umpkin time! And that’s a princess crown for those who are wondering.
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atrick tripped and hit his nose on the bed frame 4 days before Halloween. It was bad! Pictures just don’t do it justice. I think I know where people get their ideas for Star Wars, Lord of the Ring, and Star Trek from. Both eyes and his nose were swollen and black. The first thing he said the next day was, “Is my nose still bleeding? Can I show my friends at school?” He didn’t have school that day 
But he got to show off at the halloween party, church and trick or treating. He was sick of mom and dad showing it off after one day.
Then at midnight on Halloween night, Chad went to check on a crying David and opened the door to a glowing bedroom. He has busted open his glow stick from trick-or-treating. We called poison control only to find out that 500 other parents had called about the same thing that night. Traffic safety gone wrong. After a bath and drink he was back in bed doing fine.
We warned Auretta that our night time patience was pretty thin and she hasn’t (knock on wood) gotten to any trouble.
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e had another fantastic party this year. Harris and his cute family came down for the weekend; always wonderful! We had lots of friends stop by and just all around enjoyed ourselves. The original idea was fairy tale characters. Witch, kitty, princess, knight in shiny armor, dragon and…..tower! But some spiders decided the tower was a great place to live, so no costume for Chad this year And as you can see, the kids decided to change it up a bit. Oh well, they are still pretty dang cute if you ask me. Also, Patrick is NOT wearing any makeup. He tripped a few days before this and hit his nose on his bed frame. He has some amazing black eyes. But hey, if you gotta have two black eyes, you might as well have them for halloween right?
One sucker? Are you kidding me?
who needs makeup when you have black eyes and chocolate pudding?
Patrick and his friends
the witch and her kitty
Bakers and cupcakes
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he last two weeks have been extremely emotionally and physically draining for me. Keep watching for stories and pictures of all the fun we have had; it has been a lot of fun but very draining. And here’s what I concluded from it all:
- I love chubby sticky hands and messy dimple smiles
- I enjoy pulling over to look at horses, motorcycles, construction sites and bridal shops
- I like searching the skies for airplanes and dirt for bugs
- I LOVE rediscovering this beautiful world I’ve grown accustomed to
- My favorite songs are made up
- The best explanations of a tornado come from a 5 year old
- 2 year olds give the best hugs and kisses (but it takes a lot of courage to brave them sometimes)
- I LOVE being a mom of little kids because all of the crazy, messy, whining that comes with it could never EVER out weight the cuddles, sounds and joy of small children
- And most of all, I need to go to bed earlier!!!!!
What’s your favorite part of raising/hanging out with little ones?
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e all love our new addition and like to give her kisses. Some more than others, but I won’t say who SHE is.
And David says, “HOLD IT!” Jessie knows to keep an eye on that one. 
Patrick likes her but has better things to do. 
It took a long time, but I’ve also decided that she is probably worth keeping. Although I’m pretty sure I’ll be wondering about that choice in oh, I don’t know, 3 years. Possibly 2. (sarcastic font)
Even the cat is in on the action. (Notice the thumb? I have yet to get a picture of her adorable smile, but I have plenty of the thumb. It’s just so dang cute!!!)
