My trip to Maryland and Pennsylvania

Well, I spent this past weekend in Maryland and in Pennsylvania meeting up with two of my two very good BBC(babycenter)friends.It really felt like I was going on a blind date. I have been chatting with Pauline for almost 2 years now so I was pretty sure she was not a hairy overweight bald dude trying to pick up on a mom with 3 kids. But still when left on Friday afternoon I was so excited but also so nervous to meet her. Once I saw her and gave her a big hug, I knew we were going to have a great time. We stayed up until after 1 am talking and laughing, like we had known each other all our lives. Then on Saturday we headed out to PA to meet up with Hayley, she too was not an Internet freak, so I was two for two on trusting my instincts. We had dinner and went back to Hayley's house and stayed the night with her and again was up until almost 1 am. After spending time there that morning we headed back to Baltimore to pickup Pauline's family, and headed down to Washington DC. This was my first time there and Pauline's husband was a great tour guide. We had a wonderful time walking around and then driving around to the different sights. We ended our evening at a seafood buffet, we had to have that being in Maryland and all, yummm crab! After getting home and talking to the wee hours again, I was really starting to get tired. Monday my flight did not leave until that evening so I was able to go out and meet some of Pauline's friends for lunch, they were all so nice and had beautiful children. Speaking of beautiful kids, Pauline's girls were an absolute joy to be with. They are so cute and so lovable, they were pretty sad to see me go. Oh and Hayley's little Ethan is one cute little boy, and boy can that kid stack blocks, sweet, sweet, sweet!

I got home late Monday night so the boys got to see me when I woke them up for school. They were so happy to see me, especially Cooper. Although he has yet to let me out of his sight, even to take out the trash he has to be with me. I feel regenerated, and am ready to be mom again.

I am so blessed to have a husband like I do that would even let me go and take a break clear across the country. So thanks Tim, I love you!!!!

Thank you Pauline and Glenn for having me out there to stay at your house. I had such a wonderful time. Hayley and Garrett thank you for also opening up your house for us to stay there, oh and thanks for the wine Garrett! I can't wait till you both can come visit me out here.

My trip to meet friends

Halloween

As the years go on you start to find out that you have less and less to say about what your kids want to be for Halloween. The years of elephants, frogs, and cowboys are gone, and now have been replaces with ninjas and movie character(not the cute lovable ones either). I do how ever still have a say about Cooper's hence the reason he was a giraffe this year.

I did not get to go out with the boys this year cause I was able to take a mini vacation to Baltimore to meet a really good friend of mine, some of you may know her as the RoseQueen, the rest just call her Pauline. So I missed Trick or Treating with them, but by the looks of the candy stash when I got home, they must of had a good time. Thanks Grandma Carol and Grandpa Rich for helping daddy out with that.

The boys found the Halloween Box and found a couple wigs. So this is what my kids would have look liked if they were girls, Cameron would have been a pretty cute little girl!

Who knew that giraffes hate to be held still for pictures to be taken?

Oh I'm getting pissed!

Dad did you see what they were doing to me? Thanks for the rescue!

Surprise Uncle Kyle!! Happy 30th Birthday!

On Saturday we had a surprise birthday party for my brother Kyle. He turned the big 3-0! We had a great time. Our Grandma and Aunt Lynne flew in from Arizona, his best friends Aaron and Brent came, and tons more family and friends. Happy Birthday Uncle Kyle we love you bunches!!!

Cooper waiting for Uncle Kyle

Cooper loving his Aunt Lynne, he even shared his celery with her.

My Nephew Tatum.....he is only 3 months old! Such a big boy, but more of him to love!

Surprise!

Happy to see Grandma

Surprise......Aunt Lynne is here too!

Kyle and his best friends Aaron and Brent.

My Sister in Law Kelly and Tatum

My Nephew Treven, enjoying a cupcake! Cutie Pie!

Lynne, Kyle, Grandma, and my Mom

Kyle, Grandma and me.

Happy Birthday Kyle!!! <3

Spencer at Cub Scouts

Spencer's Den was in charge of the skit at the Pack meeting, they did a a skit dressed like Native Americans. He also received a bunch of honors for finishing a bunch of his electives and also earned a bunch of belt loops. The pictures are a little blurry, but I'm going to blame that on Tim since he took the pictures. **wink** wink** He also sold the second most of all the kids in his pack, selling almost $1600 worth of popcorn. Good job my little scout!

Santa's Workshop

Cameron's preschool class got to go to Santa's Workshop for their field trip this month. It was free for family members to go as well. So I wrangled my dad to go with me to help out with Cooper while we were there. We lucked out cause the day before it was rainy and foggy all day, and then the day after we went we woke up to snow, but while we were there it really was perfect weather.

This place is kind of like an amusement park for younger kids, with a north pole theme. It is really cute and the kids have a blast. There are all kinds of rides and big slides for the kids to do. I learned really quick why again Tim goes on the spiny rides with the kids and not me. It seemed like that is the only thing that Cameron wanted to go on. I had the biggest headache and tummy ache the rest of the night. Oh well Cameron had a blast, I guess it is one of those small sacrifices that a parent makes.

The giant pepermint slide.

Cameron riding the tilt-a-whirl with his teacher Mrs. Campbell and classmate Gillian.

Cameron giving Papa a lift!

Cooper on the gondola ride with me........it made me nervous cause he did not want to sit still.

This is the the northpole, it stays frozen year round.

Cameron and his friend Rachael on the Christmas tree ride.

Cameron riding with Mrs. Campbell again

I think he wore himself out. The funny thing was Cooper did not sleep the whole way home but Cameron was out in the first 5 miles.

A beautiful fall day

Today was absolutely beautiful, the weather was perfect. We started off the day getting ready to go to Nana and Papa's house so I could go to work for a little bit this morning. The boys just wanted to stay in my bed and not get ready. Then once we got back home Cameron got his motorcycle out and was giving Cooper rides, it was very cute. Tonight Tim took the older two to the movies and Cooper and I have hung out here, until about 20 minutes ago when he fell asleep on me watching Go Diego, Go. So hear I sit in peace and quiet, and let me tell you it is heaven!

Just had to share........

Tonight I went in to cover the boys up before I went to bed, and I found Spencer in Cameron's bed, and BOTH of them with their "lovies" Spencer has had that bear as many of you know since he was 7 months old and still loves his "teddy". It has changed names a couple of times, like when he was little and could not say bear or teddy it was "der rah" then to "der rar" and now just "teddy", This poor bear has been "lost" a few times and in a few lost and found boxes at grocery stores. It use to be a pretty baby blue color, now....not so much, more of a greyish/blueish/brownish color depending on when his last bath was. He has been stitched up so much and now is getting to the point where there really is very little good fabric to sew holes shut anymore and that would explain why the little silicone beads are falling out all over the floor and his bed. But how do you take something that is that loved away.......you don't I guess!

Cameron never latched onto a "lovey" when he was young. But in the last year he won this Incredible Hulk out of one of those crane machines and has not slept with out it since.

Cooper has both a teddy and a blankie. I think he leans a little more towards the blankie right now though. He likes to grab the edges and rub it on his cheek. I will have to wait until the morning to get a picture of him carrying it around cause there is no way I'm going to wake him up taking a picture just for this blog......I'm no dummy, let a sleeping baby sleep! But I do have to post a picture of him in his Av's jersey(which by the way...come on Av's pull it together!).

So again when I saw this I just had to take the picture, not just because it is so darn cute, but heck it will be a great blackmail picture to go along with those bathtub pictures when dating starts!

Oh then there is the one of him loving Cameron's Scooby Doo

UPDATE:
Here is Cooper with his blankie this morning, he loves putting it on his head and try to not walk into a wall. Silly Boy!