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A Riley funny!

We just got back from Omaha (will make that a separate post with pics soon) last night. On Thursday, I asked each kid to pack a small car bag for the ride there. I said to bring their gameboys with games, some books and maybe a small toy. So Nick does just that.
I went to check Riley's bag. In this bag is a jeep (something I have never seen him play with), a marble, 2 3lb. hand weights, and 3 rulers!!! God, I love this kid!

Needless to say though, I made him repack with the list I gave him. Haha!!

Trunk or Treat

Last Friday night (17th) we took the kids up to their school where they have the annual "Trunk or Treat" night. They have a big chili dinner (or in my kids case, hotdogs) and then go trick or treating around the parking lot. Tons of parents (of course not us since I can't get anything done now a days) decorate the back end of cars and hand out candy. I wish I had taken some pics of the cars. They are usually spooky and have a great theme. Some play music and some put their vans together and make a little mini haunted house. It is really fun. We went with our neighbors this year. Here is a picture of the kids. My kiddos are the "Star Wars" guys with the masks!

Here are the kids eating dinner.


Part of the haunted van deal.


So after kids were done with going to all the cars, Nick decided to hang out by the DJ and dance while Riley decided he wanted to go around again to all the cars. By this time people were giving him TONS of stuff since the night was about over. So he had about 3 times the candy that Nick had.
So when we get home, I tell them that they can have 2 pieces of candy each. For their first pick they each pick a skittles bag. Well that is ok I guess. Pretty good. Now mind you, they have TONS of yummy chocolate bars. This is the good stuff tonight. So for their 2nd pick, Nick pics a gummy ear! That is right a yucky gummy body part that looks gross. And then Riley picks a bag of goldfish. What? crackers?
What kind of kids am I raising here? A gummy ear and crackers..... Well that left good chocolate for Bill and I when they went to bed! :)

I LOVE this!

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Hard Times!

My brother who is a journalist with the Washington Post is traveling across the country. He is going to many cities and talking to people about the economic crisis. He journey is maped out and there are interviews along the way. Here is the link to that. I thought some of you may find it interesting.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/hard-times/?hpid=topnews

Sat. part 2

After our adventures at the festival on Sat. (and to answer your question Heather, we didn't get those yummy turkey legs, the line was SO long and when I gotta eat, I can't wait). However we did get my favorite food there. They used to be called "pickles on a stick" but now they are just "pickles". But they are $1 and the biggest dill pickles ever. I love em. Both Nicholas and I got one after Riley assured me that he didn't want one but as soon I eat mine, he wants to share it. Next time I am buying 3. Sorry I got side tracked!

After all this fun (and after I took a nap), we went out to dinner and then went to look for costumes at this huge Halloween superstore. The kids picked out Star Wars guys but not before we found these fun masks. Bill even had fun too!!

This next photo is taken of Riley from when he and Bill were at the grocery store. Hehe!

Saturday!! part 1

Well we went to the Renaissance Festival on Sat. For those of you that don't live in the area, it is a HUGE place that has actors all dressed up in costumes including king, queen, and hundreds more. They have lots of shops (like little old booths) and tons of food.

My mom used to take me there growing up and I have such wonderful memories of going there (thanks Mom). Now we have been taking the kids there. They have a blast! Here are some pics!

Later on, I will post about our Sat. part 2 when we went Halloween costume shopping. Hehe!!

GREAT news!!

Well I have some good news in relation to the testing we did last week. And I thank God for our wonderful results!!!

Before any testing, the risk for having a baby with Down Syndrome for my age group (36 yrs) was 1:216. Which isn't too bad anyway. Well based on my tests (blood work and measurements at the ultrasound) my odds now are 1:4300. HOLY MOLY! That is basically the odds of a 20 year old. So basically me being 36 isn't a factor in this disorder.

They also tested for trisomy 13 and 18 which are much more serious disorders. Once again the normal odds for a 36 yr old are 1:382 but after testing my odds are 1:7600.

Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE this baby and if there was something possibly wrong, it wouldn't have made any difference. We would still LOVE this baby. It is just nice to put my mind at ease that at least being in that "older" group isn't a disadvantage.

The doctor told me that the odds that I have now are the same odds that a 20 year old would have. I told her it was nice to be compared to a 20 year in some way. Haha!

And just in case anyone is still keeping track, yes, I still have morning (all day) sickness. I think it may be getting better or maybe I am just getting used to it. Who knows?? Also for the record,

I am 13 weeks and 1 day today!! WOOHOO!!