Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween! We went to Kegan's birthday during the day and then went with all of our friends from Lake Charles (that also moved to League City) on the annual hay ride around the neighborhood. It was lots of fun and nice to see everyone. Adeline was a forest fairy and Baylor was Ghostrider.

Pumpkin Carving Party

4th Annual Pumpkin carving was lots of fun!! E.T. and Elmo are my pumpkins, Melissa's is Mad Hatter, Adam did the Michael Myers, Susan & Skylar carved the pony, Thomas carved the wolf,Mike carved the cat, and Baylor carved the jack-o-lantern. They all turned out awesome.

Baylor's Bone Marrow Biopsy

We are spending the day at the hospital today for another bone marrow biopsy. Baylor's blood work looked good when we got there, though. The last time we spent the day at the hospital like this, Adeline was a baby. Now she's all over the place so I was worried about her behaving. She and Baylor are so totally different. She has already met everyone, and she just goes and sits at the little craft tables they have set up and waves to the kids! Baylor, on the other hand, hasn't left his chair in the waiting room and managed to squeeze out only one word to ONE nurse out of all the ones that talked to him.
Everything went well, and we got to go home around 12:15. Sometimes he wakes up from anesthesia really mad and screaming ludicrous things. Well, today I stayed out with Adeline and Adam went to recovery to get Baylor. He said today was bad and he thinks Baylor said the f word, but he knows for sure that Baylor called him a stupid bitch and a little shit (which is what Adam calls him)! We were trying so hard not to laugh in front of the nurse! In recovery, you're in a room with other patients, nurses & parents. Also, baylor asked Adam if he farted (very loudly)and when Adam told him no and to be quiet, he said Baylor started yelling "You farted"!
I'm laughing so hard while typing as Adam's telling me that I couldn't finish typing this post. We decided it's a good thing Adam and I don't go back to recovery together because we get the giggles and no one else back there thinks it's funny!

Soccer Time

Baylor decided he wanted to play soccer this year. It's going very well. He's a great soccer player. We're so proud!! He loves playing. Adeline is even learning to kick the ball around. It's very cute but hard to keep her off the field during the games!

Halloween Hopefuls

I love this time of year. We're spending more and more time outside, and we have our 4th annual pumpkin carving party. Baylor chose to be Ghostrider this year. His costumes are never very fun, but Adeline...oh there's the fun! The plan now is for her to be a woodsy fairy. I'm making her an autumn colored tulle dress with brown woodsy fairy wings. Sooo cute!! Let's hope I get it made on time. Halloween pictures to come! This picture, of course, is not Adeline, but it's a picture of the costume goal!

House for Sale!

Finally got the house on the market! It priced better than I thought. We're very excited.

Adeline's Thank You

This was Adeline's thank you from her birthday. I made them & had them printed. It was so cute!

Too Cute

A New Word!

Adeline learned "uh oh" today. Finally she's saying something I can understand. And she makes a funny face when she says it! And, equally important,she got a new jingly Halloween bracelet that she loves! Haha
And right now while I'm posting this video and watching it, she can hear it so she's walking around saying "uh-oh, uh-oh"!

Old Friends

We had a fabulous weekend with some of our very best friends that we haven't seen in two years! I can't believe we let the time go like that. How does that happen? And then you vow to not do it again & life happens. Thankfully, these are the kind of friends that are old enough and dear enough to pick back up like we just saw each other yesterday! Love you Dannas!!

Love is..Not letting Your Spouse Forget Things

You won't hear that in the scripture, but it's so true. Adam packs all of my crap in the car for me every morning. Rolling case, laptop, school bag, lunch, purse because he knows I would forget my head if it weren't on my neck! The one day he didn't pack this stuff, I went to work without my purse! I love him!

Baylor's New Song

Baylor can now play a bit of Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Here it is....

What I Decided Tonight....

I was looking at pictures tonight and, of course, my hair was full and beautiful while I was pregnant & the months after while still breastfeeding. Now it's blah! Blah. I know part of it is due to hormones, but prenatal vitamins play a part, too. So, I'm going back on the pills.
To Sarah, my wonderful sister-in-law and hairdresser, I will have to be seeing you more often because they make my hair grow like crazy & reveal my sneaky wrong-hair-color roots!! But I don't care. I want pretty hair, and luckily I don't mind seeing you more! :) Be nice to my pocketbook, please!

Bath Time

Our friend Melissa got Adeline this little boat and walrus bath toy for her birthday. I don't know what it is about that silly walrus, but she LOVES it! She shrieks when she sees it like she forgot it was there all day until bath time, and she's so protective of it the whole time she's in the bathtub!

12 Months!

Hearing Aid Update

Who knew hearing aids were soooo expensive?!!
The audiologist just dropped a bomb on me, and I called our insurance (school insurance,btw), that I pay a small FORTUNE to have the highest coverage on, and they have absolutely no coverage for hearing aids. I will be sending my 8 year old to school with $2000 in each ear! Scary. I'm calling around to get second opinions and check with groups that work with the school district. Maybe we'll get lucky! So we are on hold for a few weeks. I still can't wait for that kid to fully hear. Then I'll know if he really can't hear me or if he just ignores me! Ha

1st day of School

Baylor is in 3rd grade!! He got to cross over the wood floor at his school and he's now on the other end of the building with the "big" kids!! My great friend Kristie is his teacher, so I know he's completely safe!! :)

Adeline's Birthday Party!

Adeline's party was sweet and perfect. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us. She's officially ONE!! We even got to hang out in Kemah with Uncle Justin, Aunt Theresa and the kiddos!

Another Story of Nana Perky Buying Baylor Stuff!

We stopped by Lake Charles after our Florida vacation and were leaving early the next morning, so when Baylor mentioned Nana maybe taking him to Target to buy him stuff, I said absolutely not and he better not dare say anything. Not 10 minutes later, Nana Perky asked him about going to Target, so he made her come to tell me because he thought I wouldn't believe him. So I agreed they could go & when Nana left the room, this is what he says (keep in mind Nana shops EVERY day almost)>
Baylor: I promise she asked me, and I didn't say anything.
Me: I know. I believe you.
Baylor: Mom, I think she really likes it when I come over and she gets to bring me to Target because I don't think Nana Perky gets to shop very much!
Haha! I thought that was soo funny. He thinks he's helping Nana by allowing her to buy him stuff at Target!

Baylor's Hearing Update

So the dr. found no fluid behind Baylor's ears (have I not been saying there wasn't any for 2 years??), so now we can rule that out and just say he has a hearing loss. We go back to see the dr. this week to see about getting him some little hearing aids. Boy, I can't wait to hear the television at a normal volume and not have to say "Baylor" 10 times before he hears me!! Now, if only we could get Adam some hearing aids, too....hmmmmmmm....... :)