Halloween - 2011

Once again, our Houston Halloween lasted for weeks. First, we had Trunk-or-Treat at Carson's preschool, then Brady had his "Storybook parade" at school. At these events, Brady was Luke Skywalker and Carson was Captain Rex. Then, we all went to a Halloween party where Jeremy and I were convicts, Carson was a police officer, and Brady was an FBI agent (he won best costume). Finally, Halloween came...AND MY NEW NIECE WAS BORN! Also, both of the boys decided to be Captain Rex. They went to a total of about 10 houses, and decided that they would rather hand out candy at home.

Make sure that you look at the boy's faces in their cop costume pictures. So funny!

A Very Celebrated Halloween

We have been to no fewer that 5 events leading up to this Halloween. Trick-or-treating was almost anti-climactic after the celebrations that took place this week...almost. The highlight of the evening had to be when we were home handing out candy, and Carson decided to hand out all of the candy from his own basket. Very cute. I must admit that I'm exhausted. Here are a few pictures to give you a taste of our fun. I will do my best to get some more pictures out this week!

Halloween: A Quick Review

I haven't had a ton of time this week, but due to an influx of deaths threats, I figured that I should let everyone see how cute the boys looked on Halloween. They were both pilots. Brady was an airline "nice pilot" and Carson an old-fashioned pilot. Carson got tired around the 3rd house, so my dad took him home. Brady was a trooper and only needed one "heart-to-heart" from me and Aunt Reggie to keep going. The kid actually thought you were supposed to go home just because his bag felt full! He's got a lot to learn still, but this year was a step in the right direction.

Nonni's Haunted Visit

OK, so the boys are way more likely to make you want to squeeze their cheeks than make you want to run away and sell your house, but I have a good chuckle every time we put Carson in his skeleton shirt or PJ's. He is the chubbiest "skeleton" I have ever seen! We had a great time with Nonni visiting, and cant' wait to get spoiled a little more around the holidays!

Playing Catch Up

Sorry folks...here are some pictures of feeding the ducks and trick-or-treating on Halloween day. Is it really December already?! Well, you have to at least take into account that most of my updating these days happens one-handedly while feeding Carson.

Fall Creek Fall Festival

I really don't think that Brady could have been happier at our fall festival. Nonni and Boo-boo were in town, he got to wear his costume, he rode a train and pony, and all of the games were "no-lose". The only downside was the 85 degree weather and the sun beating down. Nonni and Boo would have you think that the downside was the fact that Brady didn't win the costume contest. They believe that it was rigged, and I am still having to hear about it! Oh well, maybe next year I will have to be one of the judges!

Pumpkin Time!

We managed to sneak into our neighborhood's "pumpkin patch" a few days before the fall festival so that we could snag some pictures without having to wait in line. Madeline and Owen were ready for their close-ups, but Brady was much more interested in playing!

A Day at the Pumpkin Patch

I consider myself to be a pretty young mom...you know, on top of the latest things. But I have to admit that so many things have changed since I was a kid. The gal who is babysitting Brady this weekend had to be reminded by her mother not to be texting while she is watching him, we got to choose which background Brady sat in front of for his school pictures (we decided against "Cashmere" and settled on "A Stroll in the Park"), and a day at the pumpkin patch doesn't just involve picking out pumpkins anymore. We actually never made it to the "patch" until after the kids played on a giant playground, jumped in the hay AND on a giant air-filled pillow, rode on a barrel train, ate lunch, sat on a tractor, listened to some singing chickens, then took a hay ride out to where the pumpkins were growing. They had such a great time! There was so much to do, that we finally just had to leave so that the exhausted kids could take a nap on the way home! My friend, Jennifer, was such a trooper, carrying her 6-month-old around while chasing after her 2-year-old, Madeline. I can't wait to go back next year!

More pictures to come!