I'm not going to record the last few weeks, because I'm trying to be positive and they weren't. These pictures can do all the talking:

This last week, though, was our salvation. We all started to feel better just in time for spring break (hooray for still benefitting from a school schedule!!) and Jason had the whole week off! And the weather improved enough that we could enjoy the break too. We went on walks, did some spring cleaning, and even broke out the grill to have some yummy food. The most fun we had was when we met some friends in Dubuque at an indoor water park and spent the whole day on some super fun water slides and the lazy river (ahhh, the relaxation!). I spent most of the time with Andres while Addie and Jason ran from slide to slide. It warmed my heart to know that Jason now has a buddy in his love of water slides. I went down with Addie the first time and thought that she would be scared or at least not like the splash of water at the end, but she just looked up at me, wiped her face and said "again" (it was really more like 'den', but we knew what she was talking about). The only bad part of the day was that we forgot to bring the camera! Tragic. I took a few pictures on my phone, but I'm not really sure how to get those on here, so . . here's some random pictures instead.

In his cute little church outfit - I love the tie, especially because it looks like one his dad would wear.

Our happy little boy.

Such a proud and good big sister!