#257 - Future Football Player

Here's one more video from us playing ball in Owen's room.  I need to upload the pictures from Thanksgiving and then I'll post those!

#256 - Lots of Videos

#255 - Random Updates

• Benjamin is FINALLY off the bottle.  We went cold-turkey last weekend, and it was actually pretty easy.  And, now that he's not drinking 30+ ounces of whole milk a day, he has a big appetite and will eat pretty much anything you give him.

• Benjamin needs to have tubes put back in his ears.  This time, they are going to remove his adenoids too.  Hoping and praying this will help him get through the winter cold and flu season without any of those bad ear infections (he's already had three ear infections since August).  Surgery is scheduled for early December.

• We went to Jacksonville for the Florida/Georgia football game.  The game was pretty craptastic, but we had a ton of fun hanging out on Jose's Hideaway!

• While in Jacksonville, we got to visit Paw Paw.  He looks really good after his stroke this spring. Owen had a blast playing with him.  Great memories!

• We had a little impact from the winds/storms of Hurricane Sandy.  A large dead tree fell down in our back yard.  Fortunately, no one was hurt, and our playset only got a little bit of damage.  Lou worked for days to cut up all the limbs and break apart the trunk to move it from the grass.  Thanks honey!

• I bought the boys a bunch of winter/cold weather clothes last weekend.  I bought mostly 18 month stuff for Benjamin.  Got it all home and washed, and when I dressed him this week, they all fit perfectly.  Too perfectly in fact, which means that in about a month, they will be too small on him.....  oh well.  At least Carter's clothing is only about $4 a piece!  Owen is wearing a size 4T pretty well.  

• We booked our plane tickets to Michigan for Christmas!  Woo hoo!

• We booked our plane tickets to St. Thomas!  Woo hoo!

• That's all for now.  

#254 - Halloween Pictures

We had an adorable little bumblebee and a cute little pumpkin in our house for Halloween, as evidenced by the pictures below.  A fun night was had by all..... We gathered at a neighbor's house for some pre-Trick-or-Treeting beverages, then Lou and Owen and the rest of the gang walked around the neighborhood in search of candy, while Benjamin and I hung out at the house passing out chocolate-covered pumpkin pretzels. 

Guess that Pumpkin.....

Benjamin, 17 months, 2012

Owen, 15 months, 2009

#253 - Pumpkin Patch Fun

We went to the Poppell Farms Pumpkin Patch a few weekends ago.  Owen's been talking about the Pumpkin Patch ever since Nana promised to take him there.  ;-)

It was a warm October day, that not only brought plenty of sun, it also brought a surprise rain shower.  We were on the hayride when the skies opened up on us.  We all got drenched.  But, it was still a lot of fun!  Here are the pictures:

Sweet Owen

Water duckies race

Of course, Benjamin had to be right in the middle of it.

Checking out the pumpkin options

He's getting too big

And so is this guy

I just love those eyes

Looking for the perfect pumpkin

Cheese!

Owen, 4 years old;  Benjamin, 17 months

On the hayride

Owen riding a bike around the corral

Pig races!

My boys

Running in the fields

Navigating the corn maze

Getting lost in the corn maze

The highlight of the pumpkin patch for Owen.... The corn maze?  The hay ride?  The bounce house?  No.....  It was seeing his teacher, Mrs. Brooke, there.  He thought that was so cool.  And he followed her around the farm, and tried to keep up with her throughout the corn maze.  He just adores her.  It was pretty sweet to watch him look for her.  We are so thankful he loves his teacher and his school!

#252 - Fort Fun

A little Saturday morning fun building a fort in Owen's room.  This kept them busy playing for a few hours!  (Lou was in the fort the entire time)

A few pictures from when I visited Owen at school last week.  He was busy playing on the playground and I surprised him.  

#251 - A little messy

Look what Lou taught Benjamin to do this morning.  It's a little messy, but he loves eating independently now.  Check out how he has to lick the spoon three separate times.