Zoo fun

So we had Election Day off of school this week so mommy took the kiddos for an impromptu trip to the zoo. The weather was perfect, not too hot but not even cool enough for jackets. Mikey's favorite part was riding the horse and of course, the zoo train. Kaitlyns favorite part was also riding the horse and the flamingos. I love these days where I get to spend some quality time with the kids. 

School Pictures

Ok, I just can't get enough of these two. Don't be upset when you get these same pics on your Christmas card this year:

Ouch

Here is the tale of my last weekend. I wish that I could tell you that this story came from the dark depths of my imagination, but sadly I can not. It happened. All. Of. It. 

On Thursday afternoon at work, I was walking the sidewalk around the playground during recess. I had just gotten a text from one of the teachers I work with and was answering it when, you guessed it, I dropped the phone. The same iPhone and cover that I have had (and dropped many times!!) for years. This was the final straw and my phone cracked into a hundred peices. 

When I called Mike to tell hm about. It, he reminded me that we have 'Apple care' which replaces your phone if you have an accident (you can only use this TWICE and I have already used one when my phone took a dip in Papa Joe's pool!!). Mike was a dream and the next day took the afternoon off of work so he could get a new phone for me. He got home Friday evening with a new phone JUST in time for our family to make it to the neighborhood Halloween picnic. As soon as we got to the picnic, I sat down on a bench and felt the brand. new. phone. slip. out. of. my. pocket..... And crash into a hundred peices. Yep. It's surely happened. 

I didn't even have it for an hour. Because it was Halloween night, I decided to continue to use the phone so I could take pics of the kids trick-or-treating. 

The next morning, I woke up with my thumb swollen and painful. I couldn't move it. So weird! I eventually made my way to urgent care to have them tell me that I probably got a peice of glass in it and prescribed me an antibiotic. I made the HUGE mistake of refusing pain meds that I thought I wouldn't need. I slept zero hours and on Sunday morning my thumb looked like this:

So, back to urgent care to request the pain meds and when the doctor saw me, he sent me straight to the ER for a fun filled afternoon of IV antibiotics and lancing and draining!!!!

Today, I went to work and came home like this:

 At least I have tomorrow off!!!!

Trick or Treat

Our kids are getting so big. The past years on Halloween we would go you our community 'Haloweenie' event and enjoy hot dogs and beams with our neighbors and on the way home, hit up the 3 favorite neighbor houses for trick or treating fun. This year, after our hot dog dinner, my babies made it through HALF of our neighborhood!! We had so much fun watching them go door to door and peoples reactions to their cute costumes. We have the best neighborhood and there was so much to see and do. One neighbor set up a 'circus' in her driveway compete with clowns and a mime. Katie had to hula- hoop for her treat there and was amazing!! Another house had a bonfire and let the kids make s'mores- yummy!! It was a great family fun night!!!

Celebrations of a 5 Year Old

We have been celebrating Kaitlyn's birthday all month (hmmm...spoiled a little?). Here is a glimpse of some of the fun:

We're excited to watch this five year old grow and have a fantastic year!! 

The Big 5

So today's a day I've been exited about and dreading at the same time. Our Katie Bug turns 5. She's officially a big girl and mama misses her baby but I love the sweet girl she is becoming. 

Kaitlyn's favorite colors are.... Pink and purple (anyone surprised?). She loves rainbows and unicorns. She is an amazing artist and loves to do her school work. She can write her first and last name by herself and is beginning to read sight words. 

Kaitlyn is full of personality and likes to be a 'mommy' to her dolls and to her brother! She's pretty dramatic (both good and bad!). She's starting to get really good at gymnastics too- she just did her first walk-over!! Of course, she's still an amazing swimmer. She's so close to level 5 and I know she'll pass soon (we're working on that breaststroke). 

She loves her daddy with all of her heart- I love watching the relationship between the two of them. She is the sweetest girl when he's around. She is also an amazing big sister. The two of them sleep together almost every night and share stories and secrets as they cuddle under the covers. I never tire of watching and listening to them on the baby monitor! 

I'm so excited to see what 5 brings us with our princess. Even though I'm sad she's not a baby- I know she'll always be MY baby and the one that made me a mother for the first time. I love her with all of my heart. Happy birthday sweet Katie Bug.