Happy Halloween 2011

Cohen asked, "Will we always have Halloween?"  We hope so!  Any excuse to dress up, play games and get candy.  Worth keeping around. 

The Littles

Little Miss Turned 4!

 This year was a friend party for Kennedy, 4 years old!  She wasn't particular on theme.  It started with a sun and grew from there.  We were able to do a little celebrating before David went to work.  For some reason we only have pictures of her on the morning of her birthday.  The party was full of fun and busy-ness that there wasn't very many pictures taken :(

 Kennedy is obsessed with Orbit gum and coloring.  I loved these beads when I saw them and thought of her.  They are fantastic.  We sit around and create and recreate for hours.  I highly recommend this for 4-8 year old girls.  Or even 30 something year old girls. 

Our Dear Cadi

David makes me laugh and all we can do is laugh.  The week before his vacation, he was supposed to have half a day Wednesday, a normal (9-5) day Thursday, and half a day Friday.  He is on an elective month to give a slight break between busy ones.  Well, I have noticed, David is slightly unlucky when it comes to getting a break. 

Wednesday just happened to be the one Wednesday a month the doctor was in, so he had a full day.  Earlier in the week David had impressed one of the dermatology doctors.  We both got a kick out of it because one: he is not a derm fan...might even use the hate word; two: the doctor was impressed by the way David described lesions.  Hilarious!  This pioneering pediatric dermatologist asked that David be his assistant on Thursday for surgeries.  David was less than thrilled and slightly nervous.  This is not his strong field and the doctor wasn't the easiest person to work with.  He also had to go in an hour earlier than normal.  He says he faked it well and had a good day.  Honestly, I am sure David is an impressive doctor and won't admit it.  He knows his stuff.  If he doesn't, he knows where to find the answers. 

David's Week of Staycation

David had a week off this past week.  Unfortunately the rest of us were still in full swing.  Some of this week's happenings (no particular order and not all desired moments...just some of our daily adventures that were not such a big deal, because we had two parents to face the challenge and time ;) ):

•  David went to lunch and recess with Taylin and Cohen.  Right now the kids just love it and are far from embarrassed.   He gets all kinds of insight from their classmates.  He quickly finds out who the best buddies are, who is a little rowdy, etc.  He really enjoys recess with the kiddos.  He is a big kid out there (not that much bigger ;) ).  Their friends think he is cool.  David noticed a few of the boys  from Taylin's class were always by his side.  The two of them had Dad's that were far away.  David enjoyed being their pal for the moment.  They both seemed to think so too. 
• Car oil changes, turned into even more "routine" maintenance.  It was nice to have him here to do the drop offs and not worry about if the kids were asleep or not.  Our wallet didn't appreciate it, but we feel comfortable in our well functioning vehicles.
• Date night to improv and Gelato Spot.  I surprised David.
• Mowed lawn.
• Temple trip
• I went to the grocery store and Jo Ann's solo.
• David completed a case report that he hopes to be published soon.
• We went running together with the two little ones in the jogging stroller.  We saw some fun Halloween decor along the route.
• Dinners were less stressful and all together at a decent hour.
• Movies watched.
• David was able to play basketball this week.  By Friday he was a bit sore after all the exercise and physical activity.
• Missionaries over for dinner
• 1/4 of a tube of toothpaste smeared and tasted by two year old who was thought to be sleeping.

The Candy Man or the Prophet

A little background:

  

Growing up I remember a few candy men at church.  One ward was so crowded, I never knew who placed the cinnamon candy in my hand. 

I am sure I eventually figured it out.  This isn't something we are comfortable with today--taking candy from strangers.  I am sure we were a little leery until my parents knew who it was and said it was okay to eat the candies.  We were trusting as we were at church. 
 

Taylin's Sweet Notes

Taylin never ceases to amaze us with her compassionate heart.  Recently her teacher was out for a week.  The students learned a little each day throughout the week went on as to the reason for her absence.  Her teacher's mother was killed in a car accident.  Just heartbreaking!  The kids were so sweet and worried about her.  They made her cards for when she returned.  Taylin wrote in her card that her teacher was, "{Their} Owl of Wisdom."  She makes me smile and I am sure she made her teacher smile too.