Yesterday I knew it was Veteran's Day. However that did not make the connection to my brain that the library would be closed. So I got all the kids dressed and to the library for story time and it was closed. That was a lot of effort, getting three children ready, so I headed over to visit my Dad. We ended up spending an afternoon over there and I did some shopping at Wal-Mart while they played so it all turned out ok. I was planning on knocking out my grocery shopping also but after looking at the sales papers decided I needed to wait until today because they had a great three day sale going on. Best deal was a coupon deal where I got three boxes of cereal for $1.50 a piece and would of got them even cheaper except now all the local stores will not accept internet coupons anymore due to so much fraud of them. Grrrrrr!!! But anyhoo, the sales were great even without coupons. Kept pretty much in my budget (went about $7 over) but I got lots of extra stuff also for baking and tons of meat so I am quite happy with my deals.
Having an early Thanksgiving Dinner with my family tomorrow evening. Most of us will be going our separate ways on the actual holiday so my Dad decided he would just throw an early one. I am sure everything will be delish. We don't get together very much with my family as a whole so it will be nice.
I haven't done an update on the kids lately. They are all doing well. Avery is full of energy as always. She is the biggest "helper" I have. If your in the kitchen she will be right there wanting to help. Her favorite food in all the world is potato chips. She loves chips. Don't freak out, I substitute a lot of other crunchy foods that she also likes. She enjoys a good crunchy pickle, carrot and even loves raw potatoes to eat. My dad got started on that

It seems as she gets older her and Aleigh get more and more in trouble together. This past week it was getting candy out of the Halloween bowl and crawling underneath Ryan's bed and eating it. I caught them in the act and they were grounded from candy for a whole day which was quite excruciating for them both. They also got into my room and got out their make-up and some stamps from the school box and decorated up their cabbage patches. They were a mess. I should of taken pictures I know, but it happened to hit on the day where it just wasn't cute because they had been acting up all day. I love how close her and Aleigh are. They are just really good friends. We are working on potty training and it is a slow process. Lots of accidents still. We did get her to poop on the potty this week so that was great! She is such a rough neck and is always pushing the limits.
Ryan is really developing a sense of humor. His goofy side is coming out a lot more and he seriously gets me cracking up. His newest thing is having his hood up all the time. If his sweatshirt or coat has a hood on it it will be on. If you try to put it down he will yell at you. He really likes to wrestle with Avery and they are quite entertaining to watch. I think they learned to do this from their cousins Tyler and Trey which wrestle often at family functions. He still loves anything Super Hero. When we redo the bedrooms I am going to decorate with big posters of the different characters. One of his favorite things to play is being a puppy. He also loves to play ball and have you pitch to him. He does really well at swinging the bat and is quite coordinated for a two year old. He is no interest in potty training. He is going to be a late bloomer in that department. So for the next two years I will be potty training. Not excited about that.
Aleigh is my sweetie. She has such a big heart and I am always impressed at how she cares for others. Her prayers will melt your heart. She has really been looking for ways to help others this month as she has been learning a lot about this in Children's Church. She is doing well with school and we are learning more complex sounds and getting closer to her reading. She really hates writing though. Especially writing her numbers. She always sighs with disgust when I bring out the math book. She loves to sing and sings constantly. Her favorite thing to play is rock band. Her and the twins will set up a whole rock band stage, instruments everything and put on shows. It is quite entertaining. As I tried to snuggle her up in my lap the other evening I got a big lump in my throat as I kissed the top of her head. She just has grown so fast and I know way too soon I'll become the uncool mom. I am cherishing the moments when she says that I am her best friend. I am a bit concerned with her being boy crazy. She is always talking about boys all the time. Maybe she will get over it early and hate boys later? Yeah, I can hope ok.
As for us...the remodeling continues. Hopefully the tub will be going in tonite for permanent and we can get busy finishing up the tiling. I am really read to have my bathroom done. Volleyball is almost over, we have one more game next Tuesday. It has been fun but I am ready for a break from it. Not sure if we will play next session or not. Well, back to the daily grind...need to do lots of cleaning as always.