Silly kids!

No need for an explanation with Brady!

Look at that blue tongue! Can you tell he just had a Popsicle?


Chloe kept giving the 'punkin' a hug, and then she would say, "He's smilin' now!" She also made Avery and Brady give it a hug, and of course, that made the punkin smile too.

I'm a slacker!

I don't think I've ever gone this long without blogging! I've signed in several times to blog about one thing or the other, but I always get overwhelmed. I guess because it's been so long since I posted anything. I feel the need to play catch up. It doesn't really matter to anyone but me, but still...here's what's been going on with us.

School is going okay. I haven't been up there like I wanted to, but I'm still trying. Soccer has been fun this season, but I'm ready for a break. We only have two more games, so that's good. I think Brady has enjoyed playing up, but I think if he plays next year, we'll put him in his age group. Avery has enjoyed it, and plays goalie most games. Our team hasn't been a winning one, but they've had fun anyway.

Last week was fall break for us. We went to Florida to visit with Keith's family. We got to meet our new nephew! We love him in spite of the fact that his daddy is a crazy Alabama fan!! :) I got to go to a couple of baby showers, one for the baby that was just born, and one for our niece that is soon to be born! I wouldn't normally get to be there for those, so it was nice. I'm quite excited about all the babies we have in our families right now. It's going to make Christmas so fun!
We went to the beach one day also. The boys and Keith had fun in the water, while Chloe, Kiley(her cousin) and I enjoyed playing in the sand.

Donuts with Dad

Today I had to do something I was really dreading. I knew about it last night, but decided to wait until this morning. I was hoping for less drama that way. I had to tell Chloe that she couldn't go to preschool. Her stomach was messed up yesterday, but I was hoping that it would go away. It didn't go away. She was feeling pretty lousy by bedtime. She had a fever, and she was almost falling asleep on the couch at seven. She even took a nap yesterday, which should have told me she wasn't feeling good. So, this morning I told her that she couldn't go to preschool, and she started crying. Then she remembered that she was supposed to have Donuts with Dad there. She was pretty pitiful, but as most kids do, she recovered pretty quickly. She did keep trying to convince me that she was fine to go because she was feeling better. I promised her that Daddy would come eat lunch with her one day to make up for her missing today. That seemed to help. Oh, and to top it all off, we're traveling this weekend. Yay!!

This is what I call fate!

Ok, so maybe fate isn't the right word for it, but I still feel it's meant to be. I've told Keith that if I peel off a 30%, then I'm going shopping. You can't pass that up, right?! I know I have at least one friend that agrees with me, because I was with her when she peeled off a 30%! I also know that she didn't get to use it that week, so here's an invitation to come shopping with me sometime between Oct.1-11. I'll be waiting to here from you Kathrin!! :)

Brady

As I've said before, Brady is playing up a league this year so both boys are on the same team. It seems like every game Brady gets matched up with the biggest player on the other team. I'm just glad that I got a picture of it. Brady plays harder than most of the kids on the team. Most of the teams have two extra players, but we only have one, and we're lucky if everyone is there. It's kind of unfair to our kids because they don't ever have a chance to rest. I think the boys are enjoying it, and I know that it's been much easier for us having only one team to worry about.

Avery's a happy camper!

Avery is very happy, as you can see. He got his braces off yesterday, but more importantly, he got his expander out. The braces were only on the bottom front four teeth, so they weren't that big a deal. The expander has been in his mouth for over a year. He can actually touch the roof of his mouth now. He can also stop making weird noises when he eats! (ok, maybe that last one is more exciting for the rest of us!) He's been such a good sport with all that junk in his mouth. I keep trying to convince him that one day he'll be glad he went through all this while he's young. He still has quite a bit to go. The braces he had were just to bring those bottom teeth together while we wait on all his permanent teeth to come in. Once they're all in, he'll need braces on all his teeth. We aren't focusing on that right now though. We're going to just let him enjoy this! And of course, he is enjoying chewing gum again!!

Funny story

Last night at about 2:30 a.m., Chloe woke up screaming. She's had bad dreams before, but this was different. She was yelling at Avery because he took her puppy!! She was really pitiful, and she was crying about it. Keith went to her and then had to look all over the house for her puppy with the black tail. She wouldn't settle down until he found it and gave it to her. Then she said, "Oh, thank you!" After that she was fine, until she had to potty about an hour later. I asked her about it this morning, and she thought I was making it up. She didn't remember it at all.