We had fun trick or treating!! Now both kids (Hendrix hopped up on sugar) are headed over to my parents to stay the weekend and we are getting up early to go out of town shopping. Here are some pics.

Slade has 4 teeth now, two on top, two on bottom. Hendrix and Brandon went to the library to get some books last night. It's part of Brandon's "school time at night" We are working with Hendrix on writing his letters. He knows them all by sight and what sounds most of them make but now he's learning to read and write........well I say this loosely but it doesn't hurt to try I guess. There are a lot of great internet resources out there with printable workbook and arts and crafts. Everyone go vote next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I would say camping was a success...but freezing at night! We went with my family. My stepbrother has a son about the same age as Hendrix and it's nice that they are at an age where they enjoy playing together now. They had lots of fun running around doing boy things and enjoying the halloween themed weekend. We didn't do as much with the actual Yogi Bear as we have done before but now we have some "favorite" campsites in mind and we'll go again to do all the other stuff next season. Here is a picture of Hendrix and Drew in their Halloween costumes, both pirates by coincidence, and if you click on it, more pictures of the weekend. Ta ta!

New things in our life................
1. Exams......wait that's not new..........
2. No sleep.......wait that's not new either........
3. New teeth!!!!! No no, not the ones I drill on at school.....Slade has two new top teeth coming in to match the bottom ones he has, and this time his gums are bleeding??? That never happened with Hendrix but go figure.
4. Walking!!! Okay so not really walking, more like pushing along the "walk behind" toys, but we're hoping that means Slade will walk very soon.......not because we want him to be "early", I just dont know how much longer we can carry him around all the time. He is wearing Hendrix's clothes from 18-24 months and he is 8 months, need I say more.
5. We all ran/walked in the Race for the Cure in Louisville last weekend. Slade in his stroller and the rest of us walked, but Hendrix and a friend of mine from school ran a lot of it. My class had a "team" that signed up. This was Kathlyn's second race for the cure this year......so she's like a groupy now.
6. The presidential election, can't wait until it's over so I don't have to hear all the crap any more.
7. A move to the 4 year old room at school for Hendrix!!!! What does that mean??? Absolutely nothing, but Hendrix sure is proud.

8. We will be starting Tae kwon do soon and Tball in the spring which should be fun

Other than that not much here. I am learning a lot in school and beginning to really love dentistry and all the creativity and art that really goes in to the actual hand skills of dentistry. I also love root canals and the before and after pictures of patients after changing their smile. Now I just have to figure out the business side of the whole thing, not a fun part but necessary.

Can't wait until the holidays this year now that Hendrix is at a really fun age. This weekend we are going camping with the family so I'll post pictures after.

Haven't had much time to write lately. To make a long story short Slade had tubes put in his ears last week.....I'm sure you can figure out the why. He feels a lot better now.....for now anyway. The nasty bug he had draining from his ears after surgery infected me and I ended up on antibiotics, and I have two exams and two quizzes this week, and Slade is on like a million meds, drops, suctioning, etc. Blah Blah Blah.....I know it's a lot of complaining but it feels good to say it all. Anyway, we are getting along great....really.....just very busy lately. Hendrix is moving up to the 4 year old "pre-K" room at school a little early because they say he is "bored in his room" which probably means he is misbehaving. Never the less, he is moving to a room with a lot more structured time which is probably good for him. Here are a few pics of Slade right before his surgery, happy as usual even with a very bad earache and some hearing loss already(reversible I am sure). Actually the Dr. that ended up doing the surgery is the husband of one of my classmates and a good friend of mine so it worked out well.

Another trip to the zoo this weekend, fun as usual. It was great weather for the trip here......high of 82 and cloudy. Slade is 7 1/2 months and is now pulling up to stand. Here is a video.

Hello anyone who might take an occasional glance at our blog. This weekend we went to a wedding on Friday of a girl I am in Dental School with, then headed off Sat morning with another friend of mine from school and went camping to another Jellystone campsite, but this one was in Tennessee close to the Opryland Hotel. We swam, camped, and spent most of the day Sunday at the hotel and the mall next door. The hotel has something like 4 acres of enclosed gardens with a river, shops, and restaurants

On the home front, nothing really new, just school and work, juggling kids around and watching them grow like little weeds. Slade is crawling and pulling up a little. He has two teeth still. He is babbling.....sometimes I think he is saying "mama" but I'm not sure yet. Pics are on our blog.

This weekend we went camping to Jellystone Park and hung out with Yogi Bear and his friends. It was great and made us realize how much we miss camping a lot. We decided to go again on Labor Day weekend. It's a great way to run all the energy out of our little boys.....yes Slade had a blast too. Both boys slept great which I was a little worried about, but we just set up the pack n play in the tent and Hendrix has a new cars sleeping bag/air mattress combo that he was excited about. This particular campground has water and electric hook up at every site and we were close to the bathhouse so we really didn't "rough it" as much as usual but it's a great place because it has lots for kids to do like a duck pond for fishing, a clubhouse with games and cartoons, a pool and kiddy pool, a water slide, minni golf, and constant activities headed by the staff like arts and crafts and a light parade and a hay ride we did on Friday night with flashlights and yogi bear leading the way. The kids also start the day by raising the flag with yogi bear. The picture below is linked to our pics website. I am definitely not looking forward to starting school back but we gotta do what we gotta do right? Hope all is well!