Thanksgiving Curse

As is tradition for me there are no pictures from Thanksgiving. This year I have an excuse for not taking pictures. We went to Nana's for brunch and Natalie got a fever. She and Jason could not go to Tita's since baby Zoe was going to be there. Only Sam and I went. Tita had promised her she could spend the night at her house all weekend so I took her there once Zoe was home. Friday we took her to see Tangled and she still had a fever. Saturday she went to the pediatrician and she tested positive for Strep. Saturday night my Mom had Kevin's parents over so Natalie and Sam had too stay home. Again, after all left, she went back to Tita's. By Sunday she was feeling much better and was on antibiotics!

This is Natalie' 2nd Thanksgiving where she is very sick and contagious and she has to stay quarantined at home :(

The crazy weekend did not stop there. Jason and I had tickets to a Colts game in Indy so the kiddos were going to Pappaw's. Mammaw Patty had just been sick with a stomach bug but was feeling a lot better. Well, that night both Natalie and Sam were sick too. Scott and Jen went with us to the game and Scott was so sick with a stomach bug too he didn't even leave the hotel. I was no feeling too great either so Jason was the only one feeling ok and on top of all this the Colts played awful!

We had to take this picture before anything else happened that night!

Zoe is Here

Baby Zoe was born two days before Thanksgiving. She weighed 9lbs at 37 weeks! WOW! She has red hair and blue eyes like her big sis. She is a cutie!

Thanksiving Dinner at Uncle Sam's

Having Thanksgiving dinner with Natalie and her class room.

Halloween!

This was the holiday that would never end. Finally, we got to Halloween day after all the other Halloween activities. As we did last year, this year we went to my Mom and Lucia's neighborhood to trick or trick with Izzy. Pappaw and Mammaw Patty came to see the kiddos too. It was great except that we couldn't find Natalie's tights and we forgot her jacket. By the end of the night the little girl was an ice cube!

Pappaw walking with the girls.Ready to find some candy!
At Tita's getting candy, some drinks and a blanket for Dorothy who was freezing!

Mommy and Dorothy
Daddy and Dorothy and the Lion (not cowardly at all).
The Fam. Sam had his first of many suckers that night.

Ethan's Halloween Party

This year Natalie's friend Ethan (and my friend and coworker Stephanie) had a Halooween party. It was awesome. We decorated candy bags, played games, decorated cookies and had lots of pizza and candy.

Natalie decorating her candy bag for the pinata!
Pinata time! I don't remember who finally broke it but they all got turns. It took quite a few tries and pulls from Stephanie.
Decorating sugar cookies.


All done! She is so proud and happy!

Halloween at Uncle Sam's

Every year Natalie's day care has a Halloween parade where whoever wants to come down can bring candy and the kids trick or treat in the lobby of our building. It's always packed and so cute. Of course this year was no exception. Natalie was an adorable Dorothy!

They also do a costume contest and that's why she has a number on.
Next day were class room parties and pajama day!! (Our favorite too!)

Wow We are in Trouble

Natalie driving the jeep was hilarious. She kept going into the yard because she was too worried about messing with the radio. Oh no, this is a glimpse into what's to come for us. We better start saving for insurance now!

Mami Out of Town

Thank goodness for face time on the iPhones!

Pumpkins!!

Every fall we go to a hay ride at a farm that belongs to a coworker. Lots of people, food, pumpkins, cows and fun! the kids loved it and the weather was perfect.

Playing before dinner.




Waiting for the hay ride to start.
Comparing their finds.

Gymnastics Performance Day

Natalie did a wonderful job at performance day. No pics because we have a little camera and doesn't do great in poor lighting and distance. boo! Anyways, she got a cool medal and a goodie bag. We also had her friend Sydney over for a sleep over that night. She had a great weekend!

Disney World Part 2!!

The rides begin right after her hair appointment!





It was very hot! the pink hair had to go! With Donald!
And the Princesses! She loved this. Could not stop smiling. Jason and I were about to cry!



Waiting to go to Pixie Hollow and see Tink and the Fairies. Waited a long time for this one. Here we are at the beginning of the line. We're next!



Meeting more characters.

ON our way back to the hotel for a little rest before the parade and fireworks that night.

Ready!


This was awesome! First time for Natalie and me. I had always come to Disney in the winter since that's when I was off school. No light parade and fireworks in February!
Exhaustion after day 1!Ready to start day 2. Pink hair back on.
Leaving the hotel.

On the ferry to Hollywood Studios.
Waiting for the Little Mermaid show. Thank goodness for the iPhone!Going through the line for the Toy Story ride. This and the fairies where the longest lines we had. We had to get creative. Natalie was taking pictures and asked us to make silly faces.


Getting ready to go in.
At the Beauty and the Beast show. This was awesome. We all loved it.

Block Party parade. I didn't realize parades could be so much fun. This was awesome! best parade ever!!


Natalie dancing.

After the parade we got in the car and started our drive back to Lville. We stopped late that night and finished the next day. Natalie was great of course and our first trip to Disney World was truly unforgettable!