Family Photos

A few weeks ago, we went to Palmer Park and took some family photos.  We got some really good ones!  It was a beautiful day.  We hiked, took pictures and enjoyed the day.

 Awww...Aren't we sweet?

Very cute!

They are getting so big!

I love this one of me and Lexi!

The family photo will have to wait!  We are sending it out for Christmas.  We finally got a family picture done before Christmas card time!

I HATE Dentists ~ Joe's Story

Joe has always hated dentists as long as I have known him.  Over the last couple of weeks, he has been sick and finally figured out what was wrong.  He started out with a cold, then he got an ear infection, and then he got a sinus infection that was putting pressure on his wisdom tooth.  All in a week and a half!  So, he called our dentist yesterday and told him how much pain he was in and they made an appointment right away.  Well, he went to our dentist and expected to get his wisdom took taken out.  He came home earlier than I expected and he was livid!  The dentist cut him on the side of his gums since the tooth had not come down yet and he tried to get the tooth out, but couldn't.  The dentist said it had been years since that had happened.  He sent Joe home with antibiotics for the sinus infection, but no pain meds!  He referred Joe to an oral surgeon and I worked with them last night to get him an appointment today.  This morning, after taking Lexi to school, we headed to the oral surgeon.  While Joe was having the procedure done, Chris and I went to a shopping center nearby to kill some time.  Joe was out of there fast!  He was sedated during the procedure and decided to have both of the top wisdom teeth taken out.  He is in a lot of pain and the first 2 days will be the worst.  What a great way to spend a vacation day!  HAHA!  Joe is such a trooper, he will be going back to work tomorrow.  He has laid on the couch most of the day and finally got him to eat something.  Now he is playing with the kids.  Hopefully, he will not have to go through anything like this again.  I got a couple of pictures with my cell phone at the surgeons's office.  They aren't very good, but you will get a laugh :).

 His cheeks were so swollen!

Here he was smiling and talking to Chris.

I think we are now looking for a new dentsist.  Any recommendations?!

Ethan and Ellie's Birthday Party!

Our friends Ethan and Ellie had a joint birthday party on Saturday. Ethan will be 5 and Ellie will be 3 in December. Their Mom Nicole had a great idea to have a pajama party for them! It was so cute and the kids had fun! Ellie wanted a princess cake and since I made one for Lexi last year, I went over and helped Nicole out. Ellie loved it! Ethan wasn't so picky, so Nicole made him cupcakes. We enjoyed breakfast food, cake, games and fun! To top it off, it was COLD outside, so it was a good day to be in your jammies!

The kids playing pin the tail on the donkey.

Chris trying his turn and everyone trying to help him!

Present time!

Ellie so cute with her cake!

Ethan doesn't look happy to be getting his picture taken!

Now Lexi is asking for a pajama party next year.  I was planning on taking the year off - party wise!

Halloween 09

We had a very busy Halloween! The weekend before, we went to "Boo at the Zoo". The kids had a lot of fun, but not so fun for Joe and I. It took us about 30 minutes to drive to the zoo, then 30 minutes of waiting to get a parking spot. When it was finally our turn to park, they ran out of spaces! Joe had joked on the way there what if that happened. It was so frustrating! Well, Joe dropped us off and he made a parking spot for us. Luckily, it wasn't a very cold night. We walked around the zoo in the dark, getting candy. The only animals we saw were the giraffes and moneys and it smelled too bad to stay inside with them! Even with the membership to the zoo, we ended up paying more than we liked. At least we know for next year!

We started off Halloween day with a hayride at the Air Force Academy. It was fun and the weather was awesome! It was about 15 minutes long and it was the perfect length for the kids. They got to pet a bunch of horses and one kept eating Lexi's hair. I guess she smelled good!

Then we went home and relaxed for awhile. This is the first Halloween Joe didn't have to work, so we went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. We started a little early, but the kids loved it!  It was a great night for it!  When they were getting cold, they wanted to go the Fall Festival at our church.  We got there when it was winding down, so we didn't have to wait in any lines!  They got a lot of candy there - and good candy according to Joe.  It was great to be able to do Halloween with Joe this year. 

Here are the pics:

The kids before going to the zoo: Shrek and Ariel.

Chris didn't know Lexi was making silly faces.

One of the horses at the hayride.  They were all pretty friendly.

Lexi eating a donut with friends Ethan and Ellie on the hayride.

Chris cheesing!  He thought it was so fun!

Leaving our house for trick-or-treating.

 Action!  They would both pound on the door and/or ring the door bell.  They wanted candy!