Pumpkin Carving

The kids couldn't wait to carve their pumpkins. Each of them chose their pumpkin at the pumpkin patch yesterday. Of course, Madison was different and chose one with warts. When we started to carve everyone's pumpkin's I realized that we couldn't really carve out Madison's so I am keeping that for decoration and I had two small pumpkins that we carved, Logan wanted to a scary pumpkin, so daddy did his and I worked on the girls. Brooklyn ended up with a cat and Madison was simple and a happy pumpkin. This is the first year that the kids really got into carving them. I just hate the mess that they make but it was still fun.

Safety Town Safe Treat 2011

Well this year was no different at Safety Town. The kids had a blast and the weather was perfect!!! As always, we went with Michele and her gang. The kids were so cute looking and we saw many cute costumes. The one thing that scares Madison is adults wearing costumes. She is terrified of them and wanted to go once she saw them. Michele took Logan and Brooklyn and mommy and Madison stayed in the Pulte house with Brandt and his dad and helped with the candy. I told the kids they got so much candy that they didn't need to Trick or Treating but they didn't like comment so I guess we will go trick or treating on Monday. Enjoy the pictures.

Fall Festival 2011

The weekend of daddy's knee surgery we had our Fall Festival. I know, great timing. Mommy was on her own that night and let me tell you it was not a fun night for mommy. The kids had fun though. This was the first time where we didn't have dinner provided and we had 4 bounce houses. Mommy really went back and forth between the house and outside with the kids. The good thing was that I knew the kids were safe and there were plenty of families around so if I did go back to the house the kids were being taken care. As always, Logan loved getting all of his balloons made and the girls had fun getting their face painted. I thought the pictures turned out cute!!!

A Very Sick Household

This week has been a nightmare for our household. It all started with Brooklyn going to the doctor on Sunday for her ears. Then in the middle of the night, she woke up screaming in pain. I had looked in her ear and her ear canal was swollen shut. I had called the nurse on call and she sent us to the ER at Presby Plano. The ER doc didn't do much for her but gave us some antibiotics. I took Brooklyn to the pediatrician's office and Dr. Messner was not too happy with the docs that have treated her. By the end of this week, we finally got into an ENT. Yesterday we Dr. Rohn and he used a vacuum to get all the junk out of her ear. She ended up having an inner, middle and outer ear infection. She had a triple whammy!!!!!! After a couple of hours, Brooklyn started to feel better. I just hope we are on the mends. With all three kids sick and on medication, mommy is exhausted.

A Quiet Weekend

This weekend is the first weekend in quite sometime that we don't have anything going on. This is a good thing because now Madison is sick. Luckily Logan's stuff wasn't anything serious so I think Madison has what ever Logan had. There isn't really much else to report. Monday is a holiday for the kids. I have made several doctor's appointment for Brooklyn. She is going to the dentist and she is also seeing the allergist. We will see what happens on Monday. Brooklyn may not be too happy with me after all the appointments.

Logan Goes to the Doctor and Daddy is having Knee Surgery

Well I took Logan to the doctor's today to make sure he doesn't have strep. The verdict is no!!! I am glad about that. He is so ready to go back to school. He is on some antibiotics just to kick start his sinus infection and make him feel better. It has been nice though because the last two days Madison and Logan have fallen asleep in front of the tv and have taken a good nap. Mommy is able to get some stuff done in the house which is nice.

Also, daddy is scheduled to have knee surgery next Thursday. His MRI was inconclusive if he has a tear or not. The doctor also told him that his knee pain could be related to his hip surgery and him not walking correctly but who knows. I guess we will know next Thursday.

Logan is Sick

Well it has been quite sometime that any of our kids have been sick. Today Logan stayed home from school. He had a horrible night last night and woke up wheezing and a very bad cough. By the time he fell asleep and mommy fell asleep the alarm went off to get Brooklyn ready for school. I kept Logan home today because of his cough and cold. This evening he started running a high fever. Well I know where I am spending my morning tomorrow....the doctors. I had a meeting at Apple Creek and I found out that there were 4 kids out sick today in his class and 3 of them were positive for strep. I guess we will know tomorrow. This afternoon Madison showed some signs of getting sick. She even fell asleep today watching tv. Madison was in daddy's chair and Logan was on the floor and they both slept for 2 hours or so. Mommy was able to get the whole kitchen cleaned, the floors mopped and the Halloween decorations out and the house decorated. I hope tomorrow is a better day for both of them and no one else gets sick.

Mom Celebrates Her 34th Birthday

Well I can't believe I made it 34 years. It has been a journey to say the least. Today I had a very busy day. Actually last night, we celebrated my birthday since today was a school day. The kids had a blast helping me have a special day. The funny thing is that Brooklyn had it all planned out on what she wanted to buy me. She wanted to buy me a diamond necklace with matching earings, a dress and shoes to go along with the dress. Well, I think I hurt her feelings because I told her that I don't need a dress because I wouldn't know where to wear it. Well finally they figured out what to get mommy and I got a couple of shirts and daddy bought me a beautiful watch. I haven't worn a watch in years so today felt weird wearing something on my left wrist. Another great gift was that Renee was discharged from the hospital today. Earlier today I went over to my parents house and decorated her room and dropped off some goodies. Well great minds think alike because she surprised me with some goodies as well. Overall today was a great day and a great birthday.