Good Times

We had a really great weekend. My brother Erik and niece Kayla came to visit us. It was good to spend time with them...the kids had a lot of fun playing together. Erik and Wally watched the football game; Wally was disappointed that his team lost to the Gators.

Late Sunday afternoon after Erik and Kayla left, we realized it was the last day of the fair. It was about a half hour away, but we decided to check it out. It was the first time Aiden had ever ridden those little rides they have. He LOVED them! He would point at the cars and say "vroom!" He even went on a kiddie ride that was very similar to the Dumbo ride at Disney World. He and Julia sat in a little elephant that went around the circle and also lifted up in the air. I was really nervous, but Wally insisted on letting him try. He talked to the operator, and the man nicely agreed to stop it if Aiden got scared. He did so great! He didn't even look scared for one second! He just kept staring at the center of the ride, looking at it like "hmmm, how does this work?" It was so funny how serious he looked. I personally didn't think he was ready for that type of ride, but because he's so tall...he is already able to go on all the kiddie rides. But I was wrong! He had fun and was not scared of anything! We're so proud of how big our boy is getting!

The girls are both doing well too. (It sounds so funny to say "girlS") Lexie went for her 2 month check up yesterday and is up to 12 lbs. She got her first vaccinations...three needles. For the first time, I completely chickened out and left the room. It seems like with each kid, those types of things bother me more. Luckily Wally was off of work and with me at the appt so he stayed with her. She did fine, but I still cried. :( She's been sleeping more and eating less since the shots, but is otherwise okay. I took Julia to get her haircut yesterday after school at the children's salon, Snip-Its. She played video games the entire time her hair was being cut. It turned out really cute. She kept worrying that I was making her get "a short haircut"....I had to pinky-promise her that I wasn't. Serious business. The Kindergartens' Pow Wow and Thanksgiving Feast are Friday and Lexie and I are going. I have to make mashed potatoes for 18 kids, and the teacher asked me to cut the turkey into bite sized pieces for the kids. I'm picking up the turkey from her Thursday after school. Wally and I will get it done between the two of us.

wow, this is getting long. I gotta get going, Lexie Lou is starting to squirm around and that means she's getting hungry! Here are some pics and a few video clips.
Julia's Haircut


Lexie


Kayla, Aiden & Julia


Julia Jumping!



The BIG Slide!

New Pics

Here is a slideshow I made that includes our Halloween photos! Enjoy!! :)

Halloween

The kids had a great time on Halloween! Julia dressed as Hermione from Harry Potter, and Aiden was Spiderman. He wouldn't wear his mask though. He got a little scared by some of the childrens' costumes, but overall he did really well. Julia was very happy because she saw several of her friends from school. There were hundreds of people in our subdivision, it was very busy. I thought it was really cute that several families had their children in wagons and were pulling them around. I guess we could've pulled Aiden in ours, but Wally just carried him most of the time.

I was really proud of Aiden because he said "thank you" and "bye bye" to almost everyone who gave him candy. Until recently, he's gotten shy around strangers and wouldn't say anything.

People loved Julia's costume. She looked so cute. She had her Gryffindor robe and tie and her wand. And Lexie wore black and orange Halloween sleeper that said "boo"on it and had a little tail coming out of the back. She slept the first half and I carried her the rest of the night. She wasn't fussy at all, just looking all around.

Speaking of fussiness, Lexie does have colic. The dr basically just said I need to find out what calms her because every colicky baby is different....and they usually outgrow the colic by 3 months. I hope so because it's so hard and frustrating when she cries, and I don't know how to help her. I don't want her to be in pain. I'm trying an herbal remedy the dr suggested called gripe water. We'll see how it works.

It's also hard because about 90% of the time, she'll only calm down for me. Poor Wally, sometimes she just screams no matter what he does. I'm hopeful that she outgrows this "mommy only" phase soon....there are so many times that Wally's not here to help...and right now he is, but Lexie won't let him!

We're looking forward to Thanksgiving break and our trip to the cabin with my parents later this month. It will be a nice break and a fun vacation. Julia and Wally are excited about going fishing! I'm excited about the hot tub and hanging out with my mom.
I will have to upload our Halloween pics and post them later.