Making Spiders and trick or treating!

Halloween is my favorite holiday ever! It was a yucky, rainy day this year, so first off Jake and I made oreo spiders. I then also made Mummy hot dogs. They were so cute and delicious! Later in the day, we got dressed in our costumes and headed out in the drizzle to trick or treat. Jake loved getting candy this year and Ben understood it a little more this time around. I couldn't believe Ben kept his costume and hat on for as long as he did. He almost didn't want to take it off. My parents came over so we could go around with the boys trick or treating while they waited at our house for kids. My dad also carried Ben around to some houses. It got pretty cold, so we came back a little earlier, but they got tons of candy! No chocolate covered prunes this year!

Jake making his spiders

Jake with one of his spiders

spiders and mummy dogs

Ben eating his spider

Ben as a racecar driver. This was Jake's

Octomom

Buzz and Racecar Driver

Ben kissing one of Octomom's babies

Our front door

To get candy and beyond!

The whole family

Jake's loot

Ben's loot

Pumpkinhead Man made an appearance again this year

Pumpkin Carving!

This past week we carved our pumpkin with the boys. They really seemed to enjoy playing with the goo inside and Ben almost ate a pumpkin seed. Pumpkin carving was always something I did with my family growing up and now I can enjoy it with my own family.

The face

Jake holding some pumpkin goo

Ben saying cheese

Me getting some of the goo out!

The finished pumpkin

Here are more decorations

I added with my mom a few days ago

Happy Halloween!

A Moonshine Festival and Pumpkin Patch!

Yesterday we headed out with my parents to the Moonshine Festival in Dawsonville. I have never been, but I love festivals! They had craft booths, lots of food, entertainment, and things for the kids to do. There was also an old car show by the Dawsonville Race Hall of Fame Museum. We visited the Museum on the way out of town and stopped by the pumpkin patch for a little bit. I thought it was going to be a little cooler out, but it ended up being fairly warm. Lee, Jake and I even got a little sunburned. I know, I know, it doesn't take much sun for that!

Posing for a picture

Jake playing in the bouncy house

Ben didn't seem to know what to do in there

Jake on the giant slide

Head first!

A turkey in the petting zoo

I think Ben said Hi Bunny about 100 times!

This was in the Racing Museum theater

Ben was too busy running around

Ben with a racing trophy

Ben kept wanting to ride in the cars

Jake at the pumpkin patch

It was so difficult to get a good picture of the boys

with the pumpkins

Mimi and Papa with the boys

Nana and Aunt Sarah's visit

Sarah and Jake

Lee and his mom

Nana and Ben

Last weekend Nana and Aunt Sarah came to visit. Sarah has been living in Palau for the last year and came home for a visit before returning for another year. It was great to see her since it has been a while and Nana came along too. It was very cold on Saturday, but we ventured out to the Taste of Roswell to sample some food. It was cold, but we had a good time! Jake loved playing with Aunt Sarah in his room while she was here.

My Favorite Time of Year!

I love this time of year! Fall is my favorite season and Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love decorating for it and would love to have a party one year, but it hasn't worked out yet. It was so nasty out this morning with the rain and fog, but turned out to be a beautiful day later. I took the boys out for a ride in their wagon and then we stayed out for a while. We played with sidewalk chalk in the driveway. We had a good time and the weather was great!

Ben running up the driveway

Jake and the pumpkin I drew for him

Some of my fall decorations, but I'm not finished yet

Happy 2nd Birthday Ben!

Ben turned two years old on August 29th. We celebrated it Labor Day weekend with Nana, Mimi and Papa, the Duerres. The day Ben came into our lives was like a whirlwind. He was 8 weeks early and really just wanted to come out, I guess. He is growing, but still seems so young and tiny to me. He is getting pretty tall and is in the 59th percentile for height, but only the 4th for weight. He loves playing with cars and wrestling with Jake. We celebrated his birthday with a cookout, cake made by Aunt Gina and some ice cream. He wasn't too interested in actually opening the presents, but more interested in seeing what was inside. He loves Buzz Lightyear, so aunt Gina made him a Buzz and Woody cake. It was sooooooooo yummy!

Ben's Buzz cake

Best friends Jake and Emma



Baby Joshua

Me and my best friend Gina

Getting a little taste

Nana looking on as we get ready to blow out the candles

Ben, Jack, and Jake

Ben playing with some of his toys.

Daddy putting together Ben's toy garage from Nana

The Duerres

Jake really wants to play with some of Ben's new toys

Ben loves playing with cars

Ben with Mimi

Me and my little boy

Papa and Ben

Nana and Jake playing with his invisible note pad she gave him