We got the pukes....ugh

We had our first experience with double puking in the house a few weeks ago. Both Aubrey and Owen were crazy sick and threw up every 20 minutes. To say it was awful, would be a massive understatement. I felt so bad for them. Somehow Aiden managed to steer clear of the stomach bug, so that was the only good thing that came out of the weekend. Aiden also had a trip to the ENT for some drainage issues with his tubes. Looks like he is having a reaction to his tubes and they suggested taking them out and putting new ones in...ugh :( He has his 18 month check-up with Dr. Secory this week, so I want him to look at them before taking the plunge and scheduling another surgery. He is still happy as can be, so that's a plus! Below is a picture of the pukefest night. We camped out in the living room with our trusty pink bowl nearby :)

We've been gearing up for Halloween at our house. Carving pumpkins, making pumpkin cookies and decorations has been the theme around here. We also went to Living History Farms for trick or treating last weekend with Mimi, Papa Mark and the Slick family. They had a great time putting candy in their bags and visiting all the stations. Since that visit, we've heard, "I want to take my bag and get candy at the farm today," a lot. We have a Halloween party this weekend and Sunday night trick-or-treat night in Waukee. Adam leaves for training tomorrow for a week, so he has to miss Halloween, which is a bummer. Here are some pictures from last weekend.

Three kids, three bowls of popcorn and "The Lion King"

I like to watch movies!

Yep, I love my kitchen!

My new owl hat from San Francisco.

Ta da! We carved pumpkins!

Poor Aubrey...attack of the Aiden monster!

I will post again after surviving another week of single parenthood! Let's hope the kids don't kill me :)

san francisco photos...

Here are a few from our trip...better late than never!

Mommy and Daddy on Airplane...

I think I heard that sentence about 100 times after Adam and I got back from San Francisco late Tuesday night. Getting ready to be gone for 5 days was extremely overwhelming, considering I had to pack for 3 kids and leave instructions for 3 sets of people. You would have thought we were going to be gone for a month the way I had stuff arranged, but even 5 days takes a lot of planning. We're very thankful to my family for watching the kids, we couldn't have done it without them! So, how did everyone do? GREAT!

Mimi and Papa Mark had the kids for 2 days and I think (they probably wouldn't tell me otherwise) they had a good time. We told the kids they were having a slumber party at their house and off they went, blankets, pillows, suitcase, diapers and wipes in tow. They took them out to the Pumpkin Patch and Owen got to ride a pony (the highlight of his life, thus far). They also went to the Zoo with Great Aunt Darci and Mike.

Uncle B and Leigh had them Sunday and had some fun. We got a great photo of the kids in the bathtub, splashing away while we gone. Aiden got up early, so Brendan got to experience entertaining a baby at 6 a.m.

Papa and Gwen had the kids Monday and Tuesday until we got home. I think the hardest part for them was getting them ready and out the door to daycare. It's a lot of work, especially for someone whose not used to doing it. I got a photo of Papa changing Owen's diaper....not going to lie, it was probably the first diaper he's changed in about 25 years so I wasn't sure if he still had it in him :)

We had a good time on the trip, but were ready to come home on Tuesday. Between tours of Alcatraz and Napa Valley, we were busy walking around the city and eating everything in sight. Adam weighed himself when we got back and he was 6 lbs heavier (I refuse to step on a scale...denial is key). We had a Disney Store near our hotel, so we came home with gobs of stuff for the kids. Mickey and Minnie Mouse came home with us and the first thing Aubrey said was, "Where's Goofy, and Daisy and Donald..." guess we should have bought the whole crew.

Now, we're busy gearing up for the Fall. Our friends, Nick and Amy, just had a baby so we're headed over there tonight to meet sweet Wyatt. Adam is gone all next week for work :( I have Race for the Cure on the 22nd and we're taking the kids to Night Eyes on the 23rd. After that, Adam is gone for another week and will have to miss Halloween (boo), so Mama is single parenting a lot this month. In preparation for Halloween, we're making ghosts for our trees this weekend and might decorate some cookies.

Owen aka "chicken"

Aubrey aka "Tickle Monster"

Aiden aka "Shark"

I've been awful about taking photos this month, but promise to get some up here soon!