Happy Halloween

We had a fun Halloween this year.  The kids were all adorable in their costumes: Emily as Ariel, Bailey as Aurora, and Liam as a dinosaur.  Will was a pumpkin and Jennifer was Dorothy.  We went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood with our friends the Kuhns.  The girls had a blast!

Bailey's leg is still in a cast so we towed her around in the wagon and then carried her up to each house.  That was quite a lot of work so we only went around one block. :)

Liam was thrilled when I gave him his own pumpkin to hold.  We didn't let him trick-or-treat; between the fact that he's 10 months old AND that he has a list of food allergies a mile long, it just didn't seem prudent.  But, there was one house that was prepared for little ones, and they gave him a tiny pouch of animal crackers (which were actually safe for him to eat!).  Well, he was delighted!  He kept looking in his pumpkin, taking them out, and putting them back in.  It was adorable!

Emily had a blast spending some time with her sibings and her friends. It was a lot of fun to watch her!  She has really become SUCH a big girl!



Bailey's Broken Leg!

On Thursday, Bailey took a small spill off her bike.  She was trying to execute a too-tight turn, and the bike (which has training wheels) tipped over onto her.  She was screaming but I thought that she was just being dramatic.  She said she wanted ice, which I gave her, but I couldn't see any injuries--no swelling, not even a scratch!  So I guessed she was just over tired and super sensitive.  That is, until I tried to stand her up and she just collapsed.  It was off to the after-hours pediatrician (thank God for those!!) to get some x-rays.  They diagnosed a "toddler's fracture" and put a splint on her until we could see the pediatric orthopedist the next day.  She was NOT happy about this.  She screamed and screamed.  The worst part of all was getting the ace bandage that was wrapped around the splint taped up.

On Friday we went to see the orthopedist and two doctors saw Bailey.  They decided she'd need to wear a cast for three weeks.  Bailey was absolutely hysterical over this news.  She screamed and cried and fought the poor orderly charged with applying the cast.  I had to sit on the table with her on my lap.  The man was so nice to Bailey and he said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry; will you forgive me?"  Well, Bailey screamed, "NEVER!  I'LL NEVER, NEVER FORGIVE YOU! EVER!"   It was totally ridiculous and I was laughing--and luckily, so was the orderly.  He said, "What if I give you a sticker?" Bailey: "NO!"  "How about two stickers?"  "NO!" "Three stickers?  I have Dora, Scooby Doo..." Bailey started getting interested at this point.  When we left, she had eight stickers (LOL) and  a lovely purple cast.

Here she is at Grayson's birthday party the next day.  Thank goodness we only have three weeks until it comes off!!

What's Your Number?

Here is a cute conversation I had with Bailey today:

Mommy: "Did you have fun playing with Derrick today?"

Bailey: "Yes, but where was his big friend?"

M: "His big friend?  You mean Xander?"

B: "Oh, yes, Xander."

M: "Xander is at school.  He goes to school like Emily."

B: "Because they're both big?"

M: "Yes."

B: "Well I don't go to school because I am three.  What's YOUR number?  Do you have a number?"

M: "I'm thirty-three."

B: "FORTY-THREE?"

M: "No, thirty-three."

B: "Thirty-three?  Wow, that's a lot."

M: "Thanks."

B: "You welcome." :)

Punkin' Patch

Today we took the kids to the "punkin' patch" to choose some pumpkins to decorate.  We had a nice time strolling through the pumpkins and choosing one for each child.  Here are some shots from our trip!

This is Uh-dic-uh-lus!

Bailey's language is growing by leaps and bounds lately, and it's so funny to hear some really BIG words coming from such a little girl!  Last week I took Emily to the doctor for her flu shot.  We had an appointment but it was at the end of the day and we waited quite a while before our name was called.  After 15 minutes of waiting, Bailey asked the receptionist if it was our turn yet.  She said, "No, not yet."  Then, a few minutes later, one of the doctors who knows us came out to say hi to Emily and ask her about school. Bailey said, "Is it our turn yet?"  The doctor replied, "Not yet.  Soon, though!"  And Bailey goes, "This is uh-dic-uh-lus!"  I laughed SO hard!!  Then Bailey said, "That's not punny!" :)

That same day, I was in line at the Disney store and Bailey was playing with the queueing line, which of course says "Disney Store" all over it. She says, "Look, Mommy!" and then burst into song, "DISNEY JUNIOR, where the magic begins!"  LOL!! About 5 other moms in line and around the store burst out laughing with me.  How I love having a little girl who keeps me laughing!!