Bye-bye pink room

Last weekend, Jacob and I had a "work" weekend to prepare Cate's room for Drew to move in and prepare the nursery (Drew's old room) for a little girl. Our dear friends, the Hwangs, graciously kept the kids until early Sunday morning, a story I'll save for the end:)

Cate's room has been de-pinked, something I am actually quite happy about! It is now a creamy yellow. Here are some before and after pictures.

So far, the transition of Drew into Cate's room has gone fairly well. The only issues are very early waking. Drew is waking Cate up when he wakes up...this week has been before 7 am, a couple mornings, before 6!!! I'm hoping the newness of it wears off soon. We are going to keep at it for now and hope that Drew starts sleeping later and Cate is able to sleep through his morning cries.

Our work weekend was quite successful, even though cut short. I came down with the stomach bug last Thursday. Originally, we were going to head to Greensboro Friday night but decided to give it more time to see if anyone else got sick. So, I met Stacy 1/2 way on Saturday morning, hoping and praying all were in the clear. Unfortunately, Cate did end up getting the stomach bug in the wee hours of Sunday morning so we jumped in the car at 3:30 AM to fetch them. Stacy and Jeff took care of Cate as if she was their own and we are so thankful for them. It pains me that we exposed them to this yucko bug and kept them up most of the night but hopefully we can look back at these memories and laugh!! Thanks again, Hwangs:)

Hillridge Farms

I'm trying to play a bit of catch up here with the blog today! I really can't believe that Thanksgiving is next Thursday....November has really flown by. I took the kids to Raleigh for a few days at the beginning of November to visit my parents and some good friends. My mom found a great place for us to go when we were there, Hillridge Farms, about 45 minutes away.

We went on a hayride, picked out pumpkins, visited with the animals, walked through 2 different mazes, jumped on a moon bounce, inspected a teepee, walked through a "fort," played in a really cool gazebo filled with corn kernals, and had a picnic lunch! It was a beautiful day and we had a blast!

The Drewster

Drewster, the Drew-man, Drewy....these are all nicknames that we call Drew on a daily basis. He's 17 months old now and I realized that I haven't blogged much about him lately.


He finally mastered walking a couple of months ago and now he likes to pretend to jump!

He has changed from a child who would eat almost anything and lots of it, to a child who is extremely picky and eats far less (probably a good thing).

He has a strong affection for his passy, stuffed duck, and blankie. You will often find him retrieving these items from his crib and walking around the house with them. And, he can't have one without the other 2! I'm much more lax with Drew and his passy than I was with Cate....

He is becoming increasingly interested in construction vehicles, airplanes, cars, buses, etc. He's quick to point them out when he sees them and loves looking at them in books.

He is much less verbal than is sister was at this age. He knows a few words and will often repeat words we say. I think his vocabulary is bigger than I think but I can't yet understand it:)

He definitely has an opinion about things now and will cry when he doesn't get what he wants!

He throws almost everything. We are trying to teach him what is appropriate to throw (balls) and what is not appropriate (food, toys, etc).

He has the most precious smile and laugh. He's still very much a mama's boy. AND, he's going to have a rough time when his baby sister arrives!

He's a joy!

Trick or treating

Here are some pictures before we set off for trick or treating and then a couple of the actual trick or treating! We met up with some neighbors and went as a large group which made it a lot of fun for Cate. We certainly aren't lacking for any candy now! It certainly fills my need for some daily chocolate:)