Cameron's New Bike

Cameron got a bike from Grandma and Grandpa Hoeptner. He was so excited! Trevor got the hand-me-down bike and he loved that!

Fun at the Cabin

Huber's and Slow Poke

Trick-or-Treating and Pumpkin Carving

Cameron thought getting the seeds out of the pumpkins was discusting! Same as he's felt each year! Trevor, however, loved it!! He got stuff out with his hands, tried to put it in his mouth, used the scoop to get seeds and goop out. It was funny!

Happy Halloween

I know it has been forever since I have updated. I didn't think anyone was keeping up with the site much with facebook and all. We have done the Zoo Halloween, my school trick or treating, and trick or treating around the block. Cameron was really into it this year. Cameron is a dinosaur and Trevor is Tigger.
I celebrated my 30th birthday yesterday evening. Zach took me out to Jack Fry's for a nice meal and then we met friends for some drinks. It was a lot of fun and nice to be out for the night. My parents were nice enough to watch our kids ALL day. They both have a bad cough and sinus congestion, so they didn't go to the babysitters. Trevor has an ear infection and Cameron's cold has caused his respiratory issues to get worse than we've heard probably in the last year. His cough is bad. So, they are both on antibiotics and Cam's on increased therapy.
Cameron is cuter than ever. He just knows so much now. He uses huge words and I am constantly surprised by the things he is saying and that he does. He is growing up so fast! He got a new two wheel bike for his birthday from his grandma and grandpa Hoeptner. It is Lightening McQueen, so of course he freaked out when he got it. Since my dad had to go back home today, we let Cam open his bike gift early so he could see him ride it. He got right on and LOVES it!! He goes so fast and hardly uses the training wheels. It's so cute! He's so big now!
Trevor is also growing fast and becoming a smart little boy! He can wave 'bye-bye' and say it now. He pretends to talk on a phone and pushes cars around and makes car noises. He is a very busy boy and gets into things quickly! He is not walking yet, he just pushes things around. He's such a fast crawler, I think he's just sticking with that for a while. I'll upload some pictures tomorrow. I'm on my new laptop right now and can't download pics here yet.

It's been a couple weeks since I updated.

Last weekend Zach went home for a bachelor party. I met with my Steel Magnolias group to make earrings for the CF Gala. They will be the center pieces for the tables and then auctioned off. I bought some supplies myself. I may sell them to raise CF money.....people can just offer a donation for a pair. I won't be doing concessions this year, so I'm trying to come up with some other things to make up that fundraiser.

Anyway, I took the kids and Wynton to Henry's Arc last weekend. Many of the animals were loose, so it was very interesting! The kids were scared of the donkeys running around, but okay with the ducks and goats following us. It was pretty funny.

This week Trevor has had a runny nose and cough. Since it's been an entire week, I decided to take him to the doctor this morning. They gave him an antibiotic, so hopefully that will help. Cameron has started a cough of his own the last two days, so I'm hoping he doesn't get as bad as Trevor is because it will take a long time for him to fight this and it is so much harder on his lungs! Zach and I were both sick for so long after the kids were sick last time, then I threw my back out this last week....I hope we don't catch this new sickness, it feels like we are constantly sick! I need some vitamins!

This week went by pretty slow. The kids still have runny noses, but not too bad. Zach and I both caught something. I have a really sore throat and a cough. Zach has more of the

nose/allergy stuff. We've both felt under the weather, so we've tried to go to bed early and rest as much as possible. We went to the cabin Saturday for the day. The kids played and then took naps. Cameron and Zach hiked down to the lake. Cameron got to pee in the water and thought that was really neat!! Boys!!

This morning we went to church and we are about to leave to go get Trevor's 9 month pictures taken. A teacher at my work takes pictures outdoors, so we are going to try her this time. Much cheaper and maybe some nice outdoor pics too. We're doing it at Willodene and Jim's house because they have such a nice yard. I hope Trevor looks at the camera some, rather than just eating grass. We shall see!! Then, if the kids are in good spirits (and we feel okay) we will go to a puppet show the church is putting on for the kids. Weekends just fly by too fast!

My first week of school has come and gone. It was a very tiring week!! I felt so exhausted each night. I always forget how tiring it is to teach kindergarten at the beginning of the year. So far, I think I have a pretty good class, so I'm looking forward to a good year.

We went to Kart Kountry on Saturday with the kids. Cameron loved playing mini-golf and then got to ride in go-karts and bumper boats. Trevor was too young for the go-karts, but they let him go on the bumper cars, both kids had to wear life vests. Trevor didn't like his at first, but once we got going on the boat, he was falling asleep from the noise and vibration. When the kids woke up from their naps, we took them to a nearby park to play. It was a really nice park, however, our stay was short-lived since we got a call saying Lennon had escaped again. So, we had to go get him. That night we got out the walker thing we have for Trevor. He walked with it with no problem. We videoed the first few tries. Now he can go back and forth across the entire downstairs!! He will be walking soon. I'm guessing in another month or so.

Today we went to our babysitters church. We really enjoyed it. Cameron screamed the whole way home because he wanted to go back! It was a very small church, lots of singing, and lots was said we could apply to our lives. Much different than the large church we have tried to go to. Trevor started getting a runny nose yesterday. Today it's still running like a faucet and his left eye is leaking a lot too. Hopefully he won't get too sick and this will run it's course and be gone soon! I would be really grateful if Cameron didn't catch it!

Erin's Visit

The kids are obviously both healthy now. They were sick for an entire week!! My sister came to visit last weekend. The night she arrived, Cameron had 106 temp. Luckily, it broke that night and never returned!

It was really great to see Erin! I wish she lived closer. Hopefully she will move here one day soon. Cameron absolutely adores her and wants her to do everything with him. The picture of him holding onto the rails is him watching Erin mow the grass. He was yelling for her to come back and wouldn't go in the cabin without her. So cute! We didn't do much while she was here, but we did spend a lot of time together with the kids and my mom and Erin. So, that was really nice. Erin, my mom and I went out on the Belle of Louisville. They do a lunch buffet and go up the Ohio River. I'll post a picture when I get one. My mom left a couple days ago to head back to California. She will be back in KY in October through the kids birthdays. The kids and I will really miss her.

I start school Monday, kids start Tuesday. My school is a mess with construction, it is going to be an interesting year. The boys and I went to Henry's Ark today to feed the animals, but it was closed, so we went to play with Wynton for a little bit and have lunch. Cameron loves seeing Wynton. Then, at nap time, the boys went with Zach to visit his parents. I'm home cleaning the entire house and my car. Fun, I know! I'm hoping to take some time to rest and maybe get some school work done as well. I'll post some other pictures of the weekend once I get some. I didn't have a camera, so I'm waiting on them from Erin and mom.

Trevor got his first sucker. It was Cameron's, but he left it on the floor and Trevor got it. I watched him to make sure he wouldn't choke, but he just loved it! He won't have another until Halloween. :)

Sick Kids

Well, it's been some time since I've updated. Things are just so busy this summer! Both boys have been sick with high fevers and rash for 5 days. Cameron is finally feeling better and fever free, but Trevor is still not back to himself yet and has a horrible rash. It's really hard having two young kids sick at the same time, they both want to be held and are both fussy. Plus, these high temps are pretty scary! Both boys were taken to the doctor. Trevor is now 21 pounds! I had to get some 18 month clothing for him, he's so long! Cameron lost a little weight and is 28 pounds.
My sister is coming late tonight. We have really been looking forward to her visit. I hope the boys get to feeling better so they can play and be their cute selves for her. (Hopefully we didn't catch whatever the boys have.)
I'm trying to get my classroom together and first day paperwork and stuff. I can't believe my summer is over already.
Cameron's yearly lab work and x-rays came back. All blood work looked fine. His x-ray of his chest didn't show anything too bad, but did show what you would see with a child with chronic asthma.

Look at those eyes!!

I can't believe how fast the summer is flying by! I already have my first school event next week. The following week I have to get my room together and then after that starts our PDs and then school. It just goes too fast! Since my last update we have done a bunch.

Cameron spent the night at the cabin with Grandma and Grandpa before Grandpa had to go back to Cali. While he was gone, Zach and I decided to take Trevor to the movies for the first time. We never get to go and thought if we went after his bedtime, he'd sleep through the whole thing. Trevor is the lightest sleeper ever and we saw Transformers. However, he did fall asleep before it started and slept through the whole thing. It worked out! I also went to a pool for the day with two friends and their little babies. Trevor seemed so big next to them. All Trevor wanted to do was eat the grass. But, he did well and loved swimming!! Zach and I got to go to a wedding reception, while my mom watched the boys, which was nice.

Trevor has grown SOOOOOO much! He is now a very good crawler! He makes it across the room in no time. He has also learned how to pull himself up. So, he crawls over to our legs and pulls himself up and reaches for us. It's so cute! I'm a bit sad that he's so mobile so fast, but it is pretty cute. He can get to Cameron's toys very quickly, which Cameron does not like and is not used to yet. He does not want to share with his little brother. They can now take baths together, Trevor does not need the baby thing in the bath anymore. They are so cute and Trevor loves baths just like Cam always has.

Zach had a bike race. It was my first time going with both boys. My mom ended up coming to help, which was very nice. Unfortunately, Zach's tire got a flat and he had to stop mid-race. He was bummed! He has another race this Sunday. I'm going to leave the boys with my mom and go cheer him on alone. This will be the last one my mom is in town for and it's out of town, so it will be a lot easier without the boys.

After Zach's race we took the kids to the park. They have a little water thing and Trevor put his feet in. He thought that was neat. Cameron didn't want to get anywhere near the water. He just enjoyed the slides and swings.

Cameron got a CARS backpack when we went to Florida. He loves the thing. He wears it all the time and says he's going to school. It's cute. He has learned all of his letter sounds except two from the Leap Frog songs. Now we just have to work on recognizing the letters.

Just yesterday, Mark and Quinn, Zach's uncle and cousin, stopped by on their way to Northern KY. They have moved back from Belize! It was nice for them to meet Trevor and spend some time with the kids. Trevor loved both Mark and Quinn and Cameron is always a sucker for the young ladies!! He was making all kinds of weird noises trying to impress Quinn. It's funny.

I think that's all the updates for now.