What A Weekend!

Our 'weekend' began on Thursday morning when, upon arriving home after having dropped The Bigs off at school, Livie tells me, "Mom, I think Sophie spilled her apple juice." Well, Sophie had been beginning to show the tell tale signs of an impending cold, and so when she woke up unusually early that morning I had put her on the couch with a movie and her blanket. Upon a closer examination I was utterly grossed out saddened to see that Sophie had actually vomited all over herself (and my lovely leather couch, I might add!) and had proceeded to fall back asleep WHILE LAYING IN IT!!! Can a get a collective "EWWWWWWW!!!!"?!?! So, I clean up the puke icky stuff and proceeded to clean up poor Sophie, who at this point is now sporting a nice fever as well. Poor little Sophie laid on the couch for the next two days.

Sick Sophie

Livie is hanging out with Little Miss Sicky after bathtime.

The Littles

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On Saturday Chris' team, the Chargers, had a Flag Football game. They are currently undefeated and won this last game 43-6. Go Chargers! Neil is the Head Coach, but on this day Neil had to hand off his coaching duties to two other dads, as he headed out early with Lindsay and Livie to our friends', Mike & Laura son's Bar Mitzvah. The plan was for me, Sophie and Chris to come to the Bar Mitzvah after Chris' game (with Mike's blessing, I might add!).

Chris

Sophie...at Chris' game.

Sophie waiting for Chris' game to finish.

Finally meeting up with the rest of our family...Lindsay & Livie!

Ice Cream...yummy!

This is what happens when one of The Bigs decides she does not want her picture taken!

Brat!

The other Big, Chris, takes a cue from his big sister, Lindsay, and decides not to cooperate. Ugh!

Neil with our friends, Chad & Elaine

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After the Bar Mitzvah we headed home for some rest before our NEXT big party! Our friends and neighbors, Lynn and Billy, host the most AMAZING Fall Festival every year, and every year this festival gets bigger and better! As usual they completely outdid themselves. While we live in VERY populated and crowded South Florida, our home is actually located in an 'off the beaten track' area of 1 - 2 acre homesites with families who own horses (and we even have two cows and several chickens on our street! LOL). This provides the PERFECT place for a Fall Festival that includes two carnival rides, a GIANT maze and hay rides! Unfortunately, Sophie, who was feeling better, had lovingly passed on her germs to her daddy, who eneded up stuck back at home in bed. :-( Sorry Neil...maybe next year!

Fall Festival dinner South Florida style -- with yummy Cuban food!

Chris - in the bounce house/maze.

The Bigs and The Littles on one of the Carnival Rides.

Lynn & Billy's youngest daughter, Chandler, with her cousin (and fellow FCC-South Florida member, Olivea Friedman!).

FCC-South Florida member, Laura Friedman, is a dynamite clown for her sister's shin-dig!

Olivea shares her Clifford with Sophie (who clearly was distraught over the fact that she could not KEEP Clifford!).

Olivea, Sophie and my Olivia (aka Livie). Isn't Olivea absolutely GORGEOUS?!?!?!

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A good night's sleep, and then Church in the AM...a bit of rest and then it was off to West Palm Beach to celebrate my nephew, Luke's, 2nd Birthday!

Luke gets busy playing at My Gym.

Livie and Sophie

Luke blows out the candles with help from his mommy, Mary (yes, my SIL and I have the same name!).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUKE!

Mary