Happy Halloween

I took the kids while John stayed back and passed out candy tonight. They don't mess around with Halloween here! There were hoards of kids in the streets. The MP's were out passing out glow sticks and flashing buttons to the kids and riding around on golf carts keeping kids out of trouble. Our street was full of all kinds of little trick or treaters! We must live on THE street to trick or treat on.

JJ couldn't get enough of the evening. He dragged his little bucket for over and hour and refused to let me carry it for him. Maybe he was thinking I might steal it? Hmmm, do I like candy? Never! haha. I brought him back while before the evening ended and made him get in line to get candy from daddy. He was is such a candy zone that he didn't even notice who he was getting the candy from. I think his thoughts were "give me more, give me more!"

A Random Day at the Park

I took the kids for a walk today and we stopped by the playground to let JJ get some of that crazy energy out of him.

Before we went to the park, I was kind of ignoring JJ's ramblings. Apparently I shouldn't be! He was laying on the floor where we change his diaper saying the word diaper over and over! Hello Mom! Get a clue! Oops!

Out for a walk...

And the kids both fell asleep yesterday! If I had on my walking shoes I would have walked for hours. It was so peaceful outside.

Goodbye Grandpa Car

Hello new one! John finally talked me into letting him trade in his car for something more "manly." He wanted a "real" truck but got this Chevy Tahoe instead. We really like it.

Pumpkin Carving

JJ was completely disgusted with the guts!

Ta Da!

The Great Pumpkin Patch

Well not really, but we stopped and let JJ look at them. They were really expensive so we opted to go find them elsewhere. That will happen this weekend. I just had to take JJ's picture with all the pumpkins. He was way more interested in the rocks they were sitting on than the actual pumpkins, but oh well!

It's Fall. I love it!!!

This is what happens when my child gets into the mascara. Mental note--put the mascara in the medicine cabinet and not the drawer! We don't need eyeballs poked out.

We made yummy caramel apples last night. JJ didn't understand why he couldn't eat all the upwrapped caramels before they melted!

This one's for you Susan! Maddie in Pink and Brown...

Here is my new toy. Well, at least my new exercise toy. The family room at the gym is not JJ friendly. John insists he'll be jogging with the kids too...

6 Months

Madeline turned 6 months yesterday and she is growing and doing so many new things! This morning at her check-up, she weighed an even 16 pounds, was 27 inches long and her head measured a whopping 42 cm. That means her head is not such a peanut anymore! She had to get her shots and that was no fun, but when are they?
As I sat here on the computer a few minutes ago, I had to ask John if he had sat her up. When I sat her on the floor she had flopped over and was playing with the floor vent. I looked again and she was sitting up!! She sat herself up for the first time. She probably be crawling in the next few weeks.

The Mom Song

Ahhhh....

Peace and quiet. I have been craving that for a long time! The kids are both napping, John is at work for a little while and I have the windows open for some much needed fresh air. It is a beautiful day!!!

Hmmm, where do I start? It first started in Grand Forks. Base housing made it mandatory to recycle. They gave you a nice big bin and you had to separate everything. Ugh. They then made it so you didn't have to separate. After moving to San Antonio, I had to seek out recycling. I got a small, I mean really small, green plastic box I could use. Well, shoot, I could fit two milk jugs in that thing when we were going through at least 4 a week. This wasn't going to work, but for the time being it was going to have to work and I was going to have to shove as much in that box as I could. We eventually got the nice big container on wheels. Yay!

Living on base again, I assumed(you should never assume!) that we would get the nice big container on wheels. Well, we did. One problem -- they don't pick them up! I am not sure where my need to recycle comes from. I think I really just want to help keep our home, the Earth, clean. I try to do many things to "Go Green." I bought Maddie cloth diapers, I recycle as much as I can when I can, we use the new spiral flourescent light bulbs. And our next vehicle, when the van dies, will be a hybrid.

So back to the recycling dilemma. Apparently the base ran out of money to have a recycling program. This frustrates me. That means the entire base is throwing away tons of office paper and supplies when they could easily be recycled. I know the government has a policy that states Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. It's just so frustrating to me that the base can't even follow it's own policies. Hopefully this will get resolved soon. As for now, I am going to collect what I can from the house and use the drop-off points at the local grocery stores. At least I am doing my part to be green.

Well, some of the house is looking half-way normal

The living room is finally livable and the dining room is put together. The backyard is in need of some grass, which won't happen until spring. There are three rose bushes in the bark. We are going to transplant them to the front because they are right in the way of JJ's play area. And the bark will probably become grass as that is Cody's favorite place to leave surprises.

We put some packing paper on the kitchen floor for JJ's entertainment. Maddie got in his way and he got a little upset! Can you see she is finally growing some hair?!?!?

Think Pink

Finally, some pictures for ya'll

The first few pictures are from our Michigan visit. The rest are here at the house!

You have to watch The Office to understand this one...

Pam and Jim are dating!!!! I have been waiting forever for them to get together!

The Inside

Here is the living room looking out the back of the house. The kitchen is through the doorway on the left.
Here is the kitchen. It is a decent size and I like the window over the sink. And we get a gas stove!
Here is the dining room to the left of the kitchen and behind the garage.

Here is the master bathroom. And the pantry is in a funny spot--the garage! I have to go into the garage to get to the pantry. One plus, I don't have to drag all the groceries into the kitchen! See the canned goods in the pantry? Myself and my mother-in-law canned them while we were in Michigan.

The House

Here is a picture of the house. It's a duplex. We haven't gotten the keys yet to get pictures of the inside. In fact, I haven't seen the inside yet. John has. Tomorrow I'll be unpacking!

Tagged

So I was tagged about a month and a half ago to give you 10 random things about me. Here it goes:

10.) I am moving into my new house on Friday!!!

9.) My new favorite facewash is Noxzema's Citrus Scrub. It is refreshing and minty!

8.) When I move into my new house I am going to start adhering to The Fly Lady.

7.) I had a super great time in Michigan these past few weeks, but I almost completely lost it by the time we left. I am sooooo glad to be getting my own space. In fact the Holiday Inn Select, as small as our space is, has felt superb!

6.) I love a good bargain. I think I learned that from John.

5.) I have been here three days and I love Wichita!

4.) In high school I played Varsity Basketball,kept stats for the Baseball team, Cheered for the Basketball team one year, was 6 months from getting my black belt in Tae Kwon Do, attempted to be on the swim team at the Y and I was a band geek. (I played the clarinet and oboe.)

3.) I got JJ hooked on candy Nerds.

2.) I have watched the Disney movie Aladdin more than 50 times. (In Jr./Sr. High School)

1.) I don't drink pop or soda unless it is from a fountain.

I am tagging Gretchen
and Susan

We Made It!

We are in Wichita. I will update more later...we are all tired and my new shows are on tonight, so no time for the computer!

Almost there

We are heading out of Michigan today. I am only giving a short update as I am on dial-up, I am completely exhausted, want my own house and just plain need to get in the car and go! We are going to Chicago today to stay with my aunt and uncle and then we are headed to Scott AFB to visit a friend and her family for the weekend. We'll officially be in Wichita on Sunday evening.

More adventures in Michigan

We've been having a blast on the beach. The weather has turned colder so now we are just enjoying the wonderful Michigan produce. I have completely forgotten how awesome the fresh fruits and veggies are here in September. The apples are superb and we've been drinking apple cider likes it's water. JJ has been picking apples from Grandpa Langworthy's tree.
Maddie is rolling over and over and over. She goes everywhere now. And she is trying to sit up on her own when you plop her down on the floor. She is possibly teething as well.
John got back to Michigan a week and a half ago and he has been helping his dad on the farm.