The past few weeks have flown bye! Amanda and Kaden are now living with us, and it has been good. They moved in Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Watching 3 kids is a little harder than I expected, but once I get Kade's schedule adjusted it will be Great!

Thanksgiving was at my house this year! It was fun. Hosting is always a hard job, I felt like I was always cleaning. :) I really enjoyed everyone coming over! I haven't sat down to upload all my pictures from Thanksgiving, but I stole one from my aunt. (thanks cris)

Josh has been job hunting, he has an interview in 3 minutes, hopefully it will be the job he has been looking for.

Tonight I am going to the Christmas Gathering at my church. I went last year and had a great time, so I am really looking foward to it.

Its been so cold! Brrrrr! If you know me you know I hate cold weather! I wish I could hibernate all winter. Cold weather is not motivating to me. I would rather lay in a warm bed till all hours of the day, than face the cold.

Josh turned 28 on Monday. The girls and I took him lunch to work and ate with him. Then we went and Madeline picked out a birthday cake for him. Baskin Robbins ice cream cake!!! YUMM. Although, his favorite cake in german chocolate, none of us like it. Then we came come home, I cooked dinner and we had cake! A small little birthday party for him. Madeline sang happy birthday all night long. It was perfect. I guess you might be wondering what we got him for his birthday... well he recieved his gift about a month ago. He got new golf clubs, and bag.

Tomorrow is our 4 year anniversary! Its been a fast 4 years! 2 kids, 4 dogs (2 of which only lasted a few days), 1 house, 6 cars, and hours of lost sleep! But I tell you, I wouldnt have it any other way. There is no one else I would rather spend my life with than Josh. Sure, Josh and I have had our seasons of good and not so good, but its perfect!

Josh finally finished his resume! He posted it on monday night, and had 2 calls on tuesday. Hopefully God will open some doors for Josh to get the right job for the family!

Perfect fall day!

The weather was AMAZING today! The high was around 80 with a cool breeze, we had to be outside!

So I took, what will probably be the last for a while, opprotunity to take the girls to the zoo. It was by far the best trip we have had yet! Not alot of people were there, and we went backwards through the zoo, because I wanted Madeline to see what she is usually to tired to see.

Because the weather was so great, we saw alot of the animals. The baby chimps were expecially playful today, they would jump off the glass making Madi laugh sooo hard. Cait loved it so much, except when the baby chimp was about 2 inches from her face... she said "no, no, no." It was so cute. If you put your hand on the glass, they would put their had over yours. We had a great time. Here are a few of our pics! The pumpkin and hay bails were left over from HalloZOOween.

kid stuff

What is it about Halloween that makes you feel like a kid again? Maybe its the costumes and the candy.
The girls had so much fun trick or treating! Madeline wasnt scared of anything, she just kept reassuring her self the whole night, " mom, its just pretend." Cait couldnt wait to go up to the doors and say " tee-teet." It was absolutely adorable! For the past 2 years we head down to a neighborhood in Mid-town, everyhouse seems to be envolved and decked out! The candy is ok, but the atmosphere is amazing!! There are about 100-200 kids walking all around, it reminds me of being little. :)

At the end of the night, Madeline looks at me and says, "mommy, will you carry my basket, its to heavy" I laugh and tell her its time to head home. BUT not before a pit stop at my moms house. My mom made her day, she gave her the new Tinkerbell movie! Madeline was so excited. She has been begging me for it! With Christmas around the corner, I was telling her to wait, so you could imagine her excitement! She stayed up until midnight with very heavy eyes to watch the whole thing!

Above: We were at my moms house, with Kaden and Amanda

Josh and I attended a costume party on saturday night. It was a good time. I love dressing up, and we take it pretty seriously!
I hope everyone had as much fun as we did for halloween! :)

the stuff..

We it seems like we have all gotten "the stuff" but I guess its just going around.
I cant seem to get may family in good health. Madeline has been on breathing treatmeats for 3 days with fever, I have a cough and stuffy/runny nose fever, Cait has a snotty nose and fever, and Josh has been taking theraFlu for 2 days. It seems like maybe these colds just come with the fall weather. Its just another reason I hate cold weather. I really should move somewhere warmer.

The girls got to wear their halloween costumes to church on Sunday morning. They looked so cute. But we were in such a hurry to get out the door, I failed to take a picture. We will be sure to get some on Friday though! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It so much fun.

Amanda and I went to a concert last night. We went and saw Cross Canadian Ragweed at the Cain's. It was fun. It was some much needed sister time. I am glad that we are getting closer as we get older. She makes me laugh.

Thats it I guess, I am going to try to take a quick nap, hopefully I will feel better when I wake up.

Below: the girls last halloween!

Lately...

We went to the pumpkin patch 2 weekends ago. Cait got to ride her first horse! :) We had a good time!

Above: Cait's Halloween Costume. All made by hand, made by me. Shirt, tutu, headband, tail, ALL of it! This was my first attempt, and I am proud of myself! :)

Below: What Madeline's Costume will look like once I get my tulle in! And her boots are still on their way from e-bay!

Blood

As most of you know I cant handle blood very well, especially from my own children. But, today I was forced to "handle" it.
I was at my moms work helping out, Madeline and Cait were feeling restless, so I decided it was time to go. I preceed to take a quick pit stop in the bathroom just before I hear "thud....cry." I rush over to see what happen. I pick Cait up and blood is gushing out of her head. She is upset and smearing it all over her face. I panic. I cry. I panic. Then, I rushed to get Madeline in the car. Cait couldnt sit up without her head bleeding, so my mom held her the whole way to the UrgentCare. Thank God she was with me. I was a mess. Cait was sobbing. Madeline was asking a lot of questions.
Cait cried the whole time! Yvonne, my mother-in-law, saved the day. She held Cait firmly while the doctor was sewing her up. 5 STICHES!! My mom held my hand! WHEW! She hit her head just above her right eyebrow. :(
So its all finally over, Cait isnt crying anymore because she is numb. The the doctor starts talking about scars! UGH!! I didnt even think of that.
Madeline was on a walk with her papa the whole time. They got cookies and milk. Perfect!
We are home now. Everyone seems fine for the moment. :)
On a lighter note, Madeline got her first haircut!! I know what you are thinking "shouldnt she have had one by now?" Well the answer is no. Because of her tramatic birth, she has had a very hard time growing hair. They suctioned her head 3 times resulting in a lot of damage. Anyway, Her hair is super cute. I will post pics later tonight.

Above: Cait after alot of crying, sweating, and pain! Bless her heart. It was a rough day.

Above: Cait vs Ravioli! haha! :)