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Happy 11th Birthday Cousin Addam! 

Bed Time

Well here are some pictures from this summer.  One is from Lyla's birthday.  The other two are just randoms.  I should be in bed but my kids are still up.  I think we need an intervention from Nanny 911 or something.  Bedtime is just not my specialty.  Granted my kids go to bed late, but they also sleep in.  With no one working or schooling we really have no early morning scheduled events.  It's a good thing too Riley is NOT a morning person.

 Lyla is still up because she is cranky due to the four molars that are trying to pop through her gums.  She has had a fever off and on since Thursday night.  Doctor's say children don't get fevers from teething.  I say BULL.  Lyla is also still trying to walk, and doesn't care too much about talking. 

I have been wanting to redocrate the blog for a while.  I looked all around the internet and found many beautiful templates.  Unfortunatley, I still have not mastered all the ins and outs of blogger and html and xml codes.  I did it last time with that sunflower thingy but to no avail I have settled with the black background that was provided (and idiot proofed) through blogger. 

I usually try and not jump on any soap boxes esp. here on my blog, BUT....John Edwards what a dissappointment and embarrassment you have become to yourself and your family.  Mrs. Edwards please take a lesson from SC's own Jenny Sanford and kick his ass to the curb! You are a wonderful, smart, and accomplished woman you seriously do not need him.   I apologize, I just had to get that off my chest. 

In updates on our cousin Rhys Proctor he had his surgery on Friday to correct a heart defect.  He is doing fairly well.  He had a few set backs today and last night with seizures that they think are a temporary side effect of the surgery.  Please continue to pray for him and his parents.  They have a long recovery and more surgeries in their future.

Fall

Wow I can not believe it is already Fall. We have had a great couple of weeks. We went to Brewgrass in Asheville this past weekend with some friends. It was wonderful. I am not a drinker but it was fun to see so many friends, and see John in his own personal heaven. He has been brewing for a long time and was really in his element on Saturday.

While we were at Brewgrass Riley got to go with her "L" cousins Luke and Lorelei to see "Peter Pan" at the Asheville Community Theatre. She seemed to really love the experience. Lyla came with us to brewgrass and had a wonderful time rolling around in the grass and eating the pretzel necklaces that were being handed out.

I have come to the conclusion that sleeping with Lyla is like sleeping with a WWE wrestler. I am constantly getting head butted, throat chopped, poked in the eye, slapped across the face. The girl is asleep while all this is going down but, man am I ready for her to sleep through the night in her own bed. She starts out there but around 2-3 she ends up in our bed. Which is when John heads to Riley's bed. He is not a fan of all the middle of the night abuse imposed on him by a 13 month old. My goal is to one day have everyone sleeping in the correct rooms in the correct beds. Bedtime has become a battle with Riley.

Please keep our 3 month old baby cousin Rhys Larson Proctor in your prayers he was supposed to have open heart surgery on Tuesday to correct a birth defect. However, another baby who had been born the night before needed to have immediate surgery at birth. Rhys' surgery has been pushed back to Friday. Please keep him in your prayers as well as his parents Tammy and Keith I can not imagine what they are going through.

Sept. Birthdays

Well we got to spend Labor Day weekend celebrating my Grandfather's 80th birthday. We went to Davidson river and had a picnic with a my Mease side of the family. It was a great day. Granddaddy likes blueberries so we all brought some type of blue berry dessert. My dad also brought what felt like 100 cupcakes. We had a great weekend. We went to the Nature Center and got to see family and friends. We are all so blessed to get to celebrate Granddaddy's 80 years on the planet. We hope there will be many many more birthday's.

Yesterday would have been Tissie's 90th birthday. Man I can not believe she has been gone for almost 4 years. We miss her. I know she would have enjoyed these two wild girls I have! In fact some days I know they are channeling her.

We have started back to most of our regular activities. Gymnastics and dance. Kindermusik starts back at the end of the month. I am hoping this will help ease Riley's boredom.

Busted!!!

Riley: Mom, can I have some candy?

Wendy: Yes, you may have two sour patch kids and some gum.

R: What about chocolate?

W: No, we are having brownies after dinner tonight.

20 minutes later, I return to the living room. Riley has melted chocolate from ear to ear, literally.

W: Riley, did you eat chocolate after I told you not to?

R: (Oblivious to the ear to ear chocolate face she is sporting) No mom, I did not eat chocolate.

W: Why is the candy bar in the drawer 1. open and 2. have teeth marks all the way down the side?