Preschool Halloween Parade

This morning Hayes' preschool had a Halloween parade. Hayes was not so sure he wanted to participate, but he humored Mommy, Daddy, Bryce and Mom Mom and did it.

Getting Ready for Halloween & Boo at the Zoo

There has been lots of Halloween preparation going on at our house. Friday, Hayes and I made Halloween sugar cookies in the shapes of pumpkins, bats, cats, haunted houses, ghosts and witches. Hayes helped me decorate them with orange glaze and sprinkles and we enjoyed eating a few too! :)





Saturday we drove to Northern VA to visit with friends and to attend Boo at the Zoo at the National Zoo in Washington DC. Boo at the Zoo is an event where different companies sponsor booths at the zoo and you trick or treat around the zoo, while also seeing some of the animals. We all had a great time especially Hayes who loved seeing his old friend again.






And finally, today we carved our jack-o-lanterns. Hayes picked out 2 templates from a book, one that was a silly face and one that was a ghost. Hayes only stayed interested in the pumpkins for a few minutes, so Chris & I really are the ones who did all the carving. Here are our finished products.



Our Halloween celebrating isn't over yet. Tomorrow the boys and I will be attending a Halloween party for my Moms group, Tuesday Hayes has a Halloween parade and party at school and on Wednesday we will be doing some trick or treating at our neighborhoods shopping center with some friends, as well as trick or treating in our cul-de-sac.

M's wedding!

On October 19th, I had the pleasure of participating in one of my closests girlfriends weddings. The whole affair was gorgeous and just amazing, as I expected from M. Even though we did get some rain that day, everything worked out perfectly. I had such a great time being in the wedding and getting to spend time with my best girlfriends from highschool. It had been so long since we had all spent time together and we had a blast!

Fun in PA

What a week and weekend we just had! The boys and I drove up to PA to stay with my parents on Monday and had a great time. We were up there for one of my good friends weddings, which I participated in, but that was not until Friday. The boys had such a great time playing with Nana and Granddaddy and their cousin Austin. Here are some pictures of them enjoying themselves at the park near my sisters house the day we went over to stay with Austin. Bryce loved playing in the leaves!





I will do another post about the wedding. But the day after the wedding we went to Pumpkinfest in Doylestown, PA with my parents and the boys had fun. The boys really loved the music and Hayes was even dancing!

Pumpkin Picking!

Today we went to Chesterfield Berry Farm for their Pumpkin Festival. We took a hayride out to the pumpkin fields and got to pick out our very own pumpkins! Hayes had a blast running through the pumpkin fields and deciding which 2 pumpkins he wanted. Bryce really liked riding on the hayride and we all had such a great time together.

Bryce's First Hair Cut!

This past weekend we took the boys to get haircuts and Bryce had his first professional haircut! I have trimmed his hair before, but this was his first time at a salon. He did great. Sat on Chris' lap and didn't cry one bit! :) Hayes on the other hand was a mess, but he hates getting his haircut. Here are some pics of the big day. :)

Surviving

First, I want to share a picture of Bryce having his first bowl of real oatmeal. He could not get enough of it! He finally gave up on the spoon and just started trying to pour it from the bowl into his mouth!






Not a whole lot to report around here. All 4 of us are working through a cold at the moment. It seems to have hit Bryce the hardest though, so Chris, Bryce and I are not getting much sleep. We are hoping to get some relief soon though.

Over the weekend, I was in PA for a friends bridal shower. It was very strange being at my parents house with out the boys! The first night, I didn't know what to do with myself. Saturday brought lots of shower preparations though and I was kept quite busy until 6 pm Sunday when I had to make the drive home. It was an exhausting, but fun weekend.

Chris stayed home with the boys and I think he enjoyed his boy time. He seemed pretty happy to have me back though. :)

Bryce is trying to say everything. He often "tells" himself something funny and starts laughing. I would love to know what he is saying!

Hayes is doing well. He is really enjoying school and was quite proud that he is now able to put his backpack on himself. He had been struggling with that since school started.

That's all that is new with us!