Flashback Friday

 

I recently received a new work computer, so all photos on my phone were loaded during the last download.

 

Here is Patric returning from Iraq in 2010.

 

 

Swim team in Houston and home hair cuts by Alida.

 

 

Me and my dad.

 

 

Favorite of the Four.

 

 

Worlds of Fun.

 

 

Halloween

 

 

And my super cool 80's childhood.

Hopefully the Baby Didn't Notice

That Patric was as uncomfortable holding a such a small package, as I was once again taking a picture of him doing so.

We're still a little close to those days, and those utterly sleepless nights.

The Monday Outing: Shiloh

The Civil War.

Not really a big topic in the Stuber house, but Shiloh is close. So we loaded the car and took off Monday. I read we weren't supposed to climb on the cannons after we got home.



Don't climb on the monuments...
Civil War battlefields invoke a bit of irreverence in our family at the moment.

Now. Learning to march like a soldier, that's a bit more like it.

Learning to hold the twice-as-big-as-you-not-actually-real-gun properly?

Well, it was interesting but they were either tired or on the verge of melting into a puddle by the time they hauled those out to practice their marching skills.

Poor Alida was our car sick kid this time around.

The red dress was the third clothing change by the time we got there.

She passed out on the ride home thankfully.

Hey, don't climb on the monuments!

And Elaine was ready right after this drama.

So we missed the bloody pond but made our own injuries along the way.


So amongst melting and bleeding and throwing up, we're again not completely sure why we do these things. But when we are sitting there at 6 in the morning on a holiday with an entire day stretching out before us, we never fail to think these things are a good idea.

For The Record

You were 2 and 1 when our nation elected it's first black President. Hopefully, you will stare blankly at me in the future and not understand why that was anything to talk about. Hopefully.

On election day ladies, you went to the doctor for your 15-month appointment!

Elaine

20 pounds 10 ounces

30 1/2 inches long

You had an ear infection. You have weird de-pigmented spots on your skin that the doctor has cleared us to ignore. This is good because it comes in handy after bath time.

You got two shots and you hated both of them equally.

Alida

21 pounds 10 ounces

30 inches long

You also had an ear infection that the doctor found after cleaning out some wax. (Sorry, I think you get that from me...) Otherwise, you were clear after two shots that you also didn't think too much fun.

After, we went to the pharmacy to get your antibiotic, and--as usual--our insurance refuses to believe that we have twins that may need medicine at the same time. The pharmacist gave us enough in one prescription to treat both of you. Bless her.