Firetrucks and Hayrides

Halloween Fun - Round Three

We skipped Trick-or-Treating, but instead went to another carnival. Thanks again to Stacy (Peyton's mom), I have a pictures from the night - but we didn't get any of the big boys.

It has been confirmed that Jake is slightly obsessed with hayrides and firetrucks. The Firemen at the carnival Saturday are the same ones from Wednesday night and, surprisingly, they remembered Peyton and Jake. I wonder if it has anything to do with us having to pry the boys off the truck Wednesday night?

Jake and Peyton both enjoyed getting (and eating) candy, but they would have been just fine checking out the firetruck and riding the hayride all night. I think the only thing that would have made it better would have been a hayride ON the firetruck.

Here's Peyton, Mr. Fireman, Jake and Terry on the front of the truck. I know you can't tell it by this picture but Jake really does love the firetruck - he just didn't want Terry to leave him up there by himself.

Jake trying to figure out the switches......

Mamas and babies on the hayride. Again, you can't tell from this picture but the hayride was a BIG hit! But for some reason, Jake only wanted to face me while on it.

The Haunting of Olde Towne

Last night was Part Two of our Halloween festivities and I have to say that I'm quite pooped! But the boys had fun and I guess that's all that matters.

*Side note - Santa, if you're reading this, I NEED a new camera for Christmas.....please.

Again, none of these pictures were taken with our camera. The ones with Jake were with Austin's and the others are from Peyton and Joshua's mom.

This was at the house before we left. I have a similar picture of Austin in this same costume.

No- not another Super Man costume, but this exact one. I figure I'd better "recycle" these things now while Jake doesn't know the difference.

Jake would climb on this box himself f he could, but he did not like it when Terry put him up there and stepped away. He kept saying he was going to fall. I guess he doesn't know that Super Man can fly......
I was not trying to be artistic with this picture - this is just how it turned out. (And I think it's kinda neat looking)

It was dark and we were standing under a street light.

We were doing yet another bean bag toss to get more candy.

Joshua and Austin chillin' with Frankenstein.

Watch out Favre! You may not have a choice but to retire once the scouts have a look at this kid! Ha!

Trunk-or-Treat

We started our Halloween fun a little early.

Last night, we went with some friends to their church's "Trunk-or-Treat". We (well, the boys) had lots of fun! My back is not feeling too great today, but I'll manage.

Our better camera was not charged so I took the stand-by and it died after taking just a few pictures. These (with the exception of the blurred one) were taken by Peyton's mom.




Jake was sticking close to Austin while Joshua was close by in his "Darth Maul" costume.
I bet that cute little Super Man could have taken him on if he wanted to but he was too into eating his "bwew ships". (He calls chips "ships", and they were in a blue bag...so, bwew ships it is!)

Jake and Peyton.

Peyton is not mad - he crinkles his face up when you tell him to smile.
Jake really liked the games and he quickly caught on to the "treat" part of Trunk-or-Treat.

It was really pretty simple - toss some bean bags and get a handful of candy.

Jake cheated a bit on the games, but he's cute so I guess it's ok.

See what I mean - he would walk right up to the hole and shove the bean bags in.....



Tonight, we're going to The Haunting of Old Town...if it doesn't rain.....

Pepe' Le Pew

Since it's been a while.....

I'm sorry it's been so long, but I do have a few other things that keep me busy.

It's been so long that I really don't know where to begin. I guess I'll go youngest to oldest.....

I know I'm not the youngest but since I'm currently carrying the youngest, we'll do a baby (GIRL) update first. No - we have not confirmed that I'm having a girl, but I'm still hoping it's not a another stinky little boy. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE my boys, but a sweet little girl sure would be nice.

Anyway, we're both doing fine. I've had a bit of morning/noon/night sickness and also had a little bug two weeks ago that won us a two-day stay (all expenses NOT paid) in the hospital for severe dehydration. I've not been sick much since and this past Saturday I officially entered my 2nd trimester so hopefully all that will be a thing of the past.

I go to the doctor again tomorrow- nothing too exciting happening this time. But on November 24th we will CONFIRM that it is indeed a GIRL in my belly and not a boat! (That's what Jake says it is)
If it's not a sweet little girl, he's going to the highest bidder on Ebay! Just kidding! (I think)



Now on to Jake.
He. Is. A. Mess. I could just leave it at that... But I won't.

He is into EVERYTHING! And if it doesn't need to be repeated...DO NOT say it where he can hear it! One of his big things now is making his animals "getchew". That's one word that means "get you". He also likes to say he's going to "beachew". Again, one word that means "beat you". I have to take the blame for this one. I (jokingly - and only one time) said, "Jake, I'm gonna beat you" and he keeps repeating it. I don't even know what he was doing when I said it - probably trying to climb into the oven while it was on or swinging from the fan...who knows. But I promise we don't beat our kids (well, not too often) so please don't call DHS unless they promise to only take them for a few days while we get some rest.

We're really getting good at learning his language - well, I am. I still have to interpret quite often for others. I can't wait to see what new word(s) he says. And I love our talks in the car each morning and afternoon. He just has so mush to say. He points out all the "eight-eight weewers" (that's 18-wheelers), he tells me the color of all the cars we pass and you better turn the "moo-gick" (music) on as soon as you get in the car or he tends to get a little upset.

Oh, and if he makes any noises that all little boys (and Terry) find amusing, you better acknowledge it/him the first time he tells you about it or he'll continue telling you about it (rather loudly) until you do - regardless of where you are...Wal-Mart, church, Parent/Teacher Conference... he doesn't care.



Austin. Our oldest. He's just great! Yes - we have to tell him 100 times to do things - things he does on a weekly or even daily basis. But I guess we all went through phases like that. Except me - I was the perfect child. HA!

Anyway, Austin is doing very well in school this year. He had A's and B's on his report card the first six weeks and as of last week at Parent/Teacher Conference he had an A in everything.

Here are some of the things his teachers had to say about him last week:

"I love Austin! He's so funny!"

"Austin is such a great student. My job would be much easier if I had more kids like him."

"Austin is such a fast learner - he just gets it."

You get the point. His teachers really like him, and I don't think they just say those things to make me feel good. I'm sure they've all seen Bambi and have learned that "if you can't say nuthin' nice, don't say nuthin' at all". And they say TV rots your brain....

Anyway.

His Reading teacher told me that if Austin sticks to the path he's on, he's going to be somebody.

Well, he's already somebody to me. Somebody very special. But I agree and I've known it much longer than they have. He's a smart kid! I hope Jake and little peanut follow in his footsteps.

Austin went on a canoeing campout this weekend. Surprisingly, all boats stayed upright. The only thing that ended up in the water on the whole 14 mile trip was Austin's glasses.

No - they were not rescued. I mean, come on guys, you're Boy Scouts! If you can't save a pair of glasses, how are you going to save each other?



I apologize for no pictures. I promise to TRY to have some up soon. We have a pretty busy week ahead with Fall Festivals, school parties (Jake's 1st) and Halloween so we should have some pretty good shots to share.

How hard can it be....

......to get a decent picture of two little boys?

At least they are both sitting now......

This wil have to do.

Thes Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

**Disclaimer** I am not responsible for any retinal bleeding you may have after looking at all the pictures that follow. Continue at your own risk.



I may have mentioned this a time or two, but Jake loves to go. Anywhere outside the house is his favorite place to be.
We usually head to the Belhaven Market on Saturdays, but about a month ago (since MeMe was not at the market) we decided to check out our local market in Clinton. Austin was with a friend and Terry was off doing whatever he does on Saturdays - although, he did surprise us and show up to hang out a few minutes at the market.
The Clinton Market is in the old Brick Street area of Clinton. It's great for kids like Jake because they block off the street and the kids can just go!

Here's Jake enjoying some bubbles...

and checking out the "box" in front of one of the shops.

(Please excuse the over sized shirt and baggy pants. I usually dress him a little bit better. Just be glad you can't see the lady taking the pictures! Whoa!)

The weather was so nice that we didn't want to go home after the market. A few blocks over is a nice little park - probably the oldest in Clinton. This is our new favorite place!

It's shaded, not crowded and everything is just the right size for little ones! We've been back one other time and plan to go many more times!

First stop - the horse

Then - the swinging bridge

I think he went down the slide 100 times!

Next up - the gugle (aka - the turtle)

Quite fascinated with the train....

Where's Jake?

And, finally, a quick driving lesson before heading home.

In the morning we're headed down to Baton Rouge for Tay-Tay's 2 birthday! I can't believe she's turning two already...and Jake is right behind her!

Hopefully I will be able to sneak a few pictures of Austin while we're there.....

Have a great weekend!