And a Happy Birthday to Me!

Latoya, Kelsey, Kaylee, and Jordan

well, i know once again it has been an eternity. of course once again we have been in the dr.s office about 4-5 times since i last updated. jordan got double ear infections, and both of the twins were diagnosed with pneumonia within a couple of days of each other. last mnoday i brought jordan in to have his ears checked as he had been up the whole night before crying that his ears hurt. we went in and sure enough he had double ear infections, then last tuesday i brought kaylee to the dr. thinking she had an ear infection. they had been having alot of drainage fron their ears which i beleived was the tubes doing what they were supposed to do. it really was quit nasty to wake up to every morning. basically it looked like what you would expect to be coming out of your nose when you have a very bad sinus infection. anyway, i had called the dr.s office last sunday and was told that i was right, it was the tubes doing what they were meant to do, but if it didn't clear up in a couple of days then to bring them in. well, monday went by and kelsey's ears cleared up nicely, but kaylee's remained nasty. on tuesday morning, kaylee woke up and was very lethargic, didn't want to do aything but lay down and sleep. she wouldn't eat or drink, and she was running a fever. i remember thinking while she was sleeping on me that she was breathing fast, but i didn't think too much about it. anyway, i made her an appt. for that afternoon for an ear infection i beleived. we checked in and were called shortly. of course all were happy to see the girls. he checked her ears first and said although she had swimmers ear, she did not have an infection. he then listened to her chest and said that she had pneumonia. i was shocked. i never expected to hear that. she was put on medication. we had already planned on doing something with the kids for my birthday so we went ahead and bought tickets on the amtrak train and planned on going to boston, ma. to the new england aquarium. i was so excited for the kids to see all the animals. our train was to leave on thursday (jan-11, my b-day) at 12:50 p.m. i kept thinking that kelseys cough just didn't sound right, so on thursday morning, i ran her to the dr.s office. sure enough, she too had pneumonia. they are both on meds and on the nebulizer once again. we decided that since we had already spent $80 on train tickets that we would go anyway. the kids had a blast on the train. we had the entire car to ourselves and they had the freedom to roam. the twins did not enjoy it as much as the older two. who knew that trains did not have seatbelts. how are you supposed to keep two~two year olds sitting in their seats with no seatbelts for 2 1/2 hrs. anyway, i'm not sure i would do it again. we got to boston and then proceeded to take two subways to the aquarium. we got there only to learn that they were closing an hour early so we would only have 45 mins. i wasn't about to pay $55 for 45 mins. thankfully they had a outside tank with some seals in it and the kids loved the 15 min. we spent watching them. our train was supposed to head back at 6:20, so we took the subways back to the station, ate supper, and boarded the train for the 2 1/2 hr. ride back. anyway, the kids really enjoyed all the train rides and didn't even care that they didn't get to see the other animals. overall, it was a pretty good day. the girls are getting better altouhght their cough remains, just not as severe. that is about all there is for news. i hope you enjoy the pictures! here are some pictures of the kids on the train and then just some cute one's of the twins with their "pretty's" in:

Jordan and Toya
Kaylee and Kelsey (same order for the rest as well)