Happy Halloween!

Last night I was up until 11:30 making cupcakes for Zoe. Her school(daycare) is having a party today, her first school party! Yes, I am that mom. So here are the pictures of the finished cupcakes. They are supposed to be spider webs. I am also excited because my brother and sister in law came in town last night! We will get to spend the weekend together and I know it's going to be fun. We have 2 Halloween parties to go to and tomorrow is our families annual soup cook off. I am looking forward to it all! On the down side, my grandpa isn't doing so well. Since he has been home he has been hallucinating and not making since some of the time. They are having a hard time getting his blood sugar to stabilize and he has already had 1 trip to the er. We are very thankful for my sister in law Molly to be here because she is in nursing school and knows a thing or two about what's happening. She stayed all night with my grandparents last night to monitor him. I am so thankful! We were at the point of not knowing what to do. Please keep him in your prayers until we can get this all straightened out. Thank you! The first picture is of Zoe cheesing at 7 o'clock this morning!!

Home. . .

Well, my Grandpa came home from the hospital today, although we aren't sure if he should be home! He has a lot of healing to do on his foot and poor guy doesn't want to sit still! I went to see him today and he is very tired so we will see how it goes the next few days. Thanks for the all the prayers!

Chicken!

Zoe got to go trick or treating on Saturday night at our church. It was so cute and fun! She is a chicken and I think it is the cutest costume! I love watching her take it all in. She didn't know what to think of all the kids running around dressed up. Here are some pictures of the fun night.






Tonight we decorated the pumpkin that she had picked out. My mom and Corey found a Mrs. Potato Head kit to use. So, Corey helped Zoe put it together and this is the finished product.







I also took Zoe to see my Grandpa today at the hospital. He is the same, not eating much and they have to keep nerve drugs in him to make him rest. He is the type of man that likes to be doing something all the time. It is so hard for him to just relax! So I appreciate the prayers and please keep him in your thoughts.

My Grandpa

I just wanted to give those an update on my Grandpa who I have talked to about him. He is doing ok, just frustrated because he can't do anything! This all started 2 weeks ago when he had a blister on his foot. My Gran noticed that it wasn't looking good and wasn't sure what to do. By the time they decided to get to the doctor he had a bad infection going and was immediately sent to the hospital. He has iv antibiotics and they did surgery on him yesterday. We really didn't know what to expect. We were so surprised they were going to go through with a surgery. He is almost 85 and is not in the best health. So, they took him in at 6:00 in the morning and he was done about 9:30. They were able to remove all of the bad stuff and he woke up from surgery better than we expected. Now they can't get the area to quit bleeding. I guess it's not something they can stitch up. He will be in the hospital until it heals. No idea how long it will be. Thank you for all of the prayers and thoughts. I just pray that he will heal quickly and start eating again! I will update you when I find out more. Thanks!

Finally some fun!

What a great weekend after the crazy week we had! My parents got back in town on Friday and my brother and sister in law came up to visit. We all went to Bearnos for dinner and had some good food. Then on Saturday we went to a party at some family friends house. They had a camp fire and the kids enjoyed collecting wood and leaves for the fire. Here is a couple of pictures from that night.





The middle picture is Zoe and my dad, and the last one is my nephew Parker, Zoe and our friends daughter Jenna. Later that night Corey and I and my brother and sister in law went to a "haunted corn maze". What an adventure! We had a great time just hanging out together but don't waste your money on it!! It was out off Seatonville Rd and not very scary, all though I had someone freak me out! He was right behind me breathing down my neck(it felt like it!). On Sunday they went back home to Huntsville and we were sad to see them go. We ended up taking Zoe to pick pumpkins. We had both sets of grandparents with us and just enjoyed Zoe. It was cute, she picked out her own pumpkin all by herself. At first she wasn't sure what to think then she got into it and had a great time! These are some pictures that we got from there. By the way, it was a great place to go. Lots of good pumpkins and they have a neat playground, hayrides, corn maze, and homemade food. It's Montgomery Farms in Scottsburg, IN. Check them out!

Bad to worse!

I just don't know why in the world this week has been so crazy. It all began with mom's flat tire and then the water issue, which is still not fixed! We haven't seen anybody out here and there is a big hole in our front yard with boards covering it and 4 caution signs(the big ones with the flashy lights!). Zoe started her new daycare, which is going well but has been rough on her. She napped the first day only for about 30 mins and then at night she hasn't slept much! Poor thing keeps crying out for me and Corey and when I go in there she still doesn't realize that it's me. I think it's about me dropping her off in the morning and leaving her. I hate it for her, but the new school is great! I know that day by day it will get better. She had picture day today(too cute!) so here is a picture of her this morning in her outfit.



What put the icing on the cake today is I got a call from Corey telling that he had been in a car wreck. He is ok, some bruises and scratches and pretty shaken up. I wanted so badly to be there for him, but he was on the WK parkway. He definitely didn't need this. I just couldn't believe that it happened! What a week! I am so thankful that it wasn't worse. Life is so short and I love my family so much. I know that we can get through any kind of week that God brings our way!
To help me feel better I just look at "our beach" where my parents are right now. It is also where we got married. In St. Pete, FL. We love it there and it just makes me smile. We have had so many great memories there. This picture is where we stay and if anyone is interested go to longkeybeachresort.com you'll love it!

What a Day!

Monday is my day off and I was looking forward to it. Zoe and I had several errands to run, including getting my mom's flat tire fixed on her car. My parents went to the beach on Saturday and I drove her car to take them to the airport. The next morning Cory noticed that she had a flat. Bummer! We get up Monday morning and I start a load of laundry, soon after I hear water gushing from somewhere. . . I ran in our bathroom and our bathtub was filling up with water. Gross water at that! So I had to call a plumber who found a blockage way out in our yard. Which he was able to clear, but he says that it is roots from a tree causing the backup. Tree roots have grown into our sewage pipes and they are causing all kinds of trouble. So instead of having our fun, busy day off we were stuck at home waiting around for things to be taken care of. Now this morning our yard is going to be torn up by the metro sewer district because it's their job to take care of the root issue. Thankfully we won't have to fork out more money to get this issue corrected and we will no longer have any backup issues! So, what a mess!
Also today is the day that Zoe starts her new day care. Please pray for her and hope that she does well. It's such an upside down feeling when you are trusting others with your child. I know that she will be in a better place now, but it's still nerve racking. Wish us luck!!

Not Much

I don't have a whole lot to blog about, but I got some really cute pictures of Zoe on Wednesday so I wanted to post them! She began to get sick on Friday last week and by Sunday I had come down with whatever it was. Wednesday Zoe began to feel a lot better, which so far has been my worst day, so I started taking pictures. She was just so happy and cute all day. The first is of her new shoes we got the other day. Then of her eating her dinner. She asked me for more dinner 2 times! That's when I knew she felt better! She made a mess! Then She wanted to color like a big girl at the kitchen table and had me put a pony (tail) in her hair. She loves wearing a pony! So, even though we have been sick and managing to keep it from Corey, we have still had fun!

My Gran

Today is my Gran's birthday and she is 85. Happy birthday Gran! She is my moms mother. We love her very much and are so happy to have her! Also today Zoe is 19 months! I cannot believe how fast the months have gone by. It seems like yesterday she was just a tiny baby! Next week she will be starting a new daycare. It will be more like a school setting which we feel is best for her. She will be in the 2 year old class. I pray that she does well and enjoys her new friends. She talks about her friends at school and says their names. I wonder if she will miss them? I would love to know what goes on in their cute little heads!
Well, here is a picture of my Gran and Grandpa. They went down to visit my brother, sister in law and my nephew for his 3rd birthday in Huntsville, AL. He had his party at the science center where they live.



And this is a picture of Zoe this time last year! I can't believe how much she has grown since then!

Big Girl!

Yesterday Zoe got fitted for shoes like a big girl! We just couldn't find shoes that fit her so my mom and I took her to the mall. I can't believe how fast her feet have grown, well all of her at that! We got the cutest pair of brown shoes with pink flowers on them. After we got them we realized that they are the kind that light up when she walks! They are too cute. Corey and I also decided to buy her some big girl panties. She has been going on the potty at home very regularly so we figured we'd try and see what she does when she has them on. We went through 2 pair today. When she wet her pants she was so upset and then didn't want to put new ones on! I had to tell her it was ok to have accidents, but I don't think she really understands. We are slowly getting there!

Here is a couple of pictures that my cousin took from last weekend when she came to visit. We were at our grandparents house that morning.