Obama won...

...and now I cry myself to sleep.

But on a happier note, my Casodilla had his 2 month checkup, and weighed a beautiful 14 pounds 9 ounces, and was 25 inches long. He had three shots, unfortunately. He woke up and cried for a few seconds every time she gave him one, but fell asleep again between each one.

Poor Paige seems to be getting a cold, just in time for her birthday tomorrow. But it's not enough to stop her from a little Mario Galaxy.

I'll post this week's interrogation station as soon as I get it, because tomorrow will be Paige's birthday post.

Today's Activities

Burying Cason(who was very smiley today) in fake food.

Hiding behind rosebushes.

Looking lovely.

Also she hid a penny in the waistband of her diaper, and did one terrifying face-plant from the couch onto Grama's wood floor, leaving her with a purple/pink cheek.
P.S. as I was typing this, Paige told me she loved me for the first time. Also second, third, fourth, and fifth times.

"I Tuck"

This morning I was feeding Cason, and Paige was in the kitchen playing with her alphabet magnets. She was putting them on the fridge one at a time, and I heard her counting: "one, teeooo, foo". So I had to get up and get a picture.

She's also big on pretending to be trapped places, lately. When I change Cason she'll follow us into the bedroom, and purposely smash herself between my bed and the wall. Then she stretches her hands out toward me and says "I tuck." (I stuck) Today she was "stuck" under the laundry basket, and needed my help to escape. Several times.

Jess got some exquisite photos of Cason yesterday. This is one of them.

Oh, and the house we love? Probably ours. The sellers miraculously accepted our offer, and closing is scheduled for November 28th. Please pray that everything goes through and we get it!

Happy Halloween!

We had a good one. Pretty tiring though, getting two in and out of car seats all over town. Paige was ready to be in bed when we got home. She LOVES Halloween. I'm so glad, because I always did too, so I'll have a little buddy to decorate with next year. Every time she sees any decorations, or pumpkins, or people in costume, she does a fake scream, much like her Home Alone scream. Or she'll do this funny hoarse voice, and try to say "so scary".

Here are a few pictures of them at the pumpkin festival at the college yesterday. She's a kitten, and Lily's a ballerina/princess. :)




It was too warm for long sleeves, and I couldn't find a black t-shirt anywhere. So I tried to dye a onesie black, but it turned out pretty faded looking, not great. She was still adorable though. For tonight, we borrowed a cute leotard from Misty, and it looked much better.

She had SO much fun with her kitten cousins, Alex and Faith. She was laughing hysterically at everything they did or said. Or even anything she did or said herself, just because they were in the vicinity.



Cason was a hammerhead shark. We made his costume over a month ago, and were guessing on how big he'd be by halloween. We were way off, and so we had to cut arm and leg holes because he no longer fits inside. He slept for the majority of the night.


Oh, and yesterday at the college, sleeping through it all then too.


Scariest thing I saw tonight?

Haha. Just kidding. They were pretty cute, and those shirts were quite cool at the time.

Interrogation Station #2

We went to the college with Dan, Veronica, and Lily to get some candy and show off their costumes. Got some good pictures, but I won't post them since Halloween is tomorrow, technically. I'll save them for then.

But I WILL introduce to you my nieces. That's right, not one, but two interviews tonight. Sisters, Alexandria and Faith. (I don't want to have picked one over the other to go first. I'd be in big trouble.) So we'll go in the order they came to earth.

So, let's begin.
Alex is 7 years old, and is smart, sweet, and pretty. She's also very mature and so good with my babies. She's a great cousin.

1) Alex, what is your favorite animal?

Horse.

2) What is the worst thing that Faith does to you?

Takes my stuff.

3) What is the best thing about Faith?

Um, that she likes playing with me.

4) What do you want to be when you grow up?

A vet. (I ask why, to get a little more out of her.) Because I wanna help animals.

5) Who is your hero?

My mom. And my dad.

6) What do you like to do for fun?

Go camping!

7) What is your favorite food?

I have a lot, that’s HARD!! (laughs) One of my best foods is artichokes. Then, I love steak.

(We then see Kiddie Korral, which reminds her to tell me this story: “Did you see Kiddie Korral?” I say yes. “Well, I was helping Faith make her bed and I had to make mine too. So my dad called Kiddie Korral and was like ‘yeah, Alex and Faith’. He really called them. But then I made my bed and I didn’t have to go. He didn’t even call them back.”)

8) What’s your favorite memory?

Playing at Granny’s house.

9) What about your worst memory?

Umm, I don’t HAVE a worst memory. Pretty much all my memories are happy.

10) What are you afraid of?

Um…I can’t think of anything.

11) How do you feel about this interview?

What’s an interview? (I explain what “interview” means)

Oh, I like it.


Now, we have Faith, 4 years old, sweet, smart, cute, and feisty!

1) Faith, what is your favorite animal?

Uh, horses.

2) What is the worst thing that Alex does to you?

Slaps.

3) What is the best thing about Alex?

She, um, helps me clean my room.

4) What do you want to be when you grow up?

Uhhh, I don’t KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

5) Who is your hero?

Uh, mmmmmmmm. (Long silence, followed by her never responding. I move on.)

6) What do you like to do for fun?

Uh, go to Phoenix.

7) What is your favorite food?

I don’t know.

8) What’s your favorite memory?

Mmmm, I don’t know.

9) What about your worst memory?

Mmmm, I don’t know.

10) What are you afraid of?

Spiders.

11) Who is your favorite aunt?

Uh….(no response, too smart)

12)How do you feel about this interview?

Uhhh. I don’t know.

I lost her about a quarter of the way through the questions.

Leg Press

Paige leg pressed her picnic table last night.

Paige was pleased with herself today.

Cason looked disgusted with her here.

Paige loves him anyway.

Also, I'm trying to be better about birthday posts. 2 more of my cousins have birthdays this month. Lauren's was on the 15th, but I didn't post since she's in Africa right now. But I should have, since she does have internet access at times. So happy belated birthday Lauren!

And today is her sister Michelle's, so happy birthday to YOU Michelle! (Because I can't find any pictures of Michelle that are recent and taken from closer than a mile away, I will post this one from the late 80s. Jess has pointed out that Gumby is on the tv behind us, making the picture that much better.)

Thinking about my cousins reminded me of our trip to Virginia 2 summers ago for Michelle's wedding. I fell asleep at the airport, and when I got up everybody was laughing and taking pictures. Paige wouldn't let go of this water bottle and had fallen asleep with a death grip on it.

I love...

..her curls sticking out under her hat. This picture is from weeks ago, but I was organizing our picture files, and found it. And loved it.

Once today, at Grama's house, I got up to go to the kitchen, and Paige was standing by the couch. She looked at me, smiled, and suddenly threw her arms around my legs and hugged me. One of the best feelings ever.

This one IS from today.