Busy Days

This week has been very busy and fun in our house! This week is birthday week in the Russ family. Mine is on the 20th, Robert's is on the 21st, and Chloe's is on the 23rd. We had cake and ice cream Tuesday night for Robert's birthday. Last night, Chloe had a dinosaur themed slumber party. We, of course, did not slumber!! Boy, those kids were wound up. I hope Amy & Brent got some sleep last night. Drew got right in the middle of all their playing. We got her the requested Darth Vader mask with matching black pants (because Darth Vader only wears black pants per Chloe!). Most of you know Chloe and know that she is not a girly girl. So no dolls or princess stuff for her.

Thursday after school, Mom, myself, Drew, & Raleigh made Halloween sugar cookies. My bright idea!! It was fun, but we were very tired afterwards. At the end, we let the boys go and ice some of the cookies. The spoons and spreaders ended up in their mouths as they tasted the icing, but so did the cookies eventually. They had fun. Raleigh was so excited and wanted to know every little detail of what we were doing.

Finally.....today we headed up to Gainesville with our usual crew for the gator game. Except today, I decided that I would take Drew and go to the mall during the game. I'm glad I did because the game was a blow out 63-5!! I would have been anxious by halftime. Anyway, Drew has hit a growth spurt and has grown out of everything.....shoes, pjs, clothes. I found him quite a bit, but still more to get. He was excited over his new crocs and jibbitz. We found a choo choo, monkey, and a snoopy scarecrow and pumpkin for fall. Tonight, we went to the Oxford Fall Festival. This is the first time in years that I have been. It is mostly for children and well this is the first year Drew could enjoy some things. It was also nice to visit with people that we don't see everyday. We went on a hay ride, fished, and went on a choo choo ride. He kept pointing to the little "train" pulled by a lawn mower converted to a train engine. I finally gave in and got on it with him. Daddy said it was reserved just for me. Drew loved it and I'm glad he did!! A day seeing Drew happy and enjoying life is my idea of a perfect day.

I also have to add that Drew has this new routine with bedtime. I love it!! It is my favorite part of the day. We go in his room, he turns on his floor fan with his toes...so cute...we pick him up and he turns off his nightlight. Put him in bed with his hippie...cover him up. Then we say our night night prayers. As soon as we start saying "in Jesus name", he puts his hand to his mouth and at "amen" we blow a kiss at each other. He then rolls over with a big smile on his face and goes to sleep. It melts my heart every time, even when Daddy tucks him in. He is so sweet and I love my baby boy!!

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