A Barrel of Monkeys

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

A Hint of Summer

Finally some warm summery days here in Indianapolis! So what better to do but to get out on our bikes and enjoy the outdoors!

Mama and Daddy on the new Pickled Peddler

Ready to ride to the zoo!

This was Emmett's first toddler trip to the zoo. Boy, did he just think the stars of all the animals. Especially the tiger up close!

BFFs

Running with the Cheetahs

Our little monkeys

Zoonked

We also got our Indiana pastime sporting on…..old and new.

Cornholin'

Hoosier hoopin'

Speed racin'

And introducing the Indy Eleven! Our city's new soccer team.

It ended in a draw 1:1, but a nice time was had by all!

Quick trip to the park

Hemo knees

But wait!!!! What's this?!?!?

Oh Indiana! It's mid-April and you are messing with our spirits with MORE snow?

I think we collectively feel just like these daffodils right about now.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Last weekend we celebrated Daddy's birthday. The little monkeys got to go on their first overnight together and Grandpa and Grandma's house. They had some fun! Mama and daddy snuck away to Chicago for the night--a first! for some much needed sleep and relaxation. (Plus Mama got to see Daddy in Immigration court!)

Dinner at Les Nomades

Foodie Bliss

Little coffee after a full night's sleep

Brisk walk down Michigan Ave

Old New Towers

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Friday, March 28, 2014

Back to our regular scheduled zaniness….

Ladies and Gentlemen, let us present to you our favorite little monkeys….

Brotherly love...

All dressed up for their first wedding together!

Looks like they are taking the car out for a little spin…oh dear!

Emmett is growing up so fast. Look at him being a big boy!

New bike! Thanks Opa!

Look who discovered the joy of slides!

Elias still obsessed with LEGOs!

So we went to Brickworld….

Mama, can we go outside? I think Spring is here!

First blossom on the first day of Spring….

Outside! No jacket!

Hello old friend!

Getting to ride down for ice cream!

Since we are talking chocolate… These boys LOVE their chocolate. Especially the Nutella version expressed here in pizza form for dessert.

Breakfast with Dinos...

T-Rex is a vegetarian!

Come on Mama, can we have a dog?

Check Mate, Sir!

Up like a rocket, down like the rain,
around and around like a chop chop train

Comics with Daddy

Working on phonics

March is Hemophilia Awareness Month!

"I'm sorry." "What if they get a scratch?" "Will they bleed to death?"

"Are they going to grow out of it?" "How do you handle it?" "You mean you give them shots in their chest at home? Four days a week?"

Meet Elias and Emmett. They both have hemophilia--severe and Type A. In other words, they are missing a important protein in their blood that helps give the "stickiness" when forming a clot when a blood vessel is broken. They do not bleed harder, but longer.

Please do not be sorry for our boys. With all the advances in medicine and technology over the past 30 years, they will live long and healthy lives as long as they keep up with being smart and healthy. No, they will not bleed to death with a small scratch, cut, or scrape. The scariest thing for these guys is internal bleeding. Bleeding into their joints is common and can be very destructive in the long run. And yes, if they bleed onto their brain or vital internal organs it can be life-threatening. And no, they will not grow out of it. At this point we pray for a cure. Overall, we all handle it pretty well. We try to keep the boy's lives pretty normal by letting them do pretty much anything, but they know that they have to get their factor, yes--four times a week. It adds a little more chaos to our morning ritual on those days. Check out our set up. Elias was glad to demonstrate how we rock the factor train….