October 2009

October was a CRAZY month!!!!!!!! Seriously, too much in one month that's for sure!

We flew my MIL, Kaye in the same day Melissa flew out. A few days later Trevor, Davis and I headed for Boise, ID and then down to Utah while Kaye stayed in Kentucky with Hallie, Meg, and Campbell.

We had a great time hanging out with Holly and Steve and Gary and Marlene... we have missed these families dearly here in Louisville.

I got to spend one afternoon driving around the city (and nearby cities, and towns, and local communities... we got a little lost;0) with Holly and Marlene. They are like an old married couple together fighting over the map and telling each other which way to turn. I was in the back laughing my head off.
Then we headed over to get some "Trailer Park cuisine". This restaurant was seriously awesome. Holly describes it well here and there is even a picture of me there (in case you don't believe that I was really there, wink, wink).
(We didn't take a good camera so sorry about the lack of pictures.)

After a few days in Boise we toured Idaho Falls and then headed down to Utah to say hi to some of our family before we headed back to Kentucky.
Kaye took good care of our kiddos and we were so happy to be with them again.

A few days later we packed our bags and headed for Florida!

We stayed at a great resort 5 miles from Disney World.

It was so comfortable with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen, and even a washer/dryer.


We spent one cool afternoon at the beach collecting seashells and just enjoying the wind in our hair and the smell of the salty sea. :)

Campbell didn't love the wet sand on his hands.

Megan collected at least a hundred shells.

Then we were off to Disney World and the Magic Kingdom

The kids were in Heaven. You should have seen Campbell's face when he saw Mickey Mouse for the first time... he was mesmerised.

Unfortunately little Davis Mack was super sick by the end of our 1st Day in Disney World so we spent the next day recovering at the pool and then Trevor took the other kids to the Animal Kingdom without Davis and I. He took a bunch of videos but not many pictures to share of that day.

Kaye flew back to Utah from Florida and we headed up to Gainsville to visit some friends who are doing residency there. Brad and Camille took us to a nature preserve nearby in hopes of spotting some alligators in the wild.

We weren't sure if we'd see any so when we walked up to the pond/swamp and immediately saw this guy I was so excited that we actually got to see one!

I thought that was it but we walked a little farther...

and we saw this:

and then we walked a little farther and there we saw at least 7 more.

and then another

and another

We saw around 20 alligators in all. It was so fun!

We stayed up late that night catching up on the last few years of residency with Brad and Camille. We are so grateful for their friendship and hope to live closer to them someday (no Brad, we are not moving to Florida anytime soon, lol).

We made it home safe and sound after a 8 day vacation we won't soon forget.

Both of the boys were sick by the time we got home and eventually Campbell developed pneumonia, poor kid. He is still recovering from that.

Other news in October... I chopped my hair off... so there you go.

Halloween was so laid back at our house this year because the month was just so busy. I hardly decorated anything and the kids picked costumes from stuff we already had.

Megan was a cowgirl (again), Campbell was an elephant, Davis was a monkey, and Hallie was a cross country runner.:)

Our neighborhood comes alive on Halloween. Everyone is handing out candy in their driveways visiting with everyone and there are kids EVERYWHERE. There is even a pretty darn good "spook alley" one house sets up every year.

It's all seriously SO FUN!

Farewell Crazy October of '09, thanks for the memories!

"It's not funny"

Campbell is not feeling well (he has a nasty case of pneumonia) which probably explains the conversation he had today with the nurse at the pediatricians office.

Nurse: "Hey big guy, why don't you jump up on here and we'll see how much you weigh."

Campbell (looking very irritated): "Snot funny"

Nurse (trying not to giggle): "Campbell does your throat hurt today?"

Campbell: "Snot Funny!"

Nurse: "Oh no, a sore throat is not funny (giggle, giggle). Can you jump up here so I can take your temperature Campbell?"

Campbell: "No, it's not funny!"

At this point the nurse and I were both turning our back towards Campbell and giggling... he was not amused.

Apparently NOTHING at the pediatricians office is remotely funny... according to Campbell anyway.

Recent quotes from Campbell

-"Mommmmmmyyy, my tummy urts and I got owie (pointing to his scratched up knee)...
I'm fallen apart."

-Campbell asked me where "Daddy" was and I told him he was upstairs watching TV. He got all excited and said, " Daddy watching Wonder Pets! He need BIG popcorn!"

-Campbell has shown some interest in using the toilet. Sometimes I'll put him on the toilet and he will try to go but when nothing happens he gets discouraged and shakes his head and just keeps saying "It's not working."

A visit from Melissa and Avery

Wow, the last few months have been CRAZY! We have a lot of catching up to do.

September was such a fun month!
Melissa and little Avery came to Kentucky to visit for almost 3 WEEKS!
As always, the time FLEW by!
(sorry about the crazy pictures, blogger wouldn't let me move them into the right order)

Davis and Avery are growing so fast and seemed to enjoy having each other around. We even caught then holding hands a few times... too cute.

We took a few pictures but mostly we crafted like maniacs.
(If you want to see some of the projects we did just check out nannygoat, we still have quite a few projects to post).

You KNOW we had to make a trip up to the GAP clearance center near Cinci.
It's tradition (Trevor doesn't love this tradition).

Bath time.

When they are teenagers we will pull this picture out. heehee

Melissa has been out to Kentucky 5 times since we moved here just over 2 years ago. We have enjoyed every visit and no matter how long she stays I wish she could stay a little longer. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful sister who is also my dearest friend.

Love you Melis and Avery, can't wait for our next visit!

Davis at 9 Months

Yes, I am over a month late on this post. Davis turned 9 months old on Sept. 2nd and we took him in for his well-baby check.
He weighed 22lbs 12 oz (80%) and was 29 1/2 inches tall (85%).

He is cruising all over the place and clicks his tongue to call for our dog.

Davis claps his hands and waves and is learning some new sign-language.

He is still so very ticklish and lets out an adorable belly laugh if you get his super ticklish spots.

Davis is so good natured and smiles at everybody.

He is such a pleasant and easy baby (if there is such a thing).

Davis puts up with lots of kisses from mom and a little TOO-big-hugs from Campbell (Davis usually ends up in a heap on the floor crying after one of Campbell's big hugs). The kids adore him and are so helpful with him.

Little Davis lights up our lives. We just love our little man.

Hallie's first Cross Country Meet (by Hallie)

This year I decided to do Cross Country because when I saw lots of people going I got interested and I'm a good runner. I practice every Monday and Wednesday.

On Saturday I had my first meet. There were hundreds of kids from many schools in Kentucky running.

When I was in line ready for the race there was a guy that told us the instructions and then he shot the gun and we started to race. I sprinted to the first cone and jogged the rest of the way and zig-zagged around other competitors from different schools on the track and in the woods.

When I finished there was water and they put cold wet clothes around our necks.

I felt really good to finish my first meet.

A Favorite Quote

I've had this quote on my fridge for several years now. It's funny, I put things on my fridge so I will see them and read them often but it doesn't take long and I no longer notice them.

Anyway, it caught my eye today.

Just a few (hundred) random photos from the last few months

Ha, Ha, I love these candid pictures. They capture my kids personalities so perfectly.

Aaaahhh, what a nice summer we had. I'm sad to see it go.

PS Did you notice the goggles? He sleeps with them too.

PPS Guess who's flying in to see us next week...

this lovely lady. Can't wait!

8 months... a few weeks ago ;)

Davis cut his first tooth on Aug 1st.

He wants nothing to do with crawling instead he likes to stand (holding on to furniture) and scoot from one thing to the next until he falls down and someone has to stand him up again.

He is still just a happy, ticklish, snugly, sweet little baby boy.

Back to school

This summer flew by and I still can't believe the girls are back in school!

Here they have the same teacher for 2 years and this year they both got new teachers so we were very excited to see who they got and which kids were in their classes.

Hallie and Megan both got awesome teachers and we are seriously thrilled!

Hallie's two dearest friends are in her class too!

Just last year Megan was starting kindergarten and I was so worried because she was so shy. A lot has happened in one year. Yes, she is still pretty shy but she is growing and coming out of her shell more and more.

Last year it took her a few weeks before she spoke to her teacher and this year she shocked me and talked (she just said one word but for her that is great) to her new teacher the day we met her.

Last year she never spoke in front of her whole class and this year she said "yes mam" 4 times in front of her whole class on the first day of school. She was so proud of herself and told me all about it when she got home.

The older I get (and the more kids I have) the faster time goes by. It's almost scary how fast my kids are growing up and changing. I'm realizing more and more that I need to slow down and enjoy my kids instead of getting all tied up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and losing all those little moments. It's so easy to say that but sometimes it is so difficult to remember!

Anyway, here's to another GREAT school year!