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Lately we have been soooo busy, but there have been many little things happening around these parts.

Dawson is very into pirates, in particular Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  His potty present was a Jake and the Neverland Pirates chest.  He loved it!

We took Daddy to the Akron Zoo.  They have a new grizzly ridge exhibit open, and we got to experience it together.  Although Dawson still loved the train the best!  Unfortunately the train is at the very back of the zoo and we have to hear him complain the ENTIRE TIME.  

Meme sent the kids a box of "treasures" including her very own wedding veil.  We've had quite a few weddings recently.  Also, Ava got another hair cut!  It keeps inching shorter and shorter, but I think it makes her look older.  Mike and I are pleased because it is so much easier to keep clean and brush.

Weird Story:  We were outside playing in the backyard and I see Carter had a mosquito bite on his forehead.  We go to bed and the next morning I notice it looks a little raised.  As the day goes on it got bigger and bigger.  Finally around three o'clock I look at it and realize wow, that has swollen up to the size of a softball.  Off to the doctors we go.  You can see it a little in this picture, he looks vaguely like a character from Avatar.  After a little Claritin he is back to normal. 

Also HOORAY CARTER!  He scored his very first goal in soccer this week.

This kid was at the very top of Mike and I's list this week.  Tuesday night I went to bed a little later than normal around midnight.  Around two I hear Dawson's bedroom door open.  I go to check on him and he tells me "it's getting darker and darker."  We turn on some lights and I think I get him settled.  Anyways, this kid ends up being awake for over two hours!  He was in our bed poking and tickling, I tried rubbing his back in his bed, Mike took a turn and this kid just wouldn't sleep.  It was so bizarre!  I've never had anyone do this, he was happy and just wanted to be awake.  If you look in the above picture you can see he eventually fell asleep on the floor at the entrance to his bedroom.  Needless to say I did not get up to work out that morning!  Now we have put a baby latch on his door so once it is closed he cannot get out.  So far, so good and we have had a normal night of sleep since then.  These crazy kids, you never know what they are going to throw at you next!