Halloween Spirit

This morning Mick was in the Halloween spirit. Aggie dressed in her cow outfit. Mick appears to be Sherlock Holmes, and Ike is Sponge Bob Short Pants. Ike's dragon/dinosaur outfit is not suited to wear all day at school, so Sponge Bob Short Pants it is. We will hurry home tonight to try Trick or Treating. Ike is excited about being a "dinosaur".

It's a Party...a Pizza Party...

While Mommy and Aggie stayed home and rested, Daddy and Ike had a blast at Lauren's 5th birthday party at Monkey Bizness on Sunday, Oct. 29. They had pizza, cake, and juice boxes! Ike can't stop talking about the slide. Daddy got quite a workout carrying Ike up the steps to ride the slide several times. What fun!

It's a Baby Shower!

On Saturday, Oct. 28, I co-hosted a baby shower for my friend, Amy Goodman, at her home in Waco. The shower turned out really nice, and a good time was had by all.

The Great Southwest

Mick was off co-presenting at the National Council for Workforce Education conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 22-24. While there, he visited Santa Fe and Los Alamos.

Aunt Laura's Visit

Aunt Laura visited us Oct. 14-18. She played puzzles and blew bubbles with Ike, and we showed her all the fine shopping and dining the Metro Houston Area has to offer!

Mick and Ike played hookie on Thursday so they could attend the 2006 Austin County Fair Parade in Bellville, Texas.

Tuesday, Ike came home from daycare with a fever and this bizarre rash. I thought "what kind of freak disease is this kid bringing home now?!"

A frantic call to the doctor's office resulted in this advice: "Take Tylenol and call me in the morning".

We visited the doctor Wednesday morning. The verdict: "a virus". Take Tylenol for fever and Benadryl for itchiness. Please pay the receptionist on your way out.

Ike has appeared to feel fine throughout the entire ordeal, and he was full of energy while we stayed at home Wednesday, as you can tell from the photo.

Daddy returned Sunday from his "business" trip at Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino. We are happy to have him home. It appears that he enjoyed himself somewhat after the NCGE Conference.

Miss Aggie first turned over a few weeks ago. Now she's flipping around everywhere, and we can't keep her in one spot. She wants to be on the go, go, go!

Last week, we had several afternoon thundershowers. This one left us with a weird sky and huge double rainbow.

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