HALLOWEEN 2009 PIC.

HALLOWEEN 2009

We had an awesome Halloween!! Friday night we had carved the pumpkins...the boys loved that! Eli carved his own, and Gregory&Nathan helped eachother work on another. Jacob just enjoyed playing with the pumpkin goo:) The boys all looked great in their costumes, and got a ton of candy....we won't be buying any candy for a while! The weather was perfect for trick-or-treating, so we were able to cover a lot of ground. Jacob loved being pulled in the wagon, and he walked up to a couple of houses, but was a bit bashful. Nathan was so excited about his costume, he wore it again today:) It was a very nice family day, and such a fun night...finished off with watching some scary movies(after the kiddos went to bed).

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

It's feeling a lot like winter today...it's only 63....BURRRR!!! Although, it is supposed to be back to the high 80's next week, so we won't get too used to it...yet.
Halloween is all a buzz here. The house is all decorated, and the costumes are picked out. Eli's going to be "Jason"(scary), Gregory will be a Star Wars Clone Trooper, Nathan's going as a Knight in Shining Armor, and Jacob's going to be a little Elmo. They're all very excited! We're having a pizza /pumpkin carving night on Friday. Then on Halloween, we're heading out trick-or-treating with friends and family; it's going to be a spookely fun weekend!!

COLD & FLU BUGS....OH MY GOODNESS!!

Today was our first day of Fall break. Last night, I had told the boys, we won't set the alarm, and we'll try to sleep in. Well, come 4:30am, Jacob woke up warm, screaming, and grabbing his ears. I knew it was an ear infection. The poor little guy cried from 4:30-7:30am, and I was able to get him to the Dr.'s at 10:40....sure enough, he has a double ear infection. Meanwhile, after one unsuccessful dose of meds making him sick, tonight, he was able to keep it down, so hopefully, he'll be on the road to recovery!
The Dr.'s office was packed with sick kids, people were even waiting in the hall! The Dr. said, thus far, between the regular flu, and the swine flu, this is the worst flu season he has ever seen.
It's only October, this is just the start!! So, bring on the vitamens and anti bacterial hand gel!!

IT'S TIME TO CATCH UP.....and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

September continued to be a pretty hot month, so we were able to enjoy a lot of water play days. Both Eli and Gregory started their Religious Ed classes at church; Eli's in the junior high class(EDGE), and Gregory's in the 2nd grade class, and will be making his 1st Reconciliation in Dec.(exciting)! The boys continued to get used to their teachers, and are enjoying school. Nathan has been doing a home preschool program with me, and Jacob is talking up a storm(too cute)! We enjoyed the school Fall festival, and Eli went to his first school dance! He said it was awesome, and one of the teachers said he was a dance machine:) All is good!
Finally we can say....Fall has arrived...YEAH!! It's been chilly at night and in the morning, and the afternoon weather has been in the mid 80's..perfect!! Which also means, ELI TURNED 12 YEARS OLD!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!! I can not believe he is already 12, time flies!! He is such a special boy, we are so very proud of him! He had a slumber party...they rode skate boards in the cul-de-sac, played football, hit at a pinata, h20 balloons, sprayed silly string, rocked out to Guitar Hero,watched movies, and ate a ton of really yummy food!! He had 4 friends spend the night, and they all had a blast!!
Now we're thinking, HALLOWEEN!! Dave went in the attic tonight to bring out the decorations, and I can't wait to get them all up! The boys know what they're going to be, but that will be revieled in a later blog....

NEVER FORGET!!

I will never forget every moment of 9/11/01 and the weeks that followed. Gregory was 2 weeks old, and as cute and cuddly as could be, and Eli was loving being a big brother. On the morning of Sept. 11th, I was giving my Dad a call to see how GG was doing(she was very ill and in the hospital), and when he answered, he told me to turn on the news. I was in total disbelief...in shock as to what I was seeing! I had every emotion go through me. Nobody knew what would happen next! I started calling Dave, as I wanted him home, and for the family to be together. I stayed glued to the TV listening to the terrifying news and had both boys in my arms just about every minute of that day. In the evening,I did go to the hospital to see GG, and I will never forget how quiete it was, and hearing almost all the rooms having coverage of the day on TV. That night, and about a week to follow both boys slept in our room. In the weeks..months to follow, people seemed closer...there for eachother, and very proud to be an American.
9/11/01 changed everyone....it was after that day, that I made the decision to be a stay and be home with my kids...my family.
I give thanks everyday for all the men and women that serve our country, and protect us at home and overseas!

AUGUST NEWS

Well, August kept us busy, like most months do:) We began the month with the boys heading back to school. Thus far, they are doing a great job, liking their teachers, and are enjoying seeing their buddies again. On August 7th, Dave & I celebrated our 10th wedding Anniversary. On the 7th, we had a nice family dinner, and the boys surprised us, with getting in their fancy clothes, and being our waiters for the night...too cute! Then, on the 18th, dave & I headed to Vegas for a couple of days!! We had a blast! We did some, wining and dining, a very small amount of gambling,and of course, enjoyed the shopping!! We did the Freemont Experience, and the theme was Woodstock....ton's of fun! We also made it to the Shark reef at the Mandalay bay, which was a great aquarium! It was a great celebration of our 10 years of marriage!! ....And we finished August with celebrating Dave's and Gregory's Birthdays. Gregory chose to have his 8th Birthday party at the lake. So, he had 4 friends and the family come. We did a pinata, h2o balloons, bar-b-que, and had a blast playing in the water...it was a great day!! On the way home, he said he want's to have his party there again next year:)
So, now we're to September, and we're experiencing a heat wave...I think I'm ready for Fall!!