Apple "picking-up" on Sunday

So we went to a cute farm and orchard in Williamstown on Sunday. They had a great petting zoo, even Luke who's too cool for the family stuff anymore, had a good time! He really liked the llama, not sure why! :) Sammy got to feed the goats and loved it! He thought the giant pig was too funny! :) Thank goodness for my ingenious husband who made a wooden prop for his Special Tomato chair to fit into the wagon.

The only problem was the fact that there were NO apples left on the trees! I take that back, there was ONE! I took a pic! :) So we just went apple picking-up instead! Luke posed faux picking an apple off a tree just to be fresh! :) The boys loved the apples to eat and Sammy and I just made an apple pie! He IS my cinnamon fiend! :)

We also went for one last fishing excursion on Monday with our day off and froze our tookus's off on the middle of the lake. Not to mention the fact that 15 minutes out, Brian caught a great pickerel and also a treble hook in the web part of his hand! Not pleasant....thank God I have a mom stomach! ;) He managed to cut it out, and wiped it off and went back to fishing! Of course, we got nothing else, but it was still nice to spend some time with my 2 "older boys". :)

So we went to see Sam's physiatrist today and we all came to the final conclusion that he will definitely need to get Botox injections done. My poor sweetie.... I guess they put the numbing gel on that I used to get one of my tattoos lasered off, and then they do the injections right there in the office! He said it is quick and I guess relatively painless with the gel. We'll see.... thank God for Sam's screwed up sensory issues! Sometimes he actually giggles when he gets a shot! Weird! ANyway, it's still scary and I am asking for prayers of strength that we can all get through this latest trial. My little man is such a trooper! He will also be getting a new kind of brace that gets his leg to straighten and therefore stretch his hamstrings through his knee.... we probably won't get the Botox for a month or so...have to wait for fabulous ins. approval! :( I'm heading to bed now, but will post pics tomorrow of one of our latest outings in the beautiful Berkshires! :)

not too much excitement around here lately... the usual crap... Sammy is sick again with a nasty cough and a stuffy nose. Poor guy! Gotta love preschool! :( I got zero sleep last night since he was up all night either coughing or crying. UGH! This morning he is acting ok (after Tylenol) and is laughing at Elmo right now! Thank goodness! :)

I came home after a doctor's appt. Thurs. afternoon learning I had a UTI I didn't think I had, and dear Brian had gotten me some beautiful flowers (from Sammy). Made my day! I would be nowhere without my boys! :) (All 3 of them!) :)