When dad comes home for lunch

Look at how excited Nathanael was when I came home for lunch today. Click the image to view the video.

Chris

Nathanael Sleeping at the table

Winter is gone, Spring has come

The last two weeks has been a rough in the Payne house. All of the kids were sick at some point. Three of them made trips to the doctor, one was to the urgent care. Levi missed five days of school. Now Cari and I both know how to use an inhaler because Levi was prescribed one after his urgent care visit. Both Zythromax and Amoxicillin are pink, I wonder why that is? The good news is that everyone is on the mend.
The first day of Spring brought an inch of snow. We are looking forward to Spring Break in a couple weeks. Hopefully that will be real spring, with no snow.

Chris

Not much to blog about...

...but here's some pictures.



Chris

Teeth, Tech and Miscellaneous Stuff

The tooth fairy has been busy at the Payne house. Levi lost his two front teeth within a few hours of each other. He thinks it's funny how he says certain words now and how spitting water out of his mouth is even more fun than before.

Josiah and Nathanael have been very interested in technology. Quite often we see them playing with the mouse and doing their own Google searches. Before we know it they'll be setting up their own Facebook accounts and posting their own blogs.

This post includes some random pictures and a video of Nathanael eating oatmeal. It looks like we finally got a lefty. With four kids, and a mom that is left-handed, I guess it was bound to happen.

Chris

The Drain is Fixed!

I'll try to make a long story short.

Due to a bathtub drain that would not drain, we have been emptying the tub with a bucket after every shower and bath. This has gone on for the past 3 or 4 months. The reason we waited so long is because we thought it was a major problem that would require the pipe to be replaced and we would have to use tax refund money to pay for it. We tried Draino, plunging and a drain snake, but nothing worked. Yesterday we asked our friend Joe (the same guy that has done a lot of work on our house) to see if he could diagnose the problem. After about 45 minutes he found that the problem was some corrosion and a bunch of hair. He used the drain snake and was able to remove the hair.

Now I just have to see if Cari will let me buy anything fun with some of the money that we would have used for the drain. :) In reality we will probably use it to put up a fence and tear down our old garage and put up a small shed.

Chris

Fun with bubble wrap

Not much to say in this post, but this video speaks for itself.

Chris

Twins Week , Sports Weekend and 40 degrees

It was a busy week and weekend for the Payne's. To do something fun during the long winter, some of the people at work decided to do a twins week. You'll see some pictures of Chris' twin and triplet.
The weekend was was filled with sports activities. On Friday night Chris went to Madison to see the Badgers play the UMD Bulldogs. In the old days I used to be a UMD fan. Things have changed and I was going for Bucky all the way. Wisconsin won 3-1. On Saturday the family was split between two activities. Cari took the two youngest on a winter nature walk with some friends, while Chris took the two oldest to a Pinewood Derby competition for Royal Rangers. Saturday afternoon also gave us an opportunity to play outside in 40 degree weather. It was great! The weekend finale was watching the Super Bowl. Chris enjoyed the game at our church's young adult center, while Cari and the kids went to their Sunday school class. Hey, the Super Bowl is only once a year, I think it's okay to miss one week of Sunday school. :)