Happy Halloween

Our town did trick-or-treating this evening. We had a great time!

We got our H1N1 vaccines!

Mom and the kids stood in line today for about three hours to get our vaccines. Since Dad is a healthcare worker, he already got his a week ago with no wait. It was a long wait today, but the kids were good. We're glad to be finished. When we left there were hundreds of people still in line.

Our Little Overdressed Pumpkin

We dressed Sydney up in her pumpkin costume this afternoon. Since we were going to be outside, we kept her fleece clothes on underneath. She looked a little overdressed when we were finished with her.

Dad's Approach to Lazy Fatherhood :-)

Sydney loves her watching the sound and lights on her toy. However, it will only run for a couple minutes before turning off. An older baby is able to kick the yellow part and restart it. However, Sydney hasn't figured that out yet. That leaves Dad with two choices. He can get off the chair and restart Sydney's toy every two minutes.......
or he can sit in his recliner and throw whatever soft objects he can find toward the toy to keep it playing and Sydney happy...

Link to Video about Grandpa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8by-MLFEh6M

No Training Wheels!!!

We were outside this evening, and Dad and Lydia decided to convince Seth to try riding his bike without training wheels. Seth has been afraid to try in the past. Dad didn't have much luck, but Lydia was able to convince him by offering to play monster with him and the neighbor, let him be the teacher the next time they play school, and give him five skittles. He was sold. Dad took off the training wheels, and he took off on the first try. He didn't have any problem riding. We think it's because he spends so much time on his scooter.

2 Months Old Today

I'm two months old today! I'm spending my day hanging out at home with the family. I hear that I'm going to storytime this evening. I have slept through all the other ones so far. I may stay awake tonight. Mom and Dad will post how big I am after I go to the doctor tomorrow for my checkup.

Edited to add.. I went to the doctor and weigh 11 pounds 4 ounces. I'm healthy and doing well.

A Fall Day At The Park

Grandpa won a bronze medal in World Games Master's Weightlifting in Sydney, Australia!

Visit With Michael, Dessa, and Nana in Louisville

Mom's New Trick for Getting Crying Baby to Sleep

Sydney has entered a crying phase recently, and Mom recently figured out a trick for getting her to sleep. Mom feeds and changes her, and then she wraps her in a blanket and puts a pacifier in her mouth. She then puts the carseat across the recliner that rocks. She rocks the recliner back and forth, and Sydney falls asleep every time no matter how fussy she's been.

Morgan's Big Girl Bed

Ready to Watch Some Football....Unless Something Better Comes Up

Lydia had a couple friends come home after school today to spend the night. Tonight was the high school homecoming football game. Since the school is prek-12 grade, the younger children also get excited about the high school events. We knew it would be a cold evening, but it wasn't supposed to rain. We got all six kids in coats, hats, gloves, etc. We drove to the game, and rain started pouring when we got out of cars. We decided that taking a baby, toddler, preschooler, and three second-graders to sit in the bleachers in the cold rain was out of the question. We told the girls that one of use would take them to the game, or we would go let them pick out a movie to rent. They all screamed movie, and we all enjoyed the evening in the warm, dry house :-)

Best Friends

When Nana came to visit after Sydney was born, she took the kids to Wal-Mart and got them each something. Lydia chose a pink and black Hannah Montana outfit. Her best friend then got the same outfit the next week. There is nothing more fun when you are in second grade than dressing like your best friend.

Reading to Sydney

Seth loves to keep Sydney entertained.

Potty Training is Overrated

We're back at potty training again. If you remember, Morgan was doing well with it in the spring. However, she took the summer off. She's doing well with it again, but it has made life difficult. As you can see below, Morgan's fall clothes don't fit well anymore. Without a diaper, her pants are drooping all the time. Furthermore, with her and Seth both using the bathroom and having absolutely no ability to predict in advance when they need to go, we are living in the bathrooms. Last night we went to story time at the library. Morgan went before we left home. Morgan went when we got 8 miles down the road at the library. We started listening to the story, and we had to leave within 10 minutes because Seth had to go. We returned to the story, and Morgan had to go when story time was over 20 minutes later. It continued when we returned home.

Lydia was supposed to play dolls with a friend this afternoon, but it didn't work out. Morgan got lucky and Lydia decided to play dolls with her instead which she enjoyed. They dressed the doll in lots of different outfits. They wanted a picture together. Seth had to join in the fun.

It's cold outside....

Although I may be dressed more for a January blizzard than for late September!

Watchin' Football with Grandpa and Dad

Morgan went with Grandpa and Dad to the Bowling Green State University vs. Boise State game.

I turned a month old today....

I did some deep thinking...

I was a little frightened by the photo shoot with my siblings...

I dozed in Dad's arms...

I helped Mom grade papers...It was a good day...

6:30 AM on Saturday Morning

Sydney is up, fed, changed, and swinging away her morning. She isn't the only one awake around our house. Seth is already up and finished with breakfast. Mom could sleep through Seth being awake on a Saturday morning, but she's up as well with Sydney.

Sweet Baby Picture

Seth and His Scooter

Seth loves to ride his scooter, and our road was recently repaved which has made riding the scooter a lot more fun.

Mom Didn't Think It Could Happen To Her

Mom hears a lot of people say that they have tons of pictures of their oldest child, but not many of younger siblings. Until a couple of weeks ago, she couldn't relate. It would be difficult to find a week in Seth's or Morgan's life where Mom and Dad couldn't find pictures. However, the last three weeks since Sidney was born have been very busy, and Mom and Dad have slacked on the picture taking. Of course, they have pictures, but not as many as the first weeks of the other kids' lives. The camera is now sitting out ready to capture more of the moments from today forward. Here are a few shots from this afternoon: