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Hey all! We've been running around crazy here for the last month so here's a re-cap of what's been happenin...

Cade finished his T-ball season and FINALLY got his trophy. He's been talkin about ALL SEASON long! At this age it's not a "best hitter" or "most catches" trophy. It's just a "good job playin in the dirt and lookin cute" trophy. He is so thrilled!


(Where do we store/display all those cheesy trophies...we're up to 6 already?!)

Jack and Eric finished up soccer, too! E was the coach and the team did really well. I'm sure he coached a little like he manages...all practices ran in 8 minute drills, with a short period of a fun activity at the end, "to build team relationships and keep it fun and interesting". He also knew everyone's strengths and weaknesses and every saturday talked (to me!) about how they could use them to benefit the whole team during the game. I really think he enjoyed it even though soccer's not really his thing! And he was really thrilled at the end of the season, one of our team players Dad gave him a mini keg as a present! Jack did great, too! Eric said he has the strongest leg on the team, but needs to work on ball control.



I just spent several days in New Orleans at my sisters house. I had a CEU convention there so I got to go get CEUs and hang out with her and her fam. Luckily my Mom went with me and watched Lila. The boys stayed home with Dad. It was really nice to hang out my sis and the convention rocked too! I think the boys had fun w/o me and E got a good dose of "motherhood"! I will say I missed them and they missed me!


My b-n-law Dan ordered this right after we said we were pickin up the tab!


My cute neices


Me My Mom and My Sis

One last picture of Lila Grace, b/c it is too cute! She's doing great...crawling everywhere. We had to put up a gate, b/c she was not only doing stairs, she had MASTERED stairs with a little help from her bro Cade. I came around the corner the other day and I see LG climbing the stairs with Cade at the top saying, "Come to Papa!"



We are headed out tomorrow to East TX to have Thanksgiving with the Fortners! Can't wait to see everyone and eat a lot of food! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Christmas wishes

My boys are addicted to the toy adds we've been getting. Especially the extra large Target Toy Book and the Toys R Us Toy Book!! They make me save them and when Dad goes on his cleaning rampages (like he does a lot!) he tosses it and we have two very upset little boys. We currently have 1 in each car, 1 in the kitchen, 1 in the living room and several in the bathroom! Any down time, they're looking at toys! I've heard a lot of different things they want, but the main ones are a Nintendo DS for Cade and a computer (of his own) for Jack. Only Cade changes his mind daily and I have to keep reminding him of what he wants...it gets really hard when you have to buy them what they actually ask Santa for!



Also, wanted to add Eric and I headed to CT last weekend and we had a blast! Lucky for us my parents came and watched the older 2 and we took Lila Grace with us. We got to hang out with all our old friends and kind of let loose for the weekend (1 feels like none, once you have 3!). We stayed with our good friends Megan and Rick! Thank you so much! Unfortunately, I didn't take near enough pictures but here are a couple. My other friend Meg had a baby right before me so it was really fun to visit and let the babies play.

Halloween 2009

Halloween Throwback

The other day I was going thru some old photos and found this one of Eric and I. It was our 1st Halloween together and E made us dress up as KISS. Yup, that's us! It's funny what I'll do for my man...I can't even name a KISS song!



Here's some cute photos of the boys from previous years, too...

Happy 6th Birthday Jack!!!!

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear sweet sincere and oh so cute Jack
Happy Birthday to you

Dear Jack,
Today you're turning 6. Dad and I both woke up saying the same thing..."we can't believe we have a big 6 year old!". You haven't "played" with my hair in a long time (and yes I'm a little sad about that!). You are so very grown-up...all in the past few months, too! You love kindergarten. You're favorite thing about it is the bus! You don't even want Mom to come to the bus stop to pick you up. You want to walk home by yourself! You're playing Soccer right now, but you love all sports! The big toy at home is Legos and you could NEVER have enough. You also still love the Wii, DS and computer! You're a VERY sweet older brother to Cade and Lila Grace. You talk to Cade every night when you go to be so he won't be scared and you hug and kiss on Lila Grace all the time. Dad and I are so lucky to have you as our oldest and couldn't be more proud. Today at school you got the star student and we all went to watch. You will always be our star!!! Happy 6th, Buddy!
Love, MOM

2 more down...

Well, this is one house that will not be getting the H1N1 vaccine! Why?? Because, all 3 kids have had it!

This weeks been crazy! Cade came home last Friday very tired and spiked his fever Saturday and was feeling better Monday, but then regressed again Tuesday. Come to find out he got a secondary infection of pneumonia (not bad, though) and is still feeling sick. He is on antibiotics so he should be back to normal feeling by tomorrow...I hope...and pray...fingers crossed!!! Oh by the way...he HATES the medicine! E and I have to chase him down, pin him down, stick the squirter down his throat and hold his mouth shut (sounds horrible, I know!). THEN...he throws it up 10-20 mins later. SO, tomorrow at our follow up appt, if he's not better, I'm asking for a shot!

Lila Grace spiked her fever Tuesday night and went on the tamaflu Wednesday and is doing much much better. Thanks goodness, b/c as much as I've complained about having "older" sick kids its EVEN harder to have a sick baby. Poor thing was just plain irritable and could not relax enough to sleep and I felt like I held her for 12 hrs straight! At least the older ones could just lay on the couch and moan every now and again! As soon as she went on the tamaflu she started getting better.

Luckily, I feel like we are all on the mend! It has been horrible, but I must say I'm glad we've been thru it, b/c once you get it you can't get it again!!!!!

Here are some pictures of my 2 sickies...

Canton, Pumpkin Patch and One Badass Phone!

We've had a lot happen these past 7 days...

First off, I went to Canton last Friday with my Mom. I didn't think I'd like it (I'm not a big shopper), but I did! I found some really great things. Here's 2 of my favs...a super cute white shelf for the baby's room and these vintage superhero wall hangings for the boys room.

Yesterday I got to go on a field trip with Jack's class (and all the other kinder classes) to the pumpkin patch. It was really cute! Oh and Lila Grace got to go to...





And last, but definitely most exciting I got the IPhone. I've wanted one for several months now, but E kept saying, "why do you need to be accessible at all times, you don't even work!" Ha! Well, anyways he came home with it the other day and I was SO SO SO EXCITED!!! I do have a new number and here it is 214-991-0990.