Game of Thrones

Daycare called on Friday. Abby was limping so they had to send her home (wtf?). Thankfully Derek took the call and picked up the kids for a day of Mr. Mom. Within 1 hour of being home, the day had taken another turn.

The toilet was leaking from the tank. His parents were nearby (thankfully), so the men took about 3-4 hours of "fixing" the toilet. The last step was removing the toilet to install a new part, and that's when the crack in the tank could be seen. So they were off to buy new toilets (a good wife will always double the work for a regular home improvement project). I was still at work, but Mimi was at the house with the little ones (one of which was still hobbling around). Grant got to "christen" the new commode!

They installed the new commode, then Derek went out for his usual Guys' Night Out for TX/OU weekend.

On Saturday we went to watch Matthew's soccer game (Matthew scored 2 goals and they won). Grandma Rose and Papa were there too! From there we went to Big Dave's to watch the game. Texas surprised everyone by showing up, then took it a step further and actually WON)!

After a quick nap, we headed over to Abby's friend's 2nd birthday party. We were meeting the parents for the first time, and it turns out they were actually pretty cool. I'm sure we'll be seeing more of them - maybe once their 4 month old sleeps a little better!

On Sunday, Mike came back over to assist with install of toilet #2. Me and the kids headed to Costco.

After naps we got to watch Matthew's baseball game, but the kiddos only lasted 3 innings. We worked in one last visit with Tia, Uncle Steve and Matthew by popping in to take them dessert.

Oh - and Abby's limp was gone by Sunday! I think she either twisted her ankle throwing a fit at daycare when I dropped her off (her banana fell out of the peel and it was tragic) or she stepped on a splinter or something.

Weekend Wrap Up

Friday after work, we took the kids for a treat - Mattitos! Ok - really - it was so mama could have a 'rita. At Mattitos, the kids get ice cream after their meal. Abby and Derek shared. Grant got his own.
Derek brought Abby home after dinner. Grant and I went to pick out pumpkins. He was so proud to pick them out! Once we got home, Derek and the kids went straight to bed. I stayed up and made hats for the kids' Halloween outfits.

Saturday we got up slowly. Abby had to be woken up at 8:45! The kids tried on their hats for Halloween. They fit! (That's something. My first one for Abby didn't.)

We took my car in and went to World Market and Big Lots. It was my first time ever in Big Lots. Oh - Abby's shirt says "I Love My Papa." I love it. She ACTUALLY kept her hat on too. Maybe we're turning over a new leaf!
When we got home, we had some homemade pizza and the kiddos napped. While they were out, I worked in the yard. Derek got on the pool. I did see this little guy while working in the flowerbed:

We have lots of lizards around here, but mostly geckos. So this guy was a different treat. Yes - I jumped when I saw him.

I spent a full 3 hours in the yard, then we headed to Clint and Shauna's for their annual pumpkin carving party.
Daxon slept most of the party. I'm sure that made for a fun night.

We got home around 11:30 and crashed!!

Today we had a big breakfast, then wanted to go show Gaga the kiddos' Halloween outfits. I quickly whipped up a batch of spaghetti sauce and we headed out.

The Halloween outfits were a hit!!! Until they weren't.

We got to see Susie and Kelsey for a minute until they had to go. Then we stripped the kids down for some spaghetti. Abby was even happy in Gaga's arms for a minute. Definitely worthy of a shot. I do love that Gaga doesn't mind. Her response is always "Oh well! Grant warmed up to me! She will too."
We came home and all the kids (and me) napped. It was GREAT! I put together a spaghetti cassarole and breakfast cassarole, then cleaned it all up before the kiddos woke up.

Once the babies got up, Grant rode his bike and we threw washers outside. The weather was PERFECT! Abby enjoyed crawling around. She got her knees dirty. She also had a few bruises on her face from the past few days (learning to balance bruises). I really think bruises and dirty knees are cuter on little boys. Oh - and I won 2 out of 3 in washers. I showed my babies how to win with class. ;) That's only a slight exaggeration.

Football, dinner, baths, then bedtime. That's our weekend!

Although right before bed, Abby had a little fever. And Grant threw up a little. I wonder what's in store for tomorrow?! Hopefully it was just teeth and too much applesauce, respectively.

Picking the losers

We had a fun weekend, in spite of the fact that we continually picked losers all weekend. How?

Saturday we had a bit of change of plans, but we did end up spending some time with the family at Dave's TX/OU watch party.

Unfortunately, the Horns didn't show up to play. That was the first time we picked the loser. But Grant didn't mind - he was happy to dress like Daddy at home.
Saturday night we went to Cy & Emily's birthday/Halloween party. We went as disgruntled Rangers fans - complete with sacks over our head and Rangers cups to drink from. Second time over the weekend that we picked the losers. (But that was the point of the costume). I didn't get a shot of us in costume, but I did get one action shot. That's David Hasselhoff over there throwing washers!
Today we cheered on the Cowboys, again picking the losers. Such a good game though! After the game, we visited Laura and Big Gaga. Abby is a mama's girl to put it lightly, so she didn't like it when I let go of her (or walked away to throw away a diaper). Here's the proof:
All in all, a great weekend!

Hook 'em

Grant is one of the most adorable Longhorn fans.

He wore this to school today - I'm so glad I took it out of the closet because he will grow out of it before the end of football season! Oh - and this is definitely a daycare outfit because changing a diaper in this get up is not an easy task.

Grant had a fever of 101.6 at daycare this afternoon, so he shed the heavy overalls once he got home.