Last week Daddy was off in a part of China I don't know how to spell or pronounce properly.

While he was gone:

1. Sam got his stitches out.

(Who knew stitches only stayed in 7 days? I was still recovering from the trauma of the accident, I wasn't prepared for the removal.)

Fortunately we bumped into a friend in the waiting room. 

All's well that ends well. Especially when Mom brings mint milanos. 

side note- best cookie ever?

2. We all got flu shots successfully

3. Luke fell and hurt his leg which ended up to another trip to the ER. 

He was screaming in pain. Sam insisted on coming with, and I should have turned right around and gone home when they started giggling in the lobby....

Does this look like the face of a kid with a broken femur???

4. I discovered that going to breakfast with my 3 boys is pretty darn fun

(Noah was strapped to my chest in this picture)

Daddy came home and we went to the Dinosaur Exhibit at the science museum. 

If you're in Hong Kong and you have kids....it's awesome!!!!

Today we received a package from our wonderful friends Lizeth & Miguel...

THANKS GUYS!

We have been having bad weather from the awful typhoon that struck the Philippines, so today I signed the boys up for rugby. 

As you can tell....they liked it.....

We finished up the night by working with letters and patterns. 

I drank a glass of wine and came to the conclusion that I could never be a teacher or home school. 

Dear Anne,

How do you do it?!?!?!

And how do you feel about a home school boarding school? 

And, just for fun, here is a pretty picture I found of a park in our old neighborhood where Phil proposed to me.....