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Here's a bit on what we've been up to:
1. Justin is spending 12+ hours at the library now that they're open with extended hours for finals. His exam is on Dec 1 so he's cramming as much as possible.
2. Raking leaves is one of our favorite activities. We were out in the yard yesterday being quite productive until the sillies set in, and soon Morgan was demolishing our piles, Jacoby was piling leaves on Mommy, and two children were then "tossed" into piles of leaves and laughing up a storm. After the sillies wore off, we sat under the tree and looked at the beautiful full moon. Jacoby said, "I like you Mommy". Mommy said, "I love you Jacoby".
3. Flashlights are our new favorite activity in the evenings. The boys love having all the lights turned off so they can run around (and occasionally into one another or some stationary item in the house--tonight it was the bedroom door for Jacoby) with their flashlights.
4. I only have to work two days this week--hooray!
5. Aunt Kenzie comes on Wednesday, and we're so excited. Truth be told, Jacoby is very excited to get to Thanksgiving so we can then put up our Christmas tree.
6. I had conferences with the boys' teachers this week, and it was encouraging to hear that they're doing well in their classes, progressing along developmentally as they should be, and their teachers genuinely love and care for them.
Finger Food
Morgan's silly face
Playing in the rice bin...this kept them happy, busy, and quiet for almost an hour today!
It's been a very busy week here in the Barber house. Mommy had a big meeting at work (which went extremely well, by the way), Daddy is studying hard for his exam and wrapping up a paper for his seminar, and the boys were super excited about the first snowfall. They happily started campaigning to go outside and play despite their runny noses, which led to the lovely task of sorting through all of the winter gear to see whose boots still fit and whose don't, which mittens have matches and which don't, and which hat would actually fit on Morgan's ginormous (but very cute) noggin. It was fun to see Morgan's reaction to the snow since I'm not sure he remembered much from last winter.
We then got to enjoy a great weekend with Grandpa Michael and Grandmanette. Jacoby and I took a trip in to Denver with Grandpa Michael and enjoyed a little one-on-one time with each other. We took Granmanette to the library and park for some activity. The boys have been cooped up this week with colds, so they were a bit wild and unruly over the weekend. This made for an interesting informal family picture session we had planned with Grandpa Michael. The words "circus" and " total mayhem" aptly described this experiment in trying to get the boys to cooperate.
I am looking forward to much quieter days, getting ready for the holidays, and enjoying time with my boys. I've got some reading to do on Jacoby's latest diagnosis (Eosinophilic Esophagitis or EE) so that we're ready for what lies ahead, and Justin's found some interesting articles on children who have chronic illnesses. But most of all, we're really looking forward to getting Daddy finished with his first exam so he can enjoy some of the holidays as well. Have a great week everyone!
Watching the snow fall outside
Morgan watching the snowflakes on his mittens
Enjoying the snow
Venturing out into the snow for the first time this season
Racing cars with Grandpa Michael
Reading with Grandmanette
Grandma hugs are the best!
Its been a very (mostly) fun week full of activities and events. Jacoby's class went on a field trip to Cottonwood Farms in Boulder on Monday. Justin chaperoned and they all came home with pumpkins. Jacoby talked about everything he saw and touched and liked about the farm, so it was a great outing for him. He and Morgan have been best buddies this week--they're practically attached at the hip. Jacoby involves Morgan in all of his imaginary scenarios, and Morgan is thrilled to participate. It's been really fun to watch them.
Thursday morning we headed into Denver before the sun rose for Jacoby's endoscopy at Children's Hospital. Everything went extremely well and we are so thankful to be near this hospital--they really know how to work with their special clientele and their parents! Jacoby did marvelously well for having to endure another long morning of fasting and going under sedation. He answered questions for the doctors and nurses and walked right into the procedure room so brave. We won't have the full results of the biopsies until early this coming week. It's hard to know what to think: on the one hand, we would like to find "something", whatever that may be, so we can move on with treatment and hopefully end any discomfort Jacoby may be having that we don't fully know about. On the other hand, what if they don't find anything? Then we're left with a bit of a mystery, a handful of symptoms, and the report of a 3.5 year old that suggests not everything is feeling right in his tummy. We're very glad to have the procedure behind us and are now just waiting patiently for the results.
Both boys had Halloween parties on Friday. Jacoby has been wearing his tiger costume almost everyday for the past 3 weeks, but Friday morning he came down all dressed up like a fireman and decided that's what he wanted to be for the school party. I put together special treat bags for each of them so that they could have a safe treat when they went trick or treating to each classroom. And we also brought safe treats to share with each class. We got to have Halloween music with Miss Amy, which was great fun, and all of the teachers were dressed in costumes. Needless to say, both boys had a great time and enjoyed participating with their class, so it was worth the extra effort and worry about keeping them safe.
Our Halloween activities today included painting our pumpkins, raking leaves (the boys are all about the business of cleaning up leaves in our yard and they are awesome helpers), eating apples with caramel, and doing a mini-version of trick-or-treating around the house. They were only mildly impressed by the trick-or-treaters they saw tonight. We had chili and cinnamon rolls for supper which was really yummy. Overall, it was a great day.
Justin's big news is that his first comprehensive exam has finally been scheduled for December 1 (9 am - 1 pm). He's got a lot a work to get ready over the next couple of weeks. Please keep him in your thoughts.
My meeting is one week from today (insert reminder to breathe here). I've got 1,001 things on my To Do list for tomorrow. The week will fly by, I'm sure. I think it will be a good meeting--we've got an interesting agenda and will have great attendance. We will also find out on Tuesday if our incoming board chair is the new Lieutenant Governor of Colorado.
Happy Halloween everyone and have a good week!
I'll start with this picture just to say that this child will stop at nothing when it comes to climbing and expanding his physical capabilities. The day when you see him dressed in a helmet everyday is fast approaching.
Our tiger and giraffe racing around the living room
Jacoby offered to read to Morgan while Mommy & Daddy were fixing supper
Painting our pumpkins. These boys love to paint!
They were chasing each other around the yard and Jacoby thought it would be fun to grab Morgan's tail. Morgan was not pleased, and the whole neighborhood knew about it!
Silly boys
Happy Halloween!
Don't ask me how a T-Rex fits into the Parade of Lights theme, but he was a huge hit during the pre-parade festivities.
Enjoying our curb-side seats before the parade began
About 6 fire trucks started off the parade...the boys were completely mesmerized
One of two marching bands...and Mommy did impress upon her boys how cool marching band is and how cool it would be if they were in marching band someday. (:
Santa ended the parade, riding down Main Street in one of the big ladder trucks
