Holmes Home: October 2011

My sister has gotten me hooked on craft blogs. They are very addicting. As you can see, the time stamp of this post is obscenely late (for me). I have spent the last 2 hours looking at craft blogs; and specifically one that has over 20 homemade costumes.

As Mary and I were browsing other sites earlier this morning, I came across the best costume ever for Wyatt. You see, Jason has gotten Wyatt hooked on He-man. When asked what he wanted to dress up as for Halloween (we did have to explain why he gets to dress up), Wyatt said, "He-man". Now, He-man wears red briefs and silver straps to hold his sword (which he only uses to throw at people to conk them on the head) and that's about all. So, not the best idea for a night time trunk or treat. I got him now to answer that he's going to be a black widow spider. I got black sweats, socks and yarn. But, today I found this:

I couldn't believe it. Mary and I made a trip to Joanns and I am going to try to surprise Wyatt with his dream costume. Click on the picture and take a trip through sew a straight line.

Haley is going to be a Ladybug. The wings I'm going to try to make are from here.

I think I should go to bed now as I have a busy day tomorrow with the fam.

As I have now found my blog link on another blog page I frequent to stay in touch, I feel an obligation to be more present in distributing information on my families goings on. This past June, Trevor Holmes has joined the fam. He laster longer in baking than the first two, but only by 5 weeks. Five weeks longer in utero means many things: 1) He was not RUSHED into the NICU, I got to see his crying face after delivery; 2) Jason's wedding ring did not fit over Trevor's hand; 3) His hospital stay was only 6 weeks, versus 16 weeks (Wyatt) and 12.5 weeks (Haley); and 4) You can never be prepared for 3 NICU children and the emotional trauma they inflict on their parents.

2 days old

In 6 weeks, to the day, Trevor came home. Since this time, Wyatt takes to telling EVERYONE who cares to listen, "This is my brother. He's cute". Which is all true. When we came home with Trevor, Wyatt asked to hold him.

Well, we have adjusted well to three kids. If Trevor did not have a laid back personality, adjusting would not have been that easy. I still make trips out of the house, albeit, not as spontaniously. Sam's club is a favorite because of the two seats in the front and plenty of room in the back for the carseat.

Haley enjoys Trevor also. She does the same things to him that she sees Wyatt do. So I have to be extra careful what she sees Wyatt do to Trevor.

We flew to Missouri. Yes, all of us. Jason's sister's wedding was happening and many family members from here flew there.

We did some visiting to Kentucky to some Indian burial grounds.

The boys flew an airplane, which got stuck in a tree and subsequently removed by throwing a soccer ball at it, that Wyatt tried to grab with his pinchers of power (thank you Joseph).