I'd Love to Win This Prize!

• This would be a great prize to win for this time of year. Mom Spotted is hosting a great giveaway! Not one, but five people are going to win $100 American Express gift cards! 
• The gift cards come in packs of $25. 
• I'd keep one, give two away as Bingo gifts {we play as a family} and give the last one to a co-worker that had half his house burn down.

Wordless Wednesday - Hangin' Out With Ronald McDonald

• I know lately McDonald's has gotten a bad wrap. On our trip to see Grandma and Grandpa Apel we did stop there. Going out to eat for us is a rare thing to do.
• At least they offer apples in their kid's meals. The boy's usually split a Happy Meal. I also give our children some of my salad. I pack additional veggies too. This time it was snap peas that they munched on.

Tummy Flu

• After the cute photo's that Isaak participated in last night {post below}, he told me, "Mommy my tummy hurts!"
• We went home. Isaak laid down to go to sleep with a whimper. I thought maybe it was just drainage from his cold. 
• I heard him cry before I went to bed. I went in and he threw up on himself and on his bedding. I put him in the shower with Daddy, stripped his bedding and made his bed up again. 
• Isaak got out of the shower. I dried him off and cuddled him. I stood him up to redress him and wham, this time I was his target. My lap was cover in well, yuck and smell. 
• Back in the shower Isaak went.
• Daddy woke up six times with him and I woke up three. 
• He threw up one more time for me all over his bedding again. 
• I did a lot of laundry last night. 
• I feel so sorry for Isaak! I hated getting the tummy flu when I was a kid!

Family Photo's

• We went to get our family photo's tonight. I just couldn't pass up the coupon I found online. It was at Picture People. We got six sheets for $18. Usually one sheet is $20.
• Our photographer wasn't very good at getting us to smile. One of us in every photo looked silly.
• We ended up going with number 2. Mica isn't as smiley as he normally is in photo's, but he's not bad and the rest of us are good. We liked the first shot, but Daddy is shadowed. Daddy thought he looked silly in the last one.

Memis Tree Turned to Cimis Tree

• Isaak kept seeing Christmas tree's at Target and in ads. He kept saying, "Memis Tree Mommy"! I knew what he was talking about because he kept pointing when he said it. It sort of sounded like he was saying, "Ministry Mommy"!
• Last night we put our tree up. I was a wondering how the boy's would be. Would they be touching everything? Would they break something? I have to say they were very good! 
• Mica kept saying, "Mommy and Daddy Christmas is the most amazing holiday ever! Do you like Christmas"? Of course we do! Before the tree went up Mica wanted to add the star. When Mica found the holiday books and puzzles, he quickly turned to them. He was putting a book of puzzles together in no time!
• Isaak kept trying to pull out ribbon and beads. He was in awe looking at the tree. Isaak grabbed random things to put under the tree. He started directing me on what to do next. Every time we'd add something to the tree he would say, "Yep". Soon the "Memis Tree" turned to "CimisTree". It now sounds like Isaak is saying, "Chemistry" instead of "Ministry".

Lion King

• We found this little lion in a suit case that we use to go out of town. We don't go out of town often at all, so it was like a new toy for Isaak.
• He's been carrying it around and calling it, "Lion King." He's so cute!

Isaak Got a Hair Cut

• We have family pictures tomorrow. 
• Last week Isaak wouldn't get a hair cut. He screamed. Today he got one. He was really good. The lady took off more then I imagined, but I like it. 
• Aunt Angela should be proud. She makes fun of Isaak for having what she calls, "Girl hair." I happen to like his hair a little longer, but it did need to be evened up.
• So here it is:

Cousin's

• Here are our boy's and their cousin on Daddy's side, Payton. 
• They don't get to see Payton that often. Mica was very happy to see him!
• We went for a walk to see the train tracks. Our boy's are obsessed with trains! I just wish it wasn't so cold. Then we would have gotten better pictures.

Indian

• Mica made an Indian outfit at one of his preschool's last week. 
• He was so excited to have made it and has worn it around. He even wore it to our Thanksgiving at Great Aunt Sandra's house.

We Just Got Back

• We went to see Grandma and Grandpa Apel, cousin Payton and Aunt Laura in MO. for Thanksgiving. 
• It's 6 hours there and 6 hours back. 
• Mica asked, "Are we there yet?" I don't know how many times. 
• Overall the kids were great. 
• Tomorrow I have to prepare some food for Mommy's side of the family. Yes we have yet another Thanksgiving.