Clearance!

Kindermuzik is having a good clearance sale right now on their website if anyone is interested in some unique gift ideas for our little ones.
I bought over $90 worth of items for $20 plus shipping! Woo hoo!
The only bummer is that shipping is based on the regular price. Shipping on my order was $12.00
Use promotional code J4 for an additional 10% off.

Also, I am now a Discovery Toys Consultant. I am really doing this for fun and because I really do believe in their products. They are quality made toys and I love the interaction between parents and child all while the child learns important skills! I am running a special that if you buy $50 worth of product you get $5 off. If anyone is interested in a catalogue please let me know. If you are not familiar with the product line, it will be a great find for you:-) Either leave a comment or e-mail me at crystalkurt413@fuse.net. There's still time to get the products in before Christmas. Or create a wishlist that I will be happy to pass it on to Grandparent's looking for Christmas gift ideas. http://www.discoverytoysinc.com/

Fun in Indy

My parents were in Indy this weekend for a banquet so I decided to meet them at Indy's Childrens Museum. All the awesome reviews I had heard about the Museum were definitely true and I was delighted to have gotten there in under two hours.

Here are some highlights from the day (although the picts don't do justice for how cool it is):

We had to pry Grant off of this! I bet he pedalled forwards and backwards for 20 minutes.

Colin and Mommy digging for dino bones.

The brothers playing together on the train table. This is pretty well what happens at our house all day. Both boys LOVE trains!
Colin enjoying his birthday Elmo cupcake.
Colin is Nana's #1 fan.

And what did Kurt do while the wife and kids were away? My precious husband cleaned the blinds and windows, steamcleaned the carpet, and organized the unfinished side of our basement. It was awesome to return to a clean home!!

Tagged

1. What is your husband's name? Kurt Edward Sexton
2. Who eats more? him except when chips and salsa are involved
3. Who said, "I love you" first? Kurt
4. Who is taller? Kurt
5. Who is smarter? Kurt, his first B in school came his first year in college (but my sweetie says he's smart because he married me - he gets bonus points for that one!
6. Who is more sensitive? me, me, me!
7. Who does the laundry? I do the laundry but he irons
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I'm on the right (farthest from the door)
9. Who pays the bills? Kurt, he's uses Quicken and does all payments on line, he swears its easier, but I get confused going to all the different sites
10. Who cooks more? I do, but Kurt is an awesome grillmeister
11. Who is more stubborn? We're even on that, but in different areas
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Kurt
13. Who has more siblings? Kurt has two, I have one
14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Kurt - I'm glad not to have that responsibility:-)
15. What do you like to do together? He's my best friend, so we like to do EVERYTHING together. We love hanging with our kids and working out together (although that has not happened in awhile due to the kiddos)
16. Who eats more sweets? Kurt, he can't get enough of DQ strawberry blizzards
17. Guilty Pleasures? naps - even when there is work to be done!
18. How did you meet? We both worked at Toyota out of college. I bought screws and bolts (yeah, four years of college to buy bolts:-) and he was in crisis management. One of my suppliers had an issue and Kurt stepped in to save the day!
19. Who asked whom out first? Kurt
20. Who kissed who first? I say he kissed me but he swears I kissed him
21. Who proposed? Kurt at the overlook at Devou park. I was surprised and cried. Then the ring only fit on my pinkie - thats my honey, always seeing me as smaller than I am:-)
22. His best features and qualities? he is a Christian husband/father and seeks to grow closer to the Lord at all times - doesn't that say it all!

Bosom buddies

My friend took Grant the other day so I could go and vote without worrying about keeping him entertained for 45 minutes. Grant is getting much better about waiting in lines, but I knew 45 minutes was more than what he is capable of right now. I think he enjoyed himself much more anyway! Thanks Sarah for the cute pics of the best friends!

And the winner for Bad Mommy of the day goes to...

me, definitely me! Obviously, Grant's Halloween candy needed the following warning: Should only be consumed while under adult supervision. (In case you can't tell, thats a large choking hazard gumball in Colin's mouth).I also went to a playdate around lunchtime with no lunch packed and one diaper that I changed when I got there. Thankfully, a gracious friend covered me with an extra sandwich for Grant and diaper for Colin!! I don't even want to think about where I would be without my rockin' Mommy friends!

Rounding out the month..

Catch up time! It was another fun week at our house with outdoor fall activities.

The week started with allergy testing for Grant:

These are the welps that remained 24 hours after testing. The bad news, he has some pretty strong reactions to pollen and ragweed. The good news is that he has outgrown his dog allergy!:-) We finished the day with his first dentist apptmt. He did so well until the last treatment of flouride. If you haven't found a pediatric dentist yet, I highly recommend Dr. Greenhill from GFC. He was awesome with Grant and put him at ease. And the flatscreen TV above the chair showing Cars probably didn't hurt either...

In celebration of outgrowing the dog allergy. I bought Grant some new shoes! (Kurt is still allergic to dogs so no real animals are in our future) Grant promptly named both his dogs Harvey. Kurt thought I could have gotten more manly shoes. I questioned what would have been more manly. His response was "alligators or something". Hmmm, moving on...

At Kroger, I filled up for a $1.99!!!!!!!!!! Here was Colin's reaction to the "steal" on gasoline.

"If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up!:-)" Peter Pan and Grant the Pirate made peace for the evening to enjoy a little trick or treating together.

I love 3 year olds. I never got around to making a jack o lantern with Grant until Sunday. He didn't mind at all:-)

The artist deep in concentration as he works...
Colin proud of his brother's work.

Umm, Kurt, can one of the kids have a turn now???

Last, but not least. The family enjoying a 70 degree day the 2nd of November.