Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for...

My girls, my gifts...


My best friend...

My walking buddy...

My Mom...

My Dad...

My Mom-in-law...

My Dad-in-law...

My Grandmas....89yrs and going strong...


My brothers(Kim and Kate, too!)...


My sister-in-law and new nephew(Jeff, too!)...

My niece...

My nephews(Brendan, too)...


These guys are my family. I love them and thank God for them every day.

(I realized, while searching for pics, that I have a lot of my kids..not so much of everyone else. Sorry Kim, Kate, Brendan and Jeff...you guys are most certainly included!)

A Day at the Doctor's

Emerson had her 4 month check up today. Her stats: 23.5 long(16%), 12lbs 9oz(19.5%) and head size 42.5cm(83%). The %s indicate where she falls compared to all the other little babies her age...as you can see, she is a tiny baby w/ a really big head. I don't think it looks abnormally big, but apparently, it is. Her doctor is keeping an eye on it, which is never what you want to hear when you take your child in for a check up. More than likely, it's nothing...let's pray for the best.


Grace had her flu shot today as well. Let me tell you, some day we're gonna have more money than we know what to do with. Why? Because Grace is gonna take all the drama she dishes out these days and put it up on the stage!!

Don't get me wrong, I know she's only 4 and I know those shots hurt... it makes me sad to watch these girls go through any kind of pain... but the routine Grace put on was so classic...so Grace. She barely let the leg that got the shot touch the ground afterwards. She was hopping/hobbling and saying things like 'Oh Mommy, I don't think I can make it to the car'...'Oh Mommy, can you get that toy for me, it will hurt if I get it'(let it be said that the toy in question was right next to her). I was trying hard to be the doting mommy, but it was hard not to giggle a little...just a little...is that wrong? :)

Sick!

Alright....I took tons of Vitamin C....thought I missed Grace's illness, but I was so, so wrong. Let me moan for just a minute. I have a fever of 102.2....I do not know the last time I had such a fever. I feel like I'm dying....really, I do...this has to be what it's like. Burning up, dizzy, shivering non stop. Good Heavens!! Trying reeeaaalllllly hard not to breathe on the Tiny Boo, although I think she has a touch of it already.

Okay, that's all...just wanted to update you all. I'll go back to moaning and groaning on the couch now. :)

Girl Talk

"We're sharing secrets, Mom"(Grace)

I See You...

Follow the Snore

I'm working downstairs, while my tiny one is sleeping and my big one is in her room(one too many pinches to the tiny one's cheeks will get you there real fast).
I walk upstairs and hear snoring...loud snoring. I literally walked around my entire upstairs and finally found the culprit...behind the couch...

...that sure doesn't look like her room.

And I Quote...

So, Grace will kill me some day if she sees this, but it's too funny not to share. A little gross, too, but so it goes.

Let me set this up: Grace has been pretty sick..today she is feeling much better...temp is gone...just a lot of gunk in her head/chest. As you may or may not know, sometimes that gunk finds it's way down to the lower half, resulting in less than solid stools. That is what poor Bug has been dealing w/ today. So, she found me downstairs and announced...

"Mommy, ummmm...something just landed in my pants. I think I had a baby or something."...Grace, while experiencing the joys of being sick.


(This pic is not from today...just a day I found her reading through Rolling Stone magazine while using, well, you can see...again, she's gonna kill me some day)

**I mentioned to Grace I did this...she gritted her teeth and said "embarrassing".**

Sick Kid Blues

We have a sick Bug. Poor thing started in Monday w/ cold symptoms and high fever. She is still struggling with it. Makes me sad. :( Her highest temp came in at 101.9...today, so far 101.4. One more day of that and the doctor wants to see her.

She is the best sick kid though...so easy going. I'll ask her how she feels and she just says, 'Mommy, can we stop talking about me being sick now? I'm fine.' Hee hee...what a love!!

Sending prayers out that the Tiny Boo doesn't catch it!!! A sick 4yr old is tough...a sick 4 month old is tougher.

(An old pic...just for fun)

And I Quote...

"I like Target. It's so relaxing, you know?"...Grace, on the way home from church today.

Dancing Daddy

I just had to share that today it was visitor's day at Grace's dance class. Daddy was inside the classroom, while I stayed outside w/ Emerson. So, when it came time for parent participation, guess who had to do it?! Hee Hee...NOTHING BETTER than watching a Daddy do curtsies w/ his 4 yr old to Princess music. Classic.

Happy Birthday, Dad/PaPa

I'm a few days late...the big day was the 4th, but we had his party tonight so...I'm still late. :) We still love you tons, Dad and wish you nothing but good health and happy days for many years to come!!


I am officially lame...these are the only two pics I have of my dad on my computer...LAME.

Is this legal?

Some days....I'm telling you....

You're It!

A fellow blogging friend had this on her blog today...thought it was cute...and she said if I read it, consider myself tagged....those of you reading it...you're it!

wine OR beer
wine

coffee OR tea
tea

night gown OR pajamas
pajamas

bath OR shower
shower-for cleaning, bath-for relaxation

lefty OR righty
righty

cake OR pie
cake

pumpkin pie OR pecan pie
pecan

one story OR two story
neither

dog OR cat
dog

early bird OR night owl
early bird

sport utility OR car
car

vanilla OR chocolate
vanilla

scrambled OR over-easy
scrambled

dress OR pants
pants

mustard OR ketchup
mustard

red OR green
green

laptop OR desktop
desktop

coke OR pepsi
pepsi

flats OR high heels
flats

fiction OR non-fiction
both

pulp OR no pulp
no pulp

hugs OR kisses
hugs

will YOU play along OR won't you?
will

Hope Won

Listening to...

My other great love, next to reading(not counting my kids, of course), is music.

Currently listening to Joshua Radin's new one "Simple Times". LOVE IT!! So clean and simple... a man and his guitar. It's so easy to listen to and he paints the most beautiful images. Wonderful!!

Emerson is very fond of this album as well. She gets a small smile on her face and relaxes completely...especially when track 5, "Brand New Day", is playing... I kid you not. :)

Spooky Scenes

It hit me today that I haven't updated the blog w/ images from Halloween!

Day before we trick or treated at Daddy's office. Grace decided to be a princess that day.

(Hey Daddy...not so tight!)
(A cow, a princess and their hired help.)


Halloween day...party at school!

(Cute!)
(Grace's good friends at school...Madison and Ashlyn.)

Trick or treating in the neighborhood w/ Peter and Clara.

(On the road to all things sugary.)

(A cat, a Jedi, a unicorn and a cow.)

(Cow, close up.)

(Our family of vampire pumpkins.) :)

(Spooky!!!)