Wrapping up September

Sheesh. Is it really over? Now we're moving on to some serious fun. (Not that September birthdays aren't fun--but...you know). Danny's favorite holiday...HALLOWEEN. I don't know why. I seriously don't get it. But, I love him so I'll support his quirkiness :)

Here's how we've wrapped up the month.

Bad news first:
1. I was "diagnosed" with Plantar fasciitis. A condition where basically your feet hurt all the time, even when you don't stand on them for long periods of time. For some reason, I'm having a really bad flair up and shouldn't hardly be on my feet at ALL. It's kind of weird for me. I guess it's a permanent condition (and I'm pretty sure I've always known that my feet weren't always supposed to hurt this bad) but I won't have to ice them and massage and stretch them so much after this flair up goes away.

2. I got strep really fast and really bad last week. We canceled Cole's birthday party to be responsible parents and also--to give me some time to recoop.

3. I just had one of those weeks that I'm glad I don't have to relive. For real--glad it's over. Let's forget about it and move on.



We discovered the beautiful world of window markers. Cole feels like he's breaking all the rules and that's kind of fun for us to watch. They're so cool! They just come right off with Windex. It'll be great fun to decorate for the holidays with these.



Got a little craving for some cold peach pie. Found some great recipes from some friends on face book and made it happen.



On the 27th, we celebrated with the Whites for Cole's birthday. He had a cool looking cake by Dad (one of the aliens from Toy Story) and some awesome gifts from Gma & Gpa & his cousins.



It took Cole FOUR blows...or was it 5? To blow out 4 candles. They weren't even trick candles...haha.



We went up Big Cottonwood Canyon and tried to get some pictures but because of our late arrival, and the behavior of Cole (see picture below) we had to cut our trip short with no great family pictures as we had hoped. I looked so cute for nothing :( Blast. I just really like this picture. It shows that it WAS pretty up there and that yes--Cole was being a little bit ridiculous on his birthday.



We got home and Cole got a Charlie & Lola book, a fun game and a Bob the Builder DVD from Gma and Gpa Miller. What a day he had. He also got some great messages from Aunts, Uncles and Cousins calling him to sing "Happy Birthday" over the phone. I think he's listened to them a hundred times each. Four 'aint gonna be so bad.

Comments

Jessie said…
Wow did Danny MAKE that alien cake? I'm really impressed if he did. That's talent. That's crazy about your feet, let me know if I can do anything for you. I think I have chronic back pain.....oh wait, that's just because I'm pregnant. :)
beckiemanning said…
Rae--been there, done that on the Plantar Fasciitis! Kevin's been suffering with it in Germany. I can testify that the stretches and icing, etc. really help! Good luck! I even had a tendon-release about 5 years ago for it. (I was having another surgery on my foot and the podiatrist cut the tendon somehow so that it lengthened it and stopped it from having any more problems!) Fun!
Rae, I know you won't believe I'm posting a comment but I really enjoy your blog. My world has gotten really small with three kids so it's fun to quickly see how your family is doing. Cole is so dang cute. He's turned into a little toddler not a baby anymore. Isn't it surreal! I'm sorry to hear about your feet.
Rae, I know you won't believe I'm posting a comment but I really enjoy your blog. My world has gotten really small with three kids so it's fun to quickly see how your family is doing. Cole is so dang cute. He's turned into a little toddler not a baby anymore. Isn't it surreal! I'm sorry to hear about your feet.
Kathy said…
hmmm - never had, or heard of, "cold peach pie" - interesting. i like hot pie.

als - hilar on that pic of cole blowing out his candles. so funny b/c it looks like he's laughing b/c he knows it shouldn't be that hard to blow them out. cute.
bevany said…
Love love love his cake. Yay for birthdays. I'm so sorry about your feet...that doesn't sound like fun at all.
Adrienne said…
Sounds like a crazy month. I'm glad you're over the strep and so sorry to hear about your feet! Happy birthday Cole!
my aunt has p.f. it is not cool. you sort of need your feet to do most things. i will have a moment of silence for you when you give all your heels and flip flops away. I recommend investing in some chaco sandals. worth every penny.

That cake is SO cute. I want it. And I want Cole. Please can i have him?
Devon said…
You have the BEST BLOG EVER! YEA! And I got an invite (if I hadn't I would have hunted you down...)! It is just so much fun to keep up with you, because I think you are one of my favorite people ever!
Brittney said…
rae! i'm sor about your feet. that is brutal. do you know what causes flare-ups so you can minimize them in the future? ugh. and strep on top of that. what a lame week; i'm glad you survived it.

and happy b-day to cole. 4?!?!?! wowsahs.
Amy said…
Rae, sorry about your feet! Come over and I'll make Jake rub them.