The Cast is On

Well Josh couldn't get his cast on Friday because the swelling was so bad, but he finally got it this morning. He is VERY proud of his "Lightning McQueen Cast". Thank heaven that they come in colors - it's a great way to make them excited! The best part is that the new casts can actually go in water! I am so relieved! I am glad his cast is finally on. He played so rough and crazy all weekend and he kept hurting it. I am just waiting for him to figure out that it is a weapon....

I also found out he only has to wear it for a month, so he will get it off just before Christmas!

OUCH!

Well we've had the first (and hopefully last, but dare I say that?) broken bone among our kids. Poor little Josh fell down our stairs yesterday, took Cole with him on the way and landed on his arm. He fractured his wrist. He is getting his cast on Friday. For now it's in a splint, and a sling that he is supposed to wear but he S it! It just broke my heart! He is so little and so sad, but he is being really brave about it. Cole is being a good helper and taking care of Josh, he even let him pick out the movie last night, which is saying quite a lot for Cole!

OUCH!

Well we've had the first (and hopefully last, but dare I say that?) broken bone among our kids. Poor little Josh fell down our stairs yesterday, took Cole with him on the way and landed on his arm. He fractured his wrist. He is getting his cast on Friday. For now it's in a splint, and a sling that he is supposed to wear but he HATES it! It just broke my heart! He is so little and so sad, but he is being really brave about it. It is so hard to see your kids suffering!

Here's What's Been On My Camera!

Cole has such a fashion sense. Here's the latest ensamble. Watch out, 50 Cent!Josh with his vampire teeth (I think he wants to be Edward!)
My sharp little man!
Cole and Josh love to make a big bed on the floor and watch movies. This weekend they enjoyed Transformers and Ratatouille. Alaria kept getting right in the middle the whole time, she loved it!
What can I say? Is she adorable or what?

Bowling and Such

Monday night we went bowling and celebrated Josh and Tyler (his friend)'s second birthdays! We had a great time and I was only a little discouraged that all four kids beat my score!
Josh and Cole in their matching Spiderman jammies


This is Alaria's favorite new thing...whenever she takes a bite she just clamps down on the spoon and won't let go. She thinks she is pretty funny. It is pretty adorable though!


I'll post Halloween pictures soon. I temporarily lost my camera but my neighbor took some pictures for us.

Laura Tagged Me.....

Here's the rules:
A. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
B. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog, for these rules.

1. If you get me laughing hard enough, I snort when I laugh.

2. I am a HUGE fan of horror movies and am loving the Halloween season - we have watched a scary movie almost every night.

3. I grew up on heavy metal/hard rock. I have enjoyed several concerts, including Metallica (three times), Def Leppard, Queensryche, Poison, Ratt, KISS, Warrant, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, Styx. For my birthday a few years ago, I went to a Metallica concert with my brother (yes, Kris was kind enough to stay home with Cole and let me go). Kris' little brother even made me a "Momtallica" t-shirt.

4. Growing up I was a clogger. I loved it, but for some reason my husband thinks it's pretty funny.

5. A random fact - I am VERY picky about my drinking water, but suprisingly don't care much for bottled water. Here are the rules. It has to be COLD water with a lot of ice, and if it came out of a bathroom tap don't even think about me drinking it! It grosses me out so much. The sad thing is that I give my kids drinks from the bathroom sinks at night, but there is no way I would do it.

6. I love playing Guitar Hero II on XBOX 360

Well - there you have it, nothing too exciting, but maybe something new to learn about me!

I am tagging Mikelle, Jennifer, Jethroblincoln (any of you can participate), Colleen, Sarah, and The Brownes.

A Birthday Boy, A Racecar Room, and a Winning Walrus

Happy Birthday Joshua!!! I can't believe he is already 2 years old!

Had to put a sweet baby picture on to reminice a little...

Today for his birthday, Josh got a new racecar bed! He is super excited. He also has a cars toybox (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Gamber) and a cars table and chairs set...and of course the Cars bedding. You'll notice he's in his Cars pajamas....any guesses at what this kid's obsession is???

Last night we had our ward Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat. We are proud to annouce that Alaria, the sweet little Walrus that she is, won 1st place for Best Costume!

We know how adorable she is, but it's always nice to hear that other people think so as well :)

Pumpkinland

Today we went on a field trip to Pumpkinland with Cole's preschool group.

The boys with Kaelynn (who, according to Cole, is the future Mrs. Cole Gillespie) and Josh's best buddy, Tyler.

Today's Thoughts

Well Josh is turning 2 in about a week. I think we are going to move him out of his crib. He has slept SO good in and I was planning to leave him there til he was ten, but lately he has been jumping...and trying to jump OUT of the crib. Last night he cried and cried to sleep in "Coley's bed". We have a toddler racecar bed downstairs that has been waiting for him, so I think it's time it comes up. I just bought Cars bedding for him today. I feel like this is the end of the Baby Stage and is the begining of his Big Boy Stage. He is growing up SO fast. He repeats everything I say to him, but turns it into a question. It is so funny!

Cole is huge these days and he knows it! He corrects me on everything I do all day from driving and cooking to what I am wearing and everything in between! Every day he tells me what he wants to be when he grows up. This week it has changed from a doctor to a dollar store employee to a policeman. He is very excited about Halloween and keeps telling me scary stories. His last one was (and I swear these are his words) "It was a night like tonight. I was only two years old. I was upstairs, but even from there I could hear my pirate master downstairs. He was dying and they were him". I stopped him and asked where he had heard that and he said "Mom, I am telling you what happened when I was two!" He is so funny and is turning into a good helper!

Alaria is crawling all over the place now! She loves to crawl to her brothers and "attack" them. She is such a happy baby. Her favorite thing to do is eat - she is taking right after her big brothers!

Well I guess I should go do something productive now! At least it's Thurday and I have The Office to look forward tonight!

Pumpkins

Last week we painted pumpkins. Cole was so excited and got WAY into it. Josh enjoyed getting a LOT of paint on his brush and ended up painting half of our kitchen table, his legs, forehead, arms, etc.
You know Josh had something in the works with this little expression!

Cole named all of the pumpkins. Josh's pumpkin is "Rainbow", Cole's is "Bat-Scarecrow" and Alaria's is "Princess". Isn't she quite the little artist already!

It was amazing the detail that Cole put into his. He seriously worked so hard and careful to make each stroke exactly what he wanted.