Ryan and Casey plus 2

These germs just won't stay away from our house and we are so so very done with it.  We were all healthy over Christmas but right before Whitney's birthday she got strep throat and Ryan had a nasty cold.  Poor Whit handled it well and thankfully we caught it early so the medicine kicked in before she got too miserable.  I however on the other hand didn't fair too well and got strep throat just after the long weekend.  I haven't had that in a long time and boy so I hope I don't get it again anytime soon.  Ryan had to take off work that Tuesday because I was so sick with a fever.   At the end of that week I had my Christ Renews his Parish weekend and I still wasn't feeling 100% which is why I think I ended up getting another cold that very next week.  Not fun at all.  Ryan and Meredith were spared of the strep germs and all seemed to return to normal after I got over my cold.   Fast Forward to Super Bowl weekend and I ended up with the...

Our winter hasn't really been a typical winter but we will take it.  Warmer temperatures are always better in my opinion, in the winter that is!  When we weren't sick or hiding away from germs we had some fun things going on.  Xavier games to watch, enjoying the mild temps with walks, playing with balloons inside and even chalk...messy messy chalk:) Catholic Schools week was fun!  It was a different theme each day and Whit thought it was cool to be out of uniform so much.  She also liked the special treats and pep rallys they had during the fun week.  The best part for the whole family was the open house.  Whitney was able to show us around her classroom and school.  A piece of her art work was also chosen to be on display in the gym!!  She was very proud.  Meredith loved it!  It was hard to tear her away from each classroom we visited.....I think she is more than ready for school haha!!! At school there was also the 100th ...