Pumpkin Carving

Abby is obsessed with the blow up pumpkin in our front yard.

Every morning she wakes up saying "pumpkin wake up?"

We tell her it is asleep when we turn it off.

She stands at the window and talks to it.

When we leave she tells it bye bye and

when we get back she runs up and gives it a hug.

Jake had a great time carving his pumpkin today.

We cheated a little and used an artificial pumpkin

so we didn't have to scrape out the guts.

He did a great job don't you think?

I carved one for Abby too. Her pumpkin is a cat.

Hunting Island

We went to Hunting Island State Park. It is near Beaufort. What a beautiful place! It is so natural. Jake and Reg climbed to the top of the lighthouse. We walked out on the marshwalk. When we got back we took Abby on a bike ride. She loves the ride on her Daddy's bike.

Fun with Food

Jake and Abby had a great time fingerpainting with pudding this afternoon. We mixed different food colors into vanilla pudding. They ate more than the painted which is the fun part. It was great to see them interacting with each other. Jake was so patient showing her how to smear the pudding on the paper then licking it off the fingers.

A Day at the Zoo Again!!

Reggie took the day off and we took Abby to the Riverbanks Zoo. The weather was perfect and it was not crowded. We had the best time. She fed the giraffes 3 times. You should have heard her laugh as the giraffe stuck out its tongue to get the food out of her hand. She isn't afraid of anything. She stuck her whole hand into its mouth. It was priceless. What a fun day!

Family Day at Daddy's Work

The kids had a great time at Family Day. We had planned for Joan to take Abby home at 5 p.m. but she was having such a blast she stayed for the whole day. Jake rode a few rides with Abby but he liked winning prizes at the games and eating all the wonderful cotton candy, popcorn, french fries with vinegar and funnel cakes!! YUMMM!!! The fireworks were fantastic. We are thankful Daddy has a good job and he takes such wonderful care of us. We love you Daddy. Thanks for all you do for us!

October is Infant Loss Awareness Month

Vertigo

Have you even been on a tilt a whirl? I have been on one for the past 3 days. The other day when I woke up the room started to spin like I was inside a barrel rolling down a hill. I passed out for a second and then freaked out. I got up and Reg helped me to the chair. I felt a little better and I drove Jake to school. I was getting my shower and getting ready to take Abby to the library and it happened again. I called Reg and while I was on the phone it started spinning again. This time much worse. I was so afraid I would pass out and Abby would be here alone.
My knight in shining armor rushed home. I had to stay in the same position or I would start spinning again. I was so sick to my stomach and was gaging . He called doctor who said be there at 2 o'clock. I was very nauseated in the car and took a bag in case of throw up. My amazingly helpful father in law took the kids to McDonald's while Reg took me to the doc. She did all these test on me and said it sounds like vertigo which affects your inner ear and balance. She said to treat it like to flu and stay off you feet. Yeah RIGHT!! I have a two year old. She gave me medicine which to prevent dizziness (which says may cause dizziness - OK?) But the kids have been good and Jake has been a great help. He loves to play nurse. Reggie took the kids to school for me. I feel better today but still really dizzy. I am very motion sick and this has been horrible. I could not have made it without my wonderful family. Thanks Reg, Jake, Abby and Ronald. Love you!