Lots of Fall talk...

So, Fall is here...we have birthdays to plan, Halloween costumes to think about, decorations to put up, and maybe some new Fall pieces to add to my wardrobe ;-)  Oh and more boots;-)  You can never have enough boots - right?!

Grey reminds me everyday that Halloween is coming.  My kid likes Halloween.  We are trying to decide what he should be.  Every store we go into he asks  -"Mommy can we look at the costumes?"  Sure, why not!

We are also well aware that Fall school fundraising has started.  Everyday I've had some little kid knocking at my door trying to sell me something.  So, because of this we have some bread braids/rolls coming, Grey is getting a sports illustrated for kids subscription, and I have a year worth of People (style watch) on its way.  ha!  We must support our local schools.

I'm looking forward to the fall and holiday season.  I'm usually up for an adventure....and by adventure I mean we will be taking in some area football games, one BIG college game we are excited about, make a trip to the pumpkin patch or two, and lots of other big things coming our way for our family.

My brother is getting married on New Year's Eve so we are ALL very excited about this and planning has been long underway for quite some time and now it all seems to be coming together.  All 4 of us are in it and we've been prepping Grey and Sailie.

 But, for now I'll leave you with what the past week or so has looked like up in here:

This little pout face has been a stinker - let me tell you - Tantrums and Fits galore but we're managing.

Enjoying our patio...

 Loving some night time football...

Greyson is obsessed with sports.  He has started soccer thru the Y.  It's just practices to get him started.

 This was his first practice two weeks ago...Sailie, Dee Dee, and I were front and center.  And last week, Sailor even brought her harmonica and played for Grey when he kicked the ball.  That was a sight.

 And while we have a sports fanatic around I also have a Princess.  It's the perfect balance for me:-)

And so in closing here we are kickin' off Fall.....we started with a visit to the pumpkin patch.  Naturally my daughter has a mouthful of food - haha!

 Warm cinnamon doughnuts were calling our names and so were some really BIG pumpkins...

Horse swingin' boy...

Sister running thru the tunnel to get her brother...

Looking for "gold" according to Grey...

I'm not gonna burst his bubble - but they're just rocks ;-)  But, I'm pretty sure he knows that now...

Annnnnddddd that's a wrap...

I think it's only appropriate to wish you and yours a Happy Fall!

Wednesday...Where we're at...

The heat is still going strong, but it's supposed to let up here after today.  Maybe Fall will be on its way soon.  The early outs at school have been nice, but I think I'm ready for jeans, boots, and sweaters :-)

So, until then, we skateboard...

Mama might skateboard too - NOT! (the other day after school)

And since it was so hot and Grey wanted to be outside, we pulled out the water guns...

But then they came after me....

I think Sailor is feeling better, but I don't wanna say it out loud...(I think her eyes still look sick...)

Corduroy is always a good read at our house...

The tickle monster gets her every time...

Grey was still playing outside with all the kids, so Sailie enjoyed a nice bubble bath all to herself.

My boys got haircuts...Grey didn't like his at first but he's getting used to it...

and Sister just being her spunky little self...

Happy Wednesday!

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I have to be honest...I've seen better days.  I believe the exact words that came out of my mouth were "this is a sucky day."  But, I didn't want it to be a pity party so I excepted it and 'trucked' along.  What else was I gonna do, right?

Greyson and Sailor are both sick right now.  Sailor had a fever on Saturday, so I was thinking that Sunday was gonna be the same thing.  So, Sunday morning came and I headed to the Y bright and early.  My mom and dad popped in and brought me balloons and presents.  My mom was the first to say I should take her to quick care.  We heard a little rattle in her throat/chest and she was acting pretty lethargic by this point.  I quickly showered, my parents took Grey, and Sailor and I headed to quick care.  Dr. told me there that he thought it might be bronchitis and that I needed to go to the Emergency room where she could have a nebulizer treatment.

I was kind of worked up by this point just because of ALL of it...so I head to the hospital where they CANNOT find the order from the Dr. for Sailor to have this treatment done.  Well about a half hour later I realized I was at the WRONG hospital.  So, instead of continuing to give the nurse and receptionist dirty looks and thinking - what the hell is wrong with these people  - I stood up - told them I was at the wrong place and left. - DUHH!  The whole way to the RIGHT hospital I kept saying "sailie mommy is so sorry - I know you just wanna go home baby"....because all she kept saying as she was crying was -"mommy home...mommy home" (it might have been at this point when the pity party started - i was having a sucky day and it was my birthday)

So, I get to the hospital, check-in and Sailor sits like an angel and lets them do whatever to her.  Her not moving and letting them take her temp (under the tongue), look in her throat with a stick, listen to her chest, and then let them give her a breathing treatment - well all of that alone tells you I had a pretty sick babe.  Once the treatment was over, it did seem to help break all that yucky stuff up.  We came straight home after that and Sailor went to sleep.  She was wiped.  She woke up all sweaty and her fever did break.

I was supposed to go to the grocery store yesterday but I just didn't have it in me.  So, we went today after school.  Both kids seem to be feeling better.  I just want these coughs to go away.

We ordered dinner last night and my parents and Nate's parents came over.  My mom baked me an angel food cake (one of my favorites) and we all sang Happy Birthday!  I guess I can say now that even though my day didn't start out the way I had envisoned...it ended on a much better note.


When I uploaded these pictures tonight all I could feel was blessed and thankful.  Thankful for my family today and always.

(neither one of my kids look too sick here, but believe me hours before this it was a different story...)

thinking how lucky I am to have this little girl...and praying she is feeling better...

Here's to another year and (healthy kids) - Yes.Cheers to that!

Happy Monday!

Life this week...

has consisted of...let's just say a whole lotta watering...Remember I told you we just got all new landscaping...and as most of you know 'home ownership' is a lot of work...but it's well worth it I've been told...that's what my dad keeps telling me anyway...

Here are some pictures of our landscaping...

 this is the west side of our house...

 we went with mulch for now but I hope to upgrade to rock eventually...

 This is the back...we have A LOT of trees to take care of...Nate has been SOOOOO good with them...he's my eco-friendly hubby...

 and here is the new patio furniture we purchased...

this would be the east side of our home...so we've got a good start to it...I'm sure I'll be moving stuff around eventually and different things but for now I'm just trying to keep it alive;-)


Other than that our life has looked something like this...

this is how Sailor looked the other morning....she wanted her back pack on and her goggles - Oh I love this girl...

and this little guy NO longer needs his training wheels...I'm so proud of him.....a few weeks back he asked Nate to take them off and seriously 10 minutes later he was riding around like a pro...way to go Grey!

a little evening football this past week - sister better run!

my watering partner...(these are all the hastas that line the North side of our house)  I planted these early last Spring...it's funny because Grey now knows a good hasta when he sees one;)  We were at the zoo over the summer and instead of noticing the animals Grey says "look mommy - here are a bunch of hastas" and he was right - oh that kid...

And today looks like this

 we are under the weather...Grey has been fighting a cough and cold so we've been running the humidifier in his room and some over the counter cold medicine, but it wasn't getting any better and I was worried about his ears.  So I took him to quick care on Wednesday after school and he tested negative for strep but Dr. said it's a "throat infection" and his ears were starting to get red so it's a good thing I went.  He's on medicine now.  Then last night we had an ice cream social at our school so we went, but I could tell Sailor was a little off but she made it through.  But, then in the middle of the night she woke up coughing so I went in her room and I knew immediately she had a fever.  She ended up falling asleep and I didn't give her any motrin.  I kind of want her to burn this off on her own.  Her temp was about 101 this morning.  We are laying low today.  Hopefully this fever won't last long.

My poor babies today...

Grey wanted to take our picture...Sailie and I are snuggle buddies today....


Hopefully we will back up and running a little better next week...tomorrow is my birthday...I hope everyone is feeling a little better than today!