Happy Halloween

We ended up being a kitty cat and a (sick) stop sign. Cal insisted he wanted to be a cat but mama thought that, for sure, he would want to be a school bus...and he kind of thought about it. So, both options were made and the school bus was fun...but in the end we went with cat. Now, when the older brother is a school bus it is kind of cute for the younger brother to be a stop sign! But, when older brother opts for a cat costume, the stop sign becomes a little perplexing. That's ok, we rolled with it.

Really, it didn't matter all that much because our little stop sign was sick and cranky and would just rather stay where it is warm inside. Poor little stop sign.

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

October is always our favorite month. The trees are beautiful and the weather is so cozy that it is nice to be outside and nice to cuddle up inside. We wish it would never end. One of the best parts is pumpkin picking (and apple picking, too.). We got to a great pumpkin patch recently with some buddies and had a great time picking pumpkins, riding a hay ride, ogling the tractors, and visiting with the farm animals.
Jude knows exactly which pumpkin he wants, Cal needs a little more time to decide.



As you can see below, little J is always interested in animals and quite bold about approaching them.

Cal on the hay ride with his buddy. They were so excited to sit together and giggling and wiggling on the hay bale when she said : "I really like you, Callum" and he said: "I really like you too."

It was so sweet and sincere. It took great strength for all the adults to keep from bursting into tears.

Touch A Truck!

This was an event made for us! It's simple. A parking lot filled with parked vehicles...mail truck, go-kart, garbage truck, cement mixer...you name it. The boys were so thrilled it was almost too much to handle. It was near impossible to get them to look at the camera, they were so busy looking at the steering wheel and plethora of buttons and knobs. Yippee!

Cal on the side of the garbage truck, pretending to be a 'garbage guy'.

What a Weekend!

This weekend we were doubly blessed with fantastic, fall weather and a visit from Grandma Pat and Grandpa Bill from Minnesota. The boys are both fully saturated and glowing from all the love and attention they got. Can you tell?
Callum spent the whole weekend introducing Grandma and Grandpa to his songs, his dance moves, his silly faces, his stories, and well, his world. Jude to the opportunity to show off his I NEED ATTENTION NOW scream as well as his charming smile, his independent nature, and his adorable knee-bend dancing style.
It was so nice out, we were able to venture out for an amazing hike collecting acorns, pine cones and leaves. In fact, there was so much exploration that it took three hours to hike what is probably a 1.5 mile loop. Jude is officially done with the hiking backpack and insisted on walking almost the entire time even climbing the hills so steep he had to lunge up steps reaching to his hips.

Fall Festival Time

Our local arts festival was on Sunday and capped off a great weekend of enjoying the fresh, fall weather that finally blew in.