2 Sick Kiddos means no fun for mommy....

Two things I have learned in having 2 children:
1. When one gets sick, you can bet the other one will soon follow.
2. Two sick kiddos = No sleep for mommy.

Jakob came home Wednesday complaining of a "headache" And his ear was hurting. Wednesday night he was screaming and crying in pain. He slept with us and kept me up all night. Thursday was just the same as Wednesday. Friday a little improvement but still not sleeping through the night and Katharine begins to get sick. Saturday night both kids are sick and up every other hour or so. So Saturday night was a loss. I dont even know why I bothered siking myself up for sleep. With both kids sick I decided not to take them to church on Sunday, I didnt want to spread the sickness, and we also had to miss cousin Micahs birthday. I felt awful because I was so looking forward to seeing the family and celebrating Micahs birthday. But it really wouldnt have been fair to the kids, or to the people who would be attending the party. They would have brought home more than just party favors....
This morning the kids woke up early(atleast we all slept most of the night) And are still sick. I think Kate is at the worst part today and Jakob seems to be getting better. Along with Kates cold she has a strange rash all over her legs, bum and a little on her belly. IT looks like little ant bites and she has been scratching at them? First thought was it was chicken pocks but it hasnt spread. So we are just keeping a close eye on them and if they spread we will bite the bullet and go to the doctor.
And that is what we have been doing the last couple days.. Festering in sickness.
I sure hope the kids get better so I can go see Staci and the babies on Wednesday!! But I dont want to risk it so we all need to be super well first.
Kate is calling me from her crib so I must bring this post to an end.. Till next post!!

Another trip to the Pumpkin Patch

This time it was just with the girls. Jakob went with his daddy to help Meme and Papa do some work on the house. So Kate and I met up with Kiera and her mommy and went to a small Pumpkin Patch at one of the Methodist churches down the road. It was such a beautiful day out today. Perfect is the only word I feel that describes it. Kate and Kiera had a blast at the pumpkin patch they loved playing with the pumpkins and they both shared snowcones with their mommys. Then we all went out for Olive garden. It was so yummy.
And that was our day, the most exciting part atleast. Here are the pics from our visit.

Staci Update

Staci got back from the dr and she is 2 cm dilated. For those of you that have had children before, you know that this could mean we could have babies tonight... Or not for weeks. Depending on the babies. But we wont have to wait for weeks if it is the latter. Because Staci is scheduled to have Boo babies!! Thats right her babies will be induced on October 31st. Yes thats right your calendar is not lying to you that is in 6 days!! I am so excited and nervous I can barely stand it. Of coarse we want the best for the babies and want them to be born healthy and without complication. So please pray for Staci and Aaron and big sister Ashley. I will keep everyone updated but in the mean time be sure to check out her blog here.
Thats all I have for now!!! Till later,

Tasha

Nothing real exciting to report.....

We have had a pretty uneventful week so far. Took Jakob to school tuesday and Wednesday . Checked out the new ginormous H.E.B down the road. It was the grand opening and knowing there would be free stuff I didnt eat breakfast. So Kate and I munched on lots of freebies that morning.. Yum. They also gave out free blocks of Chedder Cheese, Salsa and they had tons of great coupons. I got $2 off of their H.E.B brand Diapers that are usually $ 10 for the mega pack, which includes like 52 diapers I think. And in case you are wondering, I am an avid Huggies user but thought it was such a great deal that I couldnt pass it up... Well the HEB Diapers work fabulously. So i think I am going to make a switch :D
Yesterday after Jakobs nap he woke up screaming and crying and whining in pain. He was/is complaining that his head and ear hurt. So I am pretty sure its an ear infection :( First one ever as far as I know. So needless to say last night was not so pretty. I went out for a L. N.O event (Ladies night out) And came home at 10 to a crying boy. So gave him some tylenol and Dustin put him in bed with us. Well he woke up every hour or so and cried and whined. We got about 3 hours of total sleep last night :( Jakob missed school as well today.. There goes his perfect attendence ;) He has been running a low fever but seems to feel a little better for the time being. I feel lucky and I am knocking on wood now, because my kids are rarely sick.
Today we plan on just laying low.
Staci has an appointment with the Doc at 11am. I have a feeling he is going to tell her to go to the the hospital for an induction. Her legs look like the stay puff marshmellow man. And you can tell the circullation is not good through her legs. Poor girl. She feels fine though which is good. So I ll keep you posted on whether or not we are going to have twins today or if we are still waiting.
I have a couple videos of the kiddos. One is especially for My grandmother, the kids' GG. The other is of my 13 month old Genuis baby Kate. ;) Enjoy!!!

Its official...

Katharine is a "toddler". She is walking all over the place. I just love the early walker walk. With the arms stretched out for balance. So cute. I just happen to have a video as well. Turn up the volume and watch to the very end where Kate says "hi" to everyone...
Enjoy!

6 years down, a lifetime to go.

Dustin and I celebrated our 6th year wedding anniversary Saturday. In the past we never really celebrated any of our anniversary's simply because there was always (and still is) so much going on in October. But this year, Dustins boss gave everyone $100 dollar gift cards to Churroscos, A very nice South American restaurant. So we got all dressed up.. And let me remind you who we are in that we never get dressed up. It is a rare occasion that I will wear anything other than blue Jeans and that occasion is usually a funeral. But it is nice to get all snazzy once in a blue moon. Dustin even wore slacks so you know that it was a big deal.
We dropped the kids off at Dawns house around 4:30 and then went back home to get ready. Our reservations were at 7:00. I was thrilled to eat at a place that you didnt have to yell across the table because of all the chattering. It was so nice and grown up. Dustin got the $42 steak, He said it was good but not worth $42 ;) I got a yummy chicken and a glass of Merlot. And for desert Chocolate Tres Leches.. OH my gosh, it was Divine!! To bad my stomach hurt from all the food that I couldnt finish it.
I gave Dustin a new wedding band for our anniversary. He lost his original wedding ring about 3 years ago. So I got him a newer(cheaper) Manlier(his words not mine) ring. He was quite surprised.. I surprised myself by keeping it a secret. I usually cant do that and end up giving away hints. But Mum was the word this time!!!
We got to have a great night out and didnt have to pick the kids up till Sunday Morning. Thanks Dawn!!!
And that was our Anniversary weekend. This coming weekend we have our Costume party . I still have no idea what we are going to be for Halloween. It is a couples themed costume party. SO if any of you can think of some creative couples costumes leave a comment, because I am without a clue.
I hope everyone has a great week!! Oh and the twins are scheduled to be here in 3 weeks. I cant wait to be an aunt again!!!
I forgot pics of us all snazzy and stuff:
I am not sure why Dustin looks so mad in these pics??But when you have a tripod taking your picture, you dont get any direction.. Like.. get the hair out of your face blondie, that would have been nice. Oh well ;)

Great friends and another birthday!

I am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing people.

My birthday was Saturday and not very many people know when my birthday is because I am not one to draw attention to getting OLD. Its bad enough that the gray hair make me look older. But that is a different story. So my good friends call me up for a last minute dinner. I decided to go to Buffalo wild wings because I had never been and how busy could it be on a Wednesday night. Well little did we know that it was kids eat free night!! So needless to say the noise was deafening. Aside from the chitter chatter of high pitched children they were trying to mask that sound by BLARING the music.(more proof of our impending old age) We all made several comments that it felt like we were at a night club or a bar.

Anyway, The dinner was great and I just love going out with my girlfriends. Its so uplifting and carefree. We had a great dinner and tons of fun. We stayed for 3 hours. That waiter was so tired of us by the end of the night. Oh well ;)

Thank you Jenn, Staci and Dawn for such a great dinner. I had so much fun and love you all tons!!!

As always here's a pic for proof.


Staci, Dawn, Jenn and myself sitting down.