Happy Thanksgiving!

So many things to be thankful for, today and every day. But my two biggest blessings are my children. There are days I have a short fuse and they push my every button, but when I take a deep breath and relax, I see what a true miracle they both are.

An Update On Our Activities

Isaac had an opportunity recently to see some trains close up. He was loving it!

I took him to Duluth's Christmas City of the North parade last Friday. The weather wasn't too bad, but we bundled up, to be sure we wouldn't get cold.

And to be fair, a couple pictures of Piper. Apparently she was lovin' the noodles!

Happy Thanksgiving!

A New Morgan Cousin

Eddy's brother Bob, and his wife, Jamie, welcomed their second child, Mason James, into the world on Thursday, October 27. We are thrilled that he's finally here and healthy! We stopped over a couple of days ago to bring them a gift and a meal. There are now 8 cousins on the Morgan side--5 girls and 3 boys. And another statistic--7 of them are ages 5 and under!

Isaac and Piper was so excited to see baby Mason!

Halloween

The kids had a great time on Halloween season! The festivities started on October 1, when I helped Isaac make a paper chain so he could count down the days until Halloween.

The day before Halloween, we finally got around to carving the two pumpkins the kids had picked out at the fall festival we took my sister to. They had fun with the "pumpkin guts"!

The holiday morning started with the kids each wearing one of two new Halloween shirts (got them super-clearanced after the holiday last year).

I was able to get out of work on time, so we were able to get home and eat a quick dinner before our friends, the Senichs, came over to trick-or-treat with us.

First stop, neighbors across the street, Chuck & Judy.

Stopping at our next door neighbor's, John & Diane.

We stopped over at our babysitter Kyley's house.

Isaac and all his loot!

The kids wore their second Halloween shirts the day after Halloween! Now Isaac has started to ask when Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valetine's Day are going to come!

Isaac!

Isaac hit a couple of big milestones after I got back from Ireland! On October 22, while eating oatmeal, he was complaining that something was stuck between his teeth. I looked, but didn't see anything. He continued to complain, so I got the floss out (not uncommon for me to do, as his teeth are very close together and food seems to get stuck often). I figured I'd be appeasing him, since I really didn't see anything. Well, the second tooth that I flossed between was LOOSE!! The front, bottom left tooth was LOOSE! I was not prepared for this. As soon as I told him, he started to cry and went up to his bedroom. Poor kid. He doesn't like to make a big deal out of things and I had gone and got all excited. He made us promise not to talk to anyone about it. Two days later (Monday, Oct 24) I dropped him off at school and whispered the news of the loose tooth to his teacher. She wanted to get excited, but I told her to keep it low-key. Sure enough, after lunch he came up to her with his tooth in his hand! That night he told us that he thought the tooth fairy would be bringing him a new train. Uh, no. I informed him that the tooth fairy only brings money. So we put the tooth in a little pouch next to his bed (he didn't want it under his pillow) and in its place in the morning were four shiny quarters.

As that wasn't enough, on Saturday, October 29, he decided that he wanted his training wheels off of his bike. We attempted this one other time this summer, but it didn't last long. I had wanted to watch him play in the front yard while Piper napped and I payed bills (blech. I despise this chore, but thought it'd be better doing it outside, while watching Isaac). So I was hesitant to do it, because I really needed to pay bills. But he was insistent, so I obliged. There was about 30 minutes of whining and "I'm not smart enough to do it" and him getting frustrated....then all of a sudden, he's biking half-way down the driveway! He was whining something like "I can't do it....well....I'm kinda doing it". It was amazing!! My heart was bursting with pride. He even let me get a couple of pictures and videos, then we walked over the neighbor's house to show Judy.