Kickoff Season

I can't believe Thanksgiving is just about a week away. Where has the month gone? I can't say I'm disappointed, though. What a busy month! We've done a few fun activities with the club so far this month-including a tour and pizza making at California Pizza Kitchen and getting to frost our own donuts at Dunkin Donuts!



I just got home from visiting great friends in Oklahoma. The wait was well worth it! Weather wise it was a nice difference-high's in the 50's opposed to the 70's and
80's. It truly felt like fall/winter time there! Plus, I got to see the change of color with the trees! I never knew they were anything but maybe green and brown...


Because of some rain we didn't go out much but that was fine with me. It was nice to chill out and just catch up, watch a few movies. My good friend Sami and I even got out to see a movie. One of the highlights of my trip-on the last night-was dinner at a bar and grill. Who would have thought that fried pickles would have affected me so much?! They were DELICIOUS! I think I'm going to have to see if there's a place here who sells them! I'm a little embarrassed since I practically ate the whole appetizer.Well, no one can give me grief for eating a ton now, right?! :) I'm taking full advantage of eating lots. I was glad to get home to my boys (who were perfectly fine in my absence) but I miss my friends lots. Wish I could have both!


Though it always involves a week of hecticness, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Nate and I always enjoy any extra time Josh gets off of work, but the other nice part this year will be getting to enjoy the holiday a little bit more to ourselves. We love seeing family, but we're glad that this year has started a tradition of celebrating different holidays around the actual holiday. We are hosting my family on Thanksgiving afternoon but won't be seeing Josh's side until the day after. I think this will be the first year where we won't need to be rushing around, waking up at 5am to start our turkey and get to sit and actually enjoy the whole parade on TV. It's more enjoyable when we aren't hopping from house to house. Also per tradition, we go to Zoolights (our zoo is decorated at night with lights everywhere) the beginning of Thanksgiving week. This year Nate has been more interested in lights than he's ever been, so it should be a lot of fun.

This Friday is finally our "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" broadway show where Nate and I got tickets months ago. I plan to keep him busy all day so he's ready to sit and be entertained for a while that evening :) It should be a lot of fun. I saw the play in NY years ago and can't wait to see it again. I think it will be a lot more fun now that I get to experience it with my own child. I love that!

Thankful for November!

As I've said before in previous posts, I'm thankful that November has arrived! Life would be perfect if it wasn't 90 degrees out,however. Some stores have started to play Christmas music-a little hard to swallow when the sun is blazing and we're walking around in tank tops and sandals. If it would drop 15 degrees or so, then it might feel like Thanksgiving is a few weeks away :)

We've kept busy over the last two weeks or so with pumpkin patches and farm activities. We got a little bit of a break from hot weather so it was enjoyable. We ended up having a good Halloween-though it was doubtful at first. Nate woke up and immediately we noticed he wasn't himself. He felt warm and was lethargic-just wanted us to hold him and watch cartoons. The things that would usually make him jump with joy didn't-he'd sit there like a sack of potatoes. Thinking we weren't going out that night, guilty mommy braved Halloween crowds to try and round up items to make a gift bag instead. Luckily, after two naps and medicine, Nate was back to himself-just in time for trick or treating to start. He wasn't sure at first, but once he noticed what the "knock on the door/candy pattern" was, he got into it :) I couldn't get him to say "trick or treat", but he politely took 1-2 pieces of candy from the bowls and put them in his bag. I think he enjoyed seeing the decorations and lights. We were out only for about an hour. We've got our candy stash purged and hidden away. Looking forward to Nate being more interested in the holiday next year!

I'm now 13 weeks along in the pregnancy-the verge of the second trimester. We had a little scare last week at my appt when a few people couldn't find the heartbeat. I sat and waited for the ultrasound to be available (longest.wait.ever!) The tech was able to find it, however, and the baby is looking good and healthy. In fact, after getting to see the baby's legs and middle section, the tech is making early bets that we're having another BOY! I suppose there's still a margin for error but I believe she could be right. I always had the gut feeling that I was meant to be a mother of boys for whatever reason. Truly happy that the baby is healthy, but feeling guilty that I'm a little bummed about not having a girl. I feel bad for feeling that way. I go back the end of this month and I'm hoping we don't have another scare. It was good to see the baby's development though.

Getting pretty stoked now about seeing my good friend and her family in Oklahoma next week (especially for a weather break!) My boys ought to have some good quality time together.

More another time!