Sick in Bed

Momma called the doctor and the doctor said...I wish the cure was just no more monkeys jumping on the bed.  Little Guy has had a cold that has lingered for two weeks now.  We thought he was all better, but it came back in full force last night and the end result was him and I shacked up in the rocker, trying to get some sleep.  We spent today cruising around the house with a small trip out to pick up an inhaler to try and open his airways to help his coughing.  Here's hoping the inhaler and the Benedryl (in case he has any allergies that may be flaring up) help us all get a little better night sleep.

Classy Little Joint

You know how old memories can play nasty little tricks on you...sometimes they make your childhood seem like it was all rainbows and ponies and other times you only remember eating nothing but sugar free cereal (my husband swears this is the case, his mom says he wasn't quite so neglected!)?  Well, I remember my childhood filled with sunny days, laughing and running around Pixie Playland, filling up on pink popcorn and taking a spin on the speed boats- I remember it like it was yesterday and it was glorious.  We went back to Pixie Playland today and I have to say, I owed my husband some kind of explanation when we were riding the dilapidated merry-go-round with a tarp offering shades where the striped tent top once stood.  I had talked it up- a real family fun adventure, something Little Guy would love, which he did, but I hadn't planned on how run down the park would be and how sad it would make me to remember how nice it had once been.  But bless my dad's "the glass is half full" heart- he noted that the small crowd meant less(none) waiting for rides and we were able to park front and center.  And my husband found some inspiration for some matching airbrushed jerseys that he may or may not be lucky enough to get for Christmas (he better be on Santa's nice list!), while I survived a visit to my personal hell, the duck pond!  So it may have been a blow to my childhood memory, but it was a fun day to make new, if not slightly comical, memories.

Little Guy and Daddy riding the cars!

I was in personal hell and Little Guy was unfazed.  He was more excited to eat the bread himself then feed the ducks!

Otherwise Engaged

Today we went to an engagement celebration for Uncle Luke and Aunt Kim.  They are getting ready to get married next July, and in the meantime, we're partying it up.  Little Guy looked especially handsome in his suspenders and argyle sweater, but his outfit was missing that je ne sais quoi...

You guessed it- he just needed some sparkly pink sunglasses to complete his look!

Mexican Fiesta

Motherhood changes everything about you...EVERYTHING, including what you deem acceptable/normal topics for conversation, such as POOP!  So in true motherhood fashion, I have to report how amazingly excited I was to change Little Guy's SOLID poopy diaper today!  For all those not knee deep in cloth diapers, a solid poop meant no diaper spraying, just a simple shake of the poop into the toilet!  Hooray for solid food and therefore solid poop :)

And here's a sneak peek at Little Guy's "before" Halloween costume.  He's part of a Toy Story entourage and will be playing the role of "Woody".  I am simply in love with everything about his costume- the fact that I got an awesome pattern to follow from my aunt who made the same costume 15(!!!) years ago and the other fact that I scored all the other pieces at the consignment store and there was even a crumbled dollar in the pants pocket, SCORE!!  The slippery cowboy boots complete the outfit and also leave Little Guy unable to walk, so we have to work on a shoe alternative.  Stay tuned for the completed outfit in three weeks!

Going Crazy....

You know those days when you feel like you're walking around in a fog?  When you need to write EVERYTHING down and could benefit from a to do list that included reminders for brushing your teeth, putting on a bra, and grabbing Little Guy's shoes (it's always the shoes these days!)? 23 months ago I could blame it on preggo brain, and then 13 months ago it was chalked up to new mommy brain...but today, I am left with little to blame it on besides me just going CRAZY!  We literally spent 25 minutes in the Costco parking lot today searching the car for my cell phone.  I knew we had it in the car because Little Guy was holding it while I loaded the car.  I unpacked and repacked the Armada a hundred times (that may be a SLIGHT exaggeration...).  I asked the Costco cart guy if he had seen a phone in the parking lot, he said no...just as I was about to lose it, he yelled for my attention, it was still in the cart I had returned!  And the kicker is, I had already double checked the cart, which is apparently only helpful if you double check the cart you actually used.

New Shoes

As you know, I was a mess about our lost sandal last month, only to be relieved when I found it three days later in the parking lot...and then we lost it again a few weeks ago.  This time, I know it made it home, which leaves me to suspect that Little Guy put it away for me- in a place where I will probably never find it.  That being said, I have been in a shoe flux- we have some darling fall shoes, but they don't exactly go with the shorts Little Guy is still wearing in this blazing heat!  We borrowed a pair from his buddy Jackson (YAY!!) but we needed ones just a few centimeters bigger...Nope, I didn't find a pair on Facebook, my newest obsession for bargain hunting, but instead at a local Just Between Friends sale!  A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SIZE 5 SANDALS FOR 5 DOLLARS!!  I felt like I had won the lottery; my husband was too distracted by the previously owned undies being sold to really celebrate my victory!!  We finished off our day by heading over to Uncle Luke's and Auntie Kim's to show off Little Guy's new kicks and enjoy some dinner with our Girimonte cousins.  Daddy was in heaven with the freshly caught abalone and corn flake potatoes!  It was a nice midweek dinner treat!

Say Yes to the Dress

We spent the afternoon wedding dress shopping with Auntie Katie!!  It was so much fun and even more fun, SHE FOUND ONE!!!  It is stunningly beautiful and includes a veil, something she wasn't sure she wanted, but ended up being something she TOTALLY NEEDED (and as tempting as it is, I won't be trying the veil on everyday, even though it's hanging in my closet...)  It was a little surreal to see my baby sister in white lace, and it came as no surprise that she looked beautiful in every dress- even the ones picked out by the brave men who dared to join our shopping trip!  The dress is ordered and on its way, it should arrive the first week of November!  Then we only have 10 months to wait until we see her walk down the aisle to become Mrs. Mirch!!  In the meantime, we have plenty to do to keep busy...

I may have a little veil envy...matching bride and groom attire...

Little Guy side note- He climbed up onto our elevated king size bed ALL BY HIMSELF this morning...the climbing stage has begun...