Start bringing apples to Chris!

Well, starting Monday we will be HOWLIN' like 'yotes again...Chris is going back to USD for his teaching degree. How soon you forget the cost of books and applying for student loans...I can't wait to stand in line to get his loan checks and pay for a parking sticker! Stay tuned for his picture on his first day...I am going to make him stand on the front step with his backpack!

Our little boy...

We found out yesterday that Owen will be needing a cranial remolding helmet to correct his head deformity. The good news was that his measurements didn't get WORSE, but that means they didn't get better either. So we are traveling back to Sioux Falls next Tuesday to get his molding and then he will be in the helmet on September 1st. They have a schedule for "breaking him in" (which is WONDERFUL because he does not like hats!) He will wear it for 3-4 months, depending on how fast his head decides to go back to normal or until we are happy with the shape.
You can see a picture of the helmet he will be wearing at:
http://www.orthomerica.com/products/cranial/starlightband.htm
It is a clear helmet, so we can decorate it with fun, bright stickers...Chris thinks we need to find some Vikings stickers and get him used to being a football star...
It is a short amount of time in the grand scheme of things...just a tough thing to get used to!

The emu is Australia's biggest bird

We learned at the zoo today that the female emu makes loud harsh sounds, whereas the male is completely silent...I had to wonder if they were describing our marriage!

Vacation was real WEINER!

We found the Oscar Mayer weiner mobile in Des Moines last weekend. We took this photo right next door to our hotel! The weekend was great...Adam(nephew) played in basketball tournament, Ethan(nephew) played in a baseball tournament, we had a great hotel (Wildwood Lodge), I played a wedding dance in Harlan IA on Saturday, we saw Mike and Alissa Anderson on their 1 year anniversary (happy anniversary, guys!), we saw Troy and Amy Gillespie at their home in Ankeny along with their new son Bennett...a lot of stuff in one weekend!

Stay tuned...

Do you BUMBO????

Owen is a king...or at least he thinks he is with his new BUMBO chair. As you might already know, Owen has plagiocephaly, which is a abnormal flattening of the head due to a number of reasons. His flattening is because he spent so much time sleeping in his car seat as a little munchkin due to his tummy trouble and might have had some shortening of his neck muscles on one side. So we have been working with Children's Care Hospital in Sioux Falls to see if he will need a helmet to fix the problem. (So far, we don't need one and are working on repositioning, neck exercises and tummy time, etc). So the "helmet guy" at CCH told us to look into this Bumbo chair to sit Owen in to encourage sitting by himself. It is his THRONE. He loves it! All he needs now is a Burger King crown....

Maddie's Swimsuit

This year Maddie is going with a two piece swimsuit. We have a little pool on our back deck that she loves! She loves the water.

Madison and Owen

This is what they look like now. Kids get big and start making funny faces.

Sleep when they do

I found this picture on my computer and thought it would be a good one to start out with. This is a very common site at our house. Owen spends a lot of time quality time with me...we find each other so interesting that one of usually passes out!

Welcome to the new millerzblog!

Hey everybody! It has been a year since I posted anything, so I am giving the site a facelift. Stay tuned for kid pictures, wild family adventures and other fun stuff!