Getting ready for Halloween

The other day we went to Wal-mart and got some Halloween costumes. We like to buy our kids' costumes at least a month in advance, so they can wear them around the house. Byron's costume makes me laugh so hard! He looks so creepy. Lilly doesn't have her complete costume on in this pic. Just her wings. I think I will have her wear a pretty dress or something.

Stock up Now

I love this time of year, when produce is cheap. I have been stocking up and freezing corn, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and peaches.The other day I made some freezer jam with my sister too. I haven't had much time to can this year.  I love local affordable produce. If you haven't bought much, I encourage you to do so. Now is a great time to get a lot of bang for your buck.

Calm Down

Byron has had a loose front tooth for like over a month now. We have been encouraging him to wiggle it. A few times he barely let me tug on it with a paper towel and Wes got him to put dental floss on it a few times. By tonight it was just dangling. Tonight was the night. He moped around crying and being so dramatic. I know it hurts, but he was acting like it was the end of the world. Finally Wes had to hold him and just pull it. He was freaking out!
We finally got it out and Byron almost passed out he was crying so bad. He's like "I feel weird". I'm glad that's over. Now on to the next tooth. What a traumatic experience for the little guy. He was so brave with the other two. He let me just yank them out with a paper towel.

Soccer Season

Our boys play soccer in the Fall and Spring. We just started games last week. It is so good for them, to be part of a team and be disciplined in that way. Byron has had to cut back to one day a week for his Karate. The older our kids get, the busier we will get with various things they are doing. We will try not to push them too much and just carefully plan out what they want to be involved in.
This soccer season Wes and I have had to split up. The boys usually have games at the same time, but at different parks. It's fun for Lil because they have fun toys at both parks. :)

I cut my hair

So, just a quick note on the baby we were supposed to get through the adoption agency we were working with. We flew all the way down there, we were actually in the parking lot of the hospital, met with our agent, went to the store to wait for the news and got a call from the main guy who said "our birth mom" was never pregnant. We are heart broken and stressed, because we have already paid so much to them and were so ready to bring that baby home. Hopefully this nightmare will all work out and eventually we will get a baby out of it.

The next day after we got back I chopped my hair and donated it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. It was just so much maintenance and with a young family (and not much time for myself) it's much better to have short hair, it was also so heavy and made me hot. I can actually style it real quick now that it's short.

Here are just some quick pics. I know the one with me with long hair, I am in a nightgown I got from my Grandma and no makeup. I tried to make the final result look better. Ha ha.

It kind of makes me sad to look back on that first photo. I was hurting so bad that day.