Trunk or Treat

We had Medusa, bugman, spiderman, and Tigger. I wasn't going to dress as anything, but I am married to a goofball, who ordered 100 bugs and snakes on the the internet. We had a lot of fun with them~my hair, Miss L's hair, Gary's face. We ate lots of treats and got lots of treats. It was definately above my expectations, and the kids loved it. Lil' G counted all his candy when he got home. That is very much something I would have done when I was little.

Fall Treats

Making Caramel Apples

Neighborhood pumpkin patch. Lots of free food and free pumpkins.

Witch Hats. My neighbor made us these last week, so we decided to make some more for Family Home Evening tonight. Lil' G made them, so easy.

We also made a few of these this weekend when Lil' G's friend came over, but they are already gone.

Van Gogh

He tried to become Van Gogh yesterday. It was my first trip to the ER ever. Hopefully the last. I was surprised how happy he was despite the IV in his arm and the obvious reason we were there. It doesn't take much by way of toys, to entertain a 1 year old for hours on end in a hospital room. It is lucky that we had a sink, since his favorite thing to do is wash his hands, dry them, and take the paper to the trash. This was accomplished at least 87 times.

We will be sporting this look for the next week. Hasn't slowed him down at all. He is not supposed to bump anything for the next 48 hours, which has turned me in to the paranoid mom. He toddles, every step looks like he is going to bump anything and everything. I don't know if I am cut out to be a mom of active crazy boys... too late for that.

It finally rained in Texas...

Although we were planning on the pool, we finally got rain in Texas, which is so badly needed. We have been praying for it in church for several weeks now. I hope it put out some of the fires here and in Bastrop. We had a brush fire about 1/2 mile from our house 2 weeks ago, and it can be scary. Anyway, the kids enjoyed splashing in the water just the same.

Here is our new little sister. Unfortunately, we had one boy raincoat and 2 girl raincoats, so Mr. B got the shaft. He makes a cute girl.

This was his favorite thing. Filling up this bucket from the gutter, and ...

pouring it on this little plant. It was really cute.

Basically, I'm awesome

I know few people get a kick of this, but me, but it makes my day.

Making Homemade Pasta

My sister's husband makes this, and we had a lot of fun doing together today. I think if I had a real pasta press I would try again, but you just can't get it flat enough with a rolling pin, and texture for me is everything with noodles. Still a fun project with the boys.

Memorial Day

After a very busy on call week, our family spent a quiet Memorial Day home, relaxing, swimming, and exploring the riverwalk. Just our family, and we needed the one on one bonding time.