Pumpkin Carving and Trick or Treating!!

We had a great weekend! Friday night I had a much needed Mom's night out with one of my best friends. We went out to dinner and people watched at the casino. It was so much fun and nice to have some adult conversation after dealing with crazy toddlers all day!

Friday we also got word that we can stay here in housing until Jan 3rd! That puts a little less stress on our move so we may have time to house hunt instead of apartment hunt after Dave's all day interview in NY next Monday!!!! I have started getting ready for the move - purging, taking down decorations, and cleaning. We have also started telling the trio that we will be moving to a new house and they get new rooms! They seem excited!

On Friday, before I went out we carved pumpkins!
Will hated touching the insides - he was miserable!


Logan and Jess were a little unsure, but got into it and loved carving with dad.




Saturday was a pretty laid back day. My head cold kicked in and we basically lounged around until after dinner. After dinner was a trip to Mystic Aquarium for their evening Halloween event! The kids dressed up in their costumes and we got to watch Dave carve a pumpkin underwater! It was amazing! The whole place was decked out for Halloween - the kids had a blast, but we were home after 8:15 and I had 3 very tired, over stimulated toddlers that were tough to get to bed. I took lots of pics of Dave and want to give him a whole post later this week.


Sunday the kids were excited to go out trick or treating! They practiced all morning! LOL They did great and had fun time! It was very cold and windy, but I was able to layer lots of clothes under their costumes. In another big milestone, we did not use the choo choo wagon! They walked the entire route! We went to a lot more houses than last year too! Will was so excited - he kept saying "I got candy!" every time he left a house. It was too cute.




After a long, cold walk there is nothing better than enjoying some candy!

The Big Checkup!

I took the trio solo today to the doctor for their 3 year old well "baby" visit! It took almost 2 1/2 hours - there was the actual doctor visit, shots, flu mist, blood work and tears involved! However, they were so well behaved and did awesome! I got many compliments from the nurses and lab techs!

First up was the actual doctor visit. They did great and we got their latest stats!

Will - 26.6 lbs (5%) and 3 ft 1/2 inch (20%)

Logan - 29.2 lbs(25%) and 3 ft 3 inches(80%)

Jess - 25 lbs (3%) and 2 ft 11 1/4 inch (10%)

I knew Logan was tall,but holy smokes 80% for height! He is going to be just like his dad. Will falls right in between and on his own curve so no worries. Then at the other end of the spectrum is my peanut princess Jess - she is just so tiny, but going along her own curve so the doc was happy and has no worries at this time. Woo Hoo!!

I got the go ahead to drop the boys to 1 can of pediasure a day and the rest whole milk, while Jess stays at 2 cans and then whole milk. She was happy to see the big kid underwear on everyone, especially the boys, since they just turned 3 and said definitely don't rush the night time training, so pullups for nap and night are ok for now!

She gave everyone a full exam and there is nothing of concern right now! Logan's hernia seems to be healing as he grows so no surgery! After the visit we headed off to the immunization clinic to get a flu mist and 1 vaccine that we missed last checkup since they were sick. They all handled the flu mist well, and hated their shot, but luckily no one cried for long! The tech was smart and did everyone's flu mist first and then the shots.

Then it was off to the pharmacy to pick up some Motrin for all three and Miralax for Will and Jess to help with their constipation issues. The kids made friends and ate a snack while we waited for their prescriptions.

Lastly, off to the lab for some bloodwork. No one was happy and it was getting toward the end of their morning, but they did really well! Will went 1st and cried for awhile, until he figured out he could watch the guy put the blood from his finger into the tubes and was fasinated! lol. Jess did great and hardly cried at all. The best was Logan, who jumped into my arms while Jess was having her turn and he kept saying, "no want a turn!" hahaha It was priceless! He did have his turn and did pretty well.

I treated everyone to their favorite lunch-cheese rollups and tacos from Taco Bell, gave them some motrin and they all had a great nap! Phew!

Tonight they were a little cranky, but I am hoping that they wake up happy! Fingers crossed!

The Trio is Three!!!!

Wow! The kids had an amazing birthday weekend! We went to a playgroup Halloween party on Saturday. Logan refused to wear his costume, but otherwise they all had a great time! It was great to see so many of our playgroup friends, especially since it seems that we will be moving away in a few short weeks!

Dave and I put up the kids big present -
late Saturday night so that it was the 1st thing they saw on Sunday morning -

They played with it all morning! They were laughing and having so much fun that they hardly ate any breakfast. I tried to get them down for a nap at 12:45, but no one really napped for long. I think they were too excited for their party! I got them up at 2:15 and we headed to the party. Jess was having a meltdown since she had no nap, but the boys were excited and ready to go!
They played hard at Stay and Play. We ate pizza, more playing and then cake before running off for even more playing!




We had individual cakes and sang for them all by themselves! It was so great to see the expressions on their faces both when their brother or sister was having their turn and when it was their turn! They did awesome! We went in opposite birth order -




This is one of my favorite photos of the day - Logan NOT using his fork to eat his cake!

After the party, we headed home to open presents and have more pizza and cake with close family friends! The kids loved opening their gifts and playing with all the new toys! It was a long day for them as you can see Logan crashed at the after party!

All in all they had a great time and we will look back on this day spent with family and friends and smile!

The kids have their 3 year checkup tomorrow and I am anxious to see how much everyone has grown. I also think we may need to get a flu shot, but I will post about that later this week!

Monday Update - Birthday Time is almost here!!!

I am in denial. I just can't believe that my little ones turn 3 next Monday!!! They are definitely not babies anymore, but where did the time go and how come it went so fast? They are turning into such great little people. They make me laugh all the time, but also some days they make me want to go spend some time in a padded room! :) LOL

The kids picked the theme for their party - Diego for the boys and Tinkerbell for Jess! We are headed to a local indoor play area on Sunday to celebrate with a few of their friends. I ordered 4 cakes - 3 tiny ones for the kids and 1 big one for everyone else. It is going to be interesting singing the birthday song 3 times this year to give each one their own turn in the spotlight!

OK, enough of the birthday stuff for now - I will post lots of pics after the party and we have their 3 year checkup on Tuesday, so let me tell you about another great Fall weekend here in CT! Saturday we headed up to East Hampton to visit Pumpkintown!

It was a blast! The whole area was covered with all kinds of different pumpkin people and animals! The kids even jumped around in a huge pumpkin bouncer! They had face painting, tube tires to bounce on, and other fun stuff to do!




Sunday was another great day! We went to Lyman Orchard and met up with our friends the Boyers and went thru another huge corn maze and then went off to the fields to pick out 2 big pumpkins to carve this weekend! I have pics but need to get them off the camera so I will update this post later with them!

I have some great new videos to post, but Blogger is giving me some trouble tonight so those will have to wait to later this week - sorry!

WOW! It has been way too long!!

A friend was nice enough to remind me this weekend that my blog has been neglected lately. (Hi Janice!) While I have been trying very hard and doing a good job with my 365 blog, this one has been tough to continue. I have been wanting to write, but with no real news about jobs or houses or our move and also getting very stressed about how we are still stuck in limbo with a deadline of Dec 1 to be out of housing, I just felt like any post would turn out to be rant! I did not want this blog to turn into that so I choose to not write. I apologize to you my faithful readers because I realize now that good or bad, you guys want to know what is happening with us! Can you believe that in just two weeks I will have 3 3 year olds! YIKES!!

So let's get back into this blog! I do have HUGE NEWS - the trio is fully day time potty trained!!!!! Can you tell my excitement? WOO HOO!!! It only took the boys 4 days like Jess and we have not had an accident in weeks!!! We do use pullups for naps and night time because all three are such deep sleepers and usually wake up very wet. However 6 pullups a day is way, way better than all those diapers!

The boys also started seeing Ms. Melissa for their speech delay a couple months ago. They go once a week for 30 minutes each and it has made a BIG difference! Everybody goes to St. Marks in Mystic on Mondays for a toddler playgroup! I am free from 9 - 1230 for the next 2 weeks, as once they turn 3 they can't go! :(

We signed them up for a tumbling tots class on Fridays and it started 2 weeks ago. They have a blast and run around non stop! We also attend a story time at the library on Wednesdays so you can see that we like to keep them busy!

Lucas is enjoying his freshman year at Ledyard High School! The homework load has definitely gotten bigger and is causing him some problems, but otherwise he is making friends, playing soccer on the freshman team, and doing ok.

Dave has had several interviews, the last ones were a week ago in upstate NY! He has 2 companies that should be calling this week to schedule all day interviews! Both companies are located in upstate New York so a move there seems to be in our future! We have cousins who live very close to the one company so I am rooting for that one to offer Dave the job! It will be weird to live within a few minutes from family - that has never happened thru out our married life!

What's up with me? Not a whole lot! I am getting very stressed and nervous, but trying to keep it together and be the best wife and mother I can be! Some days I do a better job than others, but otherwise excited for this next big change in our lives!

OK, that covers everyone for now. I feel the need to post some pics now and close by saying that I will be back to regular posts on Mondays and Thursdays!!

How cute are they? This was this summer at the zoo! They love going there and I am glad it is only 45 minutes away!


My poor Jess! Now that we don't wear diapers pants just won't stay up! These are 24 month size pants that I have to roll up to keep them up and she doesn't like them rolled!


Logan just spending an afternoon chillin'!


They love their new Halloween pj's! This is going to be a great holiday season - they are excited to see the decorations and have already been practicing their "trick or treat"! It is going to be just awesome to see them get excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas!