Freezer Swap

Well this morning I participated in something new for me, a freezer swap. One of the ladies from church organized it and I was in group 2. I made lasagna for the group. It was so sweet last night the whole family excluding Caleb helped to make 6 lasagnas. The girls, and I think even Dale had a good time. I would like to try to start making some meals ahead of time and freezing them, since working night shift. This way we could just pop a meal in the oven and it be complete. So I am looking for a simple cookbook to start cooking with. So we exchanged food this morning and ended up with marvelous mini meatloaves, beef noodle casserole, chicken and beef enchiladas and pork chops and apples. So I am excited to get to try some of these delicious sounding meals.
Chloe continues to heal well, she only has 1 Upward game left for the season to cheer in then has the awards banquet in a few weeks. Caitlyn has been doing well and is loving preschool. I have really noticed her advancement in her fine motor skills. She is actually starting to form letters that actually look like letters:) Caleb is still battling his ear infection. We started a different antibiotic a couple of days ago and it seems to be helping. Dale continues at his school work. I'm just looking at one class at a time towards his degree:) Other than that not much going on. Kind of cold outside right now, word on the street is it might snow tomorrow, but I'm not counting on it. I'm just looking forward to spring and warmer weather so maybe we can all be healthy.

Our First Surgery in the Family

Well we had our first surgery in the family this week. Chloe has tubes placed in her ears yesterday as well as having her adenoids out. She had been having a lot of trouble hearing lately and that was because of a lot of fluid accumulation in her ears. So yesterday she had her surgery and she did so well. I wasn't so sure how she would do because she is so scared of needles and the unknown, but yesterday she was so strong and such a big girl. She also had allergy skin testing yesterday as well and they were all negative. Praise the Lord for that! I snapped a few photos of her yesterday so we all would remember well. When the nurse gave her her first gown to put on it was so small. Chloe kept her pants on, she said it would have shown her bootie and panties otherwise. It was so cute. We eventually got her a gown that fit her. I wasn't used to seeing such small patient gowns, they were cute. All the nurses and doctors and everyone involved did a super job with Chloe. I know she was so calm and everything went as planned due to so many people praying for her and us. I just want to thank everyone for their prayers. The peace of God was upon her. Also so much thanks to Wendy Pauley and her family for taking care of my other 2, Caitlyn and Caleb.

Here she is in her little gown. Everything was rushed yesterday morning with me just getting off work and rushing home, to getting all the kids ready and out the door. We dropped Caitlyn and Caleb off at Miss Wendys house and then hurried down to the hospital. In the meantime we forgot Chloes favorite stuffed animal "puppy". She has had him since she was born. Can you believe we forgot him? Well good for me that I had already bought Chloe a gift for after surgery which was a little bigger version of her puppy. It was like the mommy puppy . So she was just a little nervous after we got back to the pre op area that I went ahead and gave her the gift. She was so excited.

They have a child life specialist who comes in and talks with the kids prior to surgery. They draw on their beds. Chloe thought this was neat. I told her this was not to be done at home :)

"Uncle Steve" came over from Fayetteville and was there with us as Chloe had her surgery. Thanks Steve, that meant a lot, from us as well as Chloe.

Here is the post op nurse with Chloe as we prepare to leave the hospital. She was so good with her. She gave Chloe a princess etch a sketch and some tattoos, which to Chloe was neat.

Here is Chloe and me as we are wheeled out of the hospital. It brought back memories of the day we left the hospital when she was born. She was a lot smaller then.

Here are some shots from this morning. Chloe is feeling great. I let her stay home today just to make sure she was ok. Here is Chloe and Caitlyn with baby and mommy puppy as they call them.

Here is the infamous puppy and mommy puppy.

Well that's all for now. Check back later for more updates from the Myers family. Caleb is still trying to get over an ear infection, but for the most part we are all doing well.

What a Day for a Wedding

This past weekend we went to West Virginia for my cousin Amandas wedding. Here are some various pictures throughout the weekend. Hope you enjoy!

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Out and about

Well this past week has been a beautiful week here in Wake Forest. It has actually felt like spring around here, so we have been out and about. The kids love the park and so one day we went there and another day we walked around the factory. I got a really cute picture of the kids outside of Las Palmas near the fountain.

Caitlyn was in a dress up mood this week and constantly wanted to change her clothes and fix her hair. Here she is all dressed up and posing for me.

The girls have this thing they like to do by making a clicking sound and giving you thumbs up. Its their signature mark. Here they are showing them to me.

Chloe has been tracked out this week so she has been hanging out with her little brother Caleb. Here are the two of them just chillin. How sweet. We had taken Chloe on Wednesday for her appointment with the ENT and they tested her hearing again and she failed. She has chronic fluid in her ears and so she needs tubes and her adenoids out. That is to take place on the 26th. The lady testing her ears did some type of test and could tell her hearing loss is related to the fluid so that's good to hear. No pun intended. So Chloe is a little anxious about the whole thing so just keep her in your prayers over the next couple of weeks.

On Thursday night we went to a birthday party at the Jumpin Beans place in Wake Forest. This was the first time we went there. Caitlyn was a little nervous at first, but eventually she went in and started jumping away. She had a blast. Caleb and Chloe went right in and loved every minute of it. We were so glad to have been invited. Thanks Anna Kate!

This is a funny picture. Caleb was practically on his head.

Here is Dale with Chloe and Caleb sliding down one of the slides.

Well that was all for now. We headed to West Virginia on Friday for my cousin Amanda's wedding. Check back later from pictures of our trip.

Spring Fever

Ok, so I have been kind of slack this past couple weeks. Just trying to get things together and we went out of town last weekend to our friends Steve and Jen's up in Fayetteville. Dale spoke at his church for men's Sunday. It went well. This week Chloe has been tracked out so we have had some good time together. Caitlyn didn't go to preschool this past week due to a bad cough and runny nose. Hopefully she will be doing better by Tuesday. So it has been a very tiring week. It's always hard working nights to get good sleep, let alone when you have kids in the house.

Here is a picture Dale took one night I was at work. Look at how cute the girls are and how sound they were sleeping. It is so funny.

I snuck up on Chloe and Caleb the other morning and caught this shot. It was so precious. Chloe reading a book to her little brother. What an awesome sight. Chloe really does well with her reading and enjoys reading to her sister and brother so much. I am so proud of her.

Caitlyn and Chloe were playing dress up earlier today and here is what Caitlyn came down dressed as. She was so cute. She even wore it out to the store when we went out. I couldn't get her to change so why fight it. She was so sweet and innocent looking.

I finally broke down and bought myself something this week. I have saved my money from Christmas for a couple years and since I never spend anything on me I thought it was time. I have been using this diaper bag/purse for about a year now and I finally decided to go and buy a woman's purse. I really like Vera Bradley and her line of bags but I am so cheap that I never buy one. So I found this store in downtown Wake Forest called The Red Door Interior ( I think that was the name) anyway we went there the other day and Chloe helped me pick out a new purse. Its design is called purple punch. I really like it. So I decided to post a picture for you to see as well.

Well not much else going on here. We are excited about heading to West Virginia this coming weekend for my cousin Amanda's wedding. This kids are excited that they get to see everyone. Caleb turned 20 months today. So hard to believe in just a few short months he will be 2. Everyone always told me that time flies and they weren't kidding. They are all growing up so fast. I am trying to savour every moment with them.