Finally... pictures from Isaac's Halloween school parade

Mario&Luigi! Luigi's name is A.J.   =)

This picture is SO Isaac. Don't you also love the Lego costume and how into character the Ninja is??

The whole class! Mrs. Lacey as the ringleader.

We went to visit Grandpa after the parade. 

Thanksgiving/Poopgate 2010

I started off Thanksgiving being extremely thankful for my whole, healthy family. Seth didn't make Thanksgiving last year because he had just gotten out of the hospital, so I was thrilled we would all be there this year. We make it to my Dad's, and after about an hour there it becomes apparent Seth is sick. Red eyes, feeling warm, and lazy. I hated to do it, but he had to go home. My wonderful husband took Seth home so Isaac and I could stay and have the Thanksgiving dinner. It was great (as always), but I was missing half of my fam.

I got home to a crying baby and vomit on the floor.. apparently I have great timing and arrived 10 seconds after the puke explosion. This was closely followed by a poop explosion, which I'm pretty sure was the original cause of this mess (I'll explain later). His fever was 102-103 and he was miserable, so he only slept that night if he was sleeping on me. Which means I got barely any sleep, and the sleep I got was in the form of the occasional nod off in the rocking chair. The fever finally let up on Saturday, and we knew he was feeling better when he started a pillow fight with Kevin.

Maybe now I should explain why I said a poop explosion may be the cause of all of this. Rewind to Monday: Kevin is at work, Seth just wakes up from a nap. I'm vacuuming, so Isaac runs up to open the door and say hi to Seth. Then I hear, "MOOOOM! SETH POOPED AND HE TOOK HIS DIAPER OFF AND IT IS ALL EVERYWHERE!!"
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Great. So I run up, throw Seth on the toilet after stripping him down and scolding him, strip the bed and throw all of the sheets in the washing machine while he is crying on the toilet. It's everywhere, and I mean everywhere. His hands, feet, cup, crib... UGH.

Moral of the story - boys are gross and sometimes play with their poop, which could definitely lead to extreme intestinal sickness. Moms and Dads are awesome and clean up their poop and then take care of them when they are sick as a result of their grossness.

I feel sorry for those of you reading this that do not yet have children... I promise it's not ALL gross,but it is definitely part gross.

I started this post saying I was thankful for my whole, healthy family and that never changed. I am still thankful that Seth got through this without a respiratory flare up, and as far as I'm concerned that means he is HEALTHY. Two day fevers are serious, but I'll take it over respiratory issues any day.

And I am thankful that Isaac continues to be his extremely healthy, cute, smart self. We have decided today we need to write Santa a letter and send it to the North Pole. He figured out how to spell "Lego Racer" and he is doing SO well with his reading. Christmas is going to be extra fun this year with him. :)

Here is a picture we got on Thanksgiving, BEFORE Seth got sick... it's tough getting 2 kids to cooperate with a family picture!

POTTY!!

Okay, I know it's been too long. It's end of semester for me (a.k.a. crunch time), so school has taken over my life. Between my schoolwork and Isaac's schoolwork, I have no time leftover for anything. Yes, they have homework in Kindergarten now. I'm also helping out in his class every Wednesday, while Mona is the best Auntie/sister ever and watches Seth for me. He loves when I'm there helping out, so I will enjoy that while I can. In a few years I'm sure he won't be so anxious to have me around all of his friends.

I shouldn't say I don't have time for anything else, because I'm actually insane and am potty training Seth. Yes, Seth, at 18 months old. I swear he is ready, because he has been taking his diaper off before peeing and then pees on the ground. Figured I might as well teach him where it goes if he insists on running around naked. I'm loosely following this method and he has actually made huge progress today. He has initiated twice, and gone without first peeing on the floor. WOOHOO!

I'm sure he will appreciate me talking about his peeing on the floor in 10 years :)

Halloween!!

We made our annual trek out to Tracy for trick or treating with the Ericksons! Isaac, Nick, and Seth were Super Mario characters (Mario, Luigi, and Toad, respectively). Ashley was a witch with a cool light up costume, and Natalie was Ariel. I couldn't get a picture of Natalie because she never stays in one place, but I promise she was adorable!

We had a great time, and I wish we could have stayed longer. I had an essay due that night by 10pm - school is always such a downer, huh? We went with Chrystal's friends so there were about 10 kids. Isaac ran ahead with the pack of kids and we barely saw him during trick or treat time. He made out with tons of candy. Seth, on the other hand, was not in the Halloween spirit haha. He HATED his costume and only wore it for the pictures. We pushed him in the stroller while trick or treating, and he seemed thoroughly unimpressed by it all. Hopefully he'll be old enough next year to understand the concept of CANDY, which is usually a good motivator for kids. 

I'll try and upload some pictures from Isaac's school parade soon. If only I could find the camera....    :\