Family "Togetherness"

So we decided to make gingerbread houses as a family tonight. It was an interesting experience...especially getting the house to stay together long enough to decorate. We had a great time and the kids created some masterpieces. Here they are!

Bouncing Baby Boy

We made Gingerbread houses tonight (pics to follow later) and Jayden must have had a good time because he couldn't stop bouncing in his chair. Here is a video of him in action!

Thanksgiving day!

Here are some pictures Eric, Ashton and Nikell took of our family during the Thanksgiving festivities. It was a nice, relaxing day!

Pumpkin Carving slideshow

Make a Smilebox slideshow

More kidney issues...

So the urologist said the stone in my right kidney is 6mm and could be stuck. Gave me medicine hoping it will pass by itself (like it is alive or something). The one in my left kidney is bigger and can't pass. Lithotripsy it is. Shockwaves sent through my back to break it up. Feels like a kick in the back...very sore. Next week or the week after I will get the procedure done.
Things are good...the boys are getting big and SO independent. Jayden is a little piglet and is already in 9 month clothing and he isn't even 6 months yet. He is going to be a BIG boy.
Daegon's SEP conference showed high marks in every area, especially spelling and math. He is very smart and loves to read. His teacher praised him very highly.
Trenton is still obsessed with the car wash and Nanny Katie made him one in the bathroom out of bowls. He played with it for about 4 hours in the afternoon. CRAZY! Video of Halloween at the Stam house to follow soon!!

Kidney Stones and blah, blah, blah

Just got back from another fun-filled trip to the ER. Found out I have a 6mm kidney stone in each kidney. No wonder I have been in so much pain. Rob went with me and was not happy that they didn't find it last time (3 weeks ago) and is ready to sue for the lack of a diagnosis. It is frustrating to not be able to get straight answers and we would appreciate any advice about helping healthy kidneys. :)

Learning something new

I haven't had time to update lately because things have been so hectic but I have a lot to share. I took tons of videos of our house Halloween night and needed to learn the imovie program to learn some editing techniques. The first one I did turned out so funny we decided to post it here. We had a lot of fun playing with photobooth on the Mac. Enjoy!! More about Halloween to follow soon!