Some weeks are like that, even in Australia....

One of my favorite childhood books was Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. For those of you who have not read it, it follows Alexander who has a very bad day and wishes he could move to Australia. He wakes up with gum in his hair, doesn't have a prize in his cereal box, has to ride in the middle seat on the way to school and his dentist finds a cavity. These are just a few of the horrible misfortunes that he runs into. In the end he realized that people have bad days, even in Australia. Anyone that has children should have this book in their library.

This week was Mary and Brian and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. It starts off with Brian's car breaking down and needing a new fuel pump. We then woke up Sunday morning to find that my car had been tagged. Brian had to travel to the east coast and brought back with him a horrible head cold and a kidney stone. In the mean time, the Beav's lost to Oregon in the Civil War. Needless to say I am ready for next week to start. Thankfully it all turned out okay. Brian's car has returned from the auto shop, rubbing compound and a little elbow grease took the spray paint off my car and after a quick trip to the hospital Brian is on the mend. If there was only some way we could fix the outcome of the game..... In the end I realize that people have bad weeks, even in Australia.

December Already...

Happy belated Thanksgiving to all. I am so excited that it is the Christmas season - poor Brian had to move all of our Christmas decorations into the house last weekend so I could decorate. We will be putting up our Christmas tree this coming weekend and then the house will be complete. It is my favorite time of the year and I think that it will be even better now that we have Owen.

We have decided that I am going to stay at home with Owen. I gave my notice a few weeks ago and am really excited that I won't be going back to work. I would have returned this week and I can not imagine how hard it would have been. I realize how lucky we are to be able to make that decision.

Owen is growing like a weed. He was off the charts in length at the last appointment. He is definitely taking after his dad there! It will be interesting to see how long he is at our next appointment in January. It seems like he is growing out of all his clothes at an alarming rate!

Owen really looks like his dad in this picture.

We finally captured his big grin on camera.