More at Crown Center

Outside at Crown Center

We had a lot of fun outside at Crown Center, except it was cold. We got lots of pictures cause Jordon had to "ride" on every vehicle there, except the pink car, which you can see in the background in one of these shots-- he would not go near it-- he's such a boy.

Inside Crown Center

A few weeks before Christmas we visited Crown Center. Jordon loved the train inside- this is where they acutally build this entire set with gingerbread houses and everything every year. It was pretty impressive to see all the ingredients that go into making the set. He also liked the barking puppy here and the ferret that chased the ball. We went into a toy store that had a sign hanging at the entrance that said something like "Please watch your children" and I turned to Don and said, "Can you believe they actually have to post a sign that says that?" Later in the store, it was my kid who sat on the school bus toy box, which caused it to lose it's front wheels and come apart. An employee then carried it off to the back room. Oops. It's sometimes pretty hard to be responsible for your kid at every moment, especially in a toy store.

Hangin' with Smokey

I have mentioned it before but here is a good example about how kids are like pets. Smokey was laying on the chair under the table so Jordon had to do it too. The other pic is of some serious bedhead-- before he got his recent haircut his hair was getting pretty long and wild.

Merry Christmas

Jordon was excited about decorating for Christmas this year and really liked the "yights" and ornaments for the tree. He liked to go to each one and name what it was, especially the ones with Santa on a bike, in a car, or with a train, as well as the moose and snowman ornaments. When it came to Santa in real life though, like the one here that was present at my work Christmas breakfast, he was pretty scared of him... so the only picture we could get was with Mom holding him.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was at our house this year. It was our first real holiday without Dad there so it was tough. It was nice though, to see the boys play together. Evan here is 4, Logan 2, and Jordon about 20 months. Too bad someone (likely Don) was passing around a bug and everyone except Nathan's crew got sick within about 48 hours of our get-together. Tim was trying to blame Sarah's "moon-pies" for food poisoning but I don't think that was the case.

Fall leaves

Jordon has turned into quite the big helper when he wants to be. He has his own rake and "helped" with raking leaves this year. Don likes to mulch up leaves with the lawn mower- too bad I didn't get a pic of Jordon chasing Don with the mower.

MU game

We went with Sarah to a Tiger football game in early November- the weather was perfect in the 70's, but the Tigers were far from perfect and lost to Baylor. Although Jordon appears to be in a good mood here, the walk into the stadium and ride home from Columbia were both brutal with major fits and screaming. Next year maybe we should think again about a babysitter for this event... but then again, he did get to have his picture taken with Truman the Tiger!

Look what I can do...

4-wheeling with Dad

Can't believe how bad I suck at keeping the blog updated. Oh well, such is life. I think these were taken in October. Jordon loved riding on the 4-wheeler with Paps. Not sure what the draw is to the 4-wheeler but the guys in my family seem to have a thing for it. Dad was still riding this thing about 3 weeks before he died. In the one picture here you can see a portion of Tim's prized Crown Vic. I'm not sure how long that car will continue to run but it is a definite bomb-- the bumper held on with wire, a trunk that doesn't close, windows that are stuck open on the passenger side, and a front seat that is busted and leans all the way back on a permanent basis are just a few of this classic car's amenities.

Pee Pee in the Potty

Last night Jordon went pee pee in his potty for the first time! Not too bad considering he's not quite 21 months old yet. I'm sure actually getting the hang of this and doing it on a regular basis will take some work and time, but he was pretty excited about the clapping and cheering coming from Mom and Dad.

Puke Central

November has not been a good month at the Ferrell house. It all started about the middle of that first week- Jordon ran a temp around 102-103 for about 3 days. Grandma came up and stayed with him Thurs. and Fri. when he couldn't go to daycare. He seemed to come out of it and we were even able to attend the Mizzou game that weekend. Then a little later he started with coughing at night and vomitting. I have lost track with how long that has gone on. One week ago it looked like his graft site was infected again. Don called Children's Mercy and they had us restart the antibiotics. Also last weekend we ended up seeing his doc on Sunday, getting a nebulizer, and starting breathing treatments to try and stay on top of the cough and keep it from leading to vomitting. His doc thought he had viral bronchitis. The neb seemed to help at first- especially if we paired it with some combination of Roxicet and/or Benadryl as well. But unfortunately as the week has gone on, he has had vomitting at least 4 nights. Then this am when I was ready to walk out the door to take him to daycare I noticed his jeans were wet and realized he had diarrhea- he had 2 large episodes this am before we could get out the door. Then I'm thinking great, what if he has c-diff from the damn antibiotics? Can babies get c-diff like adults? Don left work today and took him to be seen yet again. He wasn't sure but thought that it could be the case- the plan was to watch it this weekend and start Flagyl Monday if it doesn't improve. Good news is that it is already much improved as the day's gone on, so I am hopeful that it's not c-diff after all. Bad news is that here we are again in the middle of the night, post-clean up of jammies and bedding because he puked again. Don and I are nearly at the end of our rope from not sleeping and not knowing what else to do for the little guy. Geez it's hard being a parent sometimes. We are just wondering when we're going to get a break from all this.

Fun at the Farm

Jordon got to spend some time in Grandpa and Tim's combine. He was lovin' it. Don drove it around for a bit and after that day Jordon was fascinated with the "numbine".

Happy Halloween

Jordon was a cow this year-- thanks to the Sinclairs for the costume! We put it on at the farm so Mom and Dad could see him in it before Halloween. On the actual night of Halloween, we had a cow on a 4-wheeler as he insisted on going out on the bike. We have a house in our neighborhood that decorates their entire yard with cool Halloween decorations, so of course we had to visit them. Getting him off the 4-wheeler to actually go up to their door was quite the challenge... not because he was scared, but because he didn't want to give up the 4-wheeler.

Pumpkins Etc.

Pumpkins Etc. is a great little Mom and Pop pumpkin patch up north-- nothing fancy and no frills but we love it and come here about every year to get our pumpkins. They also have great mums. Every year they have a new batch of kittens and give them away at the end of their season... not to us of course. We already have our own... in fact, I should ask if I can donate cats to the giveaway- but ours aren't small and cute anymore. This year they added the hay bales to play on for the kids, which Jordon loved. In fact he threw a fit each time we took him off and wanted to get right back into the mix of it.

Weston Pumpkin Patch

This year we made the rounds at several pumpkin patches in the KC area. This was the Red Barn Farm and had a lot of attractions! It was really packed the day we went too. The place had chickens, horses, and other animals as well as pumpkins, a food stand, and a really nice gift shop. Jordon was fascinated with the chickens but yet didn't want to get too close without Don or I being right there. He got to sit on a pretty cool old tractor but not for long 'cause there were other kids itching to get their turn. It was a fun place and we will plan to go back!

KC Zoo

This year the employee picnic for work was in September and held at the zoo. It was a great idea for a place to have it-- we had a good time taking Jordon on a train ride around the zoo (and thru the scary dark tunnel). We saw quite a few animals, including this turtle who was trying to bite the glass, birds, tigers, and others. We didn't make it all thru the place since the zoo here is so spread out and somebody was getting really grumpy. Another time before Jordon was here, Don and I went to the zoo and spent over 3 hours walking to see the entire place.

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