Disney Dentist

Today QMAN had his first Dentist appointment...He did great!  The place has a movie theater inside and is fully equipped with Disney characters and goodies....A child's dream....pretty cool!!!! They also want the kids to go back to get their teeth cleaned without the parents... I was a little worried at first, but she called me in when he was done and said he did AWESOME ( he was asking a lot of questions??)....he talked the entire way home about it!  Guess he'll be willing to go back.... NO Cavities....YET.....yeah!!!!! 

The First Fam Vacation

We were so fortunate to have been asked by our great friends the Milano's to vacation with them in the Bahamas! We had a blast, despite Sloan having to go to the doctor the second day and Qman having the NEVER ending cough that sounded horrible....you'd think after being on antibiotics for 5 days he would be better huh?

Anyway, the Atlantis was amazing...the property was huge, the views were breathtaking, the ocean had ENORMOUS waves, the company was wonderful and we never had to leave the resort( oh, except for some essential groceries, like MAC and CHEESE and H20) and I still think we missed some stuff. 

Let me start with Quinton... he was in aww the entire time...which way do I turn next? He loved looking for treasures in the sand, playing in the Gamers Reef, watching the Monster Trucks race, eating at Johnny Rocket's and he LOVED, I mean LOVED the Lazy river and the Rapids/Current Ride.  He even loved just sitting back in the stroller and going for the ride as he watched his IPOD.

Aaron, too, was like a kid at heart and I loved seeing him that way. He was so excited for all the water slides,  specifically the ones that your body landed in a shark tank for part of it, I think he rode all of them like six times.  I, on the other hand, was cool with the Lazy river and chillin with Sloan by the pool.

We were able to swim/feed the dolphins, see a Shark feeding, watch stingray the size of elephants swim in the aquarium, eat Ben and Jerry's Ice cream practically every night and even have some adult R and R with Mollie and Joe with Nicki coming along. Thanks again Nicki!

This was the best first family of four vacation anyone could ask for.... a trip we will never forget!!!!

His own Christmas Decorations...

It was a perfect day to stay inside, watch football, sing Christmas carols and hang the decorations....So Aaron and I thought we had a few minutes, while both kiddos were taking a little nap. Then of course, when Qman woke up, we wanted him to help decorate all the trees with us. Well, got about 1 hour of cleaning and some items out and then the story takes a twist...

Aaron and I heard Quinton talking on the monitor off and on, however didn't think anything of it...just thought he must be dreaming, because he does this often, hadn't heard any movement out of bed etc...I was planning to put away some laundry, so I decided to check on him, I opened the door and I about jump out of my pants, he's UP and says "SURPRISE", "Mom you scared me...". He said he hadn't taken a nap at all; he was sitting at the end of his bed, looking at a toy magazine with the biggest smile on his face saying, "I would like Santa to bring me........" He proceeds to say, "Mom, look at my XMAS decorations."

I just had to laugh, it was so cute...everything was displayed perfect, with ornaments hanging from his dresser hooks, the manger placed with Baby Jesus and figurines out and some other snowmen and knick knacks that his great papa had made last year for the holiday set on other side of the dresser....truly I think this is how I would have placed everything! I could not stop laughing and had to call Aaron upstairs. Need less to say, he went to bed early tonight and I am secretly hoping that the nap is not fading away!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hosted Thanksgiving this year. All the Sullivan's were so helpful, in fact, Trac and Andy made not one but 2 turkeys, Jodi, made Nana's famous cheese spread and Papa completed the meal with an amazing apple and homemade pumpkin pie....did you think I made anything at all...??? Well, I made the most fattening dishes on the table...corn and green bean casserole...we had a great meal and surprisingly it was still really hot...

We enjoyed our time together so much and created many new memories that we will have forever.  I think we all had tears in our eyes as we went around our circle saying what we were thankful for.....all the kids were so well spoken with, "I am thankful for my cousins and my mommy and daddy, "I am thankful for our house and my friends,"  All three, Maggie, Max and Quinton are just growing up so fast.  Sloan, our other little turkey enjoyed watching their every moment.   

I cannot forget how thankful I am of Miss Trac for her amazing crafts!  Always coming up with something new to sew, paint, stamp or tie!  How about all the shirts?  Yes, her inspiration started with Sloan's onesie and then Maggie suggested they ALL have homemade shirts. Absolutely darling.....!  We are BLESSED!

Fall Foilage

We LOVE Fall time at our house... the leaves on Grandview Drive are breathtaking!!!! It was practically 75 degrees a couple of weekends ago so we decided to take the kiddos and get some pics. Aaron has an eye for photos, that's the other side coming out in him...Love ya honey!

Computer update

Well as you can see FINALLY we have a computer....not the same one, because it, along with our other computer basically crashed on the same day.  No data, no pics, nothing left......Aaron and I have been so sad.  First, because it took the software company 2 months to tell us this, and more importantly because we have lost pictures from over 10 years together.....SAD!!!!!!!! We learned our lesson.... BACK UP everything.  We do have some Shutterfly albums from Qman's birth and some trips, but not all.  It's so hard to replace pics, however I know we will still have the memories forever in our heart and head.    

Notice I didn't get into the detail about the computer repair guys, back from my last post about month or so ago.  That's because it's too long to get into and I do not feel it's appropriate to be cursing every other word, so I will leave that for another time!  We were able to buy back all the electronic albums from Shutterfly so I thought I would compare month 1 of both Quinton and Sloan.  (I guess our kids like to have their months open; guess they'll be talkers, imagine that!)

Halloween

Can you guess what our family was for Halloween? Mickey and Minnie this year...! This was Qman's idea as he loves the Disney show, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. His cousins were also Mickey and Minnie...it was GREAT!!!! It truly was the best, since Mags, Max and Quinton were really into Trick or Treating and Sloan was here with us as well. Our tradition is to go over to Morton, fill our bellies with chili, pumpkin bars and candy.....just a few pieces......yummy! Thanks Aunt Trac!

Qman got enough candy for a while as far as I am concerned, and his favorites are Tootsie Rolls and Dots which he only got a few so..... I guess the leftovers of the peanut M&M's, Snickers, Kit Kats and Butterfingers are for his Mama and Daddy, (we'll have no problem finishing those off).

I have already scheduled his first dentist appointment for the beginning of December, so I'll keep you posted as to what that brings..... I felt it was a little ironic that the receptionist described it as the Disney Dentist!!!