Happy Birthday to Conner, and Happy Thanksgiving to Y'all!!

We headed to Tulsa for Thanksgiving this year. It was also Conner's 5th birthday (on Thanksgiving day). It was so pretty up there, with all of the fall foliage. We had such a great time eating and spending time with the family.

Will I Ever Be Caught Up?

I'm beginning to wonder if I'll get to a point in my life when I don't feel like I'm going just a little crazy. So much has been going on since my last post, and while each event does deserve its own post, I just don't have the time. So, to catch every one up with the short version, here we go.

We've had two birthday parties (well, more if you count family parties and friend parties). Finn turned one on Nov. 14th. He had a little get together with his pals. It was a pretty day at the park, but he's been a sick little boy, so he didn't really get to enjoy it. I did manage to get a few good pics of him with a smile on his face, but those have been few and far between. He's been sick with virus after virus for 3 weeks now. We've been at the doctor, lab, radiologist, or orthopedist about every-other-day for about a week, now. So far, on paper, he seems fine. But, while he's had a good day here and there, for the most part, he's feeling pretty crummy. We're headed back to the doctor on Monday to hopefully get more answers.

We also had a birthday party for Conner yesterday, though his birthday isn't until next week, Thanksgiving Day (just like the day he was born). My little turkey is turning 5, and yet, he's still my baby boy. He had a bicycle parade birthday party. All of his friends (minus his best bud, Zeke (we missed you, buddy)) came over and brought their bikes and ride-on toys. They decorated them and rode them up and down the culdesack, staying warm with hot cocoa. A little cake and ice cream later, and you can call it a successful party.

Boys' Room

We've been so busy, so I'm just now getting a chance to post. Here's the pics of the boys' room, which is an early birthday present for Conner and Finn. I still need to add some finishing touches, which I'll do over time. But, both of the boys love it. Conner's bed (the upper bunk) is like a little cocoon when he pulls the curtains closed. Finn is still in his crib on the other side of the room, but he loves to play in the room, especially with his big brother. I think it's a room they can definitely grow into. Brian did a wonderful job building the bed, and I had so much fun doing the decorating.

BOO!!

Happy Halloween! Gilby took Flax the Robot, Tinkerbell, and the spookiest vampire you've ever seen trick-or-treating while I stayed home to pass out candy to the other gobblins. Hope everyone gets good candy!

Pumpkins

We took our trip to the pumpkin patch today. The weather was perfect! We enjoyed cool, fall-like weather when we first arrived, but later on it turned warm so the kids could take off their jackets and play. We went with some other friends and had such a great time. I'm exhausted, so it's off to "quiet time" for me and the kids.

Mommy's Helper

Since Gilby is out of town and Avery wasn't here all day (and Finn was napping for the afternoon), I took it upon myself to get as much done in Avery's room so when she got home from her playdate she could see it all put together. Believe it or not, with my awesome helper (shown here flexing his "guns") I was able to move all of Conner's furniture out of the room, and all of Avery's furniture in. As Conner would no doubt tell you, it was hard work. But, in Conner's words, it's all worth it, because Avery is "gonna go nuts!"