Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween!




Pumpkins are all heavy with candy- check. Fingers, hair and clothes all sticky- check. Stomaches are feeling a bit sick-check check check. (Grant actually vomited after gorging on candy at our ward party last night) Looks like Halloween is taken care of for this year!


Grant made a great ninja- a natural poser. Nina was a lovely bride. (Don't ask me who it is that she wants to marry, I promised I would not tell.) Rachel saw Nina's costume and wanted to be a bride too, but I thought two brides were just too many. So we convinced Rachel to be a butterfly. Eventually her costume evolved from a butterfly to a fairy to a butterfly fairy princess, complete with magic wand. A costume is always better if you have a long stick to hit people with! Meg was just cute being herself.

Any one have any advice on how to get rid of the kids halloween candy fast?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

H1N1

Swine flu makes me angry. OK, that's not accurate. I am frustrated by such different messages we're getting. We just had a baby a couple months ago and in her 1 week appointment the doctor told us all to get the seasonal flu shot but actively discouraged us from getting the H1N1 vaccine. She said the symptoms can be so mild, that she couldn't say if we'd already had it, and if so, taking the vaccine could be worse for us. Fine, we thought. We went in for a checkup for us parents and the doctor railed against the media for their misplaced emphasis on swine flu, saying that they just wanted something for the news headlines. Great! No worries then.

A couple weeks ago, everyone but the baby and I (we think) took turns having a fever. Mild symptoms. We didn't get it checked or anything, so we're not sure but it's likely that it was H1N1. But of course we don't know.

And yet, the media continues the furor. Doctors are trotted out saying yes, go get it. (This is between stories of how there are no doses available). They're not our doctors! Why should I believe them over the doctor I pay to take care of my family? Or should I only listen to medical advice on the news?

The school claims they will be offering free vaccinations soon if parents want them. (To which I say- how did you get any doses if there are riots outside these places when they run out in 10 minutes? I think our principal has been out of town raiding clinics for doses.) I don't know. Of course I don't want our kids to suffer. What are you doing about H1N1?

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Frontier City Photos!

The kids had free tickets from their summer reading program and we got two more at half price online and headed for Oklahoma City's biggest amusement park. It was a cool day but very nice and we were there for about 5 hours(!). Nina, Grant, and Mom braved the Steel Lasso. Dad is a chicken and had enough of risking his children's lives after the Prairie Schooner (you can see me in the brown sweater on that ride- I'm clutching Nina and Rachel and watching Grant leave the seat every time we reached the top of the swing). For about half the time, it was literally walk up to the ride and get on- yes!!

We Made the Cake this Time

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A couple days ago we celebrated Missy's birthday with a cake made by the rest of the family for her. At her request we made a recipe from a magazine called German Chocolate Torte. It's three layers of thin brownies with delicious topping layered with whipped cream between and on the sides. Yummy! And so many helpers! We had to make a second batch of whipped cream to accommodate the tastes!

We love mommy, yessiree!

Nina's Adventure (by nina)

frontier city is the best. have you been there? there are tons of fun rides. there are tons of fast ri des. my favorite is the Steel Lasso (you can see it in the photo on this page).


Dad will post our photos later.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Notice anything different?

at the patch





We took our little pumpkins to the patch last weekend. Unfortunately they did not except trade-ins. When did pumpkins get so expensive? It would seem logical that buying pumpkins directly from the patch would be less expensive than getting them at the store, I mean, you cut out the middle man, right? Wrong. I guess we pay extra for that straight from the farm freshness. We even went out of our way to find a no frills pumpkin patch- no petting zoo, no hay rides, no corn mazes. Lets just add pumpkins to the list of all the other vegetables I buy for my kids that they don't eat.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

The things I like by Nina


i love nims island. being a sister is fun. i love my family. i have a bunkbed. i love my parents. i love jelly. i can somersault. i can play with meggie. i will be good. does anybody know me?? do i know you? do you know how old i am?

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