More Weekend Fun

Sunday we drove down to Cincinnati to see the largest grocery store in the country. Jungle Jim's International Grocery covers six acres. I was able to snap a few pictures outside the store but was unable to take them inside. I guess it was banned. This store was sooo big we didn't even see half of it in the hour we were there. The wine and liquor section was half the size of our grocery. They had every kind of food imaginable. The displays were unbelievable. Their was a full size fire truck that housed all the hot sauce from every corner of the world. They had food samplers around every corner. I really can not tell you all that this store has to offer. It was just too big. The kids and I were getting too tired and hungry to carry on so we picked up a few groceries and left. Betty loves to eat at the restaurant Max and Irma's so we went there for lunch. After finding our way back to the interstate we drove back to Columbus. Since we had a few more hours of daylight we decided to go to Circle S farm for some pumpkin picking. They have some fun activities for the kids but I think the greatest had to be the hay barn. Grisham and Cali really liked the slides. Genevieve had a blast trying to walk around in the hay. The sun was setting so we needed to get our pumpkins picked. Each kid got to go find there own. Cali found hers in no time. Genevieve and I found a perfect sized pumpkin for her. Scott and Grisham went off the beaten path to find one for him. The temperature was dropping fast and we were all ready to get home. With pumpkins in hand and noses running we bid farewell to the farm.

Weekend Fun

Scott started his vacation this weekend. Scott's parents also arrived this weekend. Saturday morning Jay, Betty, Cali, Grisham, Genevieve and I went to the zoo while Scott stayed home to sleep (post call). It was a bit cool but I love the fall days at the zoo. We started out in the reptile house, stopped to take pictures at just about all the statues and then to the penguins. They were out sunning themselves. Both Grisham and Cali wanted to ride the carousel. It makes me sick so Betty volunteered to go on with the kids. After the carousel we went over to Australia to see the kangaroos. They were also sunning themselves. Both the kids and I were getting pretty hungry and tired after our tour of Australia so we decided to go see the manatees and the fish really quick then go home. Scott will be able to go back to the zoo with his parents and Cali later this week and see more. Later Saturday Cali and Grisham played in the sandbox and Scott chased Genevieve around the back yard.

Silly Girl

Lately Genevieve has become really attached to a blanket that was knitted by one of our neighbors last Christmas. It is super soft and she loves it. It goes just about everywhere with her. She also has this bear/blanket combo that goes everywhere too. When Genevieve gets up in the morning she likes to have the pink blanket wrapped around her shoulders. She will walk around the house like this for a while. It just makes me smile.
Genevieve discovered goggles. She thought they were fun to wear and actually liked it when they were on. I had to hide them after a while because she was constantly wanting me to put them on for her.

Baby #3 Pictures

I finally got the photos of baby on the computer. They may not be the greatest but you can see the important stuff.

Fall Days At The Zoo

I have to say that summer is my favorite time of the year BUT for the zoo outings fall is my favorite. We always go in the morning so it can be a bit cooler. By noon it is usually quite comfortable. Another plus is, no crowds. During the week school kids are in school and weekends people just don't go when it is a bit cool. Well we went today and it was glorious. The animals were out and moving around so we saw a bunch. We started off in the reptile house. That is Grisham's favorite now, the snakes. Genevieve liked to explore all the buttons that make sounds like the chirp of a gecko or the grumble of the crocodile. The reptile house has a wide range of snakes, lizards and turtles. After the reptiles we went to Asia to see the tiger. We stopped to see the sun bear, who was sleeping. The bats who were awake, go figure. Then to the lemurs. They were very active and made the kids laugh. The elephants were outside today. Beco to baby elephant is now 6 months old and almost 1000 pounds. What do they feed him? Miracle grow for elephants!! The tiger was out for a stroll and walked right by the glass a couple times. It is kinda freaky to see your child standing right by the tiger and you realize the enormity of the animal and the fact that there is only a sheet of glass in between the two. Freaky thought! After the tiger we went over to ride the train. Stopped at the wolves and found out that one of the wolves attacked another one and injured it badly. The zoo keeper was waiting for the vet to arrive and assess the damage. We moved on after that. Stopped at habitat hollow to climb on the words, then to the train. The kids posed for one picture. Lately Grisham has not been excited to see the camera. He has been turning away and saying "No Mommy!!" So the few that I have are momentous. The bears were out with their keeper, waiting for a treat I believe. Finally to end the day we stopped at the otters. One of my favorites but the kids were all that into it so we left. It was a great day and I am so very happy we got to spend it at the zoo on such a lovely day.

So What Did You Do Last Night??

Last night was a night of all nights! We spent a few hours at Children's ER. Around 7:45 I was in the kitchen. Grisham and Genevieve were playing on the floor. Next thing I knew Grisham was choking on something. I called for Scott and smacked Grisham on the back and figured I better do the Heimlich on him. He started breathing and crying. We asked him what he put in his mouth and he handed me the wooden curtain tie back. Pointed to the missing screw and pointed to his mouth (all while screaming) This had us really worried. I called Brenner's mom to see if we should go straight to Children's or just go down the street to Doctor's. She said if we go to Doctor's they will probably just transfer him anyway. She said she would watch Genevieve for us while we went to the ER. We hurried out the door. Grisham kept whining and saying "hurry mommy it hurts, we need to hurry." Not only was the crying and screaming worrisome but he was drooling like a baby. His shirt was soaked in spit. He didn't swallow any of the spit so we were worried about a blockage or a perforation. After dropping Genevieve of at Audey's we rushed downtown. We even went flying by a cop on the highway and he didn't pull us over. One prayer answered. Scott dropped us off at the ER doors and I went in to stand in line. There were about 12 people in front of us and 1 person registering. I was starting to doubt our choice of hospital. We waited and waited and waited and finally got up to the window to register. We told them what was happening, the nurse called for an x-ray and said it would just be a few minutes. We sat down and a few minutes later we were called back to the triage area. By this time Grisham had calmed down and the drooling had slowed. Scott said that the drooling was probably from the screw slowly going down. It might have scratched him and that was why he wouldn't swallow. When we got to the triage area the screw must have made it to the stomach and he was feeling much better. But we had to wait for the x-ray to confirm it. The nurse took vitals and then walked us down to the x-ray area. Grisham did so well. Scott stood with him while the x-ray was taken. I watched from a window. Scott asked the tech if he could see the x-ray after it was processed. The guy kinda looked at him weird and left the room. I told Scott that he better show him his credentials that way the guy doesn't think that you are a nut off the street who has watched one to many ER shows. The guy called Scott back a few minutes later and sure enough there was the screw. In Grishams stomach. I was soooo relieved after that point. It wasn't stuck in his throat or worse stuck in his bronchi. We walked back to the waiting room for some more waiting. We were finally showed a room to wait in and settled in for some more waiting. The intern came in first to see Grisham. She confirmed the screw in the belly and said that she was going to talk to her attending who would then talk to the surgeon. So we waited some more. The attending came in much later and said that we were just going to let it pass and not do surgery. We knew that there was a possibility that they would want to go in after it but thank God they didn't. They gave Grisham some juice and crackers to see if he would hold it down. If he could we could go home. Grisham drank his juice ate one cracker and said that he was ready to go. OK, then. We were all soo tired by this point. Scott was post call and He got to spend it back in the hospital. Lucky him. I was so thankful that it was all over and Grisham would be alright. Now I am on poop duty. I have to sift through the poop to make sure it passes. Gotta love being a mom:) All in all we got in and out in four hours. We picked up Genevieve and went home, exhausted.