Finally, the pumpkins are done!

So, remember that my kids all got some kind of icky virus the day they were supposed to be carving pumpkins? Well, they finally finished them. They actually got them done the day before Halloween, so we left them out for a few extra days. But I just got around to gettting this posted. They look all gross inside b/c we couldn't get all of the guts out after they sat in the fridge for almost a week. And these suckers were hard to carve!!! Colten was so excited about his b/c he was a pirate for halloween, so he wanted his pumpkin to match. I thought it was really creative!

Four year old shots

Mahala had her four year old well baby checkup today and had to get some shots. She was supposed to have 4-5 shots total, but I told them that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to do all of them at once. Boy am I glad I made that decision. We ended up only doing 2 and it was all I do to keep her still for those two!! She did really good just before and did ok with the first one, but when it came to the second she put up a fight. I had to wrap my arms all the way around her and hold her very still. Two down, two to go!!! Plus she has to have blood work done. UGH!!! I'm waiting on Daddy for that one. I don't know if I could hold her still long enough to get two vials of blood!!!

Actually, I'm really proud of her. When I was little it took a doctor, two nurses and my mom to give me just one shot! I was a fighter. I hated needles with a passion!! I still do, but now I have to act like a big girl. To tell you how much I hate needles, I have had three children and never had an epidural. With Anastacia, I didn't have ANY drugs at all, not even an IV! That's how much I hate needles. I would rather deal with the pain than have a huge needle stuck in my back! Of course, Anastacia was a supernatural childbirth, but the first two were definitely NOT!!

OK, so this post wasn't supposed to be about me, but I wanted to let you know why I am so proud of her. Even though she fought a little, she got over it really quick (which I never did) and she walked out of that office with her head held high and an ice pack on each arm, LOL!! So here are a couple of pictures of my big girl:

Playing with toys

Anastacia has been grasping toys for a little while and maybe even shaking them by accident, but this is the first time she has "on purpose" shook a toy! And I caught it on video!!! I love it when that happens! I know there is a ton of distracting ME noise, but every time I said "yay Anastacia" she would smile and do it again. So I kept saying it to keep her going. I took a second video that I didn't post here because I stopped saying "yay Anastacia" and she got really mad!!! The little munchkin has found her temper over the last few days and it ain't always perty!!! Anyway, I was excited about this new skill that she has learned and I wanted to share it with everyone!

It's onnnnnnnnnnnnn......

Okay, I don't have time to sit down and upload photos right now, my daughter has a well baby checkup, but I am sooooo gonna be doing some posts over the next few days, so get ready!!!! Thanks to Pastor Sheri, I now have some incentive to do so! In case you haven't read her blog, she has set up a challenge: the blogger with the most posts will get a surprise mailed to them personally by the Queen of Cute!!! I can't wait to win! (You hear that Cortnee???) I have so many pictures I have been wanting to post, so I might have to sit up a few late nights to do this, but I am pumped. I love a good competition!!!!