Kailee the fire fighter

So today I took the kids to the station to see Paul. I've been trying to take them more often b/c the kids are really missing him through out the day. The other day Kailee fell asleep on the way so JP went and had dinner with Paul, but tonight they were both awake and got to enjoy the station together. JP was attached to Paul so Kailee really got to see the trucks and try on the gear. She did not want to leave. They both had so much fun and it was nice for them to get to see Paul as well. It made their night and Kailee couldn't stop talking about what a great fire fighter she made. Guess she's decided to follow in her father's footsteps and no longer wants to be a doctor. :)

Update on my Grandpa

Today he was finally released from the hospital. After many complications including a bleeding vein is his leg, fluid in his lungs, an infection, and two trips back to the ER, as well as another stay in ICU he is at home and doing well. For everyone who offered support and prayers thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The Button says it all

While I normally do not discuss politics nor do I ever share my opinions on politics, since this election is over, and our next president has been selected I feel the need to put my thoughts down. I cannot believe how many people rallied behind one man, a man who in my opinion was not the right choice. That's pretty much my opinion and I'm not asking anyone to agree or disagree with me. I realize this is a huge historical milestone for America with electing Barack Obama, the first African-American to ever be elected, but I can't seem to grasp how a non Christian won over the USA. A man, who at times couldn't even respect the USA enough to place his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance. My hope is that he will not ruin our country any further, and all his talk for change will be positive change and not negative. I wish I had a more positive feeling about the new president, but I don't. I have the most uneasy feeling in my gut. All I can say is God bless all of us and this country.

The Joys of Halloween

Oh the joys of picking out Halloween costumes. Kailee I've pretty much had her costume in mind for months now. The only problem... I don't know how to make costumes myself and don't really want to spend $60.00 on one either . That's when knowing a best friend who literally knows everyone or has connections with a ton of people comes handy. So I decided I wanted Kailee to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and not a black cat like she wanted to be. Once I told her Charlie could sit in her basket she was so on board. So I showed my best friend the costume selling for $60.00 and she said "We can so make that." I knew then the costume was a go. So i went to Texas and literally in one day her costume was made and we were both so excited. I had the idea for JP to a fireman for ever. So I started looking. The options were cheesy, super cheesy or expensive. Nice options. I decided then he would have to wait to be a fireman. After all he's a boy and has his whole life to use that as a costume. So I kept putting it off and kept not looking. Just no motivation and I really wanted him to be a fireman darn it. Oh well I was in Texas having a blast and not really thinking of Halloween and besides how hard can it be? So back to Az and things were super hectic trying to get the kids back to normal and the house back in order, and once again I forgot all about JP's costume. Monday before Halloween comes. Then Tuesday, and then Wednesday. I wake up on Thursday and realize after looking in JP's closet he has nothing to wear. Oh why did I wait till the last minute. What would my options be at this point? So I go into Old Navy and there's some semi normal boy costumes. Jackpot I think. Maybe just maybe procrastinating wasn't such a bad idea. Then I start looking for his size. Great. Super small or super big. Uh oh guess it did bite me in the booty. Well long story short I found him a costume. It's a 4T 5T but still I bet I can make it work. Actually at this point it's going to have to work. LOL As you can see by the pictures they both ended up looking super cute for Halloween and all my worrying was for nothing. The kids had a fantastic night and heck Paul and I did as well. We trick or treated like kids and just enjoyed the night with the kids.

Holly Pumpkins

Arizona has an awesome real pumpkin patch. Who knew? I never expected one since we never had one in Texas and when I heard they did I was all over it. Paul finally had a day off that fell during the time the pumpkin patch was open, so we decided what the heck lets load the kids up and take them. Mind you it's about 98 degrees outside. This should be fun!
Fun it was minus the heat and all the bees. It was like a mini festival. It has food, games, a corn field, petting zoo, and the famous pumpkin patch. We walked around and let Kailee go see all the animals, and see the cornfield and then we headed on the horse pulled trailer into the pumpkin patch. Everywhere you looked there was pumpkins. To your left, right, in front on you, and behind you. Kailee's face lit up and you could see the excitement written all over it. :)
She was honestly overwhelmed I think. It took her at least 45 minutes to take it all in. Then Paul finally told her to pick a pumpkin. She went crazy. She picked, huge ones, big ones, medium, and even the smaller ones. Jp woke up around this time and even started trying to get a pumpkin. He was the easy one. Paul showed him a small one and he grabbed on to it so tightly. We knew this was his choice. By this time the heat and not eating lunch was really starting to get to Paul and I, so we encouraged Kailee to put a rush on it. She decided on a smller one and off we went on our horse pulled trailer. Once we got back Kailee saw the little bitty pumpkins and just had to have one, well ok more like 3. We paid and said good bye to the pumpkin patch.