High School Musical 3

I took the boys to see HSM3 yesterday afternoon. Brenden and I really liked it, Spencer can't sit still. He sat in his seat but the seat kept folding him up in it so then he'd sit on my lap then back to his seat, you get the picture. He would sigh and ask when it was going to be over and he almost fell asleep. But he did watch it and he is quiet through it but he just got bored and when we watch movies at home he can lay down or sit in a rocking chair. This is only the second movie he's seen in a movie theater, the first being SpiderMan 3 a few years ago. It was a fun afternoon for just me and the boys. I used to take Brenden to see movies after Spencer was born to just have mommy/Brenden days. And he was 4 when we did that and he always sat still and enjoyed going to the movie theater. Last night Brenden spent the night at his best friend Micah's house and they went to Magic Mountain. Watching HSM yesterday and seeing the two boys growing up as best friends and then wanting to go off to college together reminded me of Brenden and Micah. It will be nice if they stay friends forever like that too. It's nice to have a best friend like that in life. Not everyone has that so it's special.

Tonight I'm making a pot roast and my mom is coming over for dinner. I try to have her over at least once a week for dinner. It's been nice having her live close by. So, that concludes my weekend update. Stay warm and healty everyone.

Of Course...

So in yesterday's post I said that Iwas the only one sick. Of course by saying this I then jinxed myself and my house because Brenden started throwing up around 9pm and continued all night and then again this morning. He's disappointed to miss donuts with dad's but he's got to do it the past several years so he's ok with it. So I have a cold and Brenden apparantely has the stomach flu and time will tell what the rest of the family will come down with. Thank goodness Richard was home 1/2 the day for me to be able to go the grocery store and get pedialyte and other groceries without taking Brenden. Mom is busy this morning so I'm hoping she can be here at 3 for me to be able to leave Brenden here while I pick up Spencer from school. So I'm sure I'll have an exciting weekend of multiple sicknesses.

Feeling blah...

I'm sick. Just me. How'd that happen? The boys haven't been sick yet, strangely enough. Usually by this time Brenden has already had his first cold from school. And now that Spencer's in school I figured I'd be in double trouble. But not yet, Thank God. But now it's freezing outside so I already have the medicine in the cabinet ready to go at the first sign of a cough, sneeze, runny nose, or tummy ache! Too bad I'm having to use it on myself! The cat, who is an indoor/outdoor cat, has decided that it's too cold for him outside now and he just likes to go whine at the door so I'll open it and he can decide if it's too cold for him or not. Such a bratty cat! He's 13 and we just let him start going outside this past spring after years of him sneaking out with the dogs anyway, we gave in to him. Not much else going on. My dad is coming over for dinner tonight and tomorrow is Donuts with Dads at the boys' school. That's it for now.

Muffins with Mom

Today was Muffins with Moms at the boys' school. My mom came over this morning at 7:45 to be here with Cassidy. We had a good time and Spencer was happy since it was his first time getting to do this. It surprised me that a mom sitting across from us, who happens to be a mom to kid in Spencer's class, didn't eat anything or even speak to her kids. She told them to hurry up a few times and that sucked to see. When her daughter spoke to Spencer and me her mom didn't say a word or even crack a smile. This is a time to come and enjoy a bit of time with your child before school in their environment and get to meet some of their friends and moms. She looked like she didn't even want to be there. So sad. Anyway, I got to go to Spencer and Brenden's classes after we ate and I got to meet some of Spencer's friends and see him interact with them for a bit. Brenden knows everyone. He's such a social boy. We're walking through the gym like he's a celeb or something, he's pointing and waving at everyone. So funny! One boy kept coming over a talking to him for a bit then he'd have to go because his dad and him were there helping with everything making sure there were enough muffins and juice on the tables. Then I came home and I've been on the quest to find our family picture outfits the rest of the morning. We got home around 11:30. I found a dark green dress for Cassidy and now everyone else's outfit will revolve around her dress. It's easier that way to get hers first and go from there. I'll probably go to Steve and Barry's for the boys because you all know that I'm going to match them. It's just too cute and I have to still do it. Maybe soon I'll stop that since Brenden is getting older, but for now I'm matching them while I still can get away with it! So you all know to look for the family picture with or as the Christmas cards.

The fair

We went to the fair yesterday. The Fairfield Co. fair is the last one in Ohio every year. You never know what kind of weather to expect for our fair. 2 years ago we were in winter coats, last year we were in long sleeves and jeans and no jacket needed and yesterday it was shorts weather. I like yesterday's weather the best, obviously. When its cold, the kids get sick the next week and I'm making 2 trips to the dr in a week for 2 different kids. Luckily, Cassidy has never had anything bigger than a cold yet. So anyway, back to the fair. Brenden is big enough to ride the bigger rides now so he rode those but chickened out of the ferris wheel, even though I was going to go with him, still a no. He kept looking up at how high it was and as we were in line he decided against it. Maybe next year. He was able to ride a few of the rides in Cassidy and Spencer's section too. Cassidy loved the kiddie roller coaster, she rode that with Spencer and Brenden sat behind them. Spencer rode the kiddie ferris wheel alone. Richard and the kids did the gigantic slide (I hate that thing!), Richard held Cassidy for it. I'm not sure if she likes it too well. Her face didn't look happy at all coming down the slide. The boys did that several times and the bumper cars. And of course the ride all toddlers love and mom's love to take them on is the carousel horses. Cassidy picked her "beatiful horse" that she wanted to ride. The boys rode too, I think just because they still wanted to ride something. The kids rode rides for about 2 hours and then we got some deep fried pickles (wow were they sour!) and headed home in time for the OSU football game. We made cheeseburgers with white american cheese for dinner Saturday night. If you've never had that, you've got to try it sometime. They are good. It was our first time making burgers with white american cheese. You won't be disappointed.

Congratulations to my friend Kara from Urbana who had a baby girl Kinley Julianne a few weeks ago. And for those of you who remember my best friend from high school Nori, she's expecting a baby girl in February. It will be Nori's first child.

my little model

I just got back from getting Cassidy's pictures taken and had to share them. How cute is she!!! She's got some little model poses doesn't she.