It was one jam-packed Holy Week!

Last Sunday night we kicked off our busy week by throwing a big viewing party to celebrate Owen's TV debut on AFV. It was fun to have friends and family around to share in our little guy's 5 seconds of fame!

Monday was St. Patty's day, and the kids and I headed off to Kylee's school all dressed in green. We were surprised to find Leprechaun's had visited the classroom- they left a trail of gold dust and footprints everywhere. It was very cute. Owen and I went home, only to get a call 30 minutes later that Kylee wasn't feeling well. We picked her up and she looked a little green herself- so we headed right home (which is about a 3 minute drive.) However, she didn't make it all the way home- as we were heading up our hill she was vomiting all over herself. I felt terrible watching her strapped in to her carseat, she couldn't even lean forward and her upper body was just covered. I am not great with dealing with vomit- as soon as I stopped the car, I was digging through the chunks to get the poor little girl out of her 5 point harness- and was totally dry-heaving myself. I stripped her down in the driveway and ran her to the shower, and ran back outside to get Owen (who was sitting quietly locked in his seat out of vomit range, and told me- a bit tramatized- "Kylee's really, really sick.") We spent the morning taking care of Ky and hosing out all the fatalites in the car. As she got better, she told my she thinks she ate nuts at breakfast snack at school. So, I called the school , and found out that they had mixed a bit of homemade granola into the regular granola that said "no nuts" on the box- and that the mix had a few almonds in it. Kylee has had a few reactions to certain nuts in her life, so we stay away from them- and we kinda hope that she will just grow out of this allergy. Monday we found out she still has a nut allergy.

We got back into our routine the rest of the week with school and gymnastics and playdates. Thursday I turned the big 3-0, and my wonderful husband and kids treated me to a great day! Wes let me sleep in, and I woke up to Kylee bringing me Starbucks... a kitchen full of balloons and a delicious breakfast. That afternoon they all worked together and made me a beautiful cake- and Wes made a delicious dinner. It was a very special birthday!

Friday began the weekend activities. At school, Kylee's class was treated to a interactive performance by a drummer/lead singer in a popular local band. The kids (and mommy!) loved it! My parents came to town and we made them smoked salmon for our Good Friday dinner. Saturday we went on a family bike ride, dyed eggs with Owen's friends in the park, and went to dinner with both my parents and Wes' parents down in Redding. When we got home, the kids got ready for bed and set out treats for the Easter Bunny that they thought he would like. Kylee dictated a noted for me to write, and they headed off to bed. In the morning, we woke up to hear Kylee slamming our door open, saying "The Easter Bunny ate his snacks, and left a note!!!!" That started a very exciting morning hunting eggs in the house with my parents, church for some, and then a big family lunch and egg hunt with Wes' family, as well. We all had a very exciting Easter week, and are looking forward to relaxing a bit this week!