A few months ago, Jacob woke up (maybe 30 minutes or so) after going to bed. I went to see why he was crying and his face was red and puffy and his eyes were swollen. Scary! We called our neighbor (who is a doctor) and he told us it sounded like an allergic reaction and to get some childrens benedryl from the store and give it to him. Fortunately the medicine worked and his swelling/redness went back down and he was able to go to sleep. Earlier that evening I had given him a bite of a peanut butter brownie so I assumed he must have had a reaction to the peanut butter (I couldn't think of anything else new he'd eaten that day). To be sure, we took him to the allergist and had him tested. They poked him with a bunch of different needles and labeled them to see how they would react. It looked painful to me, but Jacob didn't seem to mind, he was just loving the sucker they gave him. Sure enough, he is allergic to peanuts. I'm glad he just had a bite of brownie and that his reaction was a mild one.
Happy Easter! I loved making special easter chocolates all growing up. We had little candy molds (with eggs, bunnies, baskets, flowers, etc) and would melt white chocolate (color some of it) and use toothpicks to "paint" the pictures on the chocolates. Quite time consuming, but so pretty when you finish. Lydia loved helping me! We also made some chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. We like to meet Neal at the bus stop when he comes home. His bus driver (John) is always very kind and often has something for the kids, so we made him a special plate of easter treats and took it to him.
A few days later, John told us that they were switching routes for him so he wouldn't be driving Neal's bus anymore. One his last day, he had toys for the kids. An Anna doll for Lydia and a truck for Jacob. He is such a nice person, and we'll miss seeing him each week day. The top picture on the left: Lydia got some money in her Easter eggs this year (from the hunt at Grandma Johnsons). Annie asked her what she was going to do with her money and she excitedly replied, "Buy new underwear!" So I took her to the store and she bought new underwear. She was so happy and proud to show daddy when he came home, that he took a picture of her.
Some neighbors had some little bunnies. The kids loved holding and petting them!
It's hard to tell from the pictures, but the kids are sitting a little brick (it sticks out a bit, maybe for decorations?) at Neal's parents house. Top right: feeding the ducks/geese Bottom right: My little dishwasher
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