A Hodge Podge of Pictures

Collin thought it was fun to make a tunnel for Carter to crawl under. Brotherly love.....

Carter checking out his first vision of snow....ok...so it was just some flurries, but we got excited.

Collin, the mechanic. He's always wanting a good excuse to use Josh's tools. Notice the tap measure and the roll of tape he's using as the spare tire for his trike.

And finally, Carter eating his new fav thing.....Puffs! He gets so excited when I pour these on his tray. A great new way to keep him occupied while I get some stuff done around the house!

Party Animals!

We were quite busy last weekend, but had a great time. We celebrated birthdays with some of our friends. The first party we went to was Scout's. It was her 1st Birthday! Eileen, her mom, really outdid herself. She had snowglobes for the kids to make and then all the kids got to make their own pizzas! She even made Scout this adorable little outfit. I've always said Eileen is quite the Martha Stewart.

Happy 1st Birthday Scout!

The next party we went to was Mason's. This is Collin's big buddy from church. He just LOVES Mason. He talks about him all the time and when he sees we are getting close to church he starts yelling, "I'm coming Mason!!" It's so cute.

Mason had his party at The Little Gym. We had never been there before, but it was really great! Collin had a blast even though he was "that kid" that didn't listen, wanted to run around everywhere, etc. He was so tired when we left he fell asleep in the car and took a 2 hour nap.

Mason & Collin

Just like daddy.....Part 2

Here are some cute pics of Collin from the other day. He came in the bathroom while I was getting ready and said he needed to shave like daddy......

His "razor"....a comb

Then he wanted to brush his teeth like daddy...

And finally, we had to put gel in his hair just like daddy does.
So glad that my boys have such a wonderful daddy to look up to. We love you!

Weekend fun

This weekend, our long time family friend, Mickey, came to visit at mom & dad's, so we went to spend the weekend with her. We had a really nice visit and the boys all enjoyed their gifts from Mickey.

Me, Mickey, Courtney & Mom

Carter loves his new Poppity Pop truck

Hudson loves his puzzle

and the truck & tractor were a big hit with Collin! Thanks Mickey!

Ladies Night Out

Our church hosted a holiday themed "Ladies Night Out" earlier in the month. We had dinner, heard some great music, heard a great message and got some great decorating tips! It was a really fun night for the ladies at church. I invited my sis to come along with me.

We were actually shown how to make this beautiful wreath! I am so excited to try it!

Blue Skies.....nothing but blue skies.....

The beginning of November was unusually warm so we took advantage of the 70 degree weather one weekend when Josh's parents were here to take the boys to the park. Collin always loves to go there. These are a few of his favorite things.....

Climbing.....

Sliding....

and Swinging!

These are a few of Carter's favorite things....

Eating leaves....or putting whatever is in close proximity to his hands in his mouth

and, looking absolutely adorable!

Halloween 2009

Sorry it's taken me almost a month to post some new pics! Here are our little trick-or-treaters in action!
Collin was Diego from the cartoon "Go Diego Go!" and Carter was Diego's sidekick on the cartoon, Baby Jaguar. Yes, we painted Collin's hair dark because Diego's is. In hindsight, we really should have let him be a blonde Diego because that paint was a mess!

Collin was a trick-or-treat pro! He would walk up to the doors all by himself and say, "Trick or Treat!" then politely tell them thank you for his candy. It was so cute to watch but sad to see my little boy looking all grown up and so independent! It's been a few weeks, but he still asks me if he can go knock knock on some doors to get some more candy. ha!