Halloween Fun!

We've filled the last week with so many fun Halloween events. Two Carnival's last week and one this week. Tyler is a Halloween Freak, yelling "Happy Halloween" and "Trick or Treat" with Gusto! He has pefected the phrase "Mommy I want Candy". WOW! Is he not my child or what! Aunt Cindy would have flashbacks watching Tyler bouncing off the walls this week! He's such a chip off the old block! BUT ... I love Holiday's with Tyler. He is finally beginning to "get it". How is it possible that it gets better and better every year (Didn't I say it last year that life couldn't possibly get any sweeter ... and yet it does!)Tyler the Pirate and Parker the Parrot ... Arrrrg!

Big apologies to Parker as I find Feathers in his diaper, hands, mouth ... sorry baby! But you're so stinking cute! I'll try to be better about considering comfort for next years' costume!

Halloween Candy Coma! We feel for you Parker!

Matchy Matchy

Some cute pictures of the boys dressed a like after church.

"TYLER HANDSOME" as Tyler would say ...

BEAUTIFUL

We hit an awesome Pumpkin Patch today with some friends ... more pictures to come ... but I had to post this cute cute picture of Tyler roping a "calf". Do I have the biggest ego or what! I think this is my SECOND post bragging on my beautiful child, but I can't help it!! Everytime I look at his cute face I think ... WOW! He's such a cute kid!!!

He even wear's a messy face well!!

Happy Friday to all!

The State Fair of Texas ... 2 year old style

Tyler and I went to the State Fair Tuesday with our friends Amy and Logan ... We had an absolute BLAST. Here are a few of the pictures (I'll try and post more later), of us playing some of the games ... ring toss, fishing, water guns... I've got some great ride shots and a PRICELESS shot of Logan trying a Corn Dog (Ty wouldn't touch the thing! If he only knew what he missed).

We ate GREAT food ... besides the Fried Corn Dogs (delish!), Fried Marshmellows and Fried Oreos were our favorites ... hey girls up north ... JEALOUS! :) ... YOU HAVE to come up here next year in October so you can go ... I mean FRIED OREO ... does life get any better?

OH ... almost forgot! Best point of the entire night was that Tyler and Logan rode almost all the rides by themselves ... YEAH for no more Mommy in the Passenger seat! My baby is all grown up!

Happy Birthday Parker

I can't believe you're already one month old! What an amazing adventure it has already been. I can say with much confidence that your big brother and I are absolutely in love with you. It may be hard to believe this one day, but YOU are the FIRST thing your brother asks for when he wakes up in the morning. He loves kissing your feet and your arms, stroking your soft fuzzy head, and squeezing you super tight. He is your #1 Fan (well maybe second, only to your momma!). We are an incredibly complete family because of you, and every day we thank God that he chose US to be your family. Without you the world would not be as full.

You smiled at me for the first time today. Not a gassy smile, but a really big flirty smile. Glad to know you're already following in your brothers foot steps,

and know how to lay on the charm .

P, you're so active already ... you're favorite things are ... Kicking your feet (no wonder I was so uncomfortable when you were in my belly, you're SO STRONG!), watching the fan in our den, eating (I can't beleive I'm already mixing you 6 ounce bottles you little oinker), sleeping (praise the Good Lord for your 5 hour stretches at night ...YEA!), sucking on anything (including your hands, my neck, blankets, pacifiers, your brothers fingers ...which he eagerly allows), riding in the car, listening to music, watching your brother (which isn't too hard since he's always in your face).

You're a blessing from the Lord, and I can't wait to watch the fun things unfold throughout this next year. Don't grow TOO fast, enjoy every minute of it little one ... I know I will!

Loving you more than you could ever grasp!
Mommy (and Big Brother Tyler)

Here you are just a day old in your cousin Hunter's arms ... but what I especially love here is your Big Brother, checking out your little feet. He was absolutely in love with you from DAY ONE!

Cuteness

The Cutest Little Boy I have every seen!

CHUCK E CHEESE!

For all who are curious (and I KNOW you are)

$25.00 at Chuck E Cheese will buy you ...

1. Heart burn! Oh that pizza is like a weapon its so dangerous! I searched the prize counter for some pepto ... no luck!
2. A good Ab work out hoisting your two year old within arms reach of all those games

(Step-Stools ... Chuck e cheese ... invest!)

3. Prizes ... lets see ... a cardboard pirate eye patch, a hopping spider (do spiders hop?), a dum dum sucker, and five stickers (basically JACKPOT! to a two year old)

4. EXHAUSION = full nights sleep in baby world (YEAH for all those lights which lulled P into baby coma ... After a little bought with gas, thanks a lot BABY BJORN you SUCK,

Parker slept until 5 am! YEA!)

6. An absolutely THRILLED two year old!

Thanks ChuckE we had a great time!!

Enjoying our prizes (notice the red "hopping" spider)

Riding with BOB
(Tyler was SO EXCITED)



Hugging Bob as we exit :)

Good Times!

Thanks to P for being such a good baby while his big brother went CRAZY!!!

Play Play Play

Here are some fun pictures of the boys from this week. My camera is doing something funky so the quality is awful. Looks like I'll be breaking down to buy a new one sooner rather than later (ARG!). Anyway ... Tyler and Parker were exhaustingly and wonderfully perfect this week. We had loads of fun going from activity to activity. I love this stay at home thing ... so many fun things to do during the day. (Although as I write this the boys are with their dad so I may be talking via a euphoric high from my 4 hour nap!). Regardless we've been having a great time. Bonding time by the boys

(although If you'll notice in this picture ...

Tyler is holding Parkers pacifier ...

I'm sure he was on P's playmat under false pretenses to

STEAL THE PACI!)

The fun slide at the Wiggly play center ... this has been our

Wednesday hang out. It's great because they serve lunch

here so we can stay for several hours!

Tyler has a blast ... P sleeps :)

The Fam

(Love that face Ty ... he looks mad but really Elmo was on

and he is GLUED to the TV ...

can't be bothered for a picture)

The Library on Friday for Storytime and Puppet Show ...

this was Rayanne's find ... and Tyler loves it!

The beautfiul sleeping boy ...

notice drool on my shirt (lovely!)
ohhhh the wonderful perks of mother hood!

Trying on Halloween costumes ...

Showing off our new Anthony (The Wiggles) ... Nana and I found these at Toys R Us ... Tyler has slept with them several nights, and I LOVE listening to him through the door talking to each Wiggle (He actually referenced them by name ... "Anthony right here" ..."Jeff sing").
Pretty funny! (but really so fun to watch Tyler's imagination Develop!)

Angel

Future ROCK STAR!

A few more weeks left to soak in all this day time fun and then its back to work ... but I have to tell you I'm having A BLAST! Tyler is so so sweet and super helpful. I'm learning to utilize his ability to take direction by having him put dirty clothes in the laundry room, help pick up his room, retrieve things from the fridge, throw things away in the trash can. He's SO cooperative its crazy. He also compromises really well so if he's not TOTALLY on board sometimes I can reason with him ("sure you can have apple juice, after you drink your milk")

This definitely helps when he has his two year old moments, because I know it's not his nature to "melt down". Holding onto the vision of my cooperative two year old helps me maintain sainity when we must resolve to TIME OUTS (But I'm certain all mom's chant to themselves: "BUT HE'S SUCH A GOOD KID" when they are cleaning out playdough from the carpet while their child wails in time out). Oh happy days! kisses and hugs to all!