Little Butterfly..

The butterfly and her glow worm


I just happened to have matching baby legs and
they looked perfect!!!

Kate and all her girlfriends from Church...

HALLOWEEN!!!!

Wow what a day Yesterday was. It started off trying to get Jakob to wear his costume to school. He was going to be Diego from Go Diego Go. When it came down to putting his costume on he freaked out. Didnt want anything to do with. He does that alot. He doenst like change. I know its a control thing. When I dropped Jakob off at school I broke down crying. "Why did he not want to dress up" "whats wrong with him" "he is going to miss out" "all the other kids are so cute in their costumes" :( So after sobbing for 30 minutes to my grandmother and my hubby I felt much better. At least Kate was still young enough for me to dress up :D
Along with it being Halloween it was also a very special birthday...The twins were born to proud parents Staci and Aaron. I ll have another post about that and pics also. Back to Halloween.
Jakob got to go Trick or treating around his school yesterday. The teachers took all the preschoolers around to all the classrooms and offices and they all got candy!! Jakob came home with 2 huge bags of candy. For 3 years we were able to live through the Candy holidays with a child who had no interest with the candy. Those days are LOOOONG gone. And he doesnt like the typical kid candy.. Oh now he wants Chocolate.
So the first words out of his mouth yesterday were... "I want more chocolate" So I allotted him one piece before nap and one piece after his nap.
At 4 we went up to the church to help put the Fall festival together. It went pretty smoothly the set up. The kids were running around like crazy but they were good.
Dustin met us at the church. We let Jakob do the booths at the festival and then Left to go visit Staci and Aaron. More on that in the next post as well.
So that was our Halloween. We got pics of Kate and a video as well. Jakob didnt dress up so we dont have any pics of him in a costume :(

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!