This is a new layout using the awesome November Superstar kit from 3 Scrappy Boys. The story behind the photos is silly. We were at "A Day Out with Thomas" and Hayden was all over the place. I parked E close to the goat pen so that he could watch them while I took photos of Hayden playing. Clayton and I were so busy watching H that we didn't realize that E's toes were being nibbled upon. He never cried or anything, so the goats took turns harassing him, lol. Once I finally noticed what was going on, I started snapping away. It was so funny that I had to preserve the memory, lol.

I couldn't resist buying this:

The Little People Nativity set is so adorable! Both of my kids have been playing with Little People alot lately, so I thought that this would be fun for them to set out each Christmas. I can't wait for it to get here!

My boy and me 

Our 'buggy' weekend

I haven't been updating lately because we have all been sick. It all started with E throwing up last Wednesday night. He was fine on Thursday and then he was totally stricken on Friday. It was so weird. I had to get him up at 11:30am because he was still asleep. It turned out that he was running a fever and so he did nothing but lay on me for the next 3 hours. H got the bug that night after he went to bed and ended up puking on everything in sight. Why, oh why, did I buy Pottery Barn Quilts for my kids??? He ruined his quilt with the ABC's and 123's that he ate for dinner. Yuck. Clayton didn't feel good either on Friday. He came home after work and complained of nausea. I felt it later that evening. On Saturday, everyone was fine but me. I felt miserable. Oh well, at least it didn't last very long.

Yesterday, the kids and I went over to Krista's house for a playdate. Tracy and Austin joined in too. We tried to watch Cars, but it was impossible, lol. At least the kids had a fun time and us gals got to chat for awhile.

I have to go back to the oral surgeon today after the kids get out of school. I hope he doesn't try to touch the gaping holes in the back of my mouth. I may have to smack him if he does.

My little guy is a 2 year old!

Holy crap, time really does fly. I cannot believe that my baby is now in the terrible twos, sniff sniff. The past few days have been really hard for me. I can't stand the thought of not having a baby. It's been so bad that I have been toying with the idea of a third. Clayton says that I am nuts. I dunno. We'll see. If we do have a third, I want to wait until Emerson is in kindergarten at the very least. What else would I have to do during the daytime when my 2 boys are in school? In the meantime, I would love to do a surrogacy and that would work out perfect time-wise.

***Newsflash-When I started typing up this post tonight, I heard Clayton yelling that Emerson was sick. He puked all over our living room and hallway. The poor little guy was so upset. I don't have a clue as to what is wrong with him. We have been to Chuck E. Cheese's, the grocery store, Target, McDonald's and the mall today. He was perfectly fine through all of it. It's so weird how he just all of a sudden got so sick. Clayton bathed him while I cleaned the messes up and then he tried to put him in bed. E began throwing up again. Now I am sitting here with him curled up in my arms. I hope he falls asleep while we watch LOST (thank God we DVR'ed it or we would have missed it) so that I can lay him down peacefully. I hate that he is sick on his birthday. :(

Blowing out the candle 

My big 2 year old

Playing a game

Gifts from Grandma

Emerson got his birthday gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Jacobsen on Monday. He was so excited when I told him that they were presents. It turns out that he really loves the Fisher Price Pop-Onz and has played continuously with them since. Thanks so much ya'll!

What do we have here?

One happy guy 

Guess where we went today...

We went to see the Fletcher Fire Station for Cole's 4th birthday. The boys had a blast! Cole was completely decked out in his cute fireman gear. They climbed in and out of all the engines while we learned about how they work. It was a very cool way to spend the morning. After that, we went to lunch at Pizza Hut. I had a hard time eating since I am now missing 6 molars, but I somehow managed. It was so yummy. Usually PH pizza is very greasy, but it wasn't today.

Cole and Hayden driving a fire truck 

Cole getting a driving lesson

Hayden and Emerson

Fireman Cole

Harper and Emerson

Wild Week

This week has been a total whirlwind. I prepped for the Halloween party all day Monday and Tuesday. Poor Hayden had a bad fall on the playground when he was in preschool Tuesday. The incident was complete with an ambulance, fire truck, and a doctor's appointment. Don't worry, he is doing well. I think that he was more scared than hurt, thank God. The party was held that night and it was a huge success. We all had a blast! Wednesday was supposed to be my oral surgery, but they canceled and moved me to Thursday. Mom and I cleaned up all the party decor and then I went shopping by myself for next year's Halloween.

The kiddos had their picture day at the preschool today. Supposedly, they did really well. We shall see when the pics come back. I went to get my 4 wisdom teeth and 2 molars extracted while they were at school. It sucked waiting so long for the procedure. I was about to pass out due to nervousness, taking antibiotics on an empty stomach, and starving to death. Once I got called back, I began to relax. They administered the IV and then I saw the doc. He loaded my IV with something and then I quickly got drowsy. That's the last thing that I remember. I don't even remember leaving the place, lol. Clayton had to practically carry me to the car and inside our house. I am doing really well now and the Vicodin is making me feel comfortable. All in all, getting your teeth pulled is really not bad at all. I have ate 2 eggs sandwiches, some broccoli/cheese soup, and yogurt. I am so glad that I can actually eat.

Tomorrow, we will be taking a fun trip with Bolicks to the fire station. We will be celebrating Cole's 4th birthday. I will take my camera and try to get some pics. Afterwards, we are going to have some lunch together. It should be a fun morning. Mom is planning to take Hayden back home with her in the afternoon and he is super excited. He loves going to her house.

Joanna rocks!

My neighbor Joanna is the bomb! I asked her to take a few pics at the party last night and she got some good ones. Thanks so much gal!! Check them all out below. :)

The Boys (Carson, Jackson, Hayden and Cole)

Hayden in his Woody costume (from Toy Story)

Peeking In

Our House

Kitty Cat Cupcakes

Mummy Dogs

Ghost cookies

Trick or Treat

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! We sure did. We threw a party for 30 friends last night. I was so busy cooking and running around that I didn't get any pics. My friend Joanna took some though, so I hope to steal some from her. ;) After everyone ate, we went trick-or-treating around the 'hood. I can't believe how many fuddy duds we have. There were a lot of houses with no lights. My Mom stayed at our house and handed out treats while we were gone. She said that a couple of people commented on our house being the most festive and decorated. They didn't even see the inside, lol. Our sun room was completely decked out for the party. She also had a few people comment on our awesome pumpkins that Clayton carved. I hope Jo got a pic of those also, because I sure forgot. Ugh. Anyway, we had about 130 trick-or-treaters.

Cole and Hayden anxiously awaiting their treats (Austin is the Power Ranger in the corner of the pic)

Hayden 

Emerson and Clayton 

Catching Up

We went to get some pumpkins last Saturday. Clayton is planning on carving 5 for Halloween and he is so excited about it. He already has his designs planned out and I believe that he is going to carve one a day beginning tonight. As he finishes them, I will post them here to the blog for all to see. ;)

After getting our pumpkins, we went out on the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the trees. It was beautiful, but there was way too many tourists out there. Here's a pic:

Here's the view from our house:

Our Entry

Here's our entryway after getting painted last week. It is a funky brown color that looks purple at certain times of the day. We love it! Now we need to get some stuff up on the walls.