Fast Fall
So the days go by and by so fast that we fall behind on a lot of things. Kevin mentioned the other day that we hadn’t written a blog for awhile. So…as I sit today, with a few minutes to spare I thought I would fill you in on the Minnis household.
Jayden has settled in to his preschool routine fairly well. We have had a couple rough days of actually getting him out the door. He loves going and playing with all his friends. Mommy likes the free time to spend with Josie! It’s amazing how calm and fun she is when Jayden is not around! But, as soon as he gets in the van, she turns back into high maintenance! As fall as almost gone, I look back on all the stuff we did. We spent a Saturday at Howell’s Pumpkin Patch. Always a good time! And it was such nice weather! That makes it even more fun. The kids also got to go trick or treating and loved every minute of it. I usually try and find a nice, warm costume for them to wear. Well, this year we didn’t need the warmth! Jayden was sweating pretty good in his dragon outfit! But a good time was still had and lots of candy brought home that we didn’t need! Josie loved being a butterfly and still talks about it. She liked to have daddy lift her in the air so she could “flap her wings”.
Kevin and I got to enjoy 4 days away from the kids! A much needed break for all. Thank you Grandma Pat and Aunt Chris! We were actually supposed to be going to California for a week, but that was canceled. So we settled for “balmy” Minneapolis. It’s our home away from home. We like to go there and just walk the mall and eat fun food! The rule was that we couldn’t eat anything that didn’t require utensils!! So we managed to eat Italian, Mexican, Chinese!! It’s great to eat food that doesn’t require it to be dipped in ketchup.
Josie is working on potty training. She’s about 80% there! She does really good for the most part, but then there are the random moments where she just comes and stands by you and pees. It can be so frustrating! I’m at least glad I am not changing diapers anymore!! I’d rather change wet jeans any day!
The last week was a busy, stressful week. My oldest brother Kevin was in the hospital. It comes down to that he is having liver problems. Hopefully things will get a little better for him, but we’ll see what the weeks ahead prove. Last week, we also lost a great, great family friend! I had known him since I was around 7-8 years old. He was like a Grandpa to me! He will be greatly missed by all. We just got back from spending time on the farm this weekend. Our little farmer had a good time and had to be out with Grandpa as much as he could. He loves to help feed the cows and ride the loader tractor! It was a nice relaxing weekend after last weeks stresses.
We are very excited to spend time with family this week and Jayden and Josie cannot wait for x-mas. Jayden’s list is about 10 miles long, but we’ll get it narrowed down. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Hopefully we will, as I have to take Josie to the doctor today. I think she has pink eye! I hate pink eye! We’ll wake up tomorrow and Jayden will have it, too! That happened the last time. Oh–the joys of kids and germs! Update: They both have it. Just like last time.



