Weekend happenings...

On Friday we went up to stay overnight at my aunt's house in Greenvile. Greenville isn't far from Sharon, where Dan did a wedding on Saturday and our whole family was invited.

It was pretty fun weekend. We got to see my grandma on Friday night and Saturday. It was a gorgeous autumn day on Saturday, so we took Grandma outside and walked all around the home she lives in. We also saw some friends from camp at the wedding. We usually only see them once a year, so it was a special treat to get together at the wedding.

The bad part of the weekend? Sam had a really tough time sleeping on Friday night. He doesn't really like sleeping in his pack-n-play, so he cried for about an hour when it was his bed time. He finally fell asleep, but woke up and cried for another 45 minutes when Dan and I went to bed around 11:00. That was so frustrating.

This morning was our last Sunday at Bakerstown Alliance Church. They had a wonderful luncheon for us, and we got to say goodbye to a lot of people.

We have no idea where we are going to go to church now. There's just nowhere around that's as good as BAC! We've talked about some places we might try. But we really just feel kind of lost. We'll figure it out in time. But it was a great last Sunday at church!

They just keep comin'

Tonight we drove by Bruster's, and Isaiah said, in a voice filled with amazement: "Is that where you get cherries? NO WAY!!!" That cracked me up. You can tell we never go there, or else he would recognize it! I said, "No silly. It's an ice cream store." =)

Ewww!

Today I drove the prizm because the heat in the minivan isn't working. On the way home from school, I was reaching back and rubbing Sam's head (normally I can't reach him when I drive the van), hoping to keep him awake. Then I was touching his nose, and saying, "Nose." Isaiah thought that was funny. Then I said, "Where's Isaiah's nose?" He promptly stuck his finger up his nose, laughed, and said, "I found my boogers!" It caught me so offguard that I laughed too. This encouraged him to repeat it about 17 more times.

Is this what he's learning at school?

Drool problems

Got a baby who drools a lot? Won't keep a bib on? Here's what you do. You put a bib on UNDER his or her shirt. The plastic-lined ones work best. The shirt won't be any drier, but at least it won't soak through to the skin! (Thanks for the idea mom...)

Ear infections and funny smiles

Sam was woke up crying last night around 10:30 and didn't go back to sleep until about 11:15. He woke up again at 4:30 and 6:30. He had been pretty fussy since Sunday. I was holding off on calling the doctor, assuming Sam was just teething. But after last night, I took him in today. It turns out he has a double ear infection. Poor thing. So we picked up an antibiotic for him.

Then Isaiah and I had to get our pictures taken at Eden today. For some reason, Isaiah fell asleep on the way to the school. When we got there, his hair was sticking straight up from sleeping in his carseat funny. Boys! I wet it down in the bathroom amid cries of "Mommy, I don't WANT wet hair!" When Isaiah sat down to get his picture taken, he was being goofy, pointing up in the air while he was smiling, wiggling and stomping his feet. Looking at the line of three-year-olds waiting to go next, I realized we couldn't take forever. I told him we would go to Sheetz and get a cookie if he smiled nicely. He promptly gave the biggest cookie smile I've ever seen! Luckily, the photographer had perfect timing. So when you see his school pictures, you'll know what he was smiling about! (By the way, I'm not normally into bribery, but sometimes I just have to do what works.)

As if that weren't good enough, we went over to Sheetz, and he decided he wanted a muffin instead of a cookie. Then I noticed a sign that said it was free sample day (baked goods only). Woohoo! I'm not sure if it's every Sheetz, or just the one in Wexford, but you might want to check it out.