A sick boy!

Well, Will has caught a stomach bug. On Thursday morning we got ready for school and he did seem a little off... we get to carline and he said "mommy my tummy hurts...no school!!!" Will LOVES school so I knew something was not right. I had 2 huge bags of clothes to drop off at the thrift store so we went ahead and did that. Before I knew it Will was screaming and crying (I thought he had bit his lip) and all of the sudden threw -up in the car... Well, he could not hold anything down for the rest of the day. He was so pitful and puny. He would just lay there and be still which is not very common for my little boy!

As of Friday morning Will has not gotten sick and is acting himself...Thank goodness. We are hoping to go to Under the Christmas tree tomorrow to make a gingerbread house.

Some new pics

We had a good day today. Gigi came over to watch Ben so Will and I could have a day out together. We went to Party City, which is always exciting, to buy plates for his "Thanksgiving Feast" at school. We went to Bridgestreet to buy him some new socks and rode the carousel. We also finished buying goodies for our Christmas shoebox for Operation Christmas Child and a couple of gifts for the patients at St. Jude. I am hoping he is learning about giving to others that are in need or sick.

Gigi brought over a "new" (hand-me-down from a friend's grandson) piece of construction equipment for the backyard. Will loved it...I don't know what is..part excavator/truck but he had a blast scooping up sand and dumping it.

Hot stuff!

Ben has had some issues with constipation so the doc gave him a script for Miralax...well I now call it "gut cleanser".... Ben had quite the surprise for mommy in and out of diaper today!!! Ben loves to be naked so I let him hang out in his crib as I cleaned up his mess! Here are a few pics...

Will had a good day at school. He told me that it was a "beautiful sunny day and the leaves were falling off the trees." I am so glad he loves the outdoors. He helped his Daddy make some bread tonight. I took some pics but have not put them on the computer yet.

A beautiful November day!

The boys woke up earlier today due to the time change so we went to the 9:00 service and then went up to Monte Sano for a picnic. We missed out on the beautiful weather yesterday due to running errands and Will's three hour nap. (He has had a hard time adjusting with Daddy back in town. My mom said I use to give my dad a hard time after he came back from TDY.)

Will loved playing with sticks, nuts and chasing squirrels. Chip grilled hot dogs for us. It was lovely weather to spend the day on the mountain. We brought a ball and Will had fun kicking it around.

I can't wait till Ben gets bigger so he can play too. Poor Ben today had a rough time in the church nursery. He is going through some separation anxiety. I thought we had made it without him doing it but I guess not!! He is in a new classroom but I don't know it that makes a difference.

The pics are from our Monte Sano picnic...the facial shots are of Will watching a squriel climb a tree.

I have been TAGGED!

If you are reading this and are a blogger considered yourself tagged too!!
I was tagged by my friend Becky so I now have to share 7 weird or strange facts about me that you didn't know.


1. I have been keeping a daily journal for my boys since the day they were born...my mom did the same for me. I just hope they can read my writing!

2. We were only married 9 months when we got pregnant with Will.

3. I once performed with John Denver when I was 11...(my church choir did at the VBC)

4. I use to be a complete neat freak until I had my boys..it is now a mild case ;)

5. I cannot sleep in socks....my feet get too hot!

6. I am obsessed with washing clothes...not folding..just the washing! Chip bought me a new front loader this year after our old one broke and I love it!!! It has all sorts of neat cycles.

7. I am terrified of tornados. The Huntsville tornado of 1989 was less than 3 miles from my house! It ruined me and now I freak out!

Ghosts and Pumpkins Oh My!!!

We took Will and Ben trick or treating tonight in our neighborhood. This is the 3rd time we have taken Will but it is first time I think he got the idea. He went to every house and said trick or treat and thank you. He also threw in the occasional BOO for those who commented on his costume. When we got home he got his first taste of candy. Will got to eat 2 little bags of m&m's. Our neighbors across the street have much older kids and don't pass out candy (they go out to dinner) brought both boys treat bags. There was a little bag of cheetos but that will wait till tomorrow.

Gigi and Uncle Robby came over to see the boys and passed out candy while we took the boys around.

Today I took Will to his first gymnastics class at the Little Gym. He loved every minute of it. It was nice to do something one on one with Will.

Daddy is home!

Daddy came home today from a 4 day trip to Boston. This was the first time Daddy was out of town since Will was a little baby. We are lucky that he does not have to travel much for his job.

Many thanks to Gigi for helping us out BIG TIME when Daddy was gone. We don't know what we could do without her!!!

Daddy came home while Will was still at school so he surprised him by picking him up today. Will said "Daddy you are not in Boston."

We had our first call home today from school. Apparently Will and a piece of playground equipment came into contact and the equipment won. The teacher called me and let me know that Will had a goose egg on his head! I told her as long he is acting normal then he will be alright. They did put some ice on it.

After we got home Will did not nap due to Daddy being home so we went outside and carved our pumpkin. Will wanted to put the seeds back in after we scooped them out. I had him reach in and grab some with his hand. He told me he wanted to eat the seeds but I told him no.

We then went to our local library for a Halloween event. Will had a blast making a Halloween collage. He would have stayed there for hours with a glue stick and Halloween stampers.