Carson Turns Three!!!

Wow, it has been a big week! On Monday, Carson had his Thanksgiving feast at school. He wore a homemade Pilgrim hat and sang Thanksgiving songs with his class before enjoying a whole bunch of treats (video of singing to come). On Monday afternoon, we hosted playgroup at our house, and Karen made another AWESOME cake to celebrate his birthday...Yoda looked so real! Then, on Tuesday, he turned 3!!! I basically spent the day spoiling him with chocolate milk and treats. I can't believe my baby is three!

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!

Treats and Parties

On her recent trip to Houston, Nonni spoiled the boys one last time before hopping on a plane back to Philly. They were both very willing for snuggle with the woman who forked over the ice cream! That's pretty much how I get my hugs and kisses, too.

The following weekend, we went to celebrate Ava's first birthday party at the Dean's house. Carson was so spent when it was all said and done, that he literally fell asleep sitting up!

Good times.

Be Very Quiet...

We're hiding!

When I found the boys "hiding" with their little bums in the air, I had to get a picture. As Carson gets older, they get nothing but funnier together. Even though they fight like, well, brothers, it's completely obvious that they love each other.

Carson's First Day of School!

After A "last hurrah" at the cupcake store, it was back-to-school for Brady, and the start of Children's-Day-Out for Carson. Brady was an old pro on his first day. As we got to the door of his classroom, he spotted 2 of his buddies, and ran into the room without a backwards glance. I didn't even get a smooch. Oh well, I'm glad he's happy!

I expected Carson to cry a little and maybe cling to me. Instead, he carried his own nap mat proudly and put it in his spot. At the door, he looked slightly skeptical, but went into his classroom without hesitating or crying, and apparently never cried all day. When I picked him up, his teacher told me that he was a happy guy, and he was smiling from ear to ear. He even told Jeremy later about a song he learned during music class. My baby...!

Amarillo Christmas Pics and Such

I am a pretty terrible photographer, but I did end up with a few adorable pictures of "the cousins" in their Christmas attire. It was hard to choose which pictures to post!

Over the weekend, we also managed to visit Paladuro Canyon. Brady's uncles helped him to be quite the adventurer.

Oh, and I also have to give a shout-out to my sisters-in-law (and, of course, Lovely Lyvia!)...we had an awesome time at the New Moon movie! I wish we could all get together more often!

Our Travels Begin!

Before we began our holiday traveling, we took a weekend trip to San Antonio, where my mom was attending an exciting social work conference. Luckily, we managed to pull her away from all of the lecturers for a few hours, and she was able to join us at the children's museum, and a few other sights around town.

I also threw a picture of Brady's school feast in there...how cute! Of course, stoic Brady didn't bother to sing or do the hand motions to the songs, but he was happy to snack on the Rice Krispie treats...which leads me to ask the question: Did the pilgrims make marshmallows, or the Native Americans?

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.

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!

And I Do My Little Turn on the Catwalk

Please enjoy some picture day eye candy of our handsome little man. Sure it was 85 degrees here, but this total professional carried off the fall look without so much as a sweat bead. Stay tuned for pics from the actual school photo shoot!