Bed Rest and a Marathon

Almost 2 weeks ago I was placed on bed rest by my OB because my amniotic fluid level was too low.  Luckily, she said that I could work at home (on my computer, on the couch).  However, I can only get up from the couch to go to the bathroom and take one (very quick) shower a day.  Randy has been a wonderful husband and father, taking care of both me and Everett while I've been down.  If the baby does not arrive by Nov.2, I will be induced on that date, so stay tuned!  (By the way, a subsequent sonogram showed that the bed rest is helping, as my fluid levels have increased.)

Randy has been training for his first marathon (yes, 26.2 miles) for several months now.  Luckily, he did not have to cancel running the Kansas City marathon because I was on bed rest.  My parents came down for the weekend to help out and take care of Everett and me while he was busy running the marathon, along with brother-in-law Scott.  Randy did an awesome job on the marathon, completing it in just barely over 4 hours. Congratulations, Randy!

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma Hauner for helping us out!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

Everett was invited to a birthday party several weeks ago at a pumpkin patch. They had lots of fun rides and things to do. Everett's favorites were playing with the diggers and trucks in the back of a wagon full of corn and swinging on the horse tire swings, as you will see in the pictures. I witnessed a probably (hopefully) common toddler/preschooler behavior while we were there. When Everett could not get the digger to put the corn in the dump truck, he took out his frustration (and to show the digger and corn who was the boss), by biting not only the digger bucket but also by putting a handful of corn in his mouth, which he promptly spit out (yuk!). Take that digger and corn!



Everett was one tired boy after the party!



We had another fun weekend at the Louisburg Cider Festival.  The cider mill has lots of fall full things to do (pumpkin patch, horseback riding, bouncey houses, etc.) and good food to eat (cider doughnuts and apple cider, of course!)  Everett got his first pony ride while we were there!

Santa Caligon Days - A Carnival

Over Labor Day weekend, we went to Santa Caligon Days in Independence, MO. They have a large craft fair and a carnival, full of carnival rides for Everett! Here's a few pictures of the rides Everett got to ride on.

No trip to a carnival is complete without kettle corn!

Deanna Rose Farmstead

We only made it to Deanna Rose Farmstead once this year.  For those of you that do not know what Deanna Rose is, it is a "farm" for kiddos that has goats that you can feed, playground equipment to play on and tractors to drive (plus a lot of other very fun little boy things)!

Touch-A-Truck

This year we went to two Touch-A-Truck events - one held by the City of Overland Park (indoor) and one a couple of weeks ago held outside by Blue Valley Parks and Rec.  Everett loves these shows, as he gets to get inside the various trucks (police trucks, fire trucks, garbage trucks, combines, SWAT trucks and etc.) and also gets to honk the horns and push buttons in some cases!  Here are some pictures of Everett driving the trucks at these events.  I should also note that while I was waiting in line, the siren on one of the police vehicles went off (indoors) and it was VERY loud.  You'll never guess who set that very loud siren off!

Summer Recap - Triathalon!

 On August 27, 2010, Randy ran his first outdoor Triathalon. It was a Sprint Triathalon - 400 meter swim, 12 mile bike ride followed by a 3.1 mile run. It was a hot and humid August morning, but Randy did fantastic! He did it along with Scott and Tracy. See pictures below: