Trunk or Treat

Saturday, October 31, 2009.

The evening started off with evening church. Our pastor started his new series "End of the World" this week on Halloween night. Right after services we grabbed a snap shot of the kids (and the bigger kid) before heading out the doors to Trunk or Treat. Our church held this event including hot dogs and hamburgers for $1.00 each. The candy was free of course... :)

Brandy dressed as Queen Esther

Kien and Gabe were the Lion and the Lamb

Jeremy was the guard whom is found in Acts 16:16-35

Here is our little Lamb. I have to say he did very well considering. At first he really didn't like the lamb ears, but was fine after I took them off and put them on again. Maybe a new thing wasn't to be taken lightly! :)
And here is our little Lion. He was a hit! Everyone coo'd and awe'd when he walked by. He was so excited about candy that every time someone would put candy in, he would want to take it out and eat it!! He also was NOT very happy when we left. Candy Candy Candy was all we heard most of the way home.
There was a lot of people at the trunk or treat event. It was also still a bit warm out. So I had to keep checking Gabe to make sure he wasn't getting hot.
Our beautiful Queen and our Guard was very hungry!

There was a bounce house right in the front of the parking lot. We tried at all costs to keep Kien occupied from throwing a fit because of his desire to jump. It had bigger kids inside, so to keep from having an ER moment, Greg was able to distract him.
So cute!
Queen Esther and our Guard decided to carry Kien to a few trunks so I could get Gabe's diaper changed and Greg could grab a bite to eat.
Once we were done there, we drove to our friend Mercedes parent's house. They came to our wedding and have been ever so gracious to watch the kids for us when we went out of town. They just adored all 4 of the kids and gave them some popcorn balls and chocolate of course. They all passed Gabe around and Kien really like Zac (Mercedes dad) and Janet (Mercedes mom) kept saying it was her turn to hold the baby. :)
Before we headed to their house we picked up Dawson, our friends youngest so they could go to a a halloween party. We told them to let him keep his costume on so that the Stuart's could see him too. Dawson is the little dracula standing by Jeremy on the right.
So until Mercedes and Tristan are ready to provide grandchildren to their parents, Mercedes said we can share the babies to pacify them for a bit :):)
Brandy waited so patiently to hold her brother.
Kien LOVED running around the property. Jeremy and Dawson tortured him by stepping on the back of his tail and making him not be able to go forward. Cute!

Carving Pumpkins!

Jeremy is so silly! He had a great time with his carving.

Brandy, being the "school spirit" of the household decided to carve SOS Band with music notes. How cute!!
He got to pick this pumpkin out (and actually all of them) and loved that it was little. of course Gabe's was even littler, but how proud he was!

We had went to pick up some pumpkins so we could carve them, but when we went to the store, they were sold out! We ventured to the next store and THEY were sold out! So, having lunch with Greg after a few errands, Kien and I stopped at a party store to look for a lamb costume and saw that Krogers still had a few pumpkins! I let him choose them for everyone since I wasn't going to drive back down 30 miles south just to pick out pumpkins to find them gone again. Also, the kids had church that night so there wouldn't be time anyway.

Our Final Pumpkins!

Here are the masterpieces!

:) (I forgot to add them to the post when carving them)

From the top left to the bottom right

Kien's

Mommy's

Baby pumpkin Gabe (daddy carved while he snoozed)

Daddy's

Jeremy's

Brandy's (note it says SOS Band *Horn*)

Pumpkins!

Kien was so excited to do his pumpkin. He got a later start than everyone else because he wanted to do pumpkins instead of finish his dinner. So we made him sit in his chair with his dinner and started carving in front of him. After a couple reminders to finish his dinner so he can participate too, he finally did!

Because we had so many pumpkins to carve, and didn't want Kien handling any of the carving utensils, we just let him decorate his pumpkin by coloring on it. He was completely content with it! Daddy started showing him how to do it. I was a bit apprehensive on letting him use markers since he's never used anything but crayons, he actually did much better than I thought. PLUS- Mommy made sure that he had the washable kind! :)
Oh how he loved coloring on his pumpkin! You could say he was in Pumpkin Heaven!
Of course I did consider the consequences of Kien using marker, and Greg confirmed with this photo that he did in fact color on his hands. :)

Sunday Funday!

We were getting ready for church and of course when Gabe is smiley, we cannot miss a chance to just enjoy the moment! He loved looking down at me!

While Brandy and Jeremy were socializing I snapped this photo of Greg and the two little ones after we picked Kien up from his sunday school class. Awww..
To the Pumpkin Patch! I was a bit overwhelmed because it was muddy and very busy. We had to take a stroll through the pumpkins just to get away from the flood of people! Brandy was bored, Jeremy and Kien loved it!
Proof that Greg can smile!
Gabe ate and slept for the most part while were were there. He did wake up so we could get some photos then back to sleep. Although I am sure that if I didn't keep batting the bee's away he would have awakened suddenly with a scream from a sting!!

More Pumpkin Patch photos

Kien got to see a pig!

Kien is getting to be such a big boy! Not quite tall yet!

They hay stack was a hit for both Jeremy and Kien.
Of course for any child, the bounce houses are a favorite. Jeremy is too big for them now, and Kien did NOT want to leave. When Greg finally got him close enough to the exit area he grabbed him quickly because Kien refused to leave!
Awww.. Kien LOVED the train! When we were leaving he cried and cried and cried all the way to the van because he wanted the bounce house and the train!
He liked the pumpkins!

Kien really didn't care about all the different characters, he wanted pumpkins here!

Although this was not Kien's first pumpkin patch visit, it was however his first pumpkin patch in the Walsh household. We HAD to get the photo for both babies!

She is sooooo beautiful!
One more shot of Jeremy on the mound in Flower Mound.

Cute Videos!

Videos!

Kien's big surgery day!

We had gotten to the children's surgery center early early! Kien was pretty awake though. It was a different place and there were a couple other children there.

As soon as we got signed in, it was time to go to our pre-op room. As soon as we got into our little room, Kien became VERY clingy. I wondered if maybe he became a bit concerned because the place was very similar to when I was in the hospital not too long ago. The first day he came to see me after Gabe was born, he would not have anything to do with me. He refused to give me a hug. I did manage to get him to give me a kiss before he left.

Anyway, we changed him and he was in this cute cute kids gown! Never seen anything like it!

Kien wanted me to take him off the bed. I was not able to take any photos when we took Kien back to start the separation from mommy process. Yes, this is a process for sure! We went into a little room outside the operating room and Kien and I sat in a chair. They hooked him up to a finger blood pressure/pulse clip and he was ok with it. Then, they gave him a nasal spray that makes the kids not care about what is going on around them. We sat there for about 5 minutes. In that time, when the medication was beginning to work, Kien was a hoot!

I had a blue shirt on with a visa logo on it that says "I'm in charge." When I asked Kien what color my shirt was he said blue. When I pointed to the red circle he said "Red", and then he pointed to the other circle and said pink! It was really yellow. He looked at me and smiled real big and giggled knowing he was feeling a bit funny. He did however tell the nurse very clearly that he did NOT like what she put in his nose! Then the surgery nurse came in and we put Kien on the kids surgery bed and he had no problems letting me go. They gave him two hats. A kid's yellow construction hat and a cowboy hat to take with him and bring home.

After surgery, he was in recovery for a bit before they let us come back. They wanted us to be there to help wake him up. We were not allowed to bring Gabe back, so Greg and I took turns. I went in and was able to talk to him and he opened his eyes a few times and did respond to wanting a drink. I gave him a few sips of apple juice but he fell right back asleep each time. Greg went back and tried to help as well. He got to offer Kien a popsicle and he woke right up! NO FAIR!! LOL

We were told also to bring something from home that he was attached to. That would be duck. The nurses tried to give a stuffed puppy, but it was not a winner. Also, the nurses LOVED to hear the story of Kien and how he ended up being with us. One nurse even asked me to tell the story again to another nurse who came in later to check his vitals. They all said that Kien was the cutest kid they have ever seen and agreed with me that he looks just like a precious moment!

Gabriel slept most of the time while at the hospital from 7:45 AM until 12:00 Pm.

Random Photos

It is sometimes difficult to capture photo's of Gabe smiling. I can stand in front of him and make him smile no problem. It is when I have the camera that he is not sure what to think about that device. He can see a red light on from time to time when I am trying to record him, but still hard to catch that smile! Maybe his smiles are meant for me right now ;)

After church on Sunday, Jeremy and Greg went to the grave yard of cars! That's right, Jeremy got to experience a short lived view of the pick and pull land of vehicles that no longer can travel our roads. Nobody under 17 is permitted the grounds, and as soon as Greg and Jeremy entered past the office doors, a man told them the rules. However, on their venture home, they did stop and see some pretty high end cars. Here is one of Jeremy standing next to a Ferrari.

Kien has graduated to his big boy bed!! The day of his surgery was the day we knew he would have major discomfort. So to make matters easier for him, we figured it would be better for him to have easy access to his bed. Also there is a different reason why he needed to move up in the world regarding his little brother Gabe soon entering the brotherhood of sharing a bedroom! So far there has been times I have had to go in and reinforce the rules, but he caught on quick and has never asked to sleep in the crib!! YAY!!!

Brandy has an UNBELIEVABLE schedule. She awakes in the morning in time to get dressed and wait for Greg to drop her off at school by 6:15 AM for marching band practice. Brandy does not return home until 6:30 PM due to JV Swim practice from 3:45 PM till about 6- 6:15 PM(ish). PLUS she has had all day Saturday competitions all over Texas. Being that she is in an AP class, she has some serious homework as well as with other classes too! This photo is one that Greg took when he came out ready to leave. Brandy really was sleeping there waiting for Greg! Marching Band season will come to a slow end soon and maybe she can catch up on some sleep. Wow.. to be young again!!

Here are my 4 favorite guys! It is so difficult to get a photo with everyone looking and smiling at the same time!

Little Gecko Friends

Usually Mid to latter summer weeks we tend to have little friends who like to show themselves in the early evening through the night. I haven't seen them elsewhere around the outside of the house besides our front door area and the garage doors. They really don't hurt anything and are a pleasure to see as God's little creations. Jeremy has always wanted to get either a sugar glider or a lizard. I told him we already have little Gecko pets and he doesn't even have to feed them or change their tanks! :)

Brandy and Homecoming

This year Brandy and I went to shop for a homecoming dress. Unfortunately these days dresses have been losing more and more of their amount of thread count. We searched and searched from store to store for a dress that would be appropriate. Because of events that have over taken the Walsh household, we only had one evening to get the dress. I wanted to add some length to it, but didn't have time to get to the fabric store!!!!

Either way, Brandy had a great time among her friends. We went and picked up her friend Audrey and snapped a photo at the school. My angel is turning into a beautiful young woman!

Daddy and Gabe..

Do we see a pattern here? :)