Don't Humpty Dumpty!

Happy October! The leaves are really starting to turn colors here. It is so beautiful...definitely my favorite time of year!

I'll try to start where I left off...Friday we were supposed to be at Travis' wedding rehearsal...however, Friday morning Drue woke up complaining of a stomach ache. I thought it was probably because she was hungry, she didn't eat much for supper before looking for geese the night before. Well, we tried breakfast, tried sitting with a warm rice sack on her tum, watching a movie, lying on the couch...but she came and found me and said, "DD tummy still hurt really bad." As she was saying that she coughed/gagged...ick. I asked if she needed to throw up and she nodded, we ran to the bathroom and...yup. So, Drue didn't have a very fun Friday. She was sick 4 times. Couldn't keep anything down, really drowsy, achy, the whole works. Fortunately, by about 3:00 that afternoon, she was able to eat some applesauce. Once I knew that was staying down, I offered her some jello I had made while she was napping and then she asked if she could have some Dora the Explorer chicken noodle soup...so I was hoping we were in the clear, and we were. Since she wasn't feeling well, I chose to stay home with her instead of going to Travis' rehearsal dinner. Drue just went to bed early and was feeling much better Saturday morning.

Lane never threw up, but did have a few really messy diapers Saturday, and was a little fussy, so I assume he had a tummy ache as well. I drove Ryan and a friend to pictures, then drove in to Mom and Dad's to get ready, figured it would save me some time getting kids in and out of the car and I would also have someone watching them while I got ready...made it a lot easier! :) Travis and Jill's wedding was very pretty...decorated in all sorts of Fall things and colors. It honestly was one of the prettiest weddings I've been to. Ryan was injured during his duty of groomsman, though. He was trying to fix a broken candle lighter...like the kinds the acolytes use at my church, when something broke and his hand slipped and he got a very deep cut in that space between your thumb and pointer finger...ouch! It bled the entire wedding, he had a kleenex on it the whole time and ended up going through 4 band-aids...or as he says..."ban-Daids..."we kid about that alot. =) It eventually stopped bleeding so he could enjoy his evening. The wedding party traveled in an Excursion limo, he said it was fun and I'm sure they enjoyed a few...(or more!) beverages on the way to reception. As usual, we cut it up on the dance floor. =) We love to dance! Certain songs are a MUST for us, we country swing to Travis Tritt's "T-R-O-U-B-L-E," never miss, "Jesse's Girl," a Kid Rock song...on and on....Unfortunately, for Ryan, the Hawks were playing during the reception. He was stuck to the TV until the game was over. He actually looked sick because of how bad it got. I finally had to drag him away to get his mind of his stinkin' Hawkeyes... We had so much fun visiting with friends, and just getting dressed up, that sort of thing...feels good once in a while to do that. Ryan looked hot, as usual...I think I should buy him a tux so he can wear it for me every once and awhile! =) We, like MANY, MANY other weddings, stayed until the music stopped. Sunday morning we went to Mom and Dad's to get the kids and had Pizza Ranch deliver lunch. The kids stayed up late at Nan's...yes, Drue has dropped the "ny" part of Nanny...maybe it's because we call her 'D' sometimes or maybe she's just figuring out she can change our names and we still answer...All day today she's been calling Ryan and I, 'Dadda and Momma,' not in a baby way, but it's got a little 'jive' in it! Everyone is feeling much better today, no flu symptoms at least...just 4 very sleepy Luikens.

It was gorgeous today, and should be right around 90 on Monday....that's actually too hot for me. We played outside this afternoon because it was windy enough to keep the invading nosiums, ladybugs and stinky boxelder bugs from hovering at every moment.

The title of this blog refers to Humpty Dumpty...here's the story...
If Drue catches me being a 'dare devil,' like when I was standing on the end of our bed, reaching way over to dust the top of the armoir, or standing on a chair to clean the top of the refrigerator, she'll yell, "Mom, don't Humpty Dumpty!" Meaning...don't fall and crack your head! What a girl! She and Lane make us laugh SO much!

God's blessings for a wonderful week... ~kbl