Best Game {Pie Face}

Zane received a couple duplicate gifts for his birthday, we finally got around to exchanging them yesterday...he picked out a game that he also had on his Christmas List - guess he really wanted it. It's called Pie Face and let me tell you...it's HI-LARIOUS...at least to my kids!  Landon refuses to play it, but he loves to be the "spinner" for everyone else!

Zane played it all by himself last night.  Tonight I played with him...I was pie'd once, he; 3 times!  He didn't mind one bit (neither did I)!

This was him trying it out last night!

First Snow!!

Continued...

I woke up around 7 a.m. yesterday when I heard Landon in the bathroom...he was barfing again. Poor kid.  He slept all night with no sickness and bam as soon as he wakes up - it continues.  I again got him set up on the couch and I'm happy to report that he hit the bowl each time :) it's the little things!

We didn't have time for sickness today (had to miss a 2nd birthday party due to it) - it was SNOWING!!  As soon as I told Landon it was snowing, he says "are you serious?", haha!  Yes, buddy I am.  He perked up enough to go out and play in it for about 20 mins after Zane woke up!

He sure looked good in these pictures...but the sick-saga continued for much of the day unfortunately. Then all of a sudden around 5 p.m. - he was over it and was hungry!  He ate two BBQ sandwiches and plenty of crackers...all stayed down and he even went to school today!  Woohoo!  So glad that was a quick one.  NOW, lets all hope, pray and cross our fingers that Zane doesn't get it; my worst fear!

You may notice my poor neglected rag-a-muffin child Zane wearing size 5 snow pants (he's a 10) and a too small jacket and tennis shoes because he doesn't have any snow boots.  It didn't phase him one bit, but I couldn't stop laughing at his high-waters, poor kid!  We didn't have ANY snow last year, there was no reason to go out and buy snow gear, so he had nothing.  Landon of course has all of Zane's hand-me-downs, so had no problem being prepared!  You'll be happy to know that I ordered Zane new boots, snow pants and a winter jacket and it all should be here this week - because they are predicting more snow next week; yahoo!

Turkey Trot and Barf

This past Saturday was the annual Turkey Trot hosted by the elementary schools in the Snoqualmie Valley.  Last year was our first year participating and both kids did the 1k.  This year, Zane decided he was too good for just doing the 1k and asked to also do the 5k.  I told him that I wouldn't be able to do it with him as I'd need to watch Landon, but he didn't care (who needs mom anyway)!  He didn't know anyone else running it (but ended up meeting up with some buds a mile into the run) - that didn't stop him, nothing did!  He was all over it!  He did decide that next year, he'd opt out of the 1k though as he thinks he exhausted too much energy during that!  His 5k time was around 35 mins - not bad especially since he was goofing off 1/2 way through it with his friends!  I love his passion!

Did I mention it was pouring down rain the entire morning?!!

First off was the 1k...

Time for the 5k... 

And he's off...

Finishing with his friend J.D.

  

Ben, J.D. and Zane

At 9:00 am while Landon was running the 1k - I never would've said that 5 hours later he'd have the stomach flu...

We were headed to a birthday party in Kent when he started giving me the signs that he wasn't feeling well.  I know this kid all to well and he gives very tell tale signs when he is getting sick and especially sick with the stomach flu.  We stopped at the party and I left the kids in the car while I ran in the gift real fast and then quickly headed back home...I was praying that he would not barf in the car; thankfully he didn't.

I got him set up on the couch with all of the necessities...a towel to lay on and a bowl close by.  He missed; ugh.  When he was done, he said "I didn't even know that was coming", poor buddy!

He ended up falling asleep in this position...I put him to bed about 6:30 p.m.

To be continued...

Some Go Gray...I Go Blue.

Not as much attention as the ice bucket challenge for ALS (which, by the way I think is a GREAT thing to raise money for), but for November...Diabetes Awareness Month someone started the Blue Streak Challenge.  You can temporarily or semi-permanently color part of your hair blue to show your support and raise awareness.

I didn't have to think twice about doing it for Zane and for all of the other kids and adults out there that need just a little bit of awareness raised for the disease that takes control of their life.  I chose to go the semi-permanent route.  As soon as November is done, I'll be getting my hair did back to normal, but I'm happy to spend a month blue for Zane!

Most people that I run into think I did it for the Seahawks...I love my Hawks, but really...dye my hair for them?  I don't think so!  That's ok though, it opens the door for conversation about Diabetes and that's raising awareness...the whole point, duh!

American Ninja Warrior - Birthday Party

Zane asked for an American Ninja Warrior birthday party, so that's what he got!  Thankfully we live very close to a great parkour gym that is also owned and operated by an American Ninja Warrior native - Adam Truesdell!  Who better to show you how to do parkour than by an American Ninja Warrior himself!!

This party was so much fun for all of the kids!  It didn't matter their athletic ability, they all were able to participate in every part of the course and were helped along if needed to make sure all completed with smiles on their faces!

Adam showing them how it's done!

Everyone left with smiles on their faces - hope that means they all had a good time!

Landon

This kid cracks me up!  Every single day he makes me smile and laugh out loud!  I am not sure what I'd do without him in my life...it would be a very dull and boring life I think!

Halloween Monsoon

O.M.G - I cannot remember in life when it has ever rained this hard on Halloween as it did this year. I remember many Halloweens as a kid where it rained or where it was really cold and we'd have to bundle up under and sometimes over our costumes - but never like this year.

It was so wet and so cold, but the boys stuck with it for about 2 hours - it was amazing!  I did not have my thinking cap on though and totally didn't even think about putting rain boots on Landon or a waterproof jacket on Zane (not that he would've obliged anyway, but still I could've tried), but I'm happy to report both survived!  To make them feel better, I didn't have waterproof shoes on either, so my feet too were soaked :)  Misery loves company!

I present to you: Rebel from Paw Patrol and a Sounders player (with stitches - that was a very important detail that had to be added last minute)!