The pants to Alex’s costume are a little restricting for movement. I knew he wouldn’t wear them tonight for trick-or-treating, but I wanted a picture in full costume. With the bribe of two new cars and playing in the park, I finally got a picture. (The second one he is showing off his new cars.)…

Wade and I were answering the door for Trick-or-Treaters when we heard Alex call for “Mommy.” Wade went to get him up but came down shortly without Alex. He informed me Alex wasn’t really ready to get up and was now asleep in our bed. I didn’t believe Alex was actually asleep, so I went…

We had our annual pumpkin carving party today. We had a record 28 people attend! Our house (and yard) actually managed that many pretty well. Pumpkins were carved, food was eaten, and kids ran wild. It was a great time!

Wade’s work threw a children’s Halloween party today. Alex was really excited to go see Daddy’s friends, but wasn’t so sure about wearing his costume. We assured him that there would be lots of candy for “Robot Alex”. In the end, he gladly wore the top and hat (for a little while). Thank goodness the…

Alex had eaten a huge dinner (for him) and was keeping me company in the kitchen while I made cookie dough. I knew he was playing in the canned goods, but didn’t think much of it. He loves to stack them and reorganize all the cans. Suddenly he brings me a can of green beans…

Neither Wade nor I had a great idea for Alex’s Halloween Costume. When we asked him what he wanted to be, he responded with “A Snowman” which sometimes means snowman and sometimes means pumpkin. Then Alex was outside playing while Wade cleaned out the garage (a few weeks ago). He thought the gutter elbows made…

This post is for my Mom. Growing up everyone in my family always chose a favorite tree as the leaves were changing. It’s one of my favorite fall traditions and I find myself continually evaluating trees as the leaves change. Here’s my favorite for this year!