We finally found time to make it to the pumpkin patch. The weather was VERY cool (for TX) so we did not stay long. We wanted to get a pumpkin and some cute pictures. We lucked out that a church in our neighborhood has a pumpkin patch that is open 7 days a week until 9pm around Halloween. We had fun on our short visit, and did get some cute shots!
The Merkts down the street invited us to a carnival at Rachel's elementary school. We headed out when Jay got home from work, so we didn't stay too long. It was also SUPER crowded and not too stroller friendly. Luke had a blast though. There was a huge inflatable slide that he couldn't get enough of. He also got a laser sword to go with his costume (that he was all too willing to put on again), so he was good. The only downer to the day was that Luke lost a privilege. He was supposed to go to the carnival with Tyler and Alyssa, and that was taken away. Let's just say there was an incident involving large quantities of toilet paper and mom's final straw!! He is such a good boy, but we all have our limits - ha ha
Luke's Halloween costume has gotten a lot of use this year, which is good. He totally loves wearing it, but make sure you call it "buzz with the flying wings" not just buzz!! He wore it to the zoo last weekend, now he had a party this week and a little carnival he went to. I must admit I am a sucker for the holidays. You name it, I do it up big! I really enjoy celebrating the holidays, I always have. Now it is ten times better with little ones. :)
This past Friday my MOMs group of Greatwood had it's annual Halloween party. Luke loved it. He got to wear his costume, and I dressed up Ella too. Only thing is Ella zonked out before I could get any cute pictures of her in her complete costume. Guess I can't complain that she can fall asleep amongst 30 plus screaming small children. I will just have to try extra hard to get some pics come halloween night!
I am able to do two posts today because I have started operation take a nap. It may sound harsh, but to those moms of you out there you understand it's importance. My 3yr old has recently decided he does not want to nap anymore, and my 9month old is following suit. Well, that just won't cut it around here. Thus begins operation take a nap. I will let you know how it goes, my fingers are crossed (and I am typing fast for fear they may awaken at any moment) :)
We went to boo at the zoo this weekend. It was the first weekend for this event at the Houston zoo, so we decided to venture out. We met up with our neighbors from down the street, the Merkts. Luke loves their kids, Tyler and Alyssa, and Jay and I get along great with the parents. The kids had a blast wearing their costumes and checking out the animals. Luke finally got to show off his Buzz with the flying wings (as he refers to it), and I decided not to put Ella in her costume. She is a butterfly, and butterfly wings and strollers don't mesh, so she just dressed halloween with her super cute bow.They had a pumpkin patch where the kids could pick small pumpkins and paint them, and little candy stands throughout the zoo. It was very cute, I must say though, that we were not the only ones with this idea. It was packed!! Personally it was too crowded for me, but hey it's not about me is it.
Luke's new favorite thing to do is "check on Ella". While this sounds like it might be helpful, and at times it is, he wants to do it ALL the time. The best is when he wakes up before she does and rises me out of bed by asking (threatening) to go check on Ella. Just another cute thing siblings do to each other...
Here goes....
Ok, so I have been viewing all of the blogs of my friends and others and thought they were adorable! I decided I would take a crack at it for myself. I am not so sure how to do this, so I am just going to do it. I really enjoy sharing fun things about my family with others, and I love reading about their adventures too. My family is my number one priority these days, so I just thought I would share some of what goes on with us. We are so blessed to have two beautiful children, and a happy home.
With the beginning of this new year we have Luke at school two days a week, at St. Laurence Catholic church. He loves going, and enjoys playing with his friends there (mommy enjoys the time off too). Luke also has soccer practice once a week and games on Saturday mornings. This is hilarious! Luke loves soccer, just not the games. He is doing great though, and we love going.
Jay is well into his "civilian" job, and loves it. He is really doing wonderful, which is why he works a lot! The traveling is crazy, with places like Dubai, Aberdeen, and Singapore, but it is a heck of a lot better than year long deployments! We are very proud of him, and I am grateful to be allowed to stay at home with the kiddos.
Ella is fabulous! She is getting so big, which I am in denial of because I keep buying her clothes to small (we went to the zoo when she was 8months old and I bought her a 6month size tshirt). I guess I am just not ready to have two big kids. She is crawling all over the place, and loves standing. When she stands up, she is so happy until she realizes she doesn't know how to get down. Check out her new stand up toy! On a side note, you will never catch Ella with out a bow on top. I took her out at St. Patricks day when she was only a few months old, and she was called a boy. I vowed it would never happen again, so she has been a "bowhead" ever since.
Well, I have babbled enough for the first one of these. Let's see how long until I actually do another. :)
