This is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween...

We had such a fun Halloween this year, but I am so glad it is over! We celebrated for 3 days! The first day, the boys had their school parties, then the next day we went to Alex's work and partied there and then the next day was officially Halloween and the boys got sooooo much candy and had a blast! Now we get to look forward to Thanksgiving in sunny Arizona!

Before the parties, Mason was Optimus Prime and Ian was a Dragon

Ian at his party, cutest dragon there!

Mason during his costume parade, pulling a very silly face! He had a mask but we liked the face painting better. I did my best... :)

At Alex's work, yes Emily, he is wearing the Josh Grobin shirt...

at the Trunk-or-Treat, you can kind of see my cute belly.

Pumpkin Patch

I can't believe that Halloween is this weekend! This month has gone by so fast. We have done some fun things. Grandma Duke came and stayed with us for a week and spoiled us all rotten! She and my Aunt Val threw me a fabulous baby shower and I got some really cute things. It is always nice to have some new things for a new baby. We had a really great time with Grandma and the boys are excited to see her and everyone else at Thanksgiving. We took the boys to a Haunted Trail at Murray Park and it was so fun. It was geared towards younger kids but it still had some scary parts. Alex and I were laughing so hard at the boys, is it bad that we think it is funny that they were scared?!! We also went to a pumpkin patch with Ian's pre-school class. The boys really liked that. There was a pirate ship, story telling and Mason's favorite, a maze to walk through and of course pumpkin pickin'!

Preschool!

Ian started Preschool a few weeks ago! He has been waiting so long for that first day of school! He is getting to big for his own good, he is no longer my baby. Good thing there is another on the way! When I dropped him off, I waited around for a minute and then he said to me, "Mom, go away!" Don't worry, my feelings were not hurt! Anyway, he is loving it and has a wonderful time. I am glad that he has his own thing now. We love you Ian!!

My handsome little guy!

Boy oh Boy!!

As you can see, we will be adding another adorable baby boy to our family in February! We are very excited and the name hunt has begun!

10 Years Ago...

Alex and I were gettin' hitched! We can't believe that it has already been that long and what a wonderful 10 years they have been. Hey hon, lets try for at least 10 more... :) I love ya babe!

(I tried to take some pictures of our wedding photos, but they just weren't turning out...I will try some other time, we've got some good ones!)

Kindergarten!

The day that I have been excited for and dreading at the same time finally came this last Monday. Mason started Kindergarten! Alex took the afternoon off so we were all able to drop him off. But before we even got to the classroom, Ian was crying that he wanted Mason to stay with him! So sweet! But he got over it when they got to play on the playground. So, we finally get him in the classroom, he found his seat and we said goodbye. I am not even sure that he was aware that we left! He was so excited to get to school and ride the bus home. It felt so strange to leave him there, I can't even describe how I felt. I did get a little teary eyed but that was about it. Then we all went down to the bus stop to pick him up and he looked so CUTE getting off the bus, such a big boy now! He is having a great week so far and hopefully his enthusiasm for school will continue as he is getting used to going every day! We love you Mason!!

Ready to go!

Big man on campus...

Hard at work already!

This was actually the second day of school, on the first day, I forgot to take my camera off the manual setting so we had to try again! He loves riding the bus!

New Experiences

So I took Mason in to meet his teacher and have his Kindergarten assessment yesterday. When we first got there, he asked me to hold his hand, he was a little nervous. We then proceeded to walk down to his classroom. By the time we got there he was very excited. I was not sure how he would be with his teacher but he blew me away and was not shy at all. He found his desk and then went and sat with her while I filled out a mountain of paperwork. It was so fun to sit and listen to him answer her questions and a couple of times, when he would struggle with something I wanted to say to her, he really does know that, but, I bit my tongue and smiled to myself. It was so hard to not say anything! But I knew I had to let him do this thing. He is such a smart little guy, (as is his partner in crime aka Ian!) and I know that he will do very well! I am a little worried about the first day of school, not for him, for me! I got a little teary eyed while we were there! I am pretty sure I will be bawling like a baby...