October fun

 

 

I love the summer and am always upset when it starts to get cold, but then the holidays start to roll around and it makes the cold weather tolerable. The holidays are such a joy with little ones. Watching the world through them and seeing their excitement at all the little things. It makes me feel like a kid again and I remember to stop and appreciate how amazing all the little things in life are!

 

 

 



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At the pumpkin patch...

 

" I have found the one"

 

" here I come"

 

Running with pumpkin

 

 

"Ha, lets see how many more we can sneak into the wagon!"

 

 

"Ughh, she's HEAVY"

 

 

 

 

 

Painting pumpkins

 

 

Baby feet

 

 

The faces of Gabi

Ha, these are two different pics but same face!

 

little surprised, maybe a little entertained!

 

Daddy is funny

what a week

This past week has been an emotional rollercoaster. I want to first start out saying how relieved I am that my Superman Uncle came through his surgery very well. He has been through so much and is so strong to come out of each obstacle and continue to be so positive. I know he has amazing support which makes a world of difference.

Our cat Moe and been having some health issues lately and it finally came to a point we had to make the gut wrenching decision to let him go. It has been harder than I thought. We have had Moe for 10 years. I got him in college my last summer. Katie and Caleb agreed to take him with Caleb being slightly resistant. I dont remember how long it took for Caleb to come around to Moe but before we knew it everytime we came back from class Caleb and Moe (Toonie Woonie) were taking a nap on the couch.
Caleb even had a song for him:
Toonie Woonie your the one
You make nap time so much fun

He was a good college cat, he enjoyed the party games and loved the people. After college Moe and I move up to Northern Virginia. I didnt know anyone and Moe and I hung out All the time, until I met Kurt. The first time Kurt came over to my house he had put Bengay on his groin after straining it. Moe loved Bengay and spent the night licking Kurt's crotch. I think their bond started right then.

Moe seemed more like a dog than a cat. He had personality to boot, a meow for all occasions and cuddled better than any dog could. He seemed to creep into everyones hearts.
As soon as Jake could crawl he was obsessed with Moe. Moey was Jakes first best friend. he would chase him all over and sometimes Moe would play along but most of the time Moey just tolerated Jake. He was patient, and never lashed out or tried to bite Jake even if his tail was being pulled or he was backed into a corner.
He was a pain in the ass but he was a great cat. He always knew when you needed a good cuddle, he woke us up at 5am because Flex was hungry, he would sleep with me when Kurt was working, he would befriend anyone that walked through our doors!

He is loved and missed here are just a couple recent Moe pics, mostly with Jake in them. The cool thing is, every picture file I open he is there. He really was a big part of our lives

scroll down to see super cute video. this was over a year ago. Jake is saying "its ok moe-moe" and at the end says " i think he needs food"

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Great Country Farm

We have traveled up to our old stomping ground to visit with Gangi and Grandaddy (and Tommy for the split second we saw him). Today was a perfect fall day so we headed out to this fantastic farm in the COUNTRY! Our plan was to take a hayride and get a little pumpkin but there was so much to do we didnt even get to that! They had a gigantic bouncey thing:

Then they had pig races, yes I said PIG races

Jakes best pig face!

What was Gabi doing?

After the pig racing we went to one of the playgrounds. Its a miracle we pulled him away from here

Then there was the super cool tube slide

Last was the pedal carts, but Jake wasnt tall enough to pedal so he rode with Daddy

3 hours later:

We had a great day at the farm

Its Redskin time

I am a husband supporter which means I am a Redskin fan by default! Every year my poor husband gets super excited and tells me how they are going to win the Super Bowl. I use this to tease him mercilessly throughout the season. Sorry kids...

GO SKINS!

Friends, vomiting, ear infections and rashes

My BFF and her family came for our annual visit this past week. It is so exciting because we only see each other once a year and its a huge build-up. I know that katie was super excited to come to the beach and just hang out and "have fun in the sun". Well we should have known the week would not be the greatest when her eldest daughter Taylor caught the GI bug from the younger Emma Kate and vomited all over her "fun in the sun" shirt 10 minutes before they boarded the plane to come. A frantic phone call from Katie, followed by a vomit filled plane ride and here they were in VB! Jake was SOOO excited for them to come he couldnt take a nap, until he fell asleep 5 minutes before arriving at the airport. We woke him up to tell him we were at the airport and he practically jumped out of his seat. He was sooo amped up to see Taylor, who was NOT excited at all after spending 3 hours on a plane with her head in a motion sick bag. Zoom ahead to morning one of Kat-chel vacation and we wake to find JT has caught the bug and has been hugging the toilet all night, Jake is full of snot and Emma Kate has diarrhea. Katie and I look at each other and are determined to have a GREAT time and salvage all the together time we can. We pack the kids up and leave JT to enjoy the bathroom scenery (did I say that Kurt skipped out and went to work)and go to the beach. Emma Kate loved the water and with 17 month old abandon made a sprint for the ocean everytime we turned out backs. Taylor with 3.5 year old wisdom decided she did not like the water because she was scared of the fish. Jake in typical Jake style just ran around with his beach truck. The rest of the Kat-chel vacation went about the same way, sick kids, cranky kids and fussy parents. We had one more suprise when Gabi developed hives and Kurt had to run out at 9pm to get benadryl! I do think Katie and I did our best to slavage what we could of thier vacation. We made it to the beach a couple times, took the kids to the park and even snuck away to lunch together without the kids! Regardless of the situation it is always wonderful to see Katie and her family. We get together and its like old times, not a day has passed, except we are older, much more tired and have lots of kids running around! Here are a couple pics I took but for the best of the best visit Katies blog She did a post a day so scroll down for lots of pictures!

Emma Kate

Jake and Taylor

Gabi taking a nap!