What a Weekend

Lots happened this past weekend...I took a ton of pictures and it was hard to choose only a select few (if my internet was running better/faster I would add all of them). It started with my twin brother Nick coming home from Iraq for a couple of weeks (then he returns for four more months), as a result my brothers and I all got together to hang out like we used to (wich is somewhat rare). It was extremely fun, I forget how funny my brothers are when they all get together. Another event that happened is my sister in-law Shawnee, her husband James, Nathan and I all got together on Sunday to celebrate their mothers birthday. Shawnee made a delicious spaghetti pie (it was awesome), and I made a 3D Hershey Kiss Cake (pics below). We had a lot of fun this weekend and made many new AWESOME memories...NOW ON TO THE PICTURES!!!!......






My three military brothers all standing at attention....neat.

Mikes WHOLE family....they don't have a picture of the whole family since their new addition, Emily so I gathered them up and snapped this nice family photo for them.

Seth and Bethany, and their "family".......(smoochie, smoochie)

.....and the little one on the way, for those wondering, they are having a girl in March and I think they are naming her Atison (I might be way off though).

A nice picture of three of my brothers (my two other brothers are in New Mexico and Nevada).

I LOVE THESE PICTURES OF OUR LITTLE DILL FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!

The infamous Dill family pose....KISS KISS (Dill sandwich).

Aren't we SOOOOOOOOO cute! (Thank you Seth for taking these for us)

NOW ON TO THE CAKE....AREN'T YOU EXCITED?!

Matthew got to lick the batter, And boy did he love it!

This is an arial view of my cake, I used four different cake pans with different sizes.....

.....then I stacked them up, shaped them with a serraded knife and frosted.....

.....Tada, Hershey Kiss CAke...and that's not all, what's a Hershey Kiss without the paper and foil?...........

And ThE FinIshEd ProDuCt!!!!!!!!!!!!



It was a lot of fun making this and even more fun eating it....hope you enjoyed this little treat of a post :)

My poor sick child

I don't know how mothers with more than one child can handle sick children. Matthew has been really sick this past week (videos and pictures below to prove it) and with that has come no sleep for either of us. He kept me up many nights so far crying non stop and all I could do is rock him back and forth, it is exhausting. Now that I have taken him to the doctor and found out that he has a really bad ear infection (of which he showed no signs of whatsoever....tough little guy) and bad congestion and drainage, it got me thinking. What on earth am I going to do when I have more than one. There is no way I will have the energy to not only take care of a sick baby, but run after a toddler too. This scares me....if there are any mothers with more than one child, and has been through the sick child and toddler deal please...I could use some advise or reassurance that it is possible. I am not complaining, I think Matthew has been a REALLY good baby considering how much pain he has been in. I am just saying, I am the type of person that can't function AT ALL without enough sleep. This I might have to say was harder than labor and delivery. LOL (All I can do is laugh at this point right)!!! But, if you are concerned, Matthew is doing great (the antibiotic is kicking his illnesses booty), he is actually sleeping, eating, and drinking fluids now that his throat and ear doesn't hurt as much. Of course now I have the crappy bug, but I think my defenses are a little better than his so I will be ok (thanks for reading this incredibly LONG entry as a reward here are some pics and a couple of videos).

He has ooze coming out of every hole on his face.....EWE, But he can still pull it off (even with the lazy eye). Oh how he makes me laugh.

This is what a baby with an ear infection and sickness looks and sounds like.....and who does he call for when he is sick (not mama like you would think, right, dada is the winner...really I am. Once he got tired of playing with daddy, he came straight to me)

(And I know I have Buggs Bunny teeth at the end of this video...who cares it is supposed to be about Matthew anyways :)

Cuddling with my baby.....I love him soooo much! I wish I could take the sickness away and give it to me (Oh wait that did happen LOL). And, I know he is shirtless but he had a high fever, better safe than sorry, right.

My Little sister is not a baby anymore!

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY KATHLEEN!

Well My sister Kathleen was born on this day eighteen years ago and is now legally an adult. And this blog entry is dedicated to her eighteen beautiful years of her life on this earth. Welcome to adulthood little sis!

(I accidentally put these pictures in backwards....they are supposed to be youngest to oldest)

Isn't she cute? And here are eighteen reasons I love my sister....

1. The way she never judges anyone and will befriend anyone.

2. Her laughter (she loves life and will laugh at any situation).

3. The way she is the glue to our big family

4. Her smile.

5. How she is shy and outgoing at the same time (I had no idea that could happen)

6. Her many talents she possesses...drawing, guitar, singing, etc.

7. Her sense of style.

8. Her love for her family.

9. Her undying faith.

10. Her determination.

11. How she loves her nieces and nephews.

12. Her beauty (outside and in).

13. The awesome example she is.

14. Her clumsiness.

15. The bubbly personality that always puts me in a better mood (The bubblines is contagious).

16. Her dedication to friends, family, and church.

17. Her view on the world (she sees things in a different way).

and last but not least...

18. Her positivity, she sees the good in any or every situation.

I love you Kathleen, Captain Nini, and Pooders. You make me want to be a better person.

FOUR.....

This is kind of fun, I hope you enjoy....

4 random things I like about my huband:

1.His ears.
2.The way he tries to make me laugh.
3.When he puts my name in every song.
4.How organized and neat he is, I never have to pick up after him.

4 Jobs I have had:

1.Accurate Environmental
2.Big Lots
3.Grace Living Center
4.The Market (OSU)

4 Movies I have watched more than once:

1.Pride and Prejudice (with Keira Knightly)
2.Every Harry Potter movie
3.The Little Mermaid (favorite Disney movie)
4.Batman: The Dark Night (AWESOME!)

4 TV shows I watch:

1.The Biggest Loser
2.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
3.NCIS
4.The Office and Scrubs are a tie.

4 People who email me regularly:

1.My mom
2.My Sister (do facebook pokes count?)
3.My twin brother
4.My sister-in-law

4 of my favorite foods:

1.Pizza
2.Oatmeal Cream Pies
3.Fruit
4.Cheese

4 Places I would like to visit:

1. Ireland
2. Italy and Greece are a tie.
3. Many tropical Islands
4. Australia

4 Things I am looking forward to this year:

1. My second wedding anniversary/St. Patricks Day.
2. My sons first birthday
3. Turning 25
4. Maybe getting pregnant again.

4 People to tag

1. My sister Kathleen
2. Coty
3. Aubrey
4. My Dad (so he can finally post something new)

Merry Christmas

Here are some pictures of Matthew's first Christmas.  Some pics are from my Uncle Josh's Christmas Eve party and some are of Christmas morning.  And, I took all the pictures with my new camera (thanks to my twin brother Nick and my Dad for picking out my camera). So...here it goes.

He pulled up on this toy all on his own...my little guy is getting so big!

Matthew and Papa on Christmas morning...he loves the paper....

..with his cousin enjoying his first football...my little athlete...

All of his gifts from Nana, Papa, Uncle Jake, and Aunt Maho...

Matthew's first Christmas...He is soooo CUTE!!!!!

Matthew with his Great-Grandparents...Grandma and Grandpa Elicio

Matthew with Nanna Welliver.....

                                      Some of my family...My sister Kathleen, my brother Eric and my                                                Mom and Dad...,

And Matthew with one of his cousins, this is Keona, his oldest cousin who is six years old. 

I made it!

Well Matthew and I finally made it to New Mexico on Thursday afternoon.  So far we have had a blast! Today we went shopping for Christmas with my mom and my sister...it was so fun coming back to where I grew up and running into old friends. I am so excited for the rest of the two weeks I'm going to be here. I will try to keep up to date on the blogs of this vacation. The only thing I have to complain about is not having my husband here to share this awesome experience (and it is or first Christmas with Matthew :( and he can't be here). I already miss him terribly (pathetic huh). Well I will see him soon enough, hopefully the next blog will have some pictures. 

Never ending snot and fevers:(

Well last week us three Dills were sick and Matthew had his first emergency visit when his temp. hit 103.8 . Poor little guy, he got the worst of it I think. He was up all night last night with a temp again, but I had better control this time and we started him on an antibiotic today. So, naturally, I am exhausted right now. But, the good news is next week Matthew and I are heading to New Mexico for two weeks and my twin said he was sending us a camera for Christmas (so I won't have to take crappy pictures with my phone). So that's all folks (for now).