Pumpkin Patch

We went to Neufeld Farms to get some veggies and take some pictures in the pumpkin patch.

What you don't see is the next sequence of pictures is Joel pushing Micah over onto his face.

Hugging a pumpkin

Joel LOVED the tractor!

Holding hands in the pumpkin patch

 

Micah wasn't thrilled with the idea of being propped up next to pumpkins..especially when they moved!

Joel saying "Cheese!"

The money shot!!! Finally!

 

 

 

Oh! Airplane!

Mama and her boys!

Her one true love!

Lest you think we are a Hallmark card family.....

Joel

Joel loves to try on our glasses.

We think he's pretty cute with glasses on.

He's just gotta learn to put them on the right way!

 

We're suffering from PSSD

...also known as Post-Squeah Stress Disorder.

We came home with two grumpy boys. Boys who had spent one glorious weekend being cuddled, held and played with. And then, they come home to one busy momma, a sick papa and a cold each.

This week is a busy week. We are planning Micah's dedication for Sunday, there is Thanksgiving and all the preparations that go with that.

Then there is apple sauce that needed to be made, a pumpkin that needed processing and bread crusts that were made into bread crumbs.

 

Plus two sick kids and one sick husband, makes this momma a busy one. It doesn't help that all the boys haven't been sleeping well (since they can't breathe). Which in turn means that I don't sleep.

 On Monday, I went to treat myself to a nice pumpkin spice frappe at Starbucks, only to find that its closed for renovations.Ahhhh! PSSD (pumpkin spice shortage disorder)! Had to hit up the Starbucks in Safeway instead. Its never as good. Partly because the coffee isn't made the same (it tastes different to me) and partly because carrying two kids across the parking lot, with two to-go cups is A LOT to carry, especially with Joel running all over. 

Have I mentioned that Micah seems to be going through a growth spurt and is eating constantly? Or that since Sunday I've already done 8 loads of laundry?

Yep! Post Squeah Stress disorder is in full swing.

The weekend away was a nice change of pace. I felt really relaxed. Had a great time hanging out with people from the church. Temporarily forgot I had a toddler since these nice girls took care of him all weekend. Barely held Micah, since the church wanted a turn. Got to go for coffee with a friend at the Blue Moose in Hope. Danced (okay, circle games with musical movement) with Dan....and a bunch of other people. Won a game of Settlers against a husband and wife who both claim to be undefeated (ahem...Chris and Katrina). I sure won that argument!

A great weekend away and lots of prep for what I'm sure will turn out to be a good weekend ahead.

One Year Ago...

....we were at Camp Squeah for Church Camp.

...This little guy decided he would start walking! (okay, more like running!)

.....we found out that we were expecting this little guy! (Which is why those oranges smelled soooo good!)

What a wonderful year it has been! I am truly blessed!

Shall we amputate?

Joel fell down and hurt his foot the other day and was in tears. I said to him, "Oh No! Shall we amputate?  Just below the knee?" He said, "Uh huh!" Then he ran to the bathroom and got something out of the drawer. He came back and sat down......with the nail clippers! He then proceeded to "cut" off his toes. So cute!

Book Lovers

Micah drools over books....and on them.

Joel has FINALLY turned into a book lover. Of course, its only 5 books that he truly loves (and I now have memorized!) But at least we can read a book together without him running all over the place.

Its true. He does sleep. Using his puppy as a pillow. Such a rare treat! If only he would stay sleeping and not wake up 4 times a night, we'd be styling!

Why I hate 3 months post partum

Isn't it enough to just have a baby? But then the crazy hormones continue to go nuts for months afterwards?

One day your skin is drier than a desert, the next your skin is greaser than the Alberta Oil Sands and bumpier than the Rocky Mountains.

Your hair is frizzy one day and dry and limpy the next. Oh yah, and it falls out in clumps. You can tie your hair back and still find full strands in your food, in your kids hands, and all over the floor. Its frustrating!

Plus, now its been 3 months since giving birth and you feel like your should have a little glimpse of your old body back. But Nooooo! It wants to hold onto the fat like its going outta style. It wants to wait until you're done breastfeeding to let go. And that could take a year or more! And you know that you should give yourself a break, but you just want your body back. Yah, sharing your body with a little milk sucking leach isn't great either. When can I have my body back? When do I get to be ME again?

And you know what the best part is? Every six weeks I have to go and get poked by the blood donor people who want to make sure my thyroid levels have returned to normal.  Do you know that thyroid levels are affected by hormones? It took me 8 months to finally level out after Joel. Yippee!

Oh how I love being post partum! The best part is that I have a lovely son and crazed hormones!

Amanda's Ramblings

If you use an electric wheelchair or scooter for mobility reasons, could you get pulled over for drunk driving? Do you think that goes against the "Don't drink and drive" campaign?

Dan's Ramblings

If I have to clean up after my kids, you can clean up after your dog.  Because I hate having to clean up your dog's poop off of my kids.  I don't let my kids do their business on your front lawn and all up and down the sidewalks.  Please think of all the others that use these public areas.  And while we are on this topic please keep your dog on it's leash in the on-leash areas. Your big animals scare my children.  I don't care if they are nice and like kids.  Would you like coming face to face with a grizzly bear, even if I told you convincingly that it liked you??? I promise it won't bite.....

Brothers

Brotherly Love

 

A classic Micah face! So sad.

They DO look alike....like brothers should. They are about the same age in these photos. Joel is the top pic, Micah on the bottom.