Happy Thanksgiving! I'm so excited that for once, I don't have to do a thing tomorrow. My brother and his wife have decided to do the whole thing themselves. All I have to do is show up with my family and eat! Why can't every day be like that?

This year I contemplated doing some Black Friday shopping. I've never actually never gone out and done it, and thought for once I'd like to experience it. Then I remembered that I don't actually like a lot of people, and that I hate crowds, and more importantly, I hate stupid people in crowds. So again this year, I'll be shopping from my computer, from my nice quiet house! Ahhh! Besides, I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping. Sick right?!

Wow, have I been totally MIA on here! It's amazing how busy life has been lately. Griffin turned 4 a couple of days ago. It's hard to believe that my teeny little baby is such a big boy. I don't dare call him my "baby" anymore, or I get quickly corrected. "I'm a big boy, Mommy!" We had a party at Chuck E Cheese, with 17 kids in attendance. Chuck E Cheese is a total hell for parents, but the kids just love it! Plus they do it all for you, so I can't complain.

Because I'm Mom of the Year, I scheduled Griff's 4 yr check up on his birthday. It may not have been such a big deal if he wasn't due for 5 shots! Who makes their kid endure 5 shots on their birthday, and then sends him to school.....me, me! In my defense, I didn't know he was due for that many, and as far as the school thing, I had Christmas shopping to do (shopping for him, mind you). He took it all very well though, and I let him have a sleep over that night. I totally earned some Mom Points for that.

Anyway, I've been thinking about his check-up and wondering- do kids that age have muscles? I mean, obviously I know that they have muscle, but do they have muscles? He measures 38.75 inches tall and he's 38lbs. His BMI is 17.8 and that puts him in the 94th percentile. The 94th percentile is considered overweight and bordering on obese! Holy Crap! The Dr didn't even bring it up, but when I studied the numbers today, I was shocked. To look at him, he looks like he's on the small side actually. He's a very healthy eater, and he's very active. I mentioned it to Ryan who said "the kids has no fat on him, he's all muscle". He was serious, so it got me wondering if kids have muscles like that. It bothers me so much that I even called my babysitter (who is a nurse) and asked her. She was equally shocked, and insists that the BMI chart has to be wrong! I don't know, if he's overweight, then all those fat kids have got to be dead man walking. Mean, I know, but it's true!

Out of the mouth of my 3 year old.

After a few moments of deep thought....."If the dog eats cat food, will he turn into a cat"?

While playing with a toy cell phone..... "I need to put Facebook on this"

It's so hard to believe that summer is quickly coming to an end. This is always a depressing time of year. I love the fall, but I really hate the transition from summer. I think it goes back to being a kid, and the fun ending and school beginning. It's really going to be rough for me when Griffin starts going to school.

A couple of weeks ago we went to Moosehead Lake for vacation. I think it's going to become an annual family trip. We already have our reservations for next year. The week was so peaceful and relaxing. What I like the most is that Griffin LOVES it there. It was so refreshing to let my son just be a kid and get to experience some of the freedoms that I had as a child. He and the other kids got to run around and play, and as long as they checked in periodically we were fine. We had a lot of family there, so really they were always being looked after. Griff keeps asking when we can go back!

Oh, and this summer my little boy had learned how to ride his bike!! I couldn't be more proud. It's so cute to see him, with that huge helmet, peddling as hard as he can.

Yesterday we got to break the pool in for the season! Griffin and I actually went in it in the morning and again after dinner. The water is crystal clear and at a perfect 76 degrees. Happiness!!

Unfortunately there was no swimming for me today. I spent most of the day in bed with another migraine. Unhappiness! It seems like the migraine situation is just getting worse for me. I keep hoping that it's going to get better, and when I have a couple of weeks without any headaches, I start to get hopeful. Then ultimately, I'm let down again. It's so frustrating. I have put off any more IVF until I felt more in control of the migraines and my health, but it seems like I'm fighting a losing battle. Anyway, I'm feeling better right now. Of course, I did take a percocet since not much else was working. Hopefully that was enough to break it and I'm praying that it's not back in the morning.

So here's some pictures from my nephews wedding:

I can't even count how many posts I've started, but didn't finish over that last 2 months. Then tonight it dawned on me that I need to write something- it's been 2 months! I'm not going to write a long drawn out post about every-single-thing that's happened in the last 2 months. Obviously, we've been really busy around here.

This weekend I actually had both Saturday and Sunday off. It's been a while since I've had a whole weekend. Work has been busy and I've put in a good amount of overtime hours. I'm not complaining though. The money is good and we've had a lot of uses for it this summer. Yesterday, the installers came and put the new liner in our pool- tomorrow all the water will be delivered!! So by mid week, we should be swimming in it. I can't even express how completely happy I am that it's finally done and fixed. Now, let's keep our fingers crossed that we get more than one year out of it this time!

Last night, my nephew Matt got married. Seriously, when did my nieces and nephews get old enough to get married? It's such an odd thought, and it really makes me feel old. It was a nice wedding and I had a really good time. It's always nice anyway when the whole family can get together. Now that everyone is getting older and having families of their own, getting together has gotten scarce. We joked last night that at least we know this year we'll see each other 3 times- the wedding, Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Today, I decided to have a bit of a mother-son day and take Griffin for the first time to the movie theater. With all the overtime that I've been working, most of the responsibility for Griffin has fallen to Ryan, so he needed a bit of a break. We took off this morning and ran some errands, then we picked up Ryan's niece and nephew, Lucy and Bryce. My plan was to take them for lunch and then go to the movies. We ended up being almost an hour early, so we checked out 5 Below. BIG MISTAKE!! LOL! Of course the place is loaded with crap that kids beg for, right?! I'm such a sucker and can not say no to buying them each a $5 something.

We finally made it to the movies, and watched Cars 2. Griffin did ok for his first movie theater experience. He may not yet be completely ready to sit through a whole movie and be quiet. Thank God the movie was loud and people couldn't hear him. There was only one incident when he wanted to talk to Bryce in the middle of the movie, and the more that I told him to sit down, the louder he got! A little threatening on my part, and it was all under control rather quickly though. Overall, it was a fun day, and I think that all the kids enjoyed it. That's all that matters.

Yikes, I just noticed that it's been over a month since I last posted on here. I kept meaning to, but it wouldn't be me if procrastination wasn't involved.

Today is my 7th anniversary. Ryan and I aren't into big romantic gestures or anything, but we did have a nice day together. Ryan's parents took Griffin for the afternoon. We originally wanted to take a nice ride and get lunch, but it poured out all day, so it didn't quite work out that way. Instead we had a late lunch at an Italian restaurant and then ran some errands. It was nice to have some quiet time together, and talk without answering 100 questions from a 3 year old.

Speaking of my 3 year old.......we are totally going through the terrible 3's right now. No, it's not terrible 2's, it's 3's! Someone once told me that 3 is a professional 2. They weren't kidding! Oh the joy of hearing the word "No", or having to say "no" 5 times before he'll listen. We are constantly having to take away toys or put him in time-outs lately. It's so frustrating. I keep reminding myself that it's a phase, and that it will pass.

There is good side to. Griffin's finally sleeping in his big boy bed and not his crib. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that I let him sleep in a crib that long, but hey, it worked and we were all happy. We put the bed in his room months ago hoping that he'd be excited for it, but no luck. Ryan finally took the crib down, and Griffin didn't have a choice. Apparently we did something right because he went right to sleep in it that first night, and has ever since. No fighting, or getting out of bed.

Now....if I could go to bed and stay in bed all night without the dog waking me up or Griffin getting up at 5am, life would be good.