Marine Corps Ball 2008

We attended the Marine Corps ball on Nov. 8 in DesMoines. The event itself was fine, but I wasn't feeling the greatest so we were the old couple that retired early that evening. I went to a regular doctor's appt. on the following Monday to find that both babies had flipped and were now breech....which explains why I was feeling like I was feeling at the ball. At least I wasn't imagining things!! Stinkers. I am having a c section so their position isn't as important but their "road trip" if you will wasn't at all pleasant for me. Yet another reminder that I'm not in control!! Due to my lack of excitement there are very few pictures from that night.....such is life.

Halloween, etc.

I'm a bit behind, but here are the pics from Trick or Treat night. The kids decided to match...I'm sure it'll never happen again, but Superman and Super girl it was. To complete our super hero troop Buddy was Batman/dog. As you can tell from the picture he wasn't at all too please to be partaking in the festivities. The kids enjoyed walking the neighborhood collecting goodies. They like carving pumpkins too. Brett wasn't at all interested in using his hands to remove the goop and seeds....no big surprise for me......he wouldn't finger paint at preschool either. If only he were as concerned about his room not being dirty!!

Included is a picture of Brett holding their new cousin, Zhara. Both kids just love to hold her and help feed her. They are pretty much baby hogs when she's around. I'm just hoping the excitement of a baby only multiplies come January!!! As you may see in the picture Brett has a nice scrape on his nose/face. He had a meeting with the neighbor's driveway...and lost....I had just told him to stop hopping and jumping around like a nut, sure enough seconds later came the scream heard across the earth. Boys....I tell you!!

One picture is of the kid's with their cousins, Jana and Tyler on a tractor ride. We visited a pumpkin/fun farm. It was a good time...minus the cat crap my kids sat in on a hay bail and the strange llama encounter I had. Have you really ever looked at one of those things in the face....I don't advise it....they are a bit scary...and yes, they do spit!

Another picture is of Reagan at gymnastics. They had camera day so Mom's got to go in and take pictures during their workout. She really is enjoying learning the moves. I love that she loves it...I feel it's a good confidence booster for any kid. Brett is super jealous that Rea gets to go and he doesn't but rules are rules and I didn't win the lotto so he has to wait until next year.

As for the babes we are doing well. I'm 28 weeks along now and one twin weighs just under 2 lbs and the other just over. They are a tad small, but with twins I guess that is normal. I'm having a fear that they'll decide to arrive early so am trying to get things together for Christmas so I don't have to worry about that should they come early. Also, the more prego I become I probably won't be a very nice shopper so I guess it's a favor to all other humans as well!