The pumpkin patch

It was freezing cold at our pumpkin patch visit this year.  Nolan wasn't feeling it, but Kale had a great time. His favorite part was chasing the chickens!

36 weeks prego 

The ultimate low

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. Tonight from the time I picked the boys up from Jane's through dinner they cried. I don't know why, but they wouldn't stop. It got so bad that I actually looked at Adam, picked up my plate and told him I was going to go eat in our room.  I shut the door, cranked up the alarm clock radio and ate in as much peace and quiet as I could.  Things have got to start turning around sometime soon!

The run

I thought it would be fun to sign the boys up for a 1K fun run in conjunction with the Mankato Marathon events.  I was wrong.  It was the most epic fail of all time, and an ultimate low for our family.  Kale was sick so that didn't help things.  Nolan started off strong, but quickly lost steam. As I waited with everyone else to watch the kids run by I started to wonder what happened.  Lalayna and Lola ran past, but there was no sign of Nolan. I told Christianne and Bob to get to the finish line so they could see the girls.  I waited and waited, and that's when I finally saw Adam carrying Nolan - a sobbing, mad Nolan who kept yelling that his legs hurt.  I had Kale with me and because he didn't feel well he needed to be held, too.  Adam told me this was the worst idea I had ever had (I've probably had worse), and I joined him in our pathetic family walk to the finish line.  We took turns carrying the boys as we moved closer and closer to last place.  As we neared the turn to the finish line I saw a professional photographer taking pictures.  I knew it was bad when he started laughing quietly to himself and turned the camera away.  I'm not sure how we did it, but Adam convinced Nolan to run the last little bit of the race. He, Nolan and Kale finished 2nd to last - only a 3 year old little girl with a big smile on her face finished behind them.  The best part is Nolan kept yelling the entire time "I just want my medal!"

You wouldn't know how bad it all went from the pictures I took (except maybe the last one).

The ultimate low came a few weeks later when Christianne emailed me the link of the professional pictures that were taken near the finish line - and sure enough the photographer managed to capture some great crying shots of Nolan.  Nothing says fun family outing like that!

Sick

Adam was traveling for work this week - one of his last trips before the baby is born.  Nolan hasn't been feeling well so Adam took him to the dr. before he headed out of town.  Nolan has asthma and we need to have him nebbed at home, school and daycare.  This is all new territory for us, as we have to connect with the school nurse and bring albuteral to school.  The great thing about Nolan is that he doesn't get rattled by much and just goes with the flow, so it didn't bother him to have to go to the nurse's office.  As with most things as a parent, it bothers us more than the kids!

Kale ended up getting a fever on Tuesday at Jane's house, and that continued all week. I took him to the dr. on Thursday as the fever was between 101 and 102 for a few days.  They didn't find anything, which is good and bad. He started coughing, too, so it means more time for both of the boys to neb.  They don't mind it too much because they get to watch a movie:)

A new nephew!

Gina and Eric had their baby boy this week, so we traveled to their house to meet him on Saturday.  He is so little and cute!  Thomas is going to fit in great with our family. It will be nice for our boys to have another boy to play with in a few years!

My chapstick is in the water

Kale is a little obsessed with Chapstick lately.  He put some on in the bathroom tonight (while I was making dinner).  He came running in to the kitchen to tell me his chapstick was in the water.  I asked him why he thew it in the toilet and he said he didn't, it was in his cup. I went in the bathroom to investigate and discovered that what he was trying to tell me was that he put it on his lips, drank some water and then it washed off his lips and in to the
cup (or so he thinks).

What's in a name?

Today Jane texted me a picture of Kale's accomplishment - he wrote his whole name by himself!