"That's Just a Guy Dressed Up!"

So, I was talking to Ryker and Harley today about wanting to go to the Children's Museum this weekend, to go to the Jolly Days there. I started telling them about all of the cool stuff that was there. There is a Yule Slide, which is a slide that goes from the 2nd floor down to the 1st floor. You "sled" down it as if you were on real snow!!

Ryker," AWESOME!"
Harley," I don't like big slides."

I went on to tell them that there would be Ice Fishing, where we could pretend to ice fish. There was also going to be a place set up to make your own ornament!

Ryker & Harley," COOL!"

AND....Santa will be there!!!

Ryker," YESSSSSSS!" (At the same time he does that "cha ching" move with his arms)

Harley," That's just a guy dressed up!"

Me....."Oh Crap!!" (Silently, of course)

I wait a few moments to see what she says.......

Harley," Santa is in the North Pole and can't come here, he's too busy!!"

Me," WHEW!!" I go on to ask her if Santa has helpers.

Harley,"Well, yeah, the Elves....but there at the North Pole too."

Me...."Oh, so these guys that dress up, do they help Santa?"

Harley," Yeah!! That's how he finds out what we want!!"

Me, "Cool!"

Whew...that was a close one!!

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I am thankful for...

These are only SOME of the things that I am thankful for. There are so many more people and things that I am grateful for, but I thought that I would give you just a little taste!

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" 'Bout Me?"

This has got to be the most saddest, but cutest thing Marina has ever said! (And she sure can say some cute things!) So, I took Ryker and Sierra to the Doctor today. When the doctor finished checking them both out, (Ryker has Strep Throat...Sierra has an ear infection) Marina was swinging around in the "doctor's chair" and looks very sadly at the doctor and asks, " 'bout me?"

Come on, everyone all together now...AWWWW!

Well, the doctor just couldn't say No. So, she tells Marina, "Open up" and she takes one look in her mouth...looks at me...and says, "Oh my...she's got it too!" They swab her throat, and sure enough, she's got Strep too.

I was shocked!! Well, at least I won't have to make another trip to the doctor. Then the doc asks me if I had considered getting them their flu shot. So...long story short...the 3 of them also got their flu shots. So Brave!!

Aspen & Harley are next!! Bwahaahaa...Bwahaahaa!!

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Hey there everyone!! Sorry about not posting for awhile! There really hasn't been anything too exciting going on here in Indiana. We have just been riding the weather roller coaster, and I think that it has finally caught up to us. Aspen has had a pretty bad cough for the last week or so, and today Ryker and Sierra are home sick from school. Ryker got a fever last night and says that his throat hurts, so I am hoping we don't have Strep Throat going around our house again. Sierra's ears are hurting her. She had some fluid leaking out of them last night, and when she woke up this morning, she said she couldn't hear anything. Needless to say, we are going to be making a trip to the doctor.



On to funner things....I got FREE passes to the sneak preview of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium for last night!!! We were super excited to go!!! The kids loved the movie. It was really funny and a great Christmas movie. I would definitely recommend it! We got to the theater early to make sure that we were able to get in. They always give out more passes then there are seats, so you have to make sure you are in line pretty early. We got there about an hour early, and hardly anyone was there! The kids all got a cute poster, and they were obsessed about getting pens from the all of the sponsors that were there. I let all the kids put some of their Halloween candy in ziploc bags, so we didn't have to buy any snacks. Harley was laughing so loud throughout the whole movie, and Marina actually sat for the entire movie! All in all, it was a fun night out!

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!

Extra Extra!!

Here are some other pictures from our awesome visit with Grandma & Papa! Most of these are when Marina, Grandma & I took Papa downtown to see some of the sights that he wanted to see before he had to fly back home on Monday. We went down and walked the canal and saw a war memorial. Then we went to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That was so cool. We got to go on a tour bus that drove us on & around the 2.5 mile track. We got to see the starting line and Winner's circle, plus lots of other cool things. Then we looked around the Indy 500 Museum. It was very interesting, and I now know what Thomas and Ryker will be doing for Ryker's birthday coming up. Enjoy!!

Halloween!

I know it has taken me a couple of days to post Halloween, but oh well, you'll just have to deal with it!! Hee Hee We had a fun Halloween day with Grandma. Marina and I learned how to make donuts! I am pretty sure that this was the first time I have actually seen them made from start to finish. Mom has been making donuts every Halloween since before I was born, but I guess I was always a little preoccupied with other things...that, or I must have thought that they just miraculously appeared every Halloween evening! Marina absolutely loved being Grandma's little helper! The kids loved walking in the house after school and smelling that fresh donut and homemade root beer smell. I didn't get any pics of the kids because I was busy fryiny, frosting, and serving guests...but enjoy the pics I have!