Happy Fall Days!!!

This post is going to be a hodge podge of stuff so just bear with me :) I took Parker and Carter to a fall festival at the Watermelon Patch on Friday but forgot my camera so I have no pictures of us actually being there. I do however have a picture I took later on that afternoon of the boys in the pumpkin outfits I made them.

Here are a couple pictures I took of the boys in there costumes. The first couple of pictures is of the boy's getting ready to go Trick or Treating at our church and the next one is of Parker this morning. Bobby's mom made both of Parker's costumes. Didn't she do a GREAT job! The dinosaur costume was actually Bobby's brother's when he was Parker's age!

Just like Parker this morning I hadn't quite got all the Halloween/fall fun out of my system so I decided to roast some pumpkin seeds. I didn't really want to carve a pumpkin after getting the seeds out but I didn't want to waste it either so after seeing this pumpkin I knew it would make a great project for my left over pumpkin. Bobby was really sweet to put the holes in it and cut the top off for me! It made my whole kitchen smell like I was cooking a pumpkin pie!!! YUMMY!!! Here's a picture of my Pumpkin Incense Burner

Pumpkin Patch

This week we visited the annual Pumpkin Patch our church puts on. We always seem to schedule a trip on Parker's birthday and this year was no different! This year was Carter's first trip to the patch and I think he really enjoyed it. He especially liked trying to eat the hay and pumpkins ;) Parker loved picking out a few pumpkins to decorate and when we got home he helped me arrange them on the front porch. Here are some pictures from our day!

Its the simple things....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARKER

Three years ago today God blessed us with one of the greatest gifts we could have ever imagined! Parker you are the sweetest little boy I've ever met, so full of compassion, energy and just plain fun! I thank God each day he's given me with you! I can't wait to see how He uses you to touch others lives as much as you've touched ours! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET BOY!!!

9 Months

Carter is 9 months old! It brings a tear to my eye to think he'll be 1 year old in only 3 months! He is such a sweet little guy! Here are some of the things he's doing right now:

• Pulling up on things.


• Still doing his "army crawl".


• Has 8 teeth (and knows how to use them)!


• Loves to make funny noises and copy noises mommy, daddy or Parker make.


• Still enjoys most of his baby foods.


• Always has a smile for anyone who talks to him.


• Just started doing some fake crying (its pretty funny) to see if it'll get him what he wants.

We took him to the doctors for his 9 month check-up last Friday and he weighted 18lbs and was 28.5 inches long. He had to get a couple shots, have his toe pricked for an anemia test and have a vision test but he was such a trooper! He's such a good baby! God truly blessed us when He added him to our family!

Brotherly Love

Beach Trip

I know you all were probably thinking I was never going to update the blog. We've been super busy lately which included a little trip to the beach. We had a nice time! It rained for the first half of the trip but the last half was really nice! The boys really seemed to like the beach although Parker wasn't as keen on getting in the ocean this time but to his defense the water was pretty rough. I put Carter's feet in a couple of times but he didn't seem so fond of it either. Here are a few pictures of the weekend!

The boys in the condo before dinner.

Parker and Bobby working on a sandcastle.

One of the few times I was able to talk Parker into walking down to the water with me.