Snot

Snot. We have copious amounts of snot. The green and bubbling kind. The kind that gets smeared from the nose and directly into the hair. Yes, Nini has another sinus infection. This will be her third in almost as many months. This "feeling of crumminess" combined with her already challenging 2-year-old behavior is becoming a little more than what this tired old mom can bear. Seriously, I'm thinking of taking her to the ENT. My theory, supported by another cleft mom, is that she gets more bacteria in her sinuses via that tiny but pesky hole in the top of her mouth. The hole that the plastic surgeon said would not need to be fixed until she is 7 or 8. Hmmm... But what do I know.

Moving on the other topics...
We had a very full Memorial Day weekend. Three, count them, THREE cookouts including a big party at our place on Sunday


Nini doesn't quite know what to think of her cousin, Capriella


Our budding gymnast. The strength of her arms matches the strength of her will :)


Celebrating Grandpa's birthday


Random cute picture of the girls


The barn that Kyle and Jordan built. Our friends, who also happen to be very handy, spent their Memorial Day building this barn for us! To add guilt upon guilt, we had to go out of town for the day. When we left, it was still basically a pile of wood, and when we came home there was this barn, standing in all its glory! We're not worthy, we're not worthy! Seriously, we are SO SO grateful!


Ok, these two pictures of Meagan are far and away my new favorites. The first one catches her pensive personality, and I love how the blue in her skirt matches the blue in her eyes in the second one.