Here we go again!

So it's been a crazy few weeks as always... the highlights this time: Kylie got very sick with a very slow recovery and I lost my job... again! Good times.



Going back to before all that madness though first... we had a nice week the first week of November. Kylie got a great book from Nana and Grandad - she loves to climb into Noah's chair and read. It's so sweet.







On Monday, Andrea and Savannah came over for a morning playdate. Noah and Savannah were running and Kylie just kept following them back and forth. :-)

That afternoon after Kylie's nap, Noah climbed in her crib with her. It was so cute... I'd tell them 'night night' and they'd both lay down and pretend they were sleeping.

This picture cracks me up... Kylie looks so silly! :-)

Then they decided to climb in Noah's bed to play.

My sweet big boy!

Then some playtime outside

One night that week, Noah wanted to play dress up in Daddy's clothes. Then Kylie grabbed my pants and put them around her shoulders. It was so cute!

On Tuesday, we went out to the new neighborhood at lunchtime and finalized our picks for the new house. We are so excited about all the choices!! They should be breaking ground very soon.

On Wednesday morning, we had a follow up visit with the surgeon and he said that Kylie looked great. She'll most likely need cosmetic surgery on her belly button eventually but that won't happen for a while so we are good until another follow up in a year.

Kylie is now sitting at the booster seat pulled up to the table and she looks like such a big girl!!

Noah picked out some sunglasses and gloves at the store on Friday. :-)

Saturday was when Kylie's sickness started. When the kids went down for a nap, I took off shopping with Megan while Jason and Ryan (8 months old) came over to our house to watch football with Waylon, Noah and Kylie. While they were at our house, Kylie threw up all over the place. At the time, we thought maybe it was something she ate. She didn't eat much at dinner which is odd but slept pretty well.

Sunday morning, it was obvious she wasn't feeling great but then seemed to pep up a little. We had plans that afternoon to get family pictures and I had cancelled them at first but then decided to go ahead with them... thinking after nap she'd be happier. So off we went to Old Navy to find some clothes for the pictures.

Noah was excited about seeing the talking dog there. :-)

When we got home, everyone napped well and when they got up, it was time for pictures. Noah was a ham as always but Kylie was having none of it. Poor thing, she was just miserable. We tried as much as we could but it became obvious that we had to cut it short. We are going to try again this Friday so hopefully everyone will be healthy then.

Anyway, we put Kylie down for another nap and when she woke up, she was burning up -- her temp spiked to 104.3!!! It was pretty scary and she was pretty pitiful but we were able to get the fever down and she slept pretty well that night. Here she is with the high fever...

Monday was pretty rough since Kylie wasn't feeling great and Noah was. :-) Noah was very concerned for his sister and is so sweet.

He's into building these days. Right before he made this, he looked around and said, 'do we have blocks here?' I think I know one thing Santa has in mind! :-)

We took a quick walk down to the playground just to get out of the house. It was good to get some fresh air and Noah rode his scooter which he hadn't done in a while.

Kylie rode in her car and sported a new jacket we got for her on Sunday! :-)

Tuesday, I stayed home with Kylie and she slept ALL day long. I think she must have been awake about 4 or 5 hours the whole day. This was a good thing too cause I needed time to deal with my wonderful news... I found out Tuesday morning that end of the year budget cuts means time to cut the part time contractor... again. Some of you may recall that I got this same news last year on Christmas Eve! At least this year, they are giving me some advance notice and I will be working through the end of the year so that's good. We are trying to decide what's next for me now but with this new house coming in the spring, I'm pretty sure I'll be back to work very soon.

When Kylie was awake that day, she would play for a short time and really just want to snuggle most of the time. Here was a rare moment when she was happy playing so I didn't have it in me to stop her from pulling out all of the wipes! Instead, I grabbed my camera. :-)

Noah was at school so it was good for Kylie to have peace and quiet but I think she missed him, too. At one point, she picked up her toy keys and said, 'Buh buh!!' and headed to the garage door. Then she tried to open the door and was calling 'Woah! Woah!' It was so sweet.

Her recovery was pretty slow so she ended up staying home on Wednesday also and Waylon and I split the day - he worked in the morning and I worked in the afternoon. Then daycare was closed on Thursday for Veteran's Day so we split the day again. What a crazy week. She seemed to be feeling better by Thursday but then had gotten used to being held cuddled all the time so we had to work on that Thursday and Friday! :-)

Friday afternoon, Megan and Ryan and Amy and Stella Dot came over to play! Noah was so excited that Stella Dot came to visit - it's been a long long time since we've seen them. They had the best time and I can't believe I didn't get any pictures. Kylie was cute, too... she just wanted to play with the big kids. She was chasing them back and forth and eventually, I just let her go and told Noah to keep an eye on her! :-)

Also on Friday, my friend Jenn found out that she had an extra ticket to the NC State game on Saturday so Waylon and I decided to get a babysitter for the kids and go out there by ourselves! Our 'normal' babysitters (Nana and Grandad) weren't available so we actually asked Noah's favorite teacher, Chelsea, to come over and babysit. Noah was so excited that she was coming and woke me up at 6am that morning saying 'Is Chelsea here yet?' They did well and we enjoyed some time away.

Before we left that morning, we walked into the playroom and found Kylie sitting on the train table!! By the time I was able to get my camera she stood up (Waylon was standing right next to her - don't worry!).

We had fun at the game and enjoyed hanging out with friends without having to chase kids all over the place!! :-)

Sunday morning, we made a big breakfast at home and had a quiet morning - as quiet as it can be anyway. Kylie is starting to learn the 'Cheese' face!! :-)

We had plans to go to Nana and Grandad's house after nap but since Kylie wanted a morning nap and ended up sleeping a while, we decided to head over there right after lunch and just let Noah sleep in the car. It was a nice long afternoon and Waylon and I even ran out for about an hour for a quick shopping trip! So nice. Andrea, Sean and Savannah were there of course and the kids had a blast as always.

And here is my blackmail picture for Noah!! :-) He was being so silly just before bath over there. HAHA!! I'm sure he's going to kill me for putting it on here one day but it was hilarious! :-)

On the way home, both kids fell asleep. Noah was playing with some toys and he gave them to me and said, 'I want to climb in bed and cover up.' So sweet. :-)