Aubs had her second surgery to remove her stents. Did amazingly well. She and I spent the night in Iowa City then got to the hospital around 6 a.m. We were on the road back home by 11 a.m. so way easier than the first go around. Thank heavens. Adam took her back to Iowa City first of December for a check-up and things seem to be looking great!
We've gotten pretty used to our new house. Adam is already wanting the basement finished, so that's next on the list. It's going to be a lot of work, so not really looking forward to that, but it will be awesome to have another place for the kids to destroy...err, I mean play.
They had a great Halloween. Owen was a pro trick or treater. He loved every minute of it, even though the rest of us were a little cold and ready to go home. We all came down with something nasty that week and I really felt miserable, but we all powered through the night.
We also had Uncle Brendan and Aunt Leigh's wedding in September. It was the most perfect day and the wedding went off without a hitch. The kids had a great time dancing and playing at the reception and were still not ready to call it a night at 10 p.m.
We've had pretty good weather so far and even took a trip to the Omaha Zoo in November. It hit 70 degrees that day and was amazing!
We are gearing up for Christmas and it's been super fun with the kids. They really get into the Christmas spirit and are super excited for Santa. Diddle, our elf, made it back from the North Pole the night of Thanksgiving, so the kids love looking for him every morning. Aubrey loved decorating the Christmas tree and Owen and Aiden love holiday music. They really jam out! We took a trip to see Santa and Owen was obsessed. He was waving at him in line and yelling, "Santa, I'm here." Both Owen and Aiden sat on his lap, but Miss Aubs was too nervous still this year, so she watched from a few feet away. The kids are going to get super spoiled again this year and are going to have a wonderful Christmas!
Aiden is still super goofy. He loves to dance and sing along to the radio (favorites include Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Usher, Phillip Phillips and Jack Johnson). We're still working on the potty training thing. He really could care less, but I'm less than thrilled with changing 4 poopie diapers a day (seriously, how can this kid poop so much?). He does tell me when he goes, so I know we have to be getting close. I still have to lay down with him at bedtime and he's still ending up in our bed in the middle of the night, but at least I'm kind of sleeping. He is still my sensitive soul. He was trying to get crackers out of the wrapper the other day and said, "Come on dude." It was hilarious and I started laughing at him, which then led him to cry, thinking I was making fun of him. He hates to be told that he's funny. He's also working on his final four molars. I'm amazed at how happy he's been considering he has large teeth trying to cut through. Still a mama's boy. Crazy as all get out. Animal lover. Cuddly.
Aubrey is still the easiest of the trio. She rarely gets into trouble and the teachers love her at school. She excels in preschool. She can easily trace letters and has started to write her name (legibly). She loves her dolls and has a great imagination. Aubrey loves to play house and is always the leader in charge of assigning roles (mommy, daddy, etc). She plays in her princess dresses all the time (as do her brothers) ha ha. She often runs around the house either half naked or with a princess dress on. Her favorite cartoon is either Bubble Guppies or Team Umizumi. Her favorite color is pink and favorite food is chicken nuggets. She wants to be a dancer when she grows up. She loves to sing loudly (especially at 6 am, which makes Adam less than thrilled). She loves lip gloss and girly things. She's still super clumsy and often falls down or runs into walls (I'm not forseeing a real athletic future for this child). She can easily be the loudest of the three and we still call her "noisemaker" a nickname she got from the daycare when she was a baby. Still sweet. Very thoughtful. Smart girl.
Owen is the wild one of the bunch, still. He's often the wildcard and everyday is different. He is not a morning person and it's literally a toss up when he wakes up whether it's going to be a good morning or bad morning. He plays hard, all day and has to be doing something at all times. He loves Spiderman right now and you can often find him dressed in his Spidey costume all day. He is still a daddy's boy and misses Adam a lot when he travels out of town for work. He has always gravitated toward men and that hasn't changed. He loves playing with his Papa's and Uncle B. We have about a foot of snow on the ground right now and he could play in it all day. He loves sledding. He shows a lot of athletic talent and loves playing baseball and soccer. This Spring will be really fun to enroll him in sports. His favorite food is french toast. Color is blue. He loves his dogs and cats. He's also into Bubble Guppies and Team Umizumi, but still loves certain movies (Cars, Toy Story, Lorax). He loves to give everyone a nickname (Aubs, Aid, Lo (for Lola), Lancey, Gus Gus (Mimi's dog)). He's the least shy of the group and loves to talk to everyone. He often says hello to strangers and always asks what they're doing. Funny boy. Hyper. Playful. Full of personality.
Next up...Christmas run-down...
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