Firsts

First time carving pumpkins the night before Halloween.  And yes, they did not get lit the night of Halloween…  See Jason’s Cub Scout shirt on?  In the rush of it all (Dad getting home, pack meeting starting in 2 minutes and kids begging to carve their pumpkins) we both looked at each other and said we can’t do it all, let’s carve pumpkins.  And that we did.  Dad brought out the paint mixer attachment to loosen the “goo” inside (another first).

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Another first I am afraid to admit and am super sad about- no Halloween Costume pictures!!!!  Cameron was a scary clown, Melanie a Goddess, Jason Darth Vader, Alyssa a Vampire, Jenna was a fairy and Olaf was an airplane with a dog sitting on top.  All the kids but Jenna went with their friends.

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First real bath!  We were glad to have the umbilical cord fall off.  Boston hasn’t decided if he likes baths yet though.

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First Winter Snow.  This was about all we got and it was melted 24 hours later but that didn’t stop the kids from digging out their snow clothes and going out and playing in it.

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Boston’s first cold.  So sad.  He has been wheezing for 3 days and I decided to take him to the dr. today.  They did a breathing treatment with a nebulizer.  He doesn’t have a fever or ear infection so that is good.  Just going to be more careful now that the weather has changed on taking him out.  He was 12 lbs 2 ozs!!  At 4 weeks old!

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And first time David has gone on back-to-back business trips!  4 days in New York last week and now 9 days in the Philippines.  Let’s hope this is the first and last!

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