Home Sweet Home

We got back to the house yesterday late in the afternoon. The drive wasn't bad at all with the portable DVD player keeping Riley's attention with The Incredibles and Monsters Inc. Jake and Pam were both pretty out of it with their illnesses.

Pam went straight to bed when we got home and the boys quietly played in their room after a brief tour of their new home. They seem to like the house quite a bit and were especially delighted with the gifts waiting for them when they arrived. Pam's parents and her sister and her family had put up "Welcome Home" banners for everyone and had laid out some new clothes and gifts for them. Kim, Scott, Julie and Jenny also brought over some board games, toys and a huge bin of Legos. Riley loves Legos and has been asking for them since about the second day we knew him. Pam's friend, Michelle also brought some presents for the boys too. The two of them got some packs of Tic Tacs (their favorite) and each also got a very cool Matchbox monster truck.

In Ohio the boys were also well spoiled by my family and friends. My sister and her family bought them new booster seats for the car, some toys and the kids donated some of their old toys to the boys too. My parents bought them new bicycles which were a huge hit. They are actually currently bugging me about riding them. My good friends Matt and Mary and their daughter Emily were hugely generous in buying the boys not only a couple of trucks and some new clothes (including Spiderman t-shirts), but also a Playstation 2 and some games. Thanks, guys - Riley and I spent some good father-son time last night running down pedestrians with the driving game.

Jake crawled into bed last night at about 5 pm. The poor little dude was just wiped out from being sick for three days. He slept straight thru til 6 am this morning and it did him a world of good. I'm happy to report that he is back up and running today. Despite being afraid of eating, I convinced him it was some saltines or the doctor and he chose saltines. He then moved on to some dry cereal and (THANK GOD!) everything stayed down.

Well, I'm going to let Pam rest for a bit while the boys and I go grocery shopping. Dinner last night for me and Riley was a can of pork and beans and some chips. We are in dire need of groceries. Hopefully I can successfully shop for groceries and keep these two cossacks under control. It won't be easy.