Dreadful Things

 

Miles had an early date with Dr. Chris at Pediatric Associates.  The difficult thing about turning 11 years old is knowing you have to get all of your shots updated.  The difficult thing for MOM is knowing that your youngest kid is almost in 6th grade.  Miles is our most inquisitive kid and asks a lot of questions.  He and I had a long discussion on the way in town today about his blood type: O-.  The other day he was telling me about all these scientific facts like how women are smarter (I liked that one) and that it's easier to sleep when it's raining.  He and Matt recently had a long conversation about how fast different animals run, how fast our car is and if Usain Bolt is faster - and how high our neighbor Laila's cat can jump.  His conversations are precious and his hugs make me happy.  

CURRENT STATS:

51% height, 32% weight, 27% BMI

56 3/4 inches, 73.8 lbs

Funny sidenote:  as I was checking Miles into the doctor, another mom/son combo walked up and were checking in as well.  When the receptionist asked the name, the mom said Michael Myer.  What?!?

Miles went back for his check-up and got weighed, measured, eye exam-ed, hearing exam-ed, peed in the cup (which we decided to Google to understand its purpose - inquisitive son), BP check and waited for the shots.  It took a little while which makes the anticipation/stress greater.  At one point, I told him - we did check in with Michael Myer?  Are we even sure everyone outside of our exam room is alive?  That lightened the mood a little.  Dr. Chris came in and chatted with us.  We decided to do the necessary shots and opted for the flu shot.  He did his best to sell us on the Gardasil shot but I opted out this go around.  The shots were quick, and he handled them like a champ.  We got home from the doctor around 9:45 and hung out for a little while before I took him back to school.  I wanted to make sure he didn't get sick (he did feel a tad dizzy), and his right arm was hurting a little from the meningitis shot.   I took him over to school around 10:30 and got him all signed in and his records updated.

Dreadful Things - A spooky Scarecrow, Jason, and Prison Mike.

Miles loves his brother and sister. Karson is gone a lot with practices and commitments and sometimes he just hangs out in her room hoping she'll be home soon.  He wrote her the sweetest birthday card that said: "You're the best sister in the whole world.  You stay in your room a lot, but when you come out we have a blast together."  He and Isaac have spent the last three nights working hard on some of their latest novels.  Miles has a heart of gold!

 Halloween came and went, like everything in October.  We've got gobs of candy, and the kids love racking up on it but rarely eat it.  It's BEEzarre indeed.  Isaac's buddies came over and went trick or treating with us this year, and Karson spent the evening with friends.

Isaac wrapped up the Haunted Lantern Tours the weekend before Halloween.  He was hopeful to go with his buddies to Skeleton's Lair in Scottsville. We went late Saturday night after his tour, and the boys spent the night with us afterwards.  Matt and I decided to go through with them, and it was scary.  However, because it was the Saturday before Halloween, it was packed.  It was also SUPER cold that night which made it even scarier because we were already numb.

Karson got to go with friends to Skeleton's Lair earlier in the month!  It was a bit warmer the night she went.

We managed to "carve" out some time to make Jack-o-lanterns!

 Our Varsity volleyball team made history at the State Tournament making it to the Final Four over the weekend in Louisville but losing in the semi-finals to Mercy High School.  We made the trip up on Saturday to support the team but also to visit with our family there.  We rode the golf cart, jumped in Uncle Jackie's leaf pile and on the trampoline, blew some bubbles, made pit stops for candy, and caught some fish.