Turkey Trot

Steve ran a Turkey Trot 5 miler today in Columbus. It was pretty cold for the boys so we spent most of the time in Starbucks. That is until the sugar from their hot chocolate and cinnamon swirl coffee cake kicked in and they started fogging up the windows and drawing in it. We spent the rest of the time waiting in the car. Steve finished in 42 minutes and won a pumpkin pie.

Since we were in Columbus for the race we decided to stay a few nights - or maybe the other way around. We had an early dinner at McCormick and Schmick's which is a deliciously decadent restaurant. The boys were actually pretty good once we were seated. They got to have ice cream after dinner and Steve and I had pumpkin cheesecake - yum! We got a little silly after dinner and Ben tried to eat a gingerbread boy on a hot chocolate kiosk.

They are currently playing their daily game of football in the hotel room.

Needless to say, I will be making Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday after we get home.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

boredom sets in

The boys are out of school today but it was Ben who got bored and a crazy idea. He, for some reason, likes to have his toenails polished but then likes it taken off right away. He got the idea to do it himself with markers.

Here is the result:

Chef Noah

Noah has been super helpful around dinner time lately. He likes to help (or watch) me make dinner and set the table. And he does a great job. Last night he made the salad for dinner. He cut the lettuce with a special plastic knife and put on the onions and tomatoes. He was very proud of himself. It was delicious and everybody loved it!

November snow

Last Monday was very strange weather-wise. It tried to snow all day. It would go for about 30 minutes with 5 or 6 different types of snow and then stop and start again later. Then about 9pm it snowed enough for this:

Of course it was all gone the next day, but it's a pretty early snow for this area. It snowed again Thursday night and the boys prayed for there to be enough to close school Friday, but I guess the answer was no - but the bus was 20 minutes late so I ended up driving Jakob to school after I took Noah.

food drive barrels

So, tonight, we were talking about what J was going to wear to school in the morning because it's Spirit Day and the kids are supposed to wear Ohio State or Michigan colors because of the big game on Saturday. We were also talking about the food drive barrels they have set up in the cafeteria for the kids to put canned goods in their favorite school's barrel and then it will all go to the food bank. I guess they count the cans at the end (or maybe do a visual assessment) to see who wins. So J started getting really upset about it and said that he saw kids taking cans out of the Michigan barrel and putting them in the Ohio State barrel and now there is so much in there that they need 2 for Ohio State! Oh my gosh, he was so passionate about the injustice! It's all going to the same place, so it doesn't really matter but I guess it's the principle of the thing. I am so glad that he's a good kid. He follows the rules and gets really upset when other people don't. It's sad that he'll have to realize one day that not everyone has the same morals that he does. :(

J's hand

Jakob went to the doctor today and had new x-rays taken. The doctor said he can tell that the bones are healing but two of them are a little dented in still. His fingers remained swollen until he took the ace bandages off today. He did not get a removable splint, but he got the same hard cast-like piece back and a new ace bandage and instructions that he could take it off at home under strict supervision.
With any luck, he'll heal fast and be better than new for that football/baseball career he's dreaming of.

update

We just came from the orthopedist and he said that they will leave the splint on Jakob's hand for 10 more days. Then he'll get more x-rays and see how it is healing. He said it will basically heal on it's own and he'll have a removable cast so he can move his fingers around while he is supervised at home.
The fingers are broken right above the knuckle closest to the hand and they are not completely broken but more like a crimp or crunch. And he said it looks like the were rammed into something with the same force so they are pretty even. And we looked at Jakob's wrist were he broke it when he was 20 months old and you can't even tell it had been broken. He said this, too, would be just a memory. So, I guess he'll be able to have that football career he's been looking forward to!

My baby is broken :{

Last night, Jakob had to take a trip to the ER (and not the good one with John Stamos and Goran Visnjic). He was sliding in the basement (a normal activity for the boys after they get jammies on), and he slammed his hand down on the floor and his fingers bent backwards. OUCH! When the x-ray tech asked where we thought it was broken while Jakob still had the ice pack covering himself, I said he'd be able to tell where is was - it what that out of place! He was not able to make an OK sign for one of the x-rays, but still they determined that he had broken 3 fingers on his right hand. We have to wait until at least Monday to see the orthopedist and have it cast. The splint made him feel a whole lot better right away. He was able to sleep through the night and is currently outside kicking a football. Last night he was a little sad that he'll have to sit out at recess because he won't be able to play 2 hand touch football, but, I think he'll be OK.

And the Immunity Idol goes to ...

I was cleaning out a tub of old clothes for Good Will and found these crazy dudes that we bought in SoCal. Being the Survivor lovers that they are, the boys immediately began making up races and eventually wrestling to determine the winner. The winner won the immunity idols. The next day, while Jakob and Noah were at school, Ben got them out and was playing with them and gave them names and silly voices! Oh the imaginations on these boys!