Tooth #2 is finally popping through!

Yeah! Look out food, you may end up chewed after all ;)

Updated Pics~

Our fancy landscaping. I absolutely love it, I am so thrilled everything came back up this year!!!!

Xavier showing me his chalk, he is so stinkin' cute!

Will was asking me a question, but he is in that hard to get a picture stage!
Everything is posed or I click it a second too late;)

Clare on her last day of school! She LOVED school!

It was a "play day!"

Sorry, it's been awhile.....

Hello.
Let's just say, a lot has changed. I am talking attitudes/demeanor/maybe even personalities....we are not sure. I am PRAYING it is an adjustment to the summer but I think it has more to do with two "big" little growing people who are coming into their own and one little person who still requires a lot of mommies time. So, Will is into the hitting/biting/pushing/ fun of being a 2 year old middle child. If I am not loving on him or playing with him, I am pulling him off of his sister! Clare is becoming a four year old diva. Everyday we have to wear a dress and not just any dress, a dress that spins. Each day MUST be packed full of FUN things to do up to the divas expectations. Xavier is my roll with the punches kid. As long as I have food for him, we are good to go wherever. Stick a swimsuit on him and take him to the pool, as long as he has his puffs ;) Take him to the park, as long as he has his puffs ;) The little man LOVES to swing!
We are also trying to figure out if we need to get rid of naps for the big two and go for an earlier bedtime??? If we make this change, I welcome supernanny to come over and figure out what the heck happens between 5 & 6 pm. I am pretty sure the definition of "all hell breaks loose" came from a mom in my position about this time. Everyone needs fed, and not just a little something it's a full on meal and it's NOW!
As you can tell, we are needing a bit of a break! We are going to KC next week for a week so that should be a welcome diversion from the norm! I think once we get back and can get in a pool and start our summer--we will be good to go! Here are some updated photos of the kids. They are sweet and playful as ever! I am also including one of our house because I am IN LOVE with our new landscaping ;)

Vogel Kids

Vogel Update

I am sure you are all anxiously awaiting another Vogel update! Well, once again my poor kids are on antibiotics for ear/sinus/whatever! They are all happy as can be and doing much better! Hopefully this weather will get its act together and we can be healthy again! I think Clare and Wills problem is allergies. But, nothing we can really do about that!

We went to KC last week and had a great trip! We mostly visited with family but Michael and I had a few dates!

This week is the week of Carries wedding so Ralph and Patty and Emily and Paul are coming! Tonight the kids are going to my mom and dads for a sleepover (not Xavier...) so I am working on getting my house ready for company! We desperately need to go to the grocery store, I have to make some meals for friends as well, so it is going to be a busy week :)

Other than that....we ordered carpet so I am anxious for that. I think it will improve this house a TON! I can't wait!

I will be sure to post wedding photos, but here are some random pics!!!

Some Random Photos--Funny ones! See posting below!

Sick Sick Sick and More Sick

Well, Tuesday Clare came down with the flu. Not the puking-the body aches, fever, miserable flu. Tuesday evening I came down with it. Michael stayed home Wednesday, Thursday and Friday! By Thursday, Xavier was acting crabby and just wanted to be held, so he went to the dr and he had an ear infection! Friday Michael took Will because he woke up hot and stuffy and acting like he was on his death bed. They checked him for everything and sent him home. Later that morning he acted like nothing was ever wrong. Michael, knock on wood, hasn't come down with anything! I pray that he doesn't get this, it's TERRIBLE! I finally started to feel better Friday and was fine by this morning.
I was able to make it to my sisters shower. I was up all night Friday night feeling terrible that I would miss it after I put so much thought into it and I really didn't want to let her down. Luckily, I was able to come. It went off without a hitch and was VERY VERY NICE! I was so happy with the way everything turned out and I think my sister was happy as well! I know how important the little details are to me, and I wanted to make sure every detail was taken care of.
I have a baby shower next weekend for my friend Kim. She is having her third and they got rid of everything after their second was born. After seeing Elizabeth and I have our two little angels Kim thought she would give it another shot at a boy! And, she is having one!
I am also gearing up for Carrie's bachelorette party! I haven't ever thrown one before so I am anxious to do that! I am not sure exactly how it will all work since I have little ones, but I am up for making the most of it all. We have cute little shirts too, so I am anxious to wear that instead of some hoochie-bar wear!
I am keeping Clare home this week so we can de germ everything! The weather is supposed to be really great so I am planning on keeping the windows open as much as possible and de germing the house!
We really don't have any plans for St Patricks Day! We are supposed to go to a dinner tomorrow night (already bought the tickets) but I am not sure whether we should go or not? I guess we will see how the next 24 hours go! We used to watch The Quiet Man and eat our corned beef and cabbage but I think I might do a shamrock craft with the kids and hopefully be outside all day! Maybe we will paint our sidewalk green or something!
Well, off to watch Cars and eat carrots! Have a good rest of the weekend!