Thanksgiving 2008

Light Parade

More light parade...this fish was made out of laundry detergent bottles and then covered in lights...pretty cool.

John (my sis's hubby) and Sam....

Ben and Evan having a blast at the Light Parade...

Me and my chins and my sis...

Baby Sam.....this child has a smile that lights up a room!

Grandma O and Evan before the Light Parade....they are so in love! :)

Coloring in their new coloring books from Auntie J turned into marker towers....with help from Grandma O, of course!

Popcorn Party!!!! Both boys finished huge bowl fulls!

Wrestling with Papa....


Soooooooooooo......

Evan and I are just settling back in at home after a weekend in Holt (Daddy had to come back Friday for work). It was such a good time with family....Evan and Ben have so much fun together...they play and play and play and fight and fight and play some more....Baby Sam is getting so big and is such a good boy.....We had way too much delicious food on Thursday and went to a light parade Friday night. Evan woke up this morning all "croupy" again......even threw up from coughing so much...HOWEVER, Delsym is a miracle cough suppressant so far...he has been amazingly better since we gave it to him this morning! I'm hoping it just goes away fast....we've just gotten over 2 weeks of sick and I am in NO WAY ready to do it all over again.....

Anyway, Grammy Belle & Hermie, Deenie Weenie, and Auntie J all came over to spend some time too....The boys kept everybody busy!

Catch Up

Ok, I know you can't see very well, but here is the prego pic, as requested.....26 weeks...pay no attention to the pale lady with bad hair, no make-up, a double chin, who looks like she hasn't slept all weekend b.c of being up with a Croupy 3 year old.....THEN, enjoy Evan at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum last week....last week? was it just last week? I can't keep track...

Okay, well, it's been an interesting, sleepless weekend....we had Evan in the ER Friday night...another case of Croup...much like the weekend baby Emerson was born...remember Jill? Anyway, he's better, but constantly coughing and coughing, so no one here has slept since around Thursday night....

BUT, in happier times, there was the children's museum with Daddy, that I promised to post pics of a while back.....see above....

So, disjointed as it may be...that is the 'catch up' post.......will take any prayers for a healthier week this week..... kj out.

THE PLAGUE

Our house has fallen victim to about three different strains of the plague.....

I have a sinus infection....been sick for over a week
Adam has a really bad cold of some kind
Evan is burning up with fever and coughing.....

Anybody want to come over??

Evan and Daddy's Day Out Preview

So, Adam had the day off yesterday and decided to take Evan to GR for some children's museum fun (3 Hours worth, with Daddy having to drag him out kicking and screaming) and to see Madagascar 2 (where Evan ate an entire bag of popcorn himself)...they ended their day with a stop to play with Sagey (and for Adam to see his Jimmy, of course).....well, anyway...Jill sent these pics....we have a bunch from the children's museum on the camera at home that I will add later...but for now, how cute are these buddies? evan loves her...who wouldn't?? look at that gorgeous girl.....oooh, wait for it.....here it comes.....he's gotta do it.... SMOOOOOOOOOOOOCH!!!! Go get her, Evan!

My only problem with yesterday is that I didn't get to go along and play......

Ok, I'll post more pics of their day later.....

Evan Goes to the Doctor

Evan did great at the doc today (his 3 year well child visit)….he had to get two shots at the end (flu and Hep A)…not enjoyable…but they did a vision test, where he had to hold the "spoon" over each eye and name shapes down on the door (he did so well!!!)and a hearing test where they put headphones on him and every time he heard a beep he had to put a block in a bucket….he got 100% on the hearing test….I was just impressed that he followed instructions so well…ha!

ANYWAY, he had to jump and draw a line and tell them his name and how old he was and well, anyway, he did great and best of all, his weight percentile has gone up (you were right, jill!)….he has always been in between the 2-5 % for weight and he’s up to the 25%(30 lbs)! My big boy…height is 35% (36.5 inches)...he’s usually been 35 – 50%....so, he’s doing great…getting over a yucky cold, but did a great job…and only cried until he got a sucker and a sticker (don't tell his daddy that he REALLY wanted the Barbie sticker, but settled for Scooby Doo), after they gave him his shots….oh! and you know what is total poo about that??

“Oh Evan, Mommy is going to give you a pretzel hug while we give you 2 little mosquito bites”…

nice……make me hold him down and give him a lifelong mosquito phobia…I know it's in the name of good health, but man oh man…I do not like being a part of that….

ANYWAY, that’s an Evan update for today…Oh, and I went to the dentist today and he told me that he liked my teeth…..I told him they’ve grown on me over the years too….