Thanksgiving Weekend

Happy Belated Thanksgiving.  I'm Thankful for the following:

1) My wonderful hubby - you are the best friend and daddy ever!

2) Sam and Brett - the apples of our eyes.  Daddy and I love you both more than you will ever know.

3)  My mom, sisters and their families. 

4)  My in-laws.  Travis' sisters and families, brother and mom and dad.

A little Thanksgiving morning cleaning - I love my helpers!

Thanksgiving was pretty low key at our house. My sister, hubby and her two kiddos came over to share the feast with us. We had ham, cheesy corn, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, and rolls. My older sister and family planned on coming over for dessert but my littlest niece came down with a bug and so they just brought over some pie and pumpkin bread for us to devour.

After my kiddos napped it was time to decorate gingerbread houses. Brett started eating his. I've never really seen a kid eat their gingerbread house. I tasted it and it tasted like cardboard. I'm not sure it agreed with him, he had green poo every couple of hours for about 3 days.

We went to Disney on Ice on Thanksgiving night and ha a good time. Sammy was a little disappointed because Tink was not included in the show. How can you celebrate Disney without Tinkerbell?

 

Sam and River were going on an adventure complete with her hat, backpack, boots and map!

 

Below:  Brett snoozing on my lap on Sunday after an eventful morning.  First we went to church and then to the mall to play.  He fell at the mall and cut the inside of his lip.  That little thing that connects your gums to your lips.  Ouch!  It bled pretty badly.  Then he did it again a little later.  Poor guy!

 

My sleepy little man.  You are either going 100 mph or sleeping.  There is rarely an in between speed!

 

This morning Sam finally slept until 6am.  That's a big deal at our house.  We celebrated with hugs, lots of praise and a sticker.  For the past several weeks she has been waking us up sometime between 5:15-5:45am by yelling from her bed that she has to go potty.

 

Tomorrow Brett goes to the ENT doctor.  We will be talking about tubes.  Fun Times!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!

I took these a few weeks ago when my mom was in town to celebrate her birthday with us. Love you mom!



Brett and Sammy love it when she comes to visit too!

Cross country race

My sister-in-law and her hubby came over this weekend and we ran The Living History Farms cross country run. It isn't my favorite race to do. I don't generally like unsure footing or being cold and wet. Thankfully it was pretty warm so at least that part wasn't too bad. I'm thinking of taking a year or two off before running this one again though. 7,500 runners on a narrow cross country path makes for slow going and a little frustration in those of us with ADD.

On Saturday night we took the kiddos with us to a local Mexican restaurant. That turned out pretty well. Then we came home and the kids proceeded to strip. What is it with kids and their love of running around sans clothing. We snapped this picture of the three of them hanging out on the couch before they got too far!

Halloween

 

We were blessed with a little Rapunzel and a frog for our Halloween entertainment this year.  Sam had a good week of Trick-Or-Treating.  On Saturday we went to Living History Farms for Family Halloween.  Brett wore his frog costume for that as well.  We walked through the old town and got treats at all of the stores.  Then we got to cuddle close for a horse drawn wagon ride.  After that was done we toasted some marshmallows and then headed for the exits.

 

On Monday night, my sister and three of my nieces picked Sam up and took her Trunk-Or-Treating at their church.  She had fun there and according to my sister was very polite and she came home with a decent sized stash of candy.

 

For Beggar’s Night we went to my sister’s neighborhood and Sam went Trick-Or-Treating with my nieces.  In the group picture Sam is all the way to the right in the purple.  She had fun and as a bonus for me, I didn’t have to walk the street freezing my arse off. 

 

Happy Belated Halloween!!!