Joey's first (only) trip to the ER

Last night he slipped in the bath tub and his chin came straight down on the side of the bathtub.  Luckily, Kevin was right there when it happened and luckily, he was home when the baths were being done so he could take Joey to the Children's Hospital ER.  -- I would have probably sobbed with every stitch.  Before he went, he had a pretty good-sized gash on his chin and now, he has 4 stitches and a promise to get ice cream today.  Kevin said he held up well - the nurses showed him a video of Elmo on an iPad while getting the stitches, and the Kevin and some nurses held his arms down.  Much different from when I get stitches (several times) as a kid - I still remember them putting my arms in a pillowcase and then having me lay on the pillowcase while I got the stitches and I don't think parents were allowed in the room while it was going on.....   Joey got a popsicle and stickers in the ER for his bravery - and Kevin - well, he got an evening in the ER bonding with his son.
Oh well, here's the damage.

Back to business

Ahhh... another 4 month hiatus.  Where does the time go?  Some pictures from Easter. 

And some exciting news.... I finally opened a shop in Etsy.  So all of those ambitious ideas I've had and all the beads I have been buying .... well, here you have it.  The start of a fun business and one that I will truly enjoy every minute of. 
Now, if the boys will just give me a spare minute to make some things! 
Here it is...
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Gemsofsummer?ref=ss_profile

(Eeck!  Just caught the boys playing with a toilet bowl brush!) - Gotta go.

New Tricks

So Brady is now almost 6 months old and he's added a few new tricks to his bag.  He can sit up for a few minutes.  He can move anywhere around a room.  He's started eating rice cereal, although not too well.  Most of it still ends up on his chin.  And unfortunately, he is sleeping worse at night than he was 2 months ago.  I think he likes to eat more at night than during the day because during the day he usually has someone distracting because Joey or Daphne (mostly Joey) stands right behind Brady and screams or cries for me, so then he turns his head and doesn't want to eat anymore.  It's getting old.  We have all gone through colds this week (except Kevin) - we hope he stays well. 
Joey is starting to potty train, even going tinkles in the potty a few times.  Oh, how we look forward to only having one in diapers again :)

Brady in the Exersaucer. 

Brady sitting up.

Daphne and Joey practicing ballet.

The kids on Thanksgiving.

Brady enjoying his first non-milk drink?

Brady is 4 months old

Brady turned 4 months old two weeks ago.  I think he's going through a growth spurt.  He is starting to outgrow his 6 month clothes and we've recently had to go up a diaper size.  He is just getting so big - watch out Kori, I think he's trying to keep up with his bigger cousin.
And today, he officially has a tooth coming in.  He's been very crabby and waking up frequently at night.  Say goodbye to the gummy smile.  I have mixed feelings about that.  Excited he's passing a new milestone but sad that my baby is growing up.

The Columbus Zoo

This past Monday, both Daphne and Kevin had off, so we visited my parents in Columbus at Jack Hanna's zoo.  That zoo is BIG!! with lots of animals.  I liked the kangaroo exhibit - we were actually in their habitat, they could jump all around us. 
Grandpa & Joey & Grandma & Daphne in front of the Columbus Zoo

McCabe's just inside of the zoo.

Brady - Isn't he so cute? 

Riding the warthogs.

Grandma & Brady.

Grandpa & Daphne & Joey

Katie & Mike's wedding

We'll try this again. I've been working on this post since Sunday and for some reason the pictures don't want to appear, so I just decided to scrap the other post and start fresh and it is still taking forever for the pictures to appear. Saturday we went to Katie (Kevin's cousin) and Mike's wedding at the Cincinnati zoo. While the weather was a little chilly for the outdoor ceremony (at least it didn't rain!), we all had a blast. Especially the little dancer in the house who got to spend time with two cousins that she loves hanging out with - Caroline and Brooke. And Joey had a good time - probably because we let him eat whatever he wanted - bread, cookies, goldfish crackers, buckeyes and cake - what could be better than that?

Mom & Brady

Best Buds - Caroline & Daphne

The Happy  McCabes

The Newly Married - Katie & Mike.  I had another of them looking up but of course, it was blurry.

Grandma & Joey

Kim & Scott (without a hat!)

Kelley, Lynne & Mary.  Watching Brady.

Dancing to the rockin' band. 

Fire House Open House

Yesterday, we went to the Sprintfield Township Firehouse open house and the kids had fun besides Kevin trying to scare them - well, Joey gets scared from you-name-it - the person dressed as a Dalmation, the ATV they could sit on, the Fire Engine, dressing up in firemen's gear, holding onto the fireman hose, etc.  And then, Kevin pretended he was going to make Daphne go on the big ladder coming from the top of the Fire Engine, she was not very happy with that.  They both survived and did agree they had a good time.

How do you like Joey's face?  Poor guy!

 Daphne dressed like a fireman - that equipment was heavy!

 Brady enjoying the firetrucks :)

 Joey (smiling!) seated in the firetruck.