Twilight

Okay, so I have gotten into the Twilight series. I actually like them much better than the Harry Potter series...which is saying something. So I am about half way through Eclipse, which is my favorite one so far. The only problem with that is that I don't accomplish anything else! This is how me reading a book goes, I casually read it for a few days or weeks, or however long it takes me to get into the meat of the story, then I finish the rest of the book in a day, staying up all night just to finish it. Ya, that is about the point I'm at with Eclipse. But I have so much to do before we leave for Idaho, so the book is just sitting on my nightstand, and I'm dying to know what's going to happen! I'm just past the point where someone has come into Bella's house and taken some of her things from her room. I just have to keep telling myself I have other things to get done, but I just can't help but wonder!

The other problem with these books is that once you finish one, you immediately want to start the next. Which means we may be findng the fourth book in Idaho, because we do not have it. We may be in trouble! :)

You will also notice the Twilight movie quizes I took on the sidebar. Here are the results: One quiz said I'm Esme, and another said I'm Jasper (that one kind of surprised me). I'm a vampire, not a werewolf. And I'd drive Edward's silver Volvo, which in all actuality I wouldn't mind. :)

Anyway, Eric is making fun of me, he thinks it's all kind of funny. But whatever. He hasn't read it so he doesn't get an opinion in the matter. :)

Happy Halloween from the Baby Kangaroo (and Kylie & Eric too!)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We hope you had a great Halloween!

Eric and Hallie with our pumpkins

Eric carved another one that is AMAZING!

We'll have to post it later, but for now you can

somewhat see it in the picture of the three of us

ALL of the grandkids trick-or-treating
How fun!

Love, the Pattersons :)

90 Years

Sorry, I'm a little behind...

Last Saturday was my Grandma Peterson's 90th birthday. How would it be to live for 90 years? Imagine the things you would see, and the things you would learn. We are so grateful for her concern and love for us. What a great example she is.

We love you Grandma!

Grandma & her boys

Oh Poop!

Last week we were at my parents, and Hallie started rumbling. Yes, we all know what that means, but we had no clue what it meant this time. We had even commented that if she kept it up her diaper would explode. Little did we know how true that was. When we went to change her diaper it was clear up her back, almost to her shoulder blades. I had to call for reinforcements to help me even get her clothes off, and of course she would be wearing a white shirt. So after stripping all of her clothes off, and not knowing what else to do, Hallie got a bath in Grandma & Grandpa's bathroom sink. She wasn't so sure about that whole production, but we were glad we had her jammies with us, and as soon as we put her in them she fell right asleep.

Curse of the Purple Mouth

After four weeks of Hallie's medicine for thrush, her thrush has still not cleared up. So when we went to the doctor on Friday, Dr. Savage told us to put her on Gentian Violet. Now when a color is in the name you know its trouble, it looks like purple dye. Our doctor told us it would make a mess, but I seriously underestimated what that meant. It turns everything purple, Hallie's mouth, skin, burp rags, EVERYTHING! Which is why we give it to her without any clothes on, the last thing I want to do is try to get that stuff out of clothes. Plus, it doesn't taste good, so Hallie just spits it everywhere too, and does not like to take it. Why would any parent do that to themselves? Granted if it works, it is worth it, but it is just a pain. I thought I had a better picture, but this is after an hour or so of Hallie spiting it back out, me wiping her tongue so she would stop gagging on it, and scrubbing her face so it wouldn't be purple for the next week. YUCK! I just feel bad for her. This picture is actually much better looking than it was by far.

On another note, at Hallie's two month appointment, on Friday, she was 13 lbs 4 oz, and 24 inches long. That puts her in the 95th percentile all the way around. She also had to have her immunizations, so she got three shots. I was actually surprised how well she did. Hallie screamed and screamed when they gave her the shots, to the point that I've never heard her cry like that. But as soon as Eric picked her up, and we gave her her binky she was fine. It probably didn't help that she had fallen asleep waiting for them to come in, what a rude awakening! But she has been fine since, not too grumpy or anything.

At the Doctor's office

Hallloween Decorations

I am never quite sure what to put on top of our entertainment center, so for now it may change with the holiday. The problem with that is still knowing what to put there and then finding it, and I can never find what I want. But after making tutus with the family, I figured making a garland wouldn't be to different or difficult. So here it is, our Halloween garland!

Family Photos (& Hallie of course!)

I thought I had posted these a month ago, but I didn't. We had these done back in September, by our friend Amy, and I LOVE them! I can't believe how much Hallie has changed since then.

Thanks Amy!