Happy Halloween

We are having a fun day. I'm sure there will be pictures later! I've always loved Halloween. My Dad always went all out for Halloween when we were growing up, which I'm sure is why it was always so much fun! For several years, he would turn our two story garage into an awesome & very scary haunted house. All of us kids & our friends would have a job in the haunted house. He would line the driveway in Halloween lights & tons of people would line up to go through it. My grandparents would come from Baton Rouge & be the "tour guides." It was so much fun. The day after Halloween my dad would go to all of the stores & stock up on scary stuff to make the next year's haunted house even scarier. It was fun!

Anyway, I don't have any pictures of all of that saved on my computer. But, I do have some of my kiddos from the past few years. I'll leave you with those for now. But sure to check back later for more!

Baby Legs

Are these not just the cutest things ever? Well, besides the precious little princess modeling them. I've been seeing them everywhere & I just had to get some for Sarah!

Cold Front

Yay! Fall is finally in the air! A cold front is comming! The temperature has dropped four degrees in thirty minutes! All of the winter clothes, blankets, warm pj's and hot chocolate that I got out at the beginning of Fall can finally be put to use. I love the cold weather! Of course, since it has been in the 80's we planned a picnic with some friends for tomorrow. We might have to move it inside! Yay! I love Fall!

Fun Friday at the Fair!

We love to go to the State Fair of Texas every year. Jacob didn't get to go this year, but my mom & I took the kids. We had lots of fun! The food was yummy, as always. Sarah enjoyed her first Fletcher's corn dog & of course, loved it.

Adam went through the Little Hands on the Farm exhibit. That is the neatest thing for kids. They wear an apron & pretend to be a farmer. They have to feed the animals, water the trees, plant seeds, pick vegetables & ride a tractor. They get money for all of their hard work & get to buy a snack in the general store. So cute!

We also went through the petting zoo & of course said hello to Big Tex!

It was a beautiful day & a great day at the fair!

Lazy Saturday

After a busy day at the fair yesterday, we've been enjoying a quiet Saturday at home. It was nice having Jacob home this morning, but that means he'll be working late this evening. We are very excited that he has tomorrow off! He hasn't had a weekend day off in a while! Sammy spent the day with us because Jenn had to work. The boys had fun playing together, playing outside, and doing some art projects. In some ways it's more work having an extra kiddo around, but at the same time it's nice because they entertain each other. Several times today, I found a few quiet minutes to sneak off to the couch and read a book while they were playing. It's been a nice fall day at home for us!

Too cute!!

Rock Band

Jacob got a new toy for his birthday. Sadly, the TV in our living room went out. I am very lucky to have a live band playing in my bedroom. Look at the guitar players concentrating face. How cute!

So, I'm a little slow...

For a long time now, Adam has loved to play in the sink. He'll hang out with me while I clean up the kitchen in the evenings after dinner. He gets his little people & we fill the sink with water. He will stay there and play for the longest time. (And I think it's so cute that Jacob used to do this when he was a kid, at his Granny's house & now Adam loves it too.) Anyway, so this has been going on for quite some time now. Finally, a few days ago, I had a lightbulb moment. Adam loves to play in the sink, even better if you add soap (bubbles) and if he gets to spray the sprayer it becomes even more fun. Hello...why have I been doing the dishes all this time? He totally has a new job & he couldn't be happier about it!

Yay! Pumpkin Patch Day!

So, I have good news- I got a new camera! I'm so excited! And I got it just in time for one of my favorite days...Pumpkin Patch day! Ya'll know how much I love taking the kids to the pumpkin patch every year. It's such a fun tradition to go with our friends and Grandma every year. Like always, we played in the pumpkins, had a picnic lunch, took a hayride, went in a pumpkin house, played in the bounce houses and posed with the character cut outs. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. There is a slideshow to the right (click on it to make it bigger). But in case you just can't wait, here are my favorite pictures from the day...

Doesn't he look so grown up?

And look at my pretty, smiley girl in the pumpkins...

I was tagged!

Grab the graphic and insert with these rules, in your post.Give at least 5 reasons why you love your hubby. List more if you want.Tag 5 people (or more) to play along and link to their blogs in your post.Then visit those women’s blogs and leave them a comment on any of their posts.

1. He is so funny, he can always make me laugh.

2. He is laid back. We balance eachother out well. He doesn't get all stressed out over little things like I do.

3. He likes to clean. When he does get stressed, or just bored, he'll just start cleaning the house! gotta love that!

4. He's sooo great with the kids, he's such a fun dad.

5. He loves me. All the time. Even when I'm crabby, stressed, tired, having a bad day, etc. He's always there for me.

I will tag:

Aunt Cathy, Aunt Amy, Jara, Bobbie Ann & Courtney

Happy Birthday Jake!

My camera is still broken, I'm very sad. But, ya'll know I like pictures with my stories on here, SO...

Yesterday was...

He had to work most of the day, so we didn't get to do too much. Now that we have kids our parties have to have a theme. Adam picked Star Wars. So, when he got home we had

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Happy Birthday Jake! We love you!

Baby Steps

Sarah took her first few steps tonight!! It was so sweet. Jacob and I sat on the floor across from eachother. We would help her stand up, then she would let go & take a few steps before falling down. She thought the falling down was the funniest thing. She would crack up, then get up and try again. It was so cute. I did get a little bit on video but my regular camera is still not cooperating. So, I'll leave you with a cute picture from the summer!

It's that time again!

So, today, being the first day of October, we just had to start getting ready for fall around here. I got out the fall decorations (including my favorite pumpkin candle), bought my anual bag of candy corn/pumpkin mix and scheduled our pumpkin patch trip (in 9 days, not that I'm counting). So, next we need to start shopping for Jacob's birthday, which is this weekend! Oh, and on a totally unrelated to candy corn note...Sarah is SO close to walking. She stood up by herself for a just a minute today. She's so proud of her cute self too!

Another birthday...

This is a busy time of year for our family & birthdays. Last week was also Pawpaw (Jacob's dads) birthday. I didn't mean to leave his off of here, we just haven't gotten together yet to celebrate it. We need to do that soon. Anyway, we love you Pawpaw & hope you had a nice day.