Playing catch up!

This morning I got to spend a little time just playing with the babies. Victoria spent the night at Mamaw and Papaw's house and the house was a little quieter, even though I miss her.

While playing in the nursery floor with the babies Anthony decided that he really wanted his cracker container really bad. I decided to take advantage and try to get him to take few steps like sissy using the container to tempt him. It worked! He took 3 steps, little ones, but none the less steps! Hooray.........Oh crap that means I am going to have 3 walkers in the house now! I am going to lose that weight that I have been wanting.

Anthony's temper is evolving. When he wants something and he can't get it he has started the "just fall backwards and cry" method to the dilemma. So you need to picture him standing, squatting down a little with his head thrown backwards giving the "oh my gosh I am just going to die if I don't get this" cry. It was quite hilarious! That's my boy! Addison did start clapping after he fell down. She was very proud of him.

Well now Anthony has caught up to Sissy. He can wave, blow kisses, clap his hands, dance like a wild man, "put on the lotion" (rub his hands together) and take a few steps. Lucy is no longer safe!

I don't care if you can see or not take them off!

That was the cry of Addison tonight. Tonight I had some friends come over to get a haircut. We have now deemed my house "Trailer Trims". When they walked in the door Addison started to throw a fit. I couldn't get her calmed down even holding her. When I put her down she just crawled up my legs and buried her head in my legs screaming. Felecia, my friend, asked if it was the glasses were the cause. It hit me that she acted the same way when my friends Dave and Jill came over to bring me my birthday cake, see Dave it wasn't just you. They took their glasses off and the crying stopped. They spent the rest of the night "listening" to the TV and feeling their way around. God love them!

Halloween surprise!

Tonight after checking out Harvest Homecoming Mom and I decided it was a perfect night for the Louisville zoo's Halloween party. We dressed up Victoria in her cat outfit that she finally settled on and packed up the babies costumes too.

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Victoria was getting checked out by Addison she didn't understand what the makeup and ears were for.



Addison was very excited to get into her pumpkin costume. It was very strange putting this on her knowing that this was my first Halloween costume that mom make me 31 years ago. Who would've known that when mom was making it that it would be worn by my daughter too so many years later.




Anthony in his famous Lion costume. He wasn't too impressed as you can tell in the upcoming pictures. We didn't realize that he was burning up in it the whole night.



My little ones getting ready to take off and get some candy.



Victoria on her lizard friend that she has to pose on everytime we go to the zoo.



I had to crop this one for you to see the look on Anthony's face when he saw the lion on the Wizard of Oz set.



"What yellow brick road?"



Peek-a-boo!




This was Mommy and Grandma's thought exactly on the way home.

Santa eats at Tucker's???

Today I had to go and get my permanent crowns put on at the dentist. Mom after winning a jackpot on the boat treated us to lunch at Tucker's. I haven't eaten there before but it was REALLY good!

While walking up to the door to enter the restaurant I noticed that "Santa" was standing next to the door. We have a resident Santa that lives in New Albany. He is such a sweet man and it always in character. He had on suspenders and a Christmas red hat. Victoria cautiously approached him, and gave him a hug. He handed her a picture of him under the Christmas tree and a Christmas bell attached to a red ribbon. Victoria loved it!

After we entered Tucker's Victoria noticed that Santa was coming into eat too. He waved at her from the back of the restaurant. Needless to say Victoria ate her Chicken fingers while peering over her shoulder at Santa eating his sandwich. It was so cute.

Oh the adorableness that you can find at a yard sale! Mom found this lion costume for Boogie for 3 bucks and we are in love! Addison is going to wear my old costume from my second Halloween! It is a pumpkin. It is a very surreal experience to see her in something that was made for me when I was a baby. Can't wait for the zoo!

Ready for the latest issue?

Head lice, yep I said it head lice. Victoria apparently caught it at church this weekend. In my 11 years of being in the hair industry I have never had to deal with it before. I was upset to say the least when James and I were approached in church with the news. Another friend of mine had her son come home with it last week. I have been busy doing laundry and spraying everything the I can get my hands on.

Right now Victoria is outside playing while I do some down and dirty cleaning in my house making sure that no sign of it is in the house. I am getting ready to do a home remedy that I found online. I am going to coat her hair in olive oil and leave it in for a few hours with a cap on. I read that they hate heat and it is best to stay in a warm environment, plus the olive oil will suffocate anything left from the treatment. I am going to send her back outside to play with her shower cap on. I know you are laughing while itching your head thinking about it. Fortunately myself and the babies have no signs of it and I plan to keep it that way. So beware the germaphobe is dealing with head lice! Get out your purell and your spray bottles of alcohol. Can you picture our little trailer park Victoria outside with her shower cap playing restaurant and me in the house with my gas mask on cleaning diligently? It is quite a site. Any advice to make sure that this doesn't return is GREATLY appreciated! My laundry just buzzed at me got to get onto the next load.

Ten "little whiles"

Victoria and I headed out with the babies tonight to run some errands. We met Daddy at work to bring him some lunch and grab some hugs and kisses, then off to Hobby Lobby to grab some supplies for a project for the upcoming wedding.

Victoria and the babies recieved a gift from a friend Ami Latta this past week. She got them gift cards to Babies R Us and Victoria's is to Target, like I need an excuse to go to Target! I told her that if she was good today that we would go shopping and she could use her "credit card" as she called it.

All evening long she kept asking "Are going to Target yet? Are we about to go to Target? Are we going to Target in a little while? Is Target next?" I kept repeating to her "In a little while!" I needed to get some stuff done tonight and Target has a way of freezing time for me and I can be in there for hours and not realize it.

We finally made our way to Target, her eyes were as big around as dinner plates with the knowledge that SHE had money to spend. She first picked up a new puzzle. She is a wiz at solving puzzles it amazes me. Then off to the clothes she picked out a Halloween T-shirt with a princess skull on it and a pair of slipper socks that look like cats, complete with a tail on the back, they are so cute. She proudly paid for her merchandise with her credit card and we were off to the house.

By the time we made it home it was a quarter till ten and I was fading quickly. I sat outside on the swing and she entertained me with songs from High School Musical and a show and tell of her prizes for the day. I told her that she was good so we would work her puzzle before she went to bed. She immediately grabbed the puzzle out of the bag and "read" the box to me....."Do this puzzle piece with Victoria before she goes to bed, it will probably take 10 little whiles" What a creative staller she is making sure that it would take a long time to solve and therefore prolonging bed time. It worked, she made it to bed in her new slipper socks at 10:30. Thank you Ami!