Halloween was a success! The rain held off and the weather was pleasant, although a little windy. It was kind of nice trick or treating while it was still light out. We went to Carmen's house and we started about 6:15, and stopped about 7:30. Karli was a unicorn, Cameron was winnie the pooh dressed up as a honey bee, Natalie a renaissance princess, and Sam was Venom. To view more photos click on this link http://flickr.com/photos/12191314@N06/. Thank you for all the birthday wishes!

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Last night we went to DJ and Rula's wedding. It was at Bella Hall on 14 and Ryan. I have never been to an Arabic wedding before, it was a new experience for me. They served Arabic food, played a lot of Arabic music, and lots of dancing (even a belly dancer). DJ seemed really happy, and of course Rula looked gorgeous, Congratulations! Uncle Wayne stood up in the wedding, so we are taking the kids to go visit with him today.

Birthday Dinner

Well, we went to Antonio's in the Park and saw Andrea and Andy (the old owners of Antonio's on Mack). They now work there, it was good to see Andrea and chat with her. Our favorite dishes from Antonio's were still on the menu and tasted wonderful!!!!!!! Karli and Cameron suprisingly were pretty well behaved. Since they serve 4 courses, I wasn't sure how long the kids would sit still!

This is a picture from last weekend when we were cleaning out the garage. Both cars now fit! Now the inside of the house is another story. I'm trying to go through everyone's clothes that don't fit, to see what we now need. Christmas is soon approaching! I don't even want to think about shopping, it makes me ill. Tomorrow we are going out to dinner to Antonio's in the Park for my birthday in Grosse Pointe. We were sad to hear they closed our favorite restaurant on Mack Ave, Antonio's. The owners merged and now they only have one. It won't be the same :(, the atmosphere was what made it so special....oh, and so did the pollo olive and scamorza!

Weekend

What lovely weekend weather eh? We are spending most of the time outside if we can help it! Not much new around here. We're cleaning the garage out for winter to make room for both of the cars. Other than that we are having a relaxing Sunday!

Kids update....... Karli had 3 plates of thai food last night, what a good eater. Cameron can now drink out of his sisters sippy cup, and has found out how to make the biggest splash in the bathtub! If he is laying down and brings both of his feet to his head and slams them down in the water mommy gets soaked!!!!!

A mind of her own

Today at Grandma Kathy's Karli was playing with something she wasn't supposed to and said "Never mind what I'm doing Grandma." Sweet isn't it?

Well, I'm a little behind on the posts, so here is a summary of the weekend. On Saturday we went to pump it up for DJ's bachelor/Bachelorette party. It was fun not having the kids there and just adults. I'm definately too old for that place, 5 min of bouncing and I was pooped. Plus I have burns on both elbows from the slides and bruises on my knees. If you've ever been there you know what I mean! Then we celebrated our friends 30th birthday at Full Kilt in Mt. Clemens. Yes I actually stayed awake passed midnight! Then Sunday I went to lunch with my girlfriends to Buca Di Beppo, Yummmmm! It was definately a mommy's weekend out! I needed that!

Happy October!

Doesn't the expression say it all!

Weekend

Well the wings game was fun The Wings won 4-2, but no Darren :(

Chris is going to the game tonight with his brother. Maybe the kids will go to bed early and I can work on scrapbooking. Yeah Right, I'm sure I will be in bed right behind them!

DJ (Kim's brother) is getting married soon and tomorrow night is his Bachelor/Bachelorette party, also it is our friend Chris Holas' 30th b-day so hopefully we have time to do both, we shall see how exhausted I am.

Sunday is our girls lunch out. A few of us get together once every chance we can get, no kids, just to eat and have a few laughs.

No sleep

Well let's see....I went to bed last night about 9:30, good thing because Cameron has been up since 2:30, crying on and off. I had my alarm set for 5:15 because I have to get ready for a CE course today ( maybe I can catch a few zzzz's there :) ), but I said forget it and woke up for good about 4:30. This evening Chris and I are going to the Red Wings Game with my boss (we are playing Calgary, maybe we'll see Darren), I hope I can stay awake for that. GO WINGS!!!

Daddy's Home!

Yesterday was hot again, so Karli ran in the sprinklers, and played outside a lot. Grandma Kathy and Papa Gus came over for dinner. Then it was bath time. Karli has a new fear of baths because she doesn't like the water in her eyes and refuses to let me wash her hair. That was quite an ordeal! Lets just say she ended up going to bed at 7:30, a well needed rest! Daddy walked in just in the middle of her tantrum of not wanting to go to bed. Welcome home dad! And by the way, no deer. He says he could've shot a buck, but it was too hot and he would've had to find someone to process it that night.....so he says :)

Big Girl Bike

Chris is up north hunting in Lewiston this weekend and it is HOT here!!!!! We played outside for most of the day soaking up what is left of summer weather.

Karli started riding a big girl bike today with training wheels. She actually rode this bike at Grandpa's cabin forth of July week and did very well.

Cameron had a low grade fever today, the day after his shots, I think that is why he has this glazed look in his eyes.

Over the weekend I also read Jenny McCarthy's book Louder Than Words. I'm not much of a reader, but I thought the book was very good. It is about her son who was diagnosed with Autism and her journey in healing him. I was shocked to find out how common this developmental disease is. 1 out of every 150 kids is autistic. That is HUGE! Working in a pediatric office, this book opened my eyes to exactly what these kids go through and what they understand. The help that is out there for Autistic children is supposed to be wonderful, unfortunately there are some long waiting lists and treatment can also be very expensive.

Doctor Day-6 month well check

Today Cameron had his 6 month well check appointment. The Dr. said he is doing great. His head circumference is 95%, his weight 75%, and height 50%. So he's starting to come down a bit. At his 4 month appointment he was in the 95% for everything! Today he got 4 pokes :( Karli also got a surprise poke for her flu shot. She volunteered to go first because she told me she was going to be brave and not cry....Well that isn't how it happened. She did go first, but she of course cried. Cameron stopped crying before she did. Poor girl, she thought she was only going along for the ride.

Fun Day

I think Cameron is learning some sass from his big sister!

Today we ventured out to Great Lakes Crossing. Grandma Kathy, Great Grandpa Gus, Cameron, Karli, and I all went to the Rainforest Cafe' for lunch. Karli really enjoyed the restaurant! She wasn't crazy about the pretend Gorillas that moved, but she didn't seem to mind the Leopard or the Elephants. She did like the pretend thunderstorms though. What a cool place for kids, although on the pricey side, you are paying for the atmosphere.

Thank you

Karli says thanks to everyone who participiated in her dance fundraiser. Enjoy the Pizzas!

Westview Orchards

We went to Westview Orchards yesterday to celebrate Angelina & Brianna's 2nd birthday. We went a little early to make it a family day and visit with friends. The weather was beautiful! Karli had a blast playing on the long slide, climing the Hay mountain, petting and feeding the animals, riding a pony, going for a hay ride, and of course cake and cider!

From left to right: Cameron, Evan holding Brayden (Cara and Jay's boys), Karli holding Emily (Julie and Rich's daughter), Avery holding Reagan (Kim and Eric's daughters).

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