Hopefully ER visits don't happen in threes....

Well... I'm sure it is woefully clear to all of you, as it is to me, that I am not a very good blogger. I'm so sorry it has taken me months to update this (Jeff G) and I would promise you that I will try to do better but, let's be honest, it probably wouldn't happen. So, we'll just have to let it go and enjoy these small glimpses into my insane life whenever possible...



Lily always keeps us on our toes. She is full of life, drama, energy, questions. So, I guess I should have known our first ER visit due to an injury would be with her. And the second as well. What I didn't know was that we would have them both in the same week. Like I said, she never ceases to amaze us!

We had a busy day on 4th of July. Matt and the kids participated in a running race and then we had a neighborhood bike parade that ended with Popsicles at our house. So, before we headed off for more fun at the pool I told the kids to have some "quiet time" in their rooms. They were all reading away, or so we thought, until Lily came out announcing that she had something in her nose. "Did you put something in your nose, Lily?" No, of course not. So, I shined a flashlight up there and sure enough there was something shiny way, way up there. Our neighbor, a nurse, said it was too far up for her to get so off we went to the ER. Lily actually managed to stay pretty calm, although she was visibly upset, until they went to take it out and then it took 5 of us to hold her down. :-) Anyway, they got it out (using a paperclip!!) and after some Starbucks life was good again for Lily. The funniest part was when I told Bryce we were taking Lily to the hospital b/c she stuck a battery up her nose he asked if it was from his little ipod toy, which it was, he then said, "When you get it out can I have it back?". Brotherly love.

5 days later... the kids were out practicing golf in the front yard. I had set them both up in their places, made sure they had whiffle balls (not real ones), and gone inside to get them a snack. Next thing I know Lily is screaming and holding her head and Bryce is just saying "It was an accident" over and over. Long story short she had been standing a little to close to Bryce while he took a swing and she took a 7 iron to the side of her head. We ended up taking her to the emergency peds clinic where they cleaned it out and glued it shut. We were so thankful that it wasn't any worse and that she didn't have to have stitches or staples. I do have to say it was one of my scariest moments as a mom. Matt was happy to see that I happened to have my camera in my purse and he took this picture at the clinic. She is doing fine now. She complained of a headache for the first couple of days and we can't wash her hair for about a week but more than anything she was upset that she couldn't go to the pool for a week.

Happy New Year...a little late

Well, now that the first month of the new year is over I will try to catch you all up on what's been going on here at Casa de Christensen...

We had a very busy but wonderful Christmas. My mom and her husband came down from Tallahassee to celebrate with us. The kids had lots of fun (how could they not really). We also had a great winter break from school. Here are some of the highlights...


B&L at a "Birthday Party for Jesus"


Lily and her new BFF...a pink poodle wearing a tutu that she named Fancy Nancy.


Lily was Mary in her school play this year. She was so excited and, besides carrying baby Jesus upside down, she did a great job!


The Bowmans were in Tampa for a wedding so we met Kim and Summer half way one day for lunch. Kim and I are always finding ourselves in these strange places sharing an adventure together and this was no different. After lunch we went to a park to play and ended up in the middle of a battle reenactment...don't ask. I thought this was just something that started happening when we moved away from Colorado until I recently came across some pictures of our "last hurrah" in Denver together. We went to the world's largest laundromat and took pictures of all the kids inside one of the dryers. So, I guess the strange adventures aren't really anything new for us.


Bryce and his friend showing me their newly acquired tango skills.


Matt's coworkers at the company Holiday party.


Matt ran the Disney marathon again this year (his third). He did great and, as usual, we had lots of fun. His brother, sister-in-law, and nephew happened to be in Orlando as well so they were able to cheer him on as he crossed the finish line. I'm trying to convince Matt to do some other races (gives us an excuse to travel!) so if you have any good races near you let him know. Maybe adding in some visits with friends will spur him on to do it!

The day after the marathon Matt left for the UK for 10 days, then came home for 4 days and is now in Paris and Brussels for another 8 days. So, I've had my hands full around here. We miss daddy lots but are surviving! Until next time...