Family Foto's - November '07

Thanksgiving wrap-up

We took the boys to visit the in-laws (are they considered inlaws if we aren't married?) and cousins in the Ohio/Kentucky/West Virginia area. This is called the tri-state area....we went there last year and I was thoroughly confused as to what state we were in at any given time. We divided our time between visiting John's sister in Kentucky, his mom and step dad in Ohio, and touring his old stomping grounds in West Virginia. It was a lot of driving but a good visit. The boys did great compared to last year...they were a mere 8 months old at the time and we had to stop every 3 hours for bottle feedings. This time I just handed them sugary snacks whenever they whimpered. Another thing that made this trip better this year was the absence of double ear infections, thank goodness for healthy boys!

On our next to last day we visited the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.....the location of various Mothman sightings and where the filming of the movie took place a few years back. We also toured a little museum devoted to the flick. Here are a few pictures from the museum...


*I'm sorry the pictures are all out of order, I'm having trouble with blogger and don't have the energy to find out what I'm doing wrong!*

Time to leave the museum! The boys having a meltdown

Me with Matthew and M.M.




Outside of "museum"

Bridge that was rebuilt after the collapse

Sign of Point Pleasant from entrance of bridge

View of Point Pleasant after getting off the bridge

Original newspaper clippings about M.M.

I'm not going to bore you all with the ugly details of my personal life.

Just sending a message for you guys to pray for me, if you don't mind.

Solution: Crib Tents

I ordered online yesterday two crib tents for the monkey babies. I should have them early next week. In the mean time, Michael's crib is against the wall on two sides, and Matthew's crib is against it on the third side, leaving only the short, high side available for climbing episodes. So far so good. They are NOT ready for toddler beds. I read somewhere that for most children, they need to be at least 3 to understand the "imaginary boundaries" of bed. So crib babies they will remain until then!

Its official: We have a crib climber

Michael has been the more climbey-er of the two. He gets up on couches, chairs, even non-furniture items quite easily. Matthew (bless his chubby legs) is not YET as flexible as his brother. This morning I put the boys down for their nap around 10am. John and I also took advantage of this quiet time to also sleep (I wish I didn't need an afternoon nap, but I do!). We heard the regular crying for a few minutes until they both settled down. A few hours later I heard Matthew laughing, so got up, checked my email and lazily went to their bedroom to get the boys. What did I find? Michael out of his crib and the room torn upside down!! I scooped him up and snuggled him for a good 5 minutes straight, looking for lumps on his noggin, uneven dilated pupils, etc. What a scare.

Now what the crap am I to do with no toddler beds and a crib climber?