Bill's 50th birthday!!!

10 OCT



office depot adventure!!!

in the midst of cleaning the house for Karen's arrival on sunday evening, i've been taking will over to Lula (grandma) and Lulo's (grandpa) house so i can work, and i decided to take a break and do something for Bill since his 50th birthday was today.

i went to office depot and had a lady help print 50 little cows on cardstock and a poster saying "holy cow!!! look who turned 50 today! happy birthday bill!" then i cut out the little cows and taped them to some popsicle sticks to put in the front yard while the poster was plastered on the front door. i did this all while bill was gone to a lunch meeting, so it was a surprise when he came home.

dedicated to BRADLEY LARSON

i saw this while i was waiting for the lady at office depot to ring up all my items. i couldn't believe that your name was on the list!!! it sent me back to the wonderful days in ANTIOCH with amazing ppl!!!

"the world's largest halloween party" -zoo

Halloween at the Zoo!!!

i dressed up will as a little COW while matt and i were 'farmers' for our trip to the zoo :) after matt returned home from work bill and susan came over and we carpooled. it was so much fun going to the zoo! i haven't been in over 5 years to the louisville zoo, so it was fun to relive some childhood memories. (below: entrance to the trick-or-treat trail)

matt was so excited to see ONE of the animals up and about - the puma. all the other animals were asleep and in their cages. we were hoping to see more animals but that's too much to ask for after dark. oh well.

things we loved:

pumpkin carvings - esp willy wonka and jack skellington

"yellow brick road"

willy wanka

puma

cow costume

candy taxes on will

barromeo's pizza afterwards

what a great date/outing!!!

kids say the darndest things!!!

Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call.

The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.

Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked.

Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor was born.

The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom Connor began to cry.

The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.

Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place...spank his butt again!"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

my friend morgan pugh from my mission sent this in an email and i just died laughing when i opened it!!! thought i'd pass around the kicks and giggles!

random pics of WMH

blessing of william matthew huss

28 SEP

Many from our fam were able to attend the blessing of will. matt, bill, steve, mike, and nate stood in the circle to name and bless him, and it was so touching. the huss fam was present, and veronica's fam and steph were there in spirit since they were so far away. wish they could have been here, but it's understandable and that's life.

matt was so nervous but did great! it was beautiful, short and powerful. the Lord has made such a wonderful plan to allow us the opportunity to grow and develop. we as parents of this beautiful little boy have great responsibilities to teach and help him learn the commandments of God. to help him realize his potential as a son of God. to show him the way of truth and happiness that leads to eternal life with our Father in Heaven and our families.

i've been tagged!

this little guy looks clean all the time. but the smell is a different thing ... spit up.



i love to have my hair fixed even if i'm not going out b/c it takes 2-3 min and a scalp massage feels great in the morning!
the bed is never made fully b/c will and i take a nap in the middle of the day.

the closet isn't too bad in my standards.

the fridge is a work in progress since there's tons of condiments and whatnot. but we love our food and always have a lot of it!!!

the bathroom is in good condition.


now i tag ciara, jenny, janina, and jackie!!! it's your turn now and don't cheat ... no extra cleaning ... just as is.

THRUSH!!! the yeastie beasties

it's so cute to see this little boy w/a purple mouth from the gentian violet that dyes his mouth to help w/the thrush.




9 OCT and WMH and i went to his pediatrician to diagnose his thrush and get some relief. she suggested that we try GENTIAN VIOLET to help him. it's this purple dye that gets all over everything and everyone!!! he stayed on it for a week and we were both ok. it was a rough little ride for a while b/c i had to nurse him even though it burned and hurt so much ... but that was part of the recovery process. it's a good learning process.