What a Halloween night – rain, rain, rain. All the neighbors got together for pizza and a picture beforehand. The pizza part went great. The group picture part did not. Then we set out to trick or treat in the rain. Alex and I brought umbrellas and for the first 30 minutes there was just…
We had a quick outing to the zoo with the Strouds today. The zoo was almost completely empty of people so the boys got to run and play to their hearts’ content. I rarely take pictures of animals, but I have never seen so many bears out and they are never active. Today they were…
Alex woke up from his nap with a plan – football. He was going to be the “yellow jackets” and Teague would be the “green jackets.” I was impressed that Teague grasped the game at all. There was a lot of running, some tackling, and lots of laughs.
Teague has recently learned all of his shapes and was so excited when Daddy showed him how to make them with his fingers. He constantly walks around making “triangle” and “diamond”.
Today we had our ninth annual pumpkin carving party. This is the first year I had the house clean and 75% of the food done by Friday evening. It made prepping on Saturday much more relaxed! I switched the food up this year and went with less sweets, but more meat items and treats. We…
Wade’s work always puts on a Halloween party for the kids. Today’s party was the best yet! In addition to tick-or-treating, crafts, games, and food, there was a bouncy house! Then there was a costume contest. The Robots came in second (Alex still thinks he was first) and the prize was a race track.
I kind of love library days. The boys woke up from their naps and just wanted to read their new books with a little popcorn.
