november in a nutshell

and again another month came and went and i totally forgot to post anything.  you would think with shelby starting school i would have all the glorious free time on my hands but it almost feels like i have less.  my day consists of running around trying to get it all done before i have to go pick her up at school.  then race home, finish up some more stuff with her glued to my side and then get the boys off the bus and she has someone new to stick to (usually carson, brooks won't let her anywhere near him unless it's to try and tick her off.  which is pretty easy to do).

one exciting thing that just happened at the end of november is that carson was moved to the "inactive" arthritis column.  his doctor cannot detect any inflammation in any of his joints.  praise the lord!  this kid has taken to his new "normal" so well.  he now is gluten free.  we have seen a huge difference in his joint pain and in other areas too.  it wasn't easy but i have to say not the end of the world.  he now actually will ask if something is gluten free or not before eating it.  we do our best to keep him on the diet but sometimes you just have to indulge.  but we have found there are so many options for someone who is gluten free.  so for now, we will keep him on it.  i've also found the use of oils has helped, too.  actually, they have helped all of us.  just call me a believer!  so between all the oils i'm rubbing on him and his diet change and his injections he's doing much better.  and looking so much older now, which makes me feel old...

tell me this doesn't look like he's heading to college

with his best buddy

halloween was a big hit this year and aunt megan outdid herself (i'm not sure how!) this year with the most amazing wonder woman costume.  shelby was the hit of halloween once again.

with the best sidekicks ever

turning 39 isn't so bad with this crew, i'm not going to worry about what the next number is!

and for my birthday we went to see imagine dragons in concert.  seeing they are brooks's most favorite band we decided to take him with us.  it was awesome!  thanks, meg for going with and getting us great seats.  we are still singing the songs!

i think we have a concert fan (too bad his mom and dad are not)