Work days and sick days

Despite spending a lot of time sick over the past two weeks, we have still had some fun and productive times!

Kristin took Jack to the lab for an epic conference call.

He got to have a super swanky changing table with an ocean view.

He was super chill during the 4-hour long call, and was the only one on the call who never got cranky.

He did get a little over it though when Kristin took yet another abalone-related conference call from home later in the week.

Jack accompanied Kristin on his second white abalone spawning attempt and was especially excited that the abalone spawned this time!

He helped the team check for spawning.

He also supervised gamete processing in his sleep.

He even put up with Kristin's selfies next to the ocean.

... Though he still isn't entirely sure about the whole selfie thing.

The next day, Jack helped Kristin assess how hatching was going with all the new abalone babies.

Jason and Andie also did some work at the lab.

Andie helped Jason get some scuba tanks ready to get serviced.

Andie really went above and beyond helping dig ditches to divert water from Jason's trailer office.

She even pushed Jason around in a cart when he tired of walking.

Andie and Jason had some play time at the lab, too. Andie hung out at the pool, her favorite place at the lab, even though it's usually super cold.

She had fun finding things to climb on.

She also found a boat trawl gate to slide down.

She also brought some toys along to play with.

Besides spending time working at the lab, everyone also got to show it off to Patricia and Shayne.

Andie and Shayne loved running through the hallways!

Our work time was punctuated by some pretty rough sicknesses over the past two weeks. Everyone in the family got the bug, and it was no fun at all. We all spent lots of time resting.

Andie had to go on antibiotics for a secondary ear infection she developed. It was tough to get her to take her medicine at first, but after a few struggles she became a pro at it.

Kristin ended up losing her voice and had to visit Dr. Andie for some treatment. First, Dr. Andie recorded Krisin's symptoms on her tablet.

Then she gave Kristin a face exam.

She administered some oral medicine from her teapot.

She also used this hand pump for something or other.

The ice-cream-cone-on-forehead-treatment did wonders.

Both Jack and Hawkeye were quite concerned during Kristin's appointment, but Kristin handled her visit to Dr. Andie's office like a champ.

Andie really loves her Boogie Board, which she calls her "iPad." In addition to her medical practice, she loves using it for all sorts of things.

Despite our illnesses, we've been able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather lately. This was Andie's idea of a good outfit to wear for one of her adventures.

Jason, Andie, and Hawkeye explored Willow Creek Road one afternoon while Kristin worked on a presentation. Andie brought her tricycle.

She's getting pretty good at riding it.

She especially loves to pose on it.

Andie and Hawkeye enjoyed playing in the creek.

Before heading home, Andie pretend to go on an airplane ride to school.

Jason also took Andie to Screamin' Mimi's, where she got her favorite strawberry ice cream in a double cone.

Andie has been enjoying everything that is blooming in the yard.

She's also having tons of fun with the new bubble maker Nani bought for her.

She's had a couple of nice outings with Nani, Kristin, and Jack. They went on a walk to Howard's Station Cafe and the post office.

They went to the Sebastopol Farmers Market and enjoyed some flatbreads, oranges, and music.

They had some frozen yogurt.

And went for a helicopter ride at the grocery store.

Andie continues to be a wonderful big sister to Jack.

We were lucky enough to receive another pie from Juli last week. This one was boysenberry. Yum!

Andie liked the pie, but her favorite things to eat theses days are croutons dipped in salsa.

Kristin thinks the layers upon layers of colorful nail polish and dirt on Andie's toes say a lot about how much fun Andie is having these days and how much fun we're having along with her.