Pumpkin Carving

We had fun carving pumpkins this afternoon.  I think Adam enjoyed it the most.  This was the first year he could actually carve his pumpkin by himself.

 Adam did it all by himself. 

Owen had pumpkin pulp all over his shirt which is why he's shirtless in this picture.  He was laughing at his dad because he made a silly nose on his pumpkin.  Love his toothless smile!

 Even after everyone was finished, Adam continued to carve away.

Lately...

Tonight Mike told me that my blog book this year is going to be the thinnest one yet and that I should allow him access to my blog so he can start posting things since I've been slacking- ha!  Our days are full and busy, but mostly of the same thing... school, soccer, school, soccer...  Now that soccer is over for both boys we will have a little more free time at home after school and work (at least until Owen starts basketball).

Last weekend Paige and the girls were home visiting.  We got to see them for a few hours, but always wish our time with them was longer. 

 The kids were having fun jumping off Mike's ramp and I was having fun trying to photograph them.

 Last week was letter "F" week at daycare and Adam got to dress up as a firefighter.  He was very excited because a REAL firefighter and firetruck was going to come to Linda's house.

Playing in leaf piles...

Rope climbing...

 Last weekend my mom and I took the boys to see Frozen On Ice.  We bought tickets last minute and had seats way at the top, but it was still an amazing show.  Adam sang so loud that some people were turning around looking at us.... It was priceless.  One of those moments I always want to remember. 

 All that singing wore him out and he was asleep within a few minutes of getting in the car to head home. 

 He continued to sleep even after carrying him inside after we got home. 

 I finally picked him up thinking that if I held him he would wake up (I wanted him up so he would go to bed at a normal time), but he continued to sleep on me.  I loved every minute of it.

 The boys (neighbor boys too) enjoyed playing in the creek last weekend.  They didn't let the chilly 40 degree temps stop them from getting completely soaked.  Burrrrrrrr.

Owen has been loosing lots of teeth lately.  He lost two just last week.  He's our little Jack-o-Lantern :)

We let milk out next to his bed the night he lost his tooth.  We heard if you do that your tooth fairy will dip her wing in the milk so you can see what color her wings are.

Adam had a Halloween party to go to this afternoon. 

Little hayride...

Owen played flag football with friends for 2 hours. 

Then cooked hotdogs over a campfire for dinner. 

Such a fun night with friends!

Pumpkin Patch Pics

Today we visited Gray's Apple Ridge Orchard.  We usually go to the same place every year for pumpkins, but we decided to try a new place this year.  It was very pretty and somehow in just over an hour of being there I managed to take almost 200 pictures.  Wow!  Pumpkin pictures are right up there with watermelon pictures.  Love taking pictures of kids with pumpkins.  And I'm pretty sure this is the last year I can squeeze both my boys into a wagon (sniff, sniff).

Here are a "few" of my favorites...

Caleb was way more interested in watching Owen and Adam than looking at me.

We tell the boys, if the pumpkin is too heavy for them to carry on their own, then they should choose a different pumpkin.

 

 Oh.  My.  Word.  Adam is usually very good about getting his picture taken and almost always smiles for the camera.  I asked him to look at me and smile and all of a sudden he strikes this pose.  I couldn't stop laughing. 

 Then he switches it up a bit and does this pose....  I have a feeling these pictures will resurface in about 10 years.