to see them again in a few weeks at the Lake!!
well, we've been back for 5 days now and the boys and i are still battling these lingering bugs. Kyren finally succumbed to his first chest cold, and is on a nebulizer, mostly as a precaution. he tolerates the treatments rather well, and we have discovered that Baby Einstein videos on YouTube work great for distraction. i feel guilty for taking him on an airplane, when we are supposed to be protecting him from germs. hopefully he won't have any serious trouble with his lungs. cuz then i'd definitely be feelin the mom guilt.
yesterday we celebrated the 4th of July with Dave's family and C was introduced to his first Slip'N'Slide. i'll try to post some video later. he LOVED it. we all tried to hide in the shade as it was the beginning of a week long heat wave, in the upper 90's.
right now dave is insanely walking out the door to go play tennis. i made sure he had his phone in case he drops dead. seriously. . . he is crazy.