1 down, 2 to go...

thanksgiving dinners that is. We officially kicked off Thanksgiving last night with Kip's side of the family tree. I have to admit, after a slow and uneventful day at work it was nice to relax and enjoy some good adult conversation...as well as food! The kiddos were worn out by the time we got home and were super easy to get to bed. Speaking of kids, Thayer inherited a new bed from some friends of ours. He is now sleeping in a big twin daybed and their room is much more open w/0 the crib. My baby is definately not a baby anymore:(.

My Workout....

this is what takes place in my house when I try to do a workout video and both kids are up. It looks pretty chaotic, but before Kip got the camera they were actually both doing the moves with me. We could not quite laughing, mainly at the fact that our kids were entertaining themselves by doing squats, lunges, and some cardio. That's what we call quality family time at our house:)

Busy weekend

Some trick or treating at the grandparents kicked off our weekend of family fun. Saturday unfortunately I worked as well as KSU losing to KU. We did get some visitors...Aunt Meg and her friend Adam. Took the kids to the park and ended our evening eating Chipotle and watching the Texas/Tech game. Ashley, Meg's friend, brought her son, Tyson over for a visit and the kids did not want them to go. They adore babies, especially Thayer, he did not want to give him back:) Sunday was church, work, our visitors left and a nice evening walk through campus while daddy was playing catch with the uncles. I can not get over that it's the month of Thanksgiving and we are only 11 weeks away from Christmas!!

Zoo Spooktacular

Family Photo after the zoo
Linley/black cat


Linley, Thayer and I

Linley, Thayer, and Kip

Thayer/lion

Sunday we took the kids in the costumes to the Spooktacular at our zoo. It was extremely windy but the kids got some good candy and got to see some animals. Unfortunately I am fighting off a sinus infection and was not feeling too whoopy. Willie the Wildcat was there and Thayer gave him a high five...Linley on the otherhand made a beeline as far around Willie as possible. Kip and I finally saw a movie later on in the afternoon. I think it's been well over 2 months since we had been to the theater. The kids had fun playing out at Kip's dads house with their Grandpa and Uncle Doug! We had a busy but fun weekend.

Halloween Party

Saturday morning I retook the ACT, since it's been over 10 years. I'm pretty sure I was the oldest person in the room:) The proctor even did a double take when she picked up my test booklet that had my date of birth on it. Afterwards Kip, the kids, and I all started preparing for our Halloween party we were having later on. Linley and I were mostly in the kitchen prepping the food, although she always managed to find something else to do! I did get her to help pick up and clean the mirrors. Kip ran my errands and cleaned up the yard, all while Thayer took a fabulous nap.
We ended up getting it all pulled together just in time and had a fantastic night with our friends and their kids. Even though our house is on the small side it definately was doable. We had great food, wonderful company, and well behaved kids...what more could you ask for. We will definately have to have an adult party sometime soon, minus the kids. These are just a few pics that I was able to snap.

Special Visitors

Aunt Meg and Aunt Ali came for a quick visit this past weekend. The kids enjoyed the chasing, horsey rides, reading books, playing at the park, and new snuggle buddies...oh yeah and the ice cream social! Thank you for coming to visit, Kip and I appreciated you wearing the kiddos out!

Aunt Ali & Thayer taking a break from a horsey ride:)
Linley & Aunt Ali flipping through the "mazagine"

Picture Day

Tuesday was picture day for Linley at preschool and it was also when I decided to go ahead and cut Thayer's hair off. Linley really wanted to wear a dress...big surprise:) Unfortunately the weather wasn't as warm as she would have liked, so we compromised and wore jeans instead of itchy tights. As for Thayer's new do, last week I had 3 separate incidents where people mistook him for a girl!! Nevermind the fact that he was wearing a monster truck shirt at the time and Linley was sporting a dress as usual. So, after nap I took him to a girl I go to when Ali isn't free and she cut it all off. The amount of hair on the floor afterwards looked like I had gotten my hair trimmed as well. His new do makes him look so much older than just 18 months. Oh well, my baby isn't a baby anymore...I'm not sure he ever was at the rate he grew.

My parents and Maeci visited us last weekend and took the kids to the zoo, while Kip and I made a visit to UMKC's dental hygiene program. The kids had a blast and are already counting down the days until nana and papa come back! I really liked the school, just not the price tag for their program. Now comes the waiting game part, which I'm not very good at.