Finally.. News!

We just received a call from the specialist last night, and the test we have been waiting on for weeks finally came in. I did a radioactive iodine scan and if the nodule absorbed any of iodine then it means that it is benign. Well... it absorbed the iodine! Almost all of it in fact. BENIGN! My thyroid is out of whack and borderline overactive but I'm working with another Doctor (homeopathic) to see if he can get things straightened out and shrink the nodules. They are still concerned about the size because one of the nodules is two and a half inches long.

I was also diagnosed with a parasite. How did I get it? Your guess is as good as mine or the doctors for that matter. Believe it or not,I was actually relieved because I felt like it really explained a lot. I'm working on getting rid of that at the moment. So there it is in a nut shell. Parasites and nodules! EEEWWW!

My Edward!

Justin is a trooper! He always makes Halloween fun and just goes for it! Sometimes his eyes were scary and I had to tell him to close them!

I did dress up this year but I was having a major bad hair day. I was a Denver Nuggets basketball player but my rubber Afro just didn't make it into any pictures, on purpose!

Happy Halloween!

Yes, Kendall is a mouse! He was super juicy and barely had any cheeks left cuz we all kept kissing them! We can't get enough of him!

Meet Jack!

I love the ripe old age of three! This is the first year that Nathan actually knows what's going on and it's been a blast! We turned this pumpkin into a jack o lantern and it wasn't easy. He wasn't exactly he roundest guy in the patch! We roasted the seeds,turned out the lights, and told spooky stories!

The Fireman and His Princesses!

It cracks me up that Nathan is the only boy in his preschool! He comes home and tells me that the fairy songs are for girls and boys get to sing about lions!

He had a Halloween party and it just so happened to be my turn as the helper. They made a scarecrow, decorated sugar cookies, carved a pumpkin, sang Halloween songs, played "don't eat the pumpkin", read Halloween stories, pin the nose on the pumpkin, and trick-or-treated each other. What fun!

Pomegranate Tradition!

I'm becoming my mom...and believe it or not..I like it! Her least favorite holiday (you would never know it because she always made it so FUN) has always been Halloween and it's because of her STRONG dislike of sugar overindulgence. She has been known to throw away handfuls of precious candy while the kiddies were off to bed.

We always had a delicious bowl of hamburger vegetable soup and a piece of whole wheat toast EVERY year before we were off on our trick or treating adventures. It gave her peace of mind to know we had something healthy in our little bodies.

This morning she brought over a juicy, scarlet red pomegranate- full of delicious rubies- each one stocked to the brim with antioxidants. She told Nathan he could eat it ALL day and that every year on Halloween, Mammy would deliver this little prize.

Now, this year, I'm already scheming little plans of happiness- ways to dispose of all the sugary treats and what healthy meal packed full of vitamins will I be making for my family this year? Perhaps a yummy bowl of veggie soup and whole wheat toast!

Stink Bug on Turbo!

The days of our little stink bug getting around...are long gone! Kendall is a bit of a late bloomer as he decided this last week to trade in his turbo crawl for a nice wobbly walk! He never once crawled on his knees. He preferred getting some exercise to try to elongate his legs and accentuate his hips.

Nathanisms!

During FHE we were playing a game about things that are "true" or "not true". I said, "Milk comes from chickens." Nathan very matter of factly said, "NOT TRUE! Milk comes from the refrigerator!"

I had a meeting the other night that required "Sunday dress". After carefully selecting my ensemble and sprucing myself up a bit I walked out of the room where Nathan was standing. His eyes lit up like the forth of July. He very excitedly said, "Mom, is that your Halloween costume?!"

Pickin' Pumpkins in the Pumpkin Patch!

This kid cracks me up! He will eat a tomato like an apple, dig up carrots and radishes eat them on the spot, and he chows down on raw cucumbers. After eating 4 cucumbers we thought for sure he would have a belly ache. It turns out he was ready for some raspberries in the raspberry patch!



Nathan got to be the official pumpkin picker this year and loved every minute! He wants to sleep with all his pumpkins every night. Luckily we have been wining those battles but lost the one about how yummy a raw pumpkin tastes!

Plum Creek Stables!

Field trip by numbers:
1 hay ride
saw 22 horses
ate 1 picnic lunch
played on 2 tire horses
went up and down tree house 9 times
sang 6 songs
893 giggles from classmates