PUMPKINS!

There is a house just down the street from us that has their whole yard lined in these awesome carved pumpkins. These are just a few of our favorites, and as you would imagine Tate loves the Mickey and Cars. It was fun to walk through the yard and enjoy this persons talents.

From our house to yours...

Cousins

Chase was over the other day. Tate was so excited when Aunt Ashley asked if he wanted to hold him. He is loving any and all babies these days, and wants help with everything.

Friends Halloween Party

Stacey and Jeff hosted our friends 3rd Annual Halloween Party this year, and what else can I say other than FANTASTIC!!!
Everyones costumes were so good...

Cole and I were Kip and Lafawnda from Napoleon Dynamite

Barbie and Ken

Hillary for President! with Bill and Monica

Dog the Bounty Hunter and
his smokin hot wife

Hue and his lovely Bunnies

What was that movie called? Oh yea - Brokeback Mountain!!!

Where's Waldo?

Dora and Diego

Group Shots:

The Ladies

and the Gentlemen???

The Road Rally was so much fun, followed by a dough nut eating contest and a pinata! SOOO funny!
Thanks for the good times!!!

Family Halloween Party

Let the parties begin...

My sister Em with her cute family

An angel and the devil

Clever costumes this year!

Lots of good food.

One hip family!

Big thanks to Aunt Karen for the fifth annual Halloween Party. We look forward to it every year. Way to put together yet another killer "Road Rally" - You really had us this year!

More Halloween Pics

Halloween Costume

Searching for the right name

We need lots of ideas, so please everyone leave lots ideas in comments.

Who's child?

This morning Tate made me smile yet again!

He was eating cereal and the next thing we knew he was throwing it all over the kitchen floor. He is totally into sweeping things into piles and then picking it up and putting it into the garbage. It used to be that he wasn't good at it and would just sweep the piles all over the floor again - not anymore. He has mastered the broom!

After he was done with one pile he would start all over again. It's actually impressive how well he sweeps the hole floor into a pile. This just made me smile because when I was little I remember doing the same thing.

Good Times at the Cabin

Fall

There is the most beautiful tree in our neighbors backyard.

Once again, Fall is the best!

Halloween

I absolutely love Halloween

In an attempt to try and make decorating my house a little easier next year, I decided to take pictures of all my "displays" so that I don't even have to think next time I set up. My mom used to do this, so I guess I'm becoming more and more like her! (Scary? No - I think that is a good thing!)

Scrabulous

Holy Crap, this is so great, finally someone to play my favorite game with me.



Scrabble is my favorite game ever. Now I can play when ever I want and I dont have to beg someone to play with me. You should sign up its FREE. Waste hours and hours of your time.

Cabin

I went up to the cabin on Friday with my mom for the weekend. Cole had a few tests and wasn't able to make it up with us. We ended up missing him more than I thought!

This is just as we arrived. (Note how happy he is!)

Rachel and Greg came up on Friday night. Isn't Addie cute?

This is the way we found them watching a movie in the other room.

It snowed while we were there and it was beautiful. The reason I love going to the cabin is for that reason... it is so pretty and relaxing.

The kids loved it when the Chipmunks would come to snack.

Taylor and Lauren came up Saturday afternoon. They had fun playing...

and dancing...

and chasing each other.

The trip ended a little sooner for Tate and me. He was tired of trying to share with other kids and wanted to be alone. He told Addie, "bye Addie, go home!" At this point I was ready to go myself. Maybe it was the lack of sleep the night before, or the fact that I was up there alone without Cole to help - what ever the reason I was emotionally spent! My mom let me take her car and we drove home last night. Tate kept saying "happy, go home!" He fell asleep halfway home and we all got a good nights rest.
It must have been the sleep because I'm ready to go back up for more!

Do you need a baby sitter?

Well Lauren decided that she could leave Mase with me while she took care of some business. I put him through the ropes, and taught him all the things an uncle should. For reals though the language thing, I really didn't teach him that.:)




Anything goes when I'm in charge...

Is it time?

I was planning on having this be a conference weekend event, but while we were at the store getting big boy underwear and a timer he got too excited. On the way home, I was explaining what we are going to be doing and he said "lets go do it." So we started today while he is thrilled about the idea of being a big boy.

There is something just so nice about seeing your little one in underwear and not diapers. I think he looks so cute and grown up. So far the only problem that I foresee is he wants to keep changing into a different pair! Anyways, we'll see how this goes!
I'm trying Lisa's way with the timer set every 20 minutes. If anyone has any pointers or tips I would love to hear them!