Pixie Tales: November 2009

I am thankful for my wonderful family and friends. I am thankful that I get to eat lots of delicious food today and everyday. I may complain about gaining 10 pounds but at least I have food to eat. I am thankful for my home, be it the mess that it is. I am thankful I can provide for my family and buy Addie way too many cute clothes -- I'm even thankful I can buy her hideous ceramic cats and reslin dogs. I am thankful for my health, and especially thankful for the health of my family and friends. I am thankful for a job that takes a lot of time but feels good to do. I am thankful to be able to take classes that make me procrastinate and stress out. I am thankful for dogs that make me get off my butt and walk them in the cold. I am thankful that I have enough to spare, to give back to those who don't. I am thankful for a wonderful hubby who is doing the dishes right now and for my currently sleeping toddler. I am thankful for the freedom to complain about the government, oppose the current war, and be eager for national healthcare. I am thankful to be able to avoid Black Friday, to gripe about the commercialization of the holidays, and to strive to boycott, or "girlcott" as my friend Gwynne would say, corporations that have overtaken small and local businesses. And yes, I am thankful for this computer that has become my lifeblood (sad to say) that takes too much of my time. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have been majorly slacking on posting pics here because I usually just post to Facebook. But I know there are some not on Facebook so I wanted to do a quick pic update post. I still have more to catch up on, but wanted to post some from October.

Cassie, Addie, and I went to the corn maze in Kuna.

Here's Addie in the corn pit.

Here is the only sad pic I got of the pig races.

Addie and Cassie checking out the view.

We made it! I think it took us less than an hour, if I remember right. But I'll admit we had a map. Hey, that was still with a toddler in tow, and that map was no easy feat!

Checkin' out the big chair.

Hey, Addie, how about a smile?

She loved running away from me in the pumpkin patch.

We got a giant bag of kettle corn that was quite delicious, I must say. Addie insisted on packing it around. It was the size of her!

She also got to ride in the cow cars.

She may not look it here, but she loved it! She waved at us everytime she came around. She was just munching on her snack bar.

Here's just a couple pics from the park when we went to have lunch with Daddy.

I was attempting to get a pic to announce our new arrival, but after getting this I realized that maybe not everyone would get "sissy". So I tried it again with "sister", but never got a decent pic.

Boo at the Zoo.

She was a little puppy dog, although some thought lion and I think someone even said squirrel. It came with ears, but she's so anti-hat I didn't even bother.

She was the only one that didn't smile on that little tiger.

Being cheesy.

She liked playing with the leaves in the park.

Okay, I think that's enough pics for now. Update on Addie -- she's still not talking, but she's running around like crazy and getting into everything. She likes climbing lately, which drives Loren crazy. She really likes baby dolls now and still loves animals. We went to DI the other day for me to look at maternity clothes (BTW, they do have them, but man they are ugly!) and looked at all the toys -- she originally picked a plastic toy cat but on our way out the store she threw that down to grab a creepy ceramic cat. It was a $1 so I figured what the hey. She loves that thing! She packs it around everywhere and sleeps with it. A ceramic cat -- who knew? She had a doctor's appointment last week. She weighs 20 lbs, which is only the 3rd percentile (hey, up from the 1st percentile), but she's 31 inches tall, which is the 31st percentile. So, looks like she'll be a little taller than me, but I think she'll be a skinny mini too. She is becoming more social and is really bonding with family, especially her grandpa's and even Uncle Sean, which is nice. I'm looking forward to the holidays for her to see all her relatives.

Update date on baby #2 -- sorry, don't have much of one. I did go to the doctor a few weeks ago, but it was too soon to tell anything. I did decide that we're going to use Treasure Valley Midwives this time and I'm really excited about it. I have an ultrasound scheduled in 2 weeks and then we'll know how far along I am. I told Loren I secretly want to be further along only because I already have a belly and want to have that excuse! :) I'm up 10 lbs already, so I finally got us a membership to the YMCA so I can start exercising again. I really wanted to go today, but woke up with a sore throat so I'm trying to lay low and fight off an incoming cold. I don't want to be sick for Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving plans include lunch at my Grandma Dean's in Meridian with pie (and probably leftovers) at Rick's (Loren's dad's). Then on Saturday we're having lunch at Robin's (Loren's mom's). I'm off Monday and Tuesday so Loren can work and then I'll probably go in Wednesday and Friday. Although I'm not sure how much actual work I'll get done because I need to spend a significant amount of time on homework! Oh the cost of procrastination. :)

I started this post anticipating that Addie would wake up by now, but I still have a quite house. So I'm going to attempt a few more pics.

For my birthday Sean and Erin invited us to stay with them in Sun Valley, and my dad, Denise, Samantha, and her friend Lulu joined us as well. I wasn't the best about taking pics (I was enjoying my knitting time while Addie played with Pappy too much), but Sam borrowed my camera Saturday and took some pics:

Denise.