Poor, Sick Ian

Does this child look sick to you?This morning Ian was complaining about his throat hurting. I thought he was fine, not sick enough to miss school or anything. I took Isabelle to preschool in Cut Bank, and made sure I had my cell phone the whole time, just in case his school called. As soon as I got back home (about 11:30) I checked the answering machine to make sure they had not tried to call here while I was gone. I thought, "He must be OK."
Then I was talking to Martha on the phone, and Stephen came home. Ian's school called him at work, b/c the phone here was busy. I had to go pick Ian up.
As soon as I got to the school, I could tell that he was feeling OK. He was excited and energetic. His "sore throat" did not keep him from talking constantly all the way home, and begging to go play outside. At first I told him he had to rest, but I decided I was just punishing myself. I let him go outside to play, and it was much more peaceful in the house. In the picture, he is eating a popsicle, trying not to look too healthy. I think the only disease he may have is Spring Fever!

Playing Outside

Nurse's Appreciation Week

These are post-it note holders for the ER nurses for nurses appreciation week. The black and white ones have magnets on the back, and the others have velcro closure. The red is supposed to be blood, and is designed with a specific person in mind. (He has a rather morbid sense of humor.)

Stamped Notebook Cover

This weekend I did alot of stamping. On Thursday, I went to Michael's and picked out crafting things for my mother's day present. At Jonie's, I made this notebook cover for a mini legal pad. I will put more projects on later.

Another Day in Cody

Caleb wrapped in a sheep skin

Isabelle and Reina sleeping on the futon

Isabelle and Reina decorated princess crowns.
Davis squeezed into the picture, too.

Zoo Montana

Yesterday we went to Zoo Montana in Billings. It was a very small zoo, but nice. There were no crowds, and everything was spread out. The first part was a scenery gardens. There were beautiful flowers, a waterfall, and peacocks. The kids were able to run around and look at everything.

The bald eagles at the zoo were injured and are unable to fly. The zoo is their sanctuary.

Caleb was excited to see all of the ducks at the waterfowl exhibit. He enjoyed chasing them around!

This is a wolverine, aka skunk bear. It was the first time any of us had ever seen one.

We had a great time at the zoo, and then we were off to the Hines for more fun!

Swimming

We are in Billings, at a hotel with a 90 foot water slide. We drove from Great Falls yesterday, and then Stephen went swimming with Ian and Isabelle for more than 3 hours. I tried to take Caleb in, but he wasn't too excited about the idea. This morning they went swimming some more, and we are heading to the zoo next!