Cowboys & Indians

Jason and I went to the Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday, Novemeber 18th. They played the Washington Redskins. It's a rivalry game each year, and this year was a great game. It was hard to watch, we were never sure who was going to win until the very end. It was back and forth, but the Cowboys came out on top with a 28 to 23 victory. You can read about it here if you'd like. We had a great time and were very excited to see them win. That makes 9-1. GO COWBOYS!!!

Happy 1 & 1/2!

Zander is 18 months old! Can you believe it?? It has gone by sooo fast.

Anyway, today he went in for his check-up. He was not very cooperative. He didn't want to get weighed or measured and he wasn't sure he wanted to let the Doctor take a look at him. The Doctor was able to convince him it would be ok and he behaved while he looked him over. Then it was time for shots. Oh what JOY! He was not a happy camper. He SCREAMED!! as soon as the nurse stuck him with the first shot. Oh, did I mention there were 3 to give him. He would not sit still for the other two. So we were holding him down for the other two. He stiffened up, making it worse I'm sure. The second one came out before she got the meds in because he was moving to much. I picked him up after his third one, and he was just going NUTS! He wouldn't let her but the band-aids on, but she insisted. She got them on finally, and as soon as she left the room, he tore them off. I calmed him down, and we left.

Here are the 18 month stats. He weighed 29 lbs and was 32.5'' long. That puts him in the 75 percentile for weight and 50 percentile for height.

Oh, I almost forgot the good news, no more shots until he's 4! YEAH!

Autumn Leaves

In autumn when the trees are brown

The little leaves come tumbling down

They do not make the slightest sound

But lie so quietly on the ground

Until the wind comes puffing by

And blows them off towards the sky.

National Veterans Awareness Week

Did you know there was a National Veterans Awareness Week? There is and this is what it's all about:

National Veterans Awareness Week encourages schools to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country, and urges all Americans to observe the week with appropriate activities. In 2007, National Veterans Awareness Week is from November 11 through 17.
The President of the United States encourages all Americans to recognize the valor and sacrifice of veterans through ceremonies and prayers. He also calls upon federal, state and local officials to display the flag of the United States and to support and participate in patriotic activities in their communities, and invite civic and fraternal organizations, places of worship, schools, businesses, unions, and the media to support the national observance with commemorative expressions and programs.

The proclamation that the president made this year can be read here. For those of us with kids, here is a website with some craft ideas to celebrate the week.

So, I think everyone should do their part and learn more about veterans and say thank you to those who serve for our freedom! Thank you Veterans!!

Both my Grandfathers and my Dad are Veterans.I'm so glad we have a Veterans Cemetary here in our town where my father was able to be laid to rest. I visited his gravesite yesterday and left some flowers. It looked beautiful out there with all the flags. Because I think it looks so beautiful, I thought I would share a picture of it with you.

Veterans Day Parade

Today was our city's Veterans Day Parade. Zander seemed to have a great time. He was waving his flags and saying hi to everyone that passed. We are luck to live by many of our brave soldiers. It's nice to be able to see the veterans and our military in the parade each year. Happy Veterans Day and Thank you to all our Troops!!

Halloween Night

Well, the Halloween Carnival was no where near as good as it sounded. We went hoping to see some animals and get to explore the fire trucks. When we got there, we found out there was no petting zoo as advertised and the kids weren't allowed to explore the trucks either. There was a fire truck there, but it was all locked up and we couldn't look inside. I was disappointed. Zander liked to see all the people and watching the drummers. The Killeen High School Drumline was there, playing some of thier songs. Outside, they had a balloon booth where you could throw darts and pop the balloons, that was the highlight. Zander loves balloons and was excited to see so many up on the wall. When the girl gave him his own balloon, he was super happy!! We didn't get many pictures, cause we didn't stay long. But here are a couple:

Daddy & his little Zebra walking up to the carnival.

Sitting on the fire truck, checking out the jack-o-lantern.

Sharing a lollipop with Grandpa

At the Balloon Booth with Mommy