Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween from Scooby Doo and Shaggy!

Unusual Pet Show

Today Kim and I attended Connor's "Unusual Pet Show" in his kindergarten class. The past few weeks the students have been learning about pets. They even had a field trip to an animal hospital. The show included a program with songs and dancing, and each child created their own unusual pet from items at home. Connor did a dragon (from a liter soda bottle, legos, burlap, TV dinner tray, and foam paper). He really loves school and has made some fun new friends. Next up: the Halloween Parade next week. I'm also helping with his class' Halloween party -- a morning filled with 5 and 6 years old hyped on sugar -- can't wait!

A Week of the Flu

It has been an incredibly L-O-N-G week at our house and one of our sickest weeks yet. Last Sunday Ian started to come down with the flu. Then by Wednesday, I had it. It got so bad I had to make a quick trip to InstaCare to make sure I didn't have pneumonia. Now today, both Connor and Kim have come down with it. The week ahead promises to be another long week like the last. This is the worst case of the flu I have had in 10 years. And it seems to have hit me the worst. Both Ian's pediatrician and my doctor say it's Influenza B (which our flu shots doesn't cover very well...obviously). It starts with a soar throat and forms into a terrible cough. Then you add in a constant headache, a few aches and pains, some high fevers, etc. Poor Ian and Connor are coughing all the time and have really terrible fevers. Kim, who has been our nurse the past week, now has it. Here's hoping the flu doesn't plan to visit us again this season!

P.S. Connor has another loose tooth (which will make this week seem even longer for him).

Tooth Fairy Comes Tonight!

It was a very exciting day for Connor. He lost his first tooth! He is so excited to put it under his pillow tonight and get a visit from the Tooth Fairy. I'm anxious to see what the "going rate" is these days for a lost tooth. It was a quarter when I was a kid. I'm sure, what with inflation, the Tooth Fairy pays a little more 40 years later. The good news is that today was picture retakes at school and he still had his tooth for that.

A Visit to Colton Cove

We spent the weekend in Santa Clara visiting Kim's mother. It was nice to leave behind the 48 degree weather and enjoy temperatures of 82 degrees there. The boys love to visit their Grandma Betty and play in the red dirt. The boys found Betty's Monopoly game in the back closet. They are now Monopoly addicts. The three of us played the game for an hour and a half. It was a fun weekend and it was nice to visit Betty and help her get a few things done around the house. P.S. Connor took this picture as part of his homework for the PTA Reflections Contest.

Primary Talk

Connor gave a talk today in Primary. Ian was his assistant (holding up the pictures). Connor has a great talent for speaking in public. He loves the attention (can't imagine where he gets that from). Ian gets a little shy in front of a crowd (we REALLY don't know where that comes from). Connor's talk was on the prophet, Abinadi. Everyone was so impressed he could read his own talk. He did such a good job!

A Fun Night at the Movies

The boys have been counting down the days for the movie, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" to come out. So of course we had to see it opening night. It was our first full-length movie in 3D. It was a lot of fun! The movie celebrates smartness -- a message I really liked. And it also offers insight into the importance of father/son relationships. It was a fun family night out and a great start to a very busy weekend.