Halloween Pictures

Just a quick update with Halloween Pictures. We had a great night and the kids has a lot of fun - adults too!

Taylor & Zoe
Matthew & Mommy
Matthew & Jennifer
Rod
Cadence, Emily & Reagan
Shelby & I
Princess Belle
Boyfriend Chance, Reagan and Vail
Matthew!

Drama, Drama!!! Enough ALREADY!

I am not very in love with desert living after last week!

Poor Little Miss Reagan got stung by a scorpion!  It was under a pillow on the couch.  I do not like AZ wildlife - bugs included!  So a call to the pediatrician and poison control let us know to just wash with soap and water and put a cold wash cloth on it.  You don't have to worry unless she starts drooling uncontrollably.  And it takes 6 hours for the effects of the poison to peak.  ARGH - information that I wish I did not need to know!

And that was after Jill (our occasional babysitter) got stung last Thursday while playing with Reagan on the floor in the family room.  She was OK too, but enough is enough!

Rod has become the scorpion hunter!  He has purchased a black light and searches through the house after it's dark!  Last night was the first night he didn't find one!  The exterminator explained that they come out during the day when it warms up from where they are hiding in the walls - makes me feel great!!!!  

Taylor had a trip to the ER after heading 3 balls in her final soccer game Sunday.  They only played 4 last weekend (yes, that was heavy sarcasm!)  She was OK and took Monday off school to rest and recuperate!  No child should have to do that!  2 back to back games each day left her exhausted and disgusted at 3 losses and one tie.  We have had a welcome break from practice and have one more tournament this weekend for the season to end.  I guess there won't be enough girls to play this next season since we have reached the high school age and most schools have teams that they will play with - we don't so Taylor is HAPPY to take a break.  Now to figure out what to do next......

We had a great Halloween!  Reagan and Matthew went trick-or-treating with Reagan's boyfriend Chance and his sister Vail.  We made it about an hour and headed home.  Taylor went with Amelia and her mom Jen to trick-or-treat.  They had fun and Jen and I have decided that this year was it - they are too OLD to go without the front of Reagan :)))

Here is also a picture of our pumpkin!

And a quick little video of just good clean fun (excuse the corny pun!)

Recovering from last night.... not the parents, the kids

Well Reagan and Taylor both had a big night last night!  Both had Halloween parties!  Reagan went to Lifetime Fitness for their parent's night out Halloween style. She was in costume and had a great time!  Her favorite part of last night was "the bouncy house"  and nothing else!  They had pizza and watched Monsters, Inc.  

Reagan had school pictures on Thursday and I am so grateful that Rod has the flexibility to be home and help with running everyone here and there!  I had a class at the gym (more on that later) and he got Reagan ready and took her for the pictures!  Last year's were really great - can't wait to see what she's done this year!

Taylor and Amelia went to a school friend's Halloween/Surprise Birthday party.  It was a little unnerving turning her loose at a party like that, but Jen - Amelia's mom - did the due diligence with Conor's mom and approved!  I tried, but never got my message returned!  They got to hang out until 11:30!  And Rod went to get them.  Of course I am waiting for the dead to arise and get all the details!

The soccer team did not do so hot yesterday, but Tay was very excited to get to play forward.  And they did score (go Nicole)!  So while it was tied for a while the other team got another one in and we lost 1-2.  Next weekend is a tournament!

Matthew is really mobile these days!  He rolls, rocks, lunges forward and can get to anything he wants.  It is just a matter of days that he will crawl for real!  And the second tooth is almost here!  This is going by tooooo fast!  He is really a little boy!  

We had our 6 month doctor visit - he is 27.5 inches long, 16.4 pounds.  That puts him in the 80% for height and the 30% for weight.  Tall and skinny can work!  We have slowed down on eating solids - he is not that into it right now.  

Here is a little video of our creeping this morning!

I have been working really hard at the gym the past two weeks!  I have joined the cardio O2 club where you work with a trainer in a group setting to achieve running goals.  I have discovered how much I like running and hope this will make a big difference!  Plus I need the cardio to burn off the baby fat - 8 pounds to go to pre-baby weight!  Rod is in search of a new trainer - Brian is leaving for a better job in Nebraska!  So I might drag him along with me until he figures that out!  He looks great and I am really proud of him!