Jack-O-Lantern

1 pumpkin +
2 silly kiddos +
dancing +
icky sticky seeds =
a hilariously fun night!!

They came up with the idea to dance around the pumpkin all on their own.
It was so funny!

Sung to the tune of "I'm a little Teapot"

I'm a little pumpkin
Short & round
Here is my stem and here is my crown
When I get all carved on Halloween
A Jack-o-lantern you will see!

Vote

I VOTED. YaY! And it felt good. No matter the results.

Although it would feel better if my candidate won.

Just being honest.

Happy Halloween!!!

Our Halloween was lots of fun! It was just perfect for our little family.

Weston had been practicing his ARRRG all month and I must say, he makes a darling little pirate. Hmmm...I don't think a pirate would fancy be called 'darling'. :)

Here are my little mateys:

We had a neighborhood trick or treat party.
It was early enough for the little ones to enjoy before it got cold and dark. My kind of party! I sure love seeing all of the kiddos in costumes!

Weston did great saying Trick or Treat and then saying thank you.

His first Trick or Treat of the night:



Tave enjoying the festivities:
He held onto those little toesies all night!
Tave with his birthday buddies. All three of these darlings were born within a week of each other.

In age order: Tave, Hailey, & Noah.

It is so fun to watch them grow. And, of course, it's great to have hall-buddies at church. ;) I'm so glad we live by these wonderful friends.

Our family:

Can you tell what we were??? Okay, fine, I'll just tell you.

I was a ladybug and Jeff was a bug catcher. Everyone say "Awwww". :P

After the trick or treating we went to our neighbor's for dinner. Thanks Liz & Ammon for the wonderful, delicious dinner and fabulous company!!!

Pumpkin....poking
We finished off the night by giving our Pumpkins their faces. Weston picked out each of their features. Pretty cute:

And here is Jeff trying to get some energy out of Weston after his sugar high!

What a perfectly delightful (and not at all frightful) Halloween!
My kind of night!

Some Sweet Moments...

BROTHERS!!

As discussed in previous posts, Tave adores his brother. And Weston eats it up. West just loves performing for his one-man audience (well, technically I am clapping and laughing as well) and gets a kick out of his little bro. Here is the evidence:




We are having such a blast with our two guys. It is so amazing to watch them learn and grow and to see them developing the relationship between the two of them. Weston has started calling the 'baby' Tave now. He asks about him constantly when Tave is sleeping and is always so excited to see him in the morning.
I never get tired of watching them together.
Oh how I love my boys!

First bath together:

They LOVED it. This has become our nightly routine. It is so much easier to have them together. We all just laugh and laugh. What good therapy at the end of the day!


This kiddo cracks me up:


Loving on Tave
These moments are so precious since they are a little bit harder to come by the second time around. But whatever Tave lacks in quite SO much adult attention (versus first baby/grandbaby) he most definitely makes up with KIDDO attention. His cousins and friends all adore him and want to touch, play, squish, and snuggle with this guy! It's so funny to watch, but a little dangerous as well. He's a good sport.

In the midst of two busy, busy toddlers running, jumping, being taught how to share, and basically keeping everyone on their toes (Kapria & West)...Tave gets some one on one time with Shar & Trav.
He sure LOVED it!

Fall day at the park!!

Good friends
Cute kiddos
Sun-shiny skies
making it the perfect jacket weather.

Great times.

Something funny to keep in mind as you're voting...

Just a reminder:
Early voting has already started!!!

So go VOTE!!!

Perfection

Tave LOVES his brother. Weston can get Tave laughing harder than anyone else.
We had so much fun this morning:
cutting Weston's hair,
eating suckers,
tickling Tave,
playing in the bathtub,
and laughing.
Laughing together for a half an hour straight.
If that doesn't make your day, I don't know what will.

I sure love being a mom.

Weston's Fall photo shoot

I couldn't resist taking a few shots of West this fall! I just love his new fall clothes!
I had to get some good ones of his curls before I chopped them all off.
That's right.
I did it.
I cut his hair.
Oh I could cry.
But he looks SO darling now too!
(as evidenced in the next post...it will be a video, so get excited!)
What a big boy!

ps. for those of you who know Weston well...you know he absolutely, positively, 100% hates getting his picture taken. SO. I felt very lucky indeed that he was willing to stand in front of a fence for not one, but TWO outfits.
And the pictures turned out great as well.
Lucky, I say.

Spooky Spider Hats!!

Here's what you need:

And here's what it looks like: Weston loves it!


We are having so much fun with google eyes and construction paper.

As many of you know, I worked at a preschool (before my own kiddos came along). I loved my job and had so much fun with the little kiddos. But, it is even better getting to do these FUN projects with my own boys! Weston and I have had such a blast over the last few days. I am definitely just getting into the creative mommy thing. I have a ways to go..but I'll get there!

Bye Bye Binky

Dear Binky,

You have been a very good friend. You comforted my sweet little boy from his very first few months of life to his ripe old age of two! How he loved you, Binky. Tears were held at bay with your presence and sleep came quickly when you were there. Weston's mischievous little face when he found you under his pillow (when he wasn't supposed to have you) will always be a dear memory for me. But, alas! It is time for you to go. And so we bid farewell. We are mailing you off to other little babies who need you. (Well, that is what we are telling Weston). Don't worry! We made sure he would have a new friend to take to bed. And some special things to help make bedtime happy. We will miss you, Binky. Thank you for all the comfort you gave to our little guy! We will see how things go...

-- One nervous Momma

Coloring the package

Collecting all the Binkys (there were quite a few floating around!)

Taking it to the mailbox

Sending it off

Seeing what special things the Binky fairy brought!

1 new buddy to cuddle with at night
+
1 new set of pjs
(that can be stored inside Elmo, how cool)
+
1 new bed time story
+
1 set of Stickers (Weston's fav.)
+
1 yummy treat to snack on before brushing teeth

=

1 very excited little guy
and
2 nervous parents

We'll see how this goes...

One Week Later...

Dear Binky,
You have been missed. But Weston really has been so brave. Naptimes and nighttimes have been a little bit rough, but overall, he is adjusting to you being gone better than I expected. Don't worry. You will always have a space in our hearts, but better there than in his teeth. This new step in Weston's life was hard for ME. (WhAt?!) I didn't expect to miss you and to be sad that you were gone. It means that my baby really is a little boy. A great little boy. He is so fun. And doing so well with out you. That's sad to hear, I know, but it's what we both wanted!

Thanks again for all your hard work in the past,

One Happy Momma!