Cute site to explain Down Syndrome

I was searching around today to find information on explaining Down Syndrome to children and I cam across this link with the help of downsyn.com:

http://downtownds.com/kidzone.html

H E R S H E Y

We are here in Hershey for our annual trip. Tom always has a conference here with the AICPA each year for his continuing education credits and we "the rest of the family" come to hang out at the hotel and have fun. This year we brought my 10 year old niece with us to help out with the twins. So basically that means me and six kids at the pool all day equals fun fun fun!!! The twins are doing rather well. Caleb is swimmer, Isaac is fearful of the water. They are currently taking a nap and kids are watching TV so I get a bit of quiet and relaxation for today. This truly means vacation to me. Usually when twins are sleeping and kids are watching tv, I kick into gear and get housework done or whatever else may need tended to. This is a treat to kick back on a bed with my feet up and blog ;)

Here are some photos from yesterday. We headed to Chocolate World and then to our hotel. We stay at the Hershey Lodge, its so nice here and there's lots to do with the kids so we don't need to leave this place again until its time to go home.

Kids getting their pretend chocolate fulfillment:


All the kiddo's right in a row:


My sweet Isaac, he had more fun just sitting and watching everyone swim. He plays in knee hit to waste high water but he's still a bit timid.


My Double Trouble :)


We always luck out and get beautiful weather. I'm so thankful for my hubby wanting us to come along with him. Due to the size of our family we have to rent two joining rooms each visit, and that AIN'T cheap!! More photos later.

UHHH!!*&#%$ This can't be good............

As we were packing up and getting ready to leave for Hershey I heard a loud scream coming from the kids bathroom, this is what I found:



Oh lovely! Any guesses as to how many toys you can fit into a toilet? LOL

Caleb is being silly...

Usually my little ham is Isaac, but Caleb saw the camera come out the other day and he was all about smiling for the camera. Of course I had to capture that !!

Now if this Ain't Cute, then I dunno what is....

ENT Appointment

Today the twins had a follow up appointment with the ENT from a month ago when they couldn't see in their ears due to wax. Today they still could not see in Calebs ears but ended up doing a pressure test in his ears. We found out that his right tube is out and he still has his left tube. Since he has not been having any problems we will go with out tubes and see what happens. Isaac on the other hand, he's had a few more infections and we already have a surgery scheduled for July 29th for some dental work and some scar repairs so we will have the ENT clean out Isaac's ears and determine if he needs more tubes while he's under. The boys DO NOT like what the ENT does or anything to do with their ears for that matter.

This was Caleb before:


This was Caleb after LOTS of screaming and crying:


This was Isaac during his temperature check:


This was some of the activities they did before and during the exam:




They had fun crinkling the paper on the table and making lots of noise:




Isaac in the big boy chair:


AND OUR BIG NEWS is that today was the first day that Tom and I had the twins walk to and from their appointment. We always take them everywhere in their double stroller but today they were walkers.

Our 14 Year Anniversary

Its so hard to believe that Tom and I have been married for 14 years already. July 1, 1995 was our big day. The time has gone so quickly and yet he's still the man I've always dreamed of. He's a wonderful husband, he's the best father I could have ever asked for and he's a great friend who can make me laugh and be silly like we're teenagers yet. I admire him for his hard work as a CPA. Lord knows that I would be laying my head down on folded arms on the desktop snoozing if I had to look at all those numbers all day long. He has achieved more that we ever talked about when we were in our dreaming stages of life and in such a short amount of time. He's a partner at a good firm here in town, he's a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and he's the treasurer at our church. He has come so far and without any complaints of his long hard hours...its been me complaining of that...lol. His efforts have allowed me to be a stay at home mom to our five children and that's the best gift he could ever think of giving me. I am so happy with my life, with my husband, with my children that I thank God daily for blessing me with such a wonderful life. We have struggles just like any other couple, but with our faith in God and our love and respect for each other we have conquered many obstacles together.

Looking back I laugh at the things we expected from our lives. I never would have thought we would have five children. Tom is from a family of five children and I always thought they had such a big family. I never would have thought we would have twins, or for that matter twins with special needs. I so enjoy remembering how we used to map out our plans for where we were headed in life and be disappointed that it didn't go as planned. I am so thankful that God has had this amazing journey already mapped out for us. I am going to sit back and enjoy the ride and hope that we have at least another 40 years to enjoy it together.

My funny for the day is that I took the girls to a dentist appointment. I always dread dental exams as we do not have dental insurance. I took $175 in cash with me hoping that maybe...just maybe.. I would have a few extra bucks left over to run to the store and buy Tom something. Well, after the girls were done with their appointment..cleaning, fluoride, x-rays, and one extraction(it was a wiggly baby tooth and cost us $70!!)......I went to the desk to hear the total amount for the appointment was $453!!!! OUCH!! So needless to say, Tom just got a kiss and a hug and a love ya honey from his wife this year. You know what?? He loved it :)

Love Ya Tom!!