18 mos Check-up, New Glasses, & Fieldtrip

We have been busy. On Monday, Chloe got her new glasses, Eli had his 18 month check-up, both kids got shots (just the flu shot for Chloe, Eli had the flu shot & the 3 other shots that come with an 18 month well-baby check up), we played with family & ran errands. Tuesday we went to Indian Grinding Rock with Chloe's class & began the thanksgiving day cooking, & today we have been working around the house. Eli's 18 month check was great! He is now 27 pounds & is almost 3 feet tall...whew...and the doc was very pleased with his growth & development. Enjoy the photos!!

Eli loves to drive all his cars & trains...in fact he loves to say "Eli goooo......" or "car gooooo....." & then runs through the house like a crazy boy (usually carrying one of his cars or trains with him). It is pretty stinkin' cute!!:)

Chloe with her new barbie glasses...again, pretty stinkin' cute!:)

The Indian teepee's at Indian Grinding Rock.

You guessed it...the Grinding Rock....

Chloe with some of her buddies...

Soaring Bird

The kids have been learning all about Indians & Thanksgiving at preschool. We brought pillow cases, shoe boxes, & paper towel rolls to school & the kids made Indian dresses with headdresses out of the pillow cases, rain sticks out of the paper towel rolls, a drum out of the shoe boxes & then they made necklaces, too! Each child was given an Indian name; Chloe is Soaring Bird. If it is not raining next week, we will be taking a fieldtrip to Indian Grinding Rock. Also, I had my first parent-teacher conference with Chloe's teacher last Tuesday and Chloe is doing great!! She has practically mastered all her reading readiness & has improved so much on being social that it is astounding! She does good at following directions & her coloring is much more than scribbling. Well, I could go on & on about Chloe & her awesome report but it boils down to this: the report Chloe's teacher does is a pretty comprehensive report, a Kindergarten readiness report, and it states that she is almost at Kindergarten entry level and she is only 3.5 years old!! We are so proud of our bear cub...way to go Chlo-meister!!:)

Makin' Memories

We are havin' some friends over for dinner tonite & Chloe wanted to help daddy make dinner. Yes, she is wearing her princess dress pj's & snow cap at 2pm at home when it is 75 degrees out (just before this outfit she came out of rest time wearing her red tights, bloomers, pink t-shirt & white Easter hat...go figure...she keeps us laughin')!

A Loss

I am just posting some words this morning. It is always hard to lose people, and I thank the good Lord that my family is alive & well. But yesterday afternoon a deputy sheriff lost his life in the line of duty. He was part of the Rancho Cordova police department motor unit (riding on a motorcycle) and was tragically struck down during routine traffic enforcement (as far as I know). We did not know him, but, being a law enforcement family, it hits close to home & it hurts. He was a 43 year old man who is survived by a wife & 2 boys...and I think, what if I am that wife? How will I go on? How would I react to the news that my husband will no longer come home, no longer hug me & tell me that he loves me? and our kids? what about them? I have & will pray for this family as I do with all law enforcement...and I thank God that we have a personal relationship with Jesus. I know our place is in Heaven with the Father. If you are a believer, please join me in a prayer that God's will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. For all that we do & for ALL that we love & are yet to love & for those that we will not ever know but are called to love & for those that are hard to love but we must love anyways. Afterall, as Christians, this is our comission, to go & tell of the good news & to love our neighbor as ourselves (one of the most repeated commands in the bible). And if you do not believe in Jesus, know that I love you & I am praying for you.

Happy Halloween!!

We had a lot of Halloween fun this year. The kiddos got to trick or treat at Chloe's preschool (my folks came with Nate, me & the kiddos to see the Halloween fun there). Papa D & Gma Julie came later that day for a visit & it was a lot of fun! We went out trick or treating on Halloween nite with Papa D, Gma Julie, Auntie Amy, Uncle Trevor, Aidan, me & my kiddos (we missed daddy as he had to work Halloween nite.)

Trick or treating around Chloe's preschool.

Gettin' some treats from Papa Tom

More treats...

Halloween nite & gettin' ready to go out trick or treating.

Me & my adorable kiddos...they are the best!!

Papa D & Gma Julie with the grandkiddos.

A fun bunch in front of a festive house!:)

The princess, Gma & the chicken

Sharin' the loot.