Black Friday

So I think that I am crazy! I worked a 10 hour shift on Thanksgiving day, which is crazy anyway, but then getting off at 2am, getting home at 2:15 am, then waking up at 4:15am to drive the 45 minutes to Wal-mart to get there at 5am when they open, just to stand in line to get into the store, to push and shove to get our "good deals". Need I say more?
We also went to JC Penny, which is at the mall, and crazy too. We did get all of our Christmas shopping done though! And I do have to say we got some pretty good deals.
Just a huge thanks to Grandpa and Grandma for letting us put the kids to bed at their house. And then a great husband who kept the kids quiet so I could get 5 more hours of sleep!
So all in all it worked out. Getting holiday pay on a 10 hour shift to pay for our Christmas shopping. Black Friday is crazy, but I do have to say it is fun, and I am grateful I have a husband who is willing to go with me! Just next time, hopefully I get more than 2hrs of sleep the night before!

I don't know if he'll make it....

Gunner is definately a boy, and his forehead seems to be a magnet for all sorts of things. I hope it survives his childhood. This time it was an unfortunate run in with my vase of cala lilies. Shame on us, this is actually the second time this has happened. I will explain. Because I have decorated our mantel above the fireplace, I had taken the vase and put it on our dining room table, well because our fridge was leaking, and we had moved it by our kitchen table while we dried out the floor, we have been using our dining room table more, so the vase of flowers got moved to the little stand by our door. We knew we couldn't put it there because when he was about 18 mos he knocked it off and the vase shattered. Well when I was at work on Friday night, Ian called my line, which I told him only to call me if you are going to be bringing one of the kids into the ER. He said what is your work email address because he needed to send some pictures of Gunner's head. He told me that while he was doing dishes he heard him playing in the drawers of the little stand and saw the vase fall as he was running to him, but didn't make it and the vase hit him in the head, it didn't shatter like the last time, but it spider webbed enough it could. He asked Gunner later what he was doing playing in the drawers, he said I was just getting my cars! Ian went and looked and two of his matchbox cars were in there.
I had some people at work look at the pictures and they said that it maybe could have used a stitch or two, or just put the dermabond on it, but Ian had put it back together pretty good with a butterfly, so we opted not to have the huge ER bill. He will probably have a scar, but I am sure this is not the last time this will happen!
Once again I am glad Ian thought to take pictures so I can blog it!! He is such a good blogger's husband!
So these two new cuts join the big bruise along his cheek from running into the wall the day earlier.
For those of you who have boys, do they ever learn to slow down?

No Way!!!

I have been at work these past three nights, and it has been so slow! So I have pretty much 8 hours to spend playing on the computer! It is nice because I have my next 2 sharing times almost all planned though. Well as I was doing my blog stalking I found this blog post on a blog, and it is so crazy that I have to share! All I can say is I would die if this happened to me! Being pregnant right now, this is a crazy story!!
Enjoy!
http://lucywoolston.blogspot.com/2008/10/gory-details.html

Finally Halloween Pictures

Better late than never I guess. The week before Halloween the Hillsboro airport had an open house. The kids got to dress up and we got to get some freebies and see the airplanes. (In case you don't know Scooby Doo, Malia is Daphne.)
Here are the little posers.


They got to paint pumpkins.

Sit in an airplane and helicopter.



Gunner was so excited to be there, he loved just watching the airplanes take off and land.

And then his two favorite things that he ran to...
The Tractor

And the Fire engine


All Malia wanted to do was get her face painted, so we stood in line for 15 minutes waiting.


Then Hillsboro Police got there with their K-9s. The one officer just loved Malia's hair and wanted to get a picture with her by him, so he came and led her over, even though she was a little weary. Gunner just loved the dog!


Then last they got to go play in the big inflatable airplane.



Then here are a few from Trick or Treating.

When I grow up..

Last night we were driving and the moon was really bright. Malia was asking what the dark spots on the moon are and then told us when she grows up she wants to be an astronaut. We asked Gunner what he wanted to be when he grows up and he said, "With Mama" We said no, what do you want to be? "Just with Mama" AAhhh, too cute. He's still a Mama's boy! Just hope he changes his mind by 25!

Malia's Birthday Party

I am still way behind, we had Malia's birthday party last Tues. We just did cake and ice cream with family this year. I decided we are going to do a friend party maybe every other year. Last week was just too busy. And Ian was gone on her birthday. She had fun though. Then on her birthday, Gunner and I took her to McDonalds.
Here are a few from her little party.





Gunner actually did really good, even though you could tell it was really hard for him to let her open all the presents. He was a little helper and wanted to clean up all the wrapping paper.
Here is the cake, it couldn't be anything but Scooby Doo!
It was actually kind of fun to make, a good excercise for my wrist though!



Ian got back about bed time on Malia's birthday and so we hurried and carved the pumpkins. The kids didn't even care, but Ian and I had fun.