I know there are many children in this world who are sick right now but this one is really tugging at my heart strings. Click on the "Pray for Stellan" to the left to read updates about him. I have been following this family's blog for over a year now and this just breaks my heart!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Living in Missouri...
This was at 10:00 this morning...
Matthew and Noah making snowballs
Aunt Stacy, Matthew, Cameryn, Addy, & Noah building a snowman.
This is at 1:00 in the afternoon
Only thing left of our winter storm is this lonely snowman
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Playing outside today
Noah helping Daddy with the Rhino
Cameryn taking her turn with the camera
Still working...
Cameryn feeding the horses
Monday, March 09, 2009
Cameryn and Addy creating their stepping stones
Nana got Cam a stepping stone kit for her birthday and she loved it. The night of her birthday Cam and Addy painted their stones. 
Starting to paint...
Hard at work
The finished product, Thanks Nana!
Cameryn celebrating her birthday at Aunt Stacy's
Cam with her teacher on her birthday
Cam dressed Noah up and took pictures of him.
Noah playing in the backyard, Cameryn made them spots to lay down in case they got tiredSunday, March 08, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Playing in the snow!
Cameryn and Chad are both sick with the flu. I had it earlier this week and managed to pass it on to them. I am sure Noah is next, but he will probably wait until Monday when we have to go back to work. Anyway this morning we awoke to almost half a foot of snow. Noah wanted to play outside so bad but it so cold and with everyone feeling yucky no one could take him out. Feeling sorry for him, I decided to bring the snow IN so he could still play. I dumped a bunch of snow in the bathtub put his snowsuit and boots on him and he went to town. He had so much fun in there and the snow lasted for about an hour. Every 10 minutes or so I would go out and get another bowl to dump in.
Hopefully everyone is better after this weekend so we can enjoy the 70 degree weather this week!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
This morning at our house...
Noah with his ULTRA snotty nose and read below for the rest of the story
Cameryn doing chores as Hannah MontanaChad went to go get fence so we could put it up around the pond. With a son like Noah you can imagine why we find the need for a fence around a pond filled with poop.
I am home with the kids trying to dig out of this pig pen we call home. I started with our bedroom and mount laundry. Cameryn wanted to help so she organized Noah' room (really she just threw everything in one big pile) but it is the thought that counts. She also has taken on the chore of unloading and loading the dishwasher! When I get her to master this one, I will have it made!! Anyway she was busy doing her work and so was I but where was Noah?
Good question, I ask myself that MANY times a day...
He has now figured out how to open all the doors (yes, he has escaped from the house a few times, but we found him he made it too far) He has also learned how to open the fridge doors. Yesterday morning he found the eggs. Yes, as you would expect there were many cracked eggs on the kitchen floor. I tried to find my camera but no luck. ANYWAY... today he found the butter, yes the butter folks. What goes with butter... a butter knife of course! He was on the floor going to town on the butter with the butter knife.
Me of course concerned for his safety, I ran for the camera instead of taking the knife from him. He just thinks he is is so darn funny when he is into something. It is so hard to scold him plus we are just so use to it by now, nothing surprises us.
Have a great Saturday!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Just another day in the Shanks family...
This is actually a happy face, Aunt Stacy bought him all the Starburst he could eat!
So I am sitting in the salon getting one more row of extensions. For those of you who don't know I got hair extensions this week. My hair is half wet and I am under one of those loud dryers. One of the girls that works there brings me the phone and says it's my sister. I get on the phone and can hear the panic in my sister's voice. "Mandy, it's Stacie, I think Noah ate one of my provigils, What do I do, What do I do!" My sister has MS so she is on several medications and this is one of them. I told her to call poison control and Stacy Rule would be there shortly to come get him so we could take him to the ER. So my sister in law went and got him and I met them at the hospital because I was already in Liberty. Once we got there they got him right in and made him drink (shot it down his throat with a syringe) this Charcoal stuff. It has the consistency of syrup and is chracoal black. It absorbs all the medication and binds it together and the next day you get to see it come out the other end. (By the way, it looks the exact same way when it comes out as it does going in!) He was a little trooper and was cracking us up at the hospital, Chad is out of town so Aunt Stacy and Alison went with us.
My sister felt so bad and kept calling crying and checking on him. I told her this could've happened to any of us, the child is into EVERYTHING! Heck, Chad lost him last week and had to jump on the Rhino and search the neighborhood to find him. This kid does not stop, I know we will have tons of stories to tell his wife and kids some day! Here are so pictures of us at the hospital after the Charcoal episode.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Just in case you are wondering, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser will take PERMANENT sharpie marker off of a computer monitor and a kitchen table...Just in case you were wondering!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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