Thanksgiving 2017

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was our first Thanksgiving at our new house and it was what we wanted.  Scott’s parents came over for the day.

The boys raked leaves to clear the football field.  While Scott did have a few work issues that kept popping up throughout the morning, we were able to everything we wanted.  Scott, the boys and I played some football, watched the parade and we cooked a HUGE turkey.

HUGE turkey

Watching the parade

Annual football game

Turkey time

Ending the day with a fire and football

Egg-less

We found out around Halloween that Thomas is allergic to eggs.  The morning before Halloween I gave T a few small pieces of scrambled eggs.  This was at 7:30 am. Around 11:30 he broke out in hives. And because Thomas went to the preschool Halloween party, I thought he ate something there or touched something that his body didn’t like.  He also ate his normal strawberries and blueberries for breakfast, another potential thing that he didn’t like before.

Later that night we had pancakes for dinner at 6.  At 10 pm Thomas woke up with hives all over.  The hives went down and he went to sleep.  However, he woke up at 5 with hives everywhere.  Scott then took him to urgent care and they diagnosed him with an egg allergy.

That Friday we had his 1-year check up and our pediatrician referred us to an allergist.  After meeting with the allergist, he said that because of the time lapses with the breakouts, he couldn’t be allergic to eggs.  Then they did the allergy test for egg white, egg yolk, and peanut butter.  Low and behold, he reacted to all three.

They drew some blood.  That was tough for Thomas, two full vials of blood were drawn and he was a champ the whole time.  He never once tried to pull away.  We are now waiting for those results and a follow-up appointment where we eat foods at the doctor office.

This is a new allergy to us and we will adjust.  The good thing is that there are a lot of egg substitutes available and easier to find, thanks to the popularity of vegans and more health food grocery stores.

Leaves

We finally had a weekend to rake the leaves in our yard.  We have 2 walnut trees in our yard and the neighbors behind us have 2 huge trees that have branches in our yard. It’s a lot of leaves!  We waited and waited for a good amount to drop before putting much effort into cleaning up.

Scott and the big boys went out and started raking like crazy.  The boys were so into making a monster pile that the whole process went very fast.  Thomas and I came outside to “help” play while everyone worked.

Once the monster pile was built, we had some fun jumping and playing before it was all bagged up.  This is definitely a fall tradition that will continue.

Thomas loved every minute of this

The fastest leaf rakers

Bennett is 3

Happy Birthday, Bennett!!!  This smart, sneaky, funny boy turned 3!  In some ways, I feel like Bennett is older than 3 since he has been going to preschool this school year.  He is pretty much potty trained, and that is huge!

Bennett has learned so much and been out of his comfort zone since starting preschool.  B only goes 3 days a week, but he has made friends and is learning to write his name, letters A-H, and numbers 1-4.  He still loves his Mommy and Bennett days but enjoys artwork time and friends at school.

Bennett is our quiet, mischievous smirking middle son.  He will drive you crazy and turn around with a huge smile and hug asking for snuggles.  What more can you ask for?

For the back to back birthdays, we celebrated by having a few friends over her and some cake.  It was a great birthday for Bennett, Bubba, Bajamas, B Boy!

Bennett's 3 year stats:
Weight - 31.25lbs (45%
Height - 38.25 inches (64%
BMI - 15.14 (22%)

Bennett goes to the Dentist

Happy Birthday Bennett and it's your first trip to the dentist.  Not an ideal way to spend your birthday, but this new 3-year-old thought it was pretty cool.  He sat in the chair all by himself and talked to the hygienist and even learned a few things.  His teeth looked great and he got 2 prizes.  

Thomas is 1

Thomas Quinn is 1 year old!  This has been a crazy year for all of us and having Thomas along for the ride has been a wonderful addition to our family.  Mr. T is a very laid back kid, he will play by himself or play alongside his brothers.  He loves dogs and is very excited to see them outside our backyard.  He is content being dragged to the store or a craft fair.  He is fast crawling, close to walking.  We aren’t rushing this at all, even though he is the latest walker we’ve had (G at 10 months and B at 11 months).

Thomas is very smiley.  He knows how to work a room of adults flashing his bright blue eyes and a big smile, just ask his great aunts and uncles.  He says dada and is super excited when Daddy comes home from work.  He is also a Momma’s boy and loves to snuggle.

He has 4 teeth and a few more are about to cut through any day.  He will sleep from 7pm-6:30 am.  Scott sleep trained him and weened him while I was in Texas.  This boy loves his schedule.  We found out he is allergic to eggs as well.  This is brand new for Scott and I and we are learning to cook a little different and read labels.

Thomas Quinn is a delight to have in our family and I cannot believe it’s only been 1 year.  We love you so much!  Happy Birthday Mr. T, Thomas Q, T Rocks!

Halloween 2017

This was our first Halloween in our new neighborhood and it was awesome!  We took a few pictures of the boys out front of our house before heading to a friends house for pizza dinner.  The boys have a couple friends in the neighborhood and they invited us over for pizza and trick or treating.

After dinner, Ironman, Polar Bear and a pumpkin loaded the wagon and grabbed their bags and ran from house to house.  The boys brought Home at least 5lbs of candy, each.  We did not even make through our entire neighborhood, probably only hit half the houses.

It was a great Halloween.  Our neighborhood did not disappoint us on this holiday.  Due to the craziness of Halloween, there are few pictures from actual Trick-or-Treating.

Halloween Party

Scott and I were able to both help at the preschool Halloween party.  The boys were pretty excited that both parents were there.  I helped in Bennett’s room and loved seeing all the kids different costumes.  Plus, watching them trick or treat around the school and sing for the workers is so cute.  The boys had been working hard on their Halloween songs all October.  If you spent any time with them you heard "Halloween is Coming" over and over.

Since we had driven back from San Antonio the day before the party, the boys were exhausted, especially Bennett and Thomas.  Bennett was so tired and didn’t feel great, we left school early.  Gabriel and Scott had a lot of fun playing games.  Gabriel was beyond excited that he got to have his Dad in his classroom.

We love our preschool and are so happy both boys are comfortable there.