10-26-15 Hat Day

Baby E was screaming this evening and when Tim entered the room and asked what was going on C said she accidentally hugged him. 

10-26-15 Pumpkin Patch Photos

10-25-15 A mom's dilemma & Baby E gets a toy

This afternoon I decided to make brownies with the kids. Tim was taking a nap, trying to sleep off his cold, so I thought it would be a quiet activity that would keep them engaged. I left them at the table to stir the mix as I was cleaning up the kitchen. 

C- Will getting pretzels in them hurt them? 

Me- Um, why do you ask?

C- Because I'm chewing and I accidentally spit some pretzel crumbs in it. 

Ugh! I briefly thought about just tossing the whole batch, but quickly scratched that idea when I realized how upset the kids would be, so I let them finish stirring and then I put them in the oven. 

In comes the dilemma. It's 10:00 at night, my children are in bed, and I am craving a brownie!! What's a mom to do?!? After all, five plus years of motherhood have stripped my brain of that filter that used to keep me from doing a great many gross things. For goodness sakes, I've picked boogers out of someone else's nose. I've kissed dirty feet that have gotten scraped up. I've wiped bums and cleaned up vomit. I've cuddled with children covered in a variety of bodily fluids. I've licked used spoons, eaten the last few bits of someone else's decimated dinner, and I've smelled baby butts to see if that odor is coming from my kid! So really, a few pre-chewed preztels covered in cooked brownie and sprinkled with peanut butter chips really doesn't sound that bad!! 

Ha! 

In other news... 

I still can't believe that Baby E is turning one in less than two weeks! He is starting to make so much progress with his motor skills. He is crawling like a champ now and he really wants to walk. He keeps forgetting that he doesn't know how and has face planted more than once. 

He has this bizarre habit of banging his head on things on purpose! Nothing makes him happier than sitting with his back to a door, or a wall, or a cabinet and rocking back and forth tapping his head against the hard surface. 

This evening he was playing with a new toy that Ms. Rebecca and Mr. David got him when they were on vacation. He got so excited when I place it in front of him. He got this massive smile and started 'talking' to it immediately. 

I love his cheeks. So adorable! 

10-24-15 Autumn

I love this time of the year! The temps are getting cooler and the leaves are changing colors! I came out of my house early this morning and the air was crisp and the neighborhood was quiet. As I looked up a very large deer walked across out little street, staring at me as he went. It was just me and him taking in the morning!

We decided to take the kids to a pumpkin patch today. It's one of my favorite fall activites. My favorite is corn mazes, and luckily this place had one of those too! 

I brought the nice camera today, but I didn't have anyway to download them this evening so I just took photos of the screen. 

Our schedules are always so busy, so I was really thankful that we got the chance to spend time together as a family today. I had been looking forward to doing something like this for weeks. We surprised the kids by showing up at the farm. We took a hay ride out to a huge pumpkin patch. There were pumpkins everywhere! The kids had fun picking out pumpkins, but I'm pretty sure that Tim and I had even more fun than them! We wanted to hang out in the field a while longer, but the kids really want to do the bouncy slide. 

The next one pretty much sums up their relationship! 

Poor Baby E is usually the recipient of their more aggressive cuddles. 

Big E had fun wandering around and seeing how many pumpkins he could lift. 

I think Baby E was the one that was the most fascinated by the pumpkins.

After the pumpkin patch, they did the bouncy slide, the bounce house, the petting zoo, and finally the corn maze. It was a lot of fun, but towards the end C kept stopping to 'plant' kernels of corn in the dirt of the path! 

We were all tired by the time we got home and now the little ones are fast asleep in their beds. Tim and I are about to sit down for a movie! Wahoo!

10-23-15 Friday Night

You can't really tell from this picture, but Big E is sporting a pretty good sized lip this evening. We were having dinner with some friends and family tonight. The kids were disappointed because I insisted that they finish everything on their plates in order to get dessert. They both protested. C finished first and excitedly ate her jello. It took Big E awhile to finish his, but when he did he was so excited to tell me that he jumped out of his chair and ran towards me. Problem was he didn't see the small step in front of him and tripped and rammed his mouth into the ground, pushing his teeth into his lip and causing quite a boo boo. There was blood and tears, but both eventually stopped. By the time we left, Big E's lip was getting bigger and he was incredibly emotional. He calmed down after he reminded me that after all of that he never got to eat his jello, and I told him we could take it with us. By the time we got home he was so tired, but we let him end the evening with jello and then bed. I sure hope he feels better in the morning!

10-22-15 Sometimes Adults Make Mistakes Too

For the second time in about a week C has had to learn a tough lesson. 

Sometimes adults make mistakes too. 

There must have been some confusion today. The note that I sent to her teacher saying she needed to stay for aftercare never made it to her. And even though she goes to aftercare every Thursday, she was put on the bus and sent home.

But no one was there to get her. Thankfully this time the bus driver kept her on the bus. She had to stay with him while he finished his route for her school and his next route for another school. She was on the bus for an hour and half.

This evening I had to deal with a very scared little girl that was crying about being left behind and all alone. 

I'm very frustrated that this is the second time in a week that we have had drop off issues. :/ Ugh!

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We were driving home this evening and I had given Big E two crackers to eat.

Big E- Wait!!! Where did my other cracker go?

I turned around to see him holding one cracker in one hand and trying to reach down his shirt with the other.

Me- Did you eat it?

Big E- I guess I did.

Long long silence.

Big E- Oooooh! I'm holding it!