Blessed by Ethan

My mom watched Ethan and Chezney yesterday while Danissa was in school and I was taking Cohen to get x-rays. When I came back, mom and I were chatting when Ethan walked over and sneezed right on her. She said "Ethan! Yuck! Do you know what you just did?" He said "Yeah...I blessed on you." Have you been blessed today?

Carmeled Apples and Pumpkin Painting

Last night was the annual Carmel apple melt and pumpkin paint for the kids at my sisters house. Here's a couple of the pics. The lighting isn't great in any home in the evening so bear with it....

Mini-me

Chezney's getting ready for work this morning...

Look Mommy

At the advice of my sister, I decided to post a funny story that happened a couple of days ago. We went window shopping as a family, and I saw these cute scarves in a Maurices store, so I went in to look. Mike stayed outside with the babies and the older two came in with me. Walking by the bras, Ethan said "Look mommy....you can buy some boobies!!!"....I think everyone in the store was quietly smirking....

Punkin Dada

My parents came over for a long overdue pizza and conversation. We've missed seeing them this summer/fall and tonight didn't even seem long enough. While they were here, my dad noticed the bite sized pumpkin that we have as decoration. There are a few gnaw marks in it and it's starting to wilt from the twins torment. Dad mentioned how this could be a potential choking hazard and since it's wilting anyway, I thew it in the garbage.
Later, we were getting the twins ready for bed, and then they grabbed their dirty diapers and headed to the garbage can to throw them away. (well trained, aren't they!?!) Chezney returned, diaper in one hand, and little tiny wilted pumpkin in the other. She headed Mikes way and said "Punk'in dada, punk'in!" Soooo needless to say...our little wilted pumpkin once again regained its spot on our desk as decor ;)

Sleepovers

Tonight is the first night Danissa is staying the night with a friend. Consequently, Ethan threw a huge fit and Teri was kind enough to let him stay the night with them so we are down two kids tonight. Mikes best friend from childhood is also in town so they are having a video game night and paintballing weekend which puts me down a husband, so our family of six is now down to three. We'll see how long that lasts though...I'm expecting middle of the night phone calls from two sweet but slightly attached-at-the-hip kiddos.

First Day Of Daycare

Today was the first day that the twins AND Ethan have ever set foot in a daycare. Funny enough, the twins went in great, I left and they did great, I got in the car and Ethan FELL APART. Apparently, daycare is the cool place to be now, and he was pretty upset that he had to go to school first, and THEN go to daycare. So, by the time we got to school (which is about 3 blocks away) he hadn't calmed down yet. It took a wrestling match to get him into his classroom, and the teacher had to hold him there while I pulled myself away from his grip and left. I sat outside for about 5 minutes waiting to hear reports from parents coming out of the building, on if he was settling down or not. Finally I got the go-ahead to leave and when the time finally came for him to get a ride with Cathy to daycare, he was more than happy to go....
When I came to pick them up, Ethan hid, Chezney ran to my daycare lady's husband and reached for him to hold her =( and Cohen was the only one that wanted Mommy....I've already been replaced!