Pumpkin Patch 2009

We went to the Pumpkin Patch in Flower Mound last weekend. We met one of Raegan's friend's from school and her family there. It was BUSY as it was the first weekend without rain and everyone had the same idea as us. But it was fun and the girls had a good time. I'd like to take them to another one this year but I don't think we'll have any time with Raegan's soccer practices and more rain coming this week. Carina's father took a billion pictures with his super-duper camera and I'm hoping he got some better shots than I did. But here is what I have. The twins ate kettle corn while we were there and were just shoving it in their mouths!

Swine flu in the house

It was only a matter of time before one of the girls caught the oink oink. Samantha is the first victim. Mallory is on tamiflu as a precaution. I think I have it but I'm not worried about kicking it. Raegan is good and Bryan is good. Gotta love the swine!

Disney

We are back from Disney. We had a great time! Everyone was excellent. We only had one mishap of Raegan getting on the wrong bus and being lost. Nice. Here are some pictures from our Disney Photo Pass. I'll post more about the trip later!

Finally!

Man I was having major issues this week logging into this account. A cyberfriend added a group to google. So I joined and somehow managed to make a new google account. Then I couldn't get into this account or do anything with the blog. So I deleted the other one just now and got in. I was really worried that I'd have to start all over again. Whew!

So the twins have Coxsackie Virus, (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease)! They have been fussy and had low grade fevers since Sunday. Well they are fever free now. Monday they started breaking out in these red blisters. Samantha has/had blisters all over her feet, a few on her hands, several on her diaper line, and tons of blisters in her mouth and on her tongue. Mallory has some on her hands, her butt is covered in them, and I think she has some on her mouth as well. They don't want to eat anything. Poor things. I feel so bad for them! I stayed home with them on Monday and Bryan stayed home on Tuesday. Wednesday they had been fever-free for 24 hours so they went back to Mrs. Sherry's house. I hope they get back to normal soon!

Not much else going on. Raegan is busy with soccer and gymnastics. And we're going to Disney in 14 days! I've been shopping, shopping, shopping for things for our trip. I've also been clearing out the stores with all the summer clearance clothes for next year. I must stop buying stuff! They already have more clothes than I do!

I'll take some new pictures this week. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Iowa

We headed to Iowa over Labor Day weekend to say farewell to Uncle Bill. We stayed with Noreen's parents out in Victor and had a good time. The memorial was great. Dari Barn was awesome. The kids were all good. And did I say Dari Barn was awesome?

Telling secrets in downtown Grinnell.

Oh how I will miss the Dari Barn. My ass, notsomuch.

Next to the Dari Barn is a tractor sales places. Good place to hang out.

Getting ready to head to the memorial.

The big girls on the Broad Street porch.

The family at Bowers' prairie. Grandma and Grandpa as 'sprinkled' there and now Bill is too. The Bowers' prairie was dedicated to Grandpa Edd and is near the soccer fields at Grinnell College.

The Bowers' grandkids. Most of them.


Riding the riding lawn mower was fun!

The Latest Photo Shoot

A week in review

The first week of first grade is done. It's been a great one for Raegan. She got STAR student on Thursday, meaning she was the best behaved in the class for the day! I've told her that she'll get $5 for each STAR student and then at the end of the 6 weeks she can buy something with the money. Yes, I'm buying good behavior!

We had a weekend full of events. Soccer game Saturday morning and one that got canceled at the last minute in the afternoon. Sunday, birthday party, pictures, and dad's birthday dinner at Bubbies. We also played outside for a long time on Saturday night. The weather was just too nice to stick to the normal bedtime/nighttime routine. The girls had a blast! They love to dig and just be outside. Here are some pictures from the week.






Raegan made a train out of the girls' toys. Mallory loved it but Samantha was fussy for some reason and just wanted off the train!

2 weeks ago Raegan had a spot on her bumm that looked like a spider bite. We took her to Russell because it was growing, quickly. He said definitely a spider bite and it would heal. Well this is what it looked like in 2 weeks. So we went back to Russell. Now it's a fungal infection that could be a result of the bite or could have been a fungal infection all along. Either way, it's getting better with the Lotrimin AF! But isn't it nasty!


Mallory has been pretty laid back at the dinner table. Little brat!