Halloween!

It looks like I totally messed up when I uploaded these pictures, so they are completely out of order.  I took this first photo for Nana, (my mom) who made these trick or treat bags for my brothers and I when we were kids in Nebraska.  We are missing my brother DJ's, so these are mine and James'.  Sadly, since we don't have all 3, one day someone will have to go without the special bag.  But it is fun to have right now!  These kids brought in a haul!

This second picture is at the end of the night, Eli AKA Batman, and Brady AKA the cutest little dinosaur you ever did see.  This third picture is of the boys with their candy.  They got to choose one to eat before bedtime (it is a school night!).  It also seems that Major wants some...not yet little one!

This year, our friends Wayne and Rebecca Pace brought along their kiddos to come with us.  In the stroller is Allison who is 17 months, and with Rebecca is Zach AKA Spiderman.  Alex, their oldest, is somehow missing from this picture.  He was dressed at Captain America.

This picture of Major with the pumpkin was actually taken the first thing Halloween morning.  Happy Halloween!

Here is our sweet Major skunk.  Look at those jolly cheeks!  What a happy baby!

This is the traditional pose before going trick or treating.  Brady, Major, and Eli with the pumpkin outside our front door.

ROAR!!!!!!!!!



October 30: Pumpkin Carving

 Usually, I get a lot more pictures of the pumpkin carving festivities, but with a 3 month old who likes to be held, I only got a few this year.  What I loved about this year was that neither of the boys were scared about getting their hands in there and pulling out the seeds.  Secondly, Brady was totally mesmerized by the entire process.  He sat right next to Bill's side and watched intently the entire process (which took about 45 minutes).  I wish I had gotten a shot of Brady taking out the eyes and such, but as I said, I was holding a crying baby.  First, we have daddy taking off the top of the pumpkin.

 Second, we have reaching in there and getting out the seeds.

 And then somehow, we skip all the way to the finished product.  Yes, I know Eli's eyes are closed, but please notice the cry look on Major's face.  I only had a second to take this shot.  And I didn't get any pictures of the in between of Bill carving the pumpkin, but I will say that he did a really good job.

Sweet boys ready for bed with their freshly carved pumpkin.  Brady named this pumpkin, "Daddy".  And tomorrow...trick or treating!!



The End of October

 Look at this sweet boy!  I went to do some laundry and came back in the living room and this is what I found.  Melt my heart.

 The above picture is of Major in an outfit from Sven (Big Daddy and Gran Betty's German exchange student) in Germany.

 Periodically through October, Brady would wear his dinosaur costume.  Here he is on a random day playing with Major.  He is saying, "I clap my feet, I clap my feet, ahhhhh...getty, getty, getty!"  That is where Brady would tickle Major and he'd laugh and laugh.  They play so well together!

 Some brother hugs and some night time readings...every night I read a book and the Bible to Eli and Brady.  I guess one night Bill decided we needed a record of that event. :)

 More sleeping babies...I can't get enough!  I love when he just falls asleep places.  Although, I am not a fan of this whole sucking his fingers thing.  Hopefully, he'll grow out of it soon.

 Brady's note to me..."Momy love Brady" it says. :)

The last home game of the season was Friday, October 28th.  I went to get Eli and Brady ready to go (Major was already ready) and came back in the living room and here he was asleep again on the floor.  Such a precious baby!

3 Months Old!

Major turned 3 months old on October 11th.  This picture was taken on that day.  He is wearing his "Major" shirt that Amy McCathran (a friend from when we worked at Northland Christian School) had made for him.  I love this chunky little monkey!

A Day with the Boys

 Here is my precious Brady.  What is he doing with the blocks?  Playing football!  The blue ones are the Mustangs (Bill's team) and the black ones are the bulldogs (the team we played a few weeks ago).  He's been doing this about everyday since we played the bulldogs.  He is so cute playing on the floor.  He will dive with one of the blocks into the in-zone and have them tackle and recover fumbles and everything.  Sadly, the bulldogs win most of the time.

 This "little brother" shirt that Major is wearing is one that Eli got for him before he was born.  The boys have been excited about their little brother for a very long time.  Don't you just love the look on little Major's face?  It is the look he has most of the time when his brothers are in his face like this.  If only I knew what was going on in his mind...

 Look at this big boy holding his head up so well!  Crawling is just around the corner.  He has 2 big brothers to keep up with! (When these photos were taken, Major was just shy of 3 months old.)

Dewberry Farm - Our annual pumpkin patch trip

Every year we really look forward to going to the pumpkin patch to get our Halloween pumpkin.  (This year, 3 pumpkins, as we could not choose just one.)  So October 1st we all headed out to Brookshire, Texas to Dewberry Farms for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.  What is so neat about Eli and Brady at this age is that they are still young enough to have a blast, but old enough to understand where they are going and what they are doing and to be really excited about it.  We definitely made the best of every moment out here on the farm!

 We spent a lot of time on the rope swing.  Eli did a great job at swinging out over the hay, and Brady did a great job trying.  Brady thought it was hilarious to hold on to the rope and fall off of the hay.

 Eli and Brady both got a chance to feed some of the animals.  They weren't as scared this year as they have been in the past, so this was a great experience.

 In case it is hard to tell, this is Brady standing on the stall of a big black pig.  Here is sleeping on the floor.

 Our annual family picture at the pumpkin patch.  Usually, they have bales of hay and pumpkins here to sit around, but I guess they aren't doing that this year.  Here's our family of 5!

 Bill, Major, Brady, and Eli on the wagon to go to the pumpkin patch.  Major was pretty fussy the entire time.  There are very few pictures of him because he was crying most of the trip!  I know it will be different next year!

 Look at the fields of pumpkins!

 Eli, with his chosen pumpkin...

 Brady with his chosen pumpkin...

 But wait, Daddy has a chosen pumpkin...What are we to do?  None of them would give up their pumpkin, so we decided to just go ahead and get 3.  Next year, this can't happen...One is enough!!

 The only shot I could get of them in the pumpkins without Major crying.  Eventually, I'll get him looking at the camera.  Poor Eli was wrestling an alligator trying to keep Major in his lap.  This is one squirmy kid!  And when he is fussy, look out!

 Here we are on the way out of the pumpkin patch.  What a great day!

After the pumpkin patch, we always go to Cracker Barrel to eat before heading home.  On our trip home I turned around and saw all 3 boys asleep in the back seat.  Proof that they had a great day!