October Fun

We’ve had lots of fun with the kids this month.  Going into and getting ready for the holiday season is always an exciting time of year.  We’ve taken the kids to mini-golf, a pajama breakfast at Sweet Tomatoes, and at Mimi’s they ate one of the messiest desserts I’ve yet seen - Oreo dirt cups with gummi worms and chocolate pudding. It was truly a spectacular mess – especially on Katie!  I told the kids no kiss for me after they ate dirt and worms until they brushed their teeth!  Yuck! LOL, they got a kick out of that.  We’ve had some friends over to play games with us and the kids, and last night the kids decorated their own pumpkins.  They had a blast!  Tonight or tomorrow I’ll carve the big pumpkin – I’m aiming for a spooky house, it’s a challenging pattern, will be interesting to see if I can pull it off.  Katie’s “Super Kaitlyn” costume is almost complete, just have to add the “Super Kaitlyn” emblem to the front of it.  I’m sure no one but us will understand the costume, but that’s OK.  Katie gets it; for months now, she’s been telling me that when she grows up, she’s going to be “Super Kaitlyn” and she’s going to fly to school instead of drive.  ROFL, so I decided she could be “Super Kaitlyn” now for Halloween.  Her cape has been done for a few days now, and it’s a riot to see her running around the house with it on, acting as if she can fly.  Jake says he wants to be a ninja with a sword, like the ninjas in the video game.  He will be with his mom for Halloween, but we still need to get him a costume for the school party on Friday.  That might be a bit tricky – Jake’s class is allowed to wear their costumes on Friday, but Katie’s isn’t.  Might have to bring his and put it on him at the school, so Katie doesn’t cry when she isn’t allowed to wear hers to school :(  New Pics Online, more to be added after Halloween. 

Mr. And Mrs.

Mike and I have tied the knot, and are now officially Mr. and Mrs. Fuller.  With everything going on with the custody trial, we didn’t know when would be a better time to schedule a family wedding, and although we wanted all of our friends and family to attend, we didn’t want to keep waiting indefinitely.  We couldn’t think of anything more positive than uniting our families, our hearts, and our lives.  A bright light has shot its way through the chaos, and while there’s still some chaos, we’re now in chaos with our sunglasses on.

Ick…

WELL, we just had a fun weekend (not). Thursday Mike and I both went to get a flu shot. Carlo, Mike’s co-worker, came down with the flu, and although we had gotten the kids their flu shots the week before, we both had not yet had ours. So we took care of that. Friday evening, I started feeling sick, heartburn and nausea, and Mike was feeling a bit stuffy and congested. Saturday, my heartburn and nausea were mostly gone. I spent a good part of the day making French Onion soup, one of Mike’s favorites, and it came out wonderful (Thank you, “Joy of Cooking”) but around dinner time I started having trouble swallowing my food. Every bite was painful, and I only got about half of a bowl of the soup down. We didn’t know what was causing this, weren’t sure if it had something to do with the flu shots, Mike having been exposed to someone who came down with the flu, or what. Mike was feeling better by Sunday. But when I woke up Sunday morning and my problem was much worse, I couldn’t even drink without pain, Mike insisted I go see my Dr, and he watched Katie while I went (Jacob was at his mom’s). Luckily, my Dr’s office is open on the weekends, I did NOT want to sit in the emergency room for endless hours. Long story short, my Dr. thinks it is a stomach ulcer, most likely brought on or made worse by the recent stresses in our lives, and he referred me to a gastrointestinal specialist for further testing. He also prescribed some medication to help my stomach feel better in the interim. Sunday was still pretty icky, even though I had the medicine, but by Monday morning, I was able to eat breakfast with very little pain, so that’s some progress!! Poor Katie, I feel so bad for her. She had the most boring weekend, we didn’t get to go out and do anything fun with her, and by Sunday evening, she was bouncing off the walls with boredom.

The good news is Mike managed to shake off whatever it was that was trying to get him sick. Good thing he takes his vitamins!! He went to work this morning and half his office (Including the entire QA department except him) was out sick. Good thing he learned Whiteout and Wildfire on Sunday..

We have a great next weekend in store for the kids . We will keep everyone posted.
Love ya

Steph and Mike

Together Again

After a very painful month where we did not see Jacob at all, we were finally able to spend some time with him this past week.  It was a very emotional reunion for the entire family.  Mike was beaming but on the edge of tears all evening.  Katie and Jake kept hugging each other.  I was a total watering pot, of course.  Jake kept saying over and over how much he had missed us and loved us.  He said he loved us so much, we didn’t even know how much it was, LOL.  We packed the most fun possible into the last ten days with him.  Some pics are already in the preceding link; a few more to be added this evening (so check back!).

Last weekend we spent Saturday at home, spending some quality time alone with the kids.  Sunday went to visit with Stephanie (not me, another Steph! :) ) and her family.  We had a wonderful dinner with them and the kids all got to play together.  Jacob was especially glad to see Dustin; he and Steph’s son have bonded like Gorilla Glue and really missed each over this past month.  Mike (of course) worked on some computer / networking problems for Steph.

 

This past Friday, we had a living room pizza & movie picnic (we watched “The Incredibles” ), and Jamie joined us for that.  I made popcorn balls that everyone enjoyed.  I followed the suggestions in the comments and added 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla to the syrup.

Mike’s parents and nieces came to visit this Saturday and Sunday.  The kids had a wonderful time playing together, and it was very nice to get to visit with Mike’s folks.  Mike’s parents treated everyone to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (yummy! Muchas Gracias!) Saturday night.  On Sunday, the big hit of the morning was the Wii Fit.  The kids all had tons of fun running, balancing, and in general, exercising without knowing it :)  Now that’s the kind of video game we have no problem with the kids getting addicted to!

After they left Sunday, and Jake and Katie woke up from their naps, we worked on a pottery project together, but that is a lot more difficult than it looks on the box! LOL.  But we had a lot of fun making a huge mess anyway.  I think the kids don’t yet have the necessary motor control (I barely do!), so probably I’ll need to make them a pot, then let them paint and decorate it after it dries.