Halloween

Sir William the Brave Knight and Ryan the Lion-hearted Fireman

Look at all that Loot!!

Nini came over and went Trick-or-Treating with us around the neighborhood.  Ryan lasted about 40 minutes and then Nini and Ryan headed back to hand out candy while Sir William, Mom and Dad continued throughout the ENTIRE neighborhood....well, we went until Will's pumpkin was SO FULL it couldn't hold any more candy!!

 

Cookie decorating with Friends

Each year we celebrate the season with cookie decorating.  This year, since we have SO MANY kiddos in our usual playgroup, it was SUPER FUN, with all the sibilings!  Such a blessing to have such wonderful friends!! (I never did get everyone in a picture, sorry for those that  I missed).

Will's class took a trip to the Downtown Pumpkin Patch and it was so cute!! Very different from the pumpkin patches we've been to in the past.  They had stations for the kids to complete different educational and fun pumpkin crafts and activies.

 Ryan even participated and had fun!!
 

Here, they were exploring the inside of a pumpkin.

Petting Zoo...of course, our animal lover's favorite place to be!! He just couldn't get enough of Collin and McKinney, the goats.

Will taking his turn at Making butter!

Class picture!

attempt at a group shot...not so good

 

October was also full of those happy, not so planned, but extremely special times.....

bathtime with brothers

Ryan and I met my sweet friend from High School, Holland and her neice at IKEA while Holland was in town shopping for new kitchen appliances.  She and her husband just bought a new house in Arkansas.

At IKEA, I bought the most adorable towel for the boys and Ryan look SO ADORABLE trying it on, that I just had to take a shot.  He looks like a little garden gnome!!! He loved the towel -- I couldn't get him to take it off, even to play in the backyard!! TOO CUTE.

South Padre

October was busy!! We began the month going to S. Padre.  It was a memorial trip for many reasons.  For over 10 years, my family and the Vogt family spent a week together each summer at Sun Tide I on S. Padre Island.  In memory of my Mom, we decided to take that trip again, yet this time Lisa and I would bring OUR kids and begin a whole new tradition.  We were even able to stay in the same condo that our families stayed in each year we were children!! It had just been renovated, so it was new, fresh and beautiful, but still had the wonderful feeling of "coming home".

Virginia, aka "Mimi", was able to come along! It was such a special time.  Even though the kids haven't had much time to get to know each other, they all played like they were family!! It was such a blessing to see our families' friendship spread into the next generation.  Lisa and I decided that we will try to make this an annual tradition for our kids as well.  BEACH, FAMILY, FUN.....what else can you ask for??

 

 

We tried to get a group photo of the kiddos on the trip, but Ryan did not want ANYTHING to do with the rest of the kids!  It was our last day and super windy, but that did not stop two VERY determined Mommys who wanted beach shots of our kids!!

Mom, you were always so relaxed and content when your toes were in the sand at the beach. We left a bit of you there.

The trip was not the same without you, we sure do miss you.

September brought School!

Will and Ms. Jenny

The famous fish tank.  The boys HAVE to stop here everyday!!

Will hammin' it up for the camera outside of school!!

In August, we went and visited Grady and Nona in their new home in San Angelo.  The boys were troopers (including Grandpa!).  It was great for everyone to be together. Here is the best I could do to get everyone looking at the camera.

August was full of FUN!! We went to Broken Bow with the Jennings' boys & had boating fun on the lake!! Will absoulutely LOVED the lake, tubing, swimming, fishing, you name it, he was in heaven. Ryan, on the other hand, cried the entire time, until he fell asleep with Nini.....priceless!!

 

Will finaly wore himself out as well!!  Fun was had by all!!