Fun with hats!

You too can find these super fun & silly hats at your local IKEA!

It strikes again!

Poor Kylie had to be picked up from school on Friday with a fever. After not seeming herself all week this didn't come as too much of a surprise to me. But what came next certainly did! The doctor sent Kylie and Daddy off to the ER to be evaluated further for what was thought to possibly be apendicitis. I rushed over to the hospital to meet them there and after a very scary evening of yet another strep test, an iv, blood work and a cat scan, we were sent home with a double dose of antibiotic for another pesky case of strep throat. We were very relieved that there wasn't an emergency surgery in Kylie's immediate future but it was also a bit frustrating to learn that step throat was her diagnosis for the third time in recent months.

Kylie was such a trooper and even wanted to pose for pictures on our way out of the ER?! She must want to add those to the scrapbook of "Things I did to scare my Mommy half to death" :). Hopefully we're out of the woods a bit from this awful bug, but only time will tell. At least we'll keep our fingers crossed for several months of healthy times before something strikes again!

A run for his "bunny"

I think this little cutie is giving Mr. Easter Bunny a run for his "bunny" this year!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

35 has arrived

Today, on my 35th birthday, I really couldn't be happier. I had a great 3 day weekend filled with sunshine! A little bit of me time mixed with a lot of family time brought 35 in with a sense of peace and hope for a great year to come! Here are some picures of my favorite birthday buddies during a trip to IKEA today...

Hello Old Friend

Dear The Zerbes Zone:

My sincerest apologies for neglecting you this past month since I have returned to work...lack of spare time and sheer exhaustion from our new schedule have kept me from updating you as much as I would have liked to. To bring you up to speed, here are some photos of your favorite subjects and what they have been up to during the recent weeks. Promise to check back in soon my old friend!

Mommy Zerbes

Kylie's project for the 100th Day of School museum this month for her kindergarten class. With a little help from Mommy and Grandma, this bouquet of 100 "flowers" was a big hit and was a great reflection of Kylie's sunny personality!

The finished product on the Eve of Kylie's Valentine's Day party at school. She did such a great job handwriting each and every valentine for her classmates and teacher (and only took 1 break!). Mommy was just the candy attacher this year for Kylie but both the scribe and candy attacher for Peyton :).

Kylie representing Germany at International Fest 2010 with all of the Girl Scout troops from her school. Here she is with her friend Rachael (representing France) and her friend Paige (representing Spain) from Daisy Troop 526.

Kylie having a cookie dough snack on her day home sick from school this past week with the newest additions to our family- 6 Zhu Zhu pets!

Who needs clothes to cook up a tasty feast? Peyton just needs a hat from her collection and WA-LA.! Dinner is served!

This picture was taken after Kylie came downstairs this morning fully dressed, all by herself for the very first time! The cutest thing of all is that each item Kylie chose to wear is her favorite of each type! So although just a tad mismatched in my opinion :), I was a very proud Mommy out doing errands together today!

Happy Valentine's Day!