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Waylon has been banished from the house. Overnight on Saturday, he spiked a fever and we were worried that he had the flu - possibly H1N1. We spent Sunday morning on the phone with doctors and nurses trying to figure out what to do. Waylon went to the urgent care and even though his flu test came back negative, the doc was pretty sure it was a false negative and he did have the flu. They immediately called in Tamiflu for him and told him it would be best to get out of the house because Kylie is so young. Then we took Noah to the doc - they wanted to see him and make sure he seemed okay and get him on Tamiflu also - as a preventative measure. So we filled prescriptions and Waylon took off to his parents house. Luckily, my mom was coming back to town anyway, so I have her here helping me but it's still very sad to not have him here. We are also very lucky that Kylie is such a good sleeper because last night went really well even without Waylon. I know he's bummed though that he can't be here. His parents are taking good care of him though and I'm sure he'll make a speedy recovery.

Going back to last Friday for pics....

We took our first family trip to Pullen Park on Friday morning. We all enjoyed getting out of the house and getting some fresh air.

Using our new stroller!

Noah's favorite - riding the boats!

Another cute outfit - this was going to be her coming home outfit but we thought it was a little too big for that day.

Riding the carosel - another favorite.

Here's a shot from Saturday morning - Noah holding Kylie again. He loves to hold her and is still so sweet and gentle with her.

Saturday morning, Waylon and Noah got out to the grocery store but I started getting a little cabin fever. We decided to go take a walk as a family but as we started to walk out of the door, it started raining. So we went out on the back screened in porch and played out there for a while. Then, Noah decided he wanted to go out in the rain, so we let him play out there for a bit - it was fairly warm and just drizzling). He had a great time.

And here's where Kylie hung out while we were out there - in the doorway! :-)

Saturday evening, Janet, Maddie and Mason came over for dinner and playtime. Frank had gone to a wedding so Janet was on her own with two kids. You'd think we could handle four kids with three adults but it was quite the interesting night!

On Sunday, I put Halloween outfits on the kids and had to take some pictures of them!! :-)

Noah is back at school today and my mom has already been to the grocery store (I'm not sure I've ever seen our pantry and fridge this full!) and is busy in the kitchen as I type. Right now she's making vegetable soup but is planning to make a bunch of casseroles for us to keep in our freezer! What a treat!

Get better soon, Daddy!

We miss you and love you very much!!!!